Cement News tagged: International

JK Cement plans new cement plant

21 December 2005, Published under Cement News

Yadhupati Singhania, promoter of the Kanpur-based JK Cement Ltd, is planning to set up an integrated greenfield cement plant of three million tonnes per annum capacity in Karnataka. A senior official

Afghanistan cement project

21 December 2005, Published under Cement News

The US trade & development agency recently provided a grant to the local ministry of mines & industries to enable the completion of a project feasibility study regarding various cement manufacturing p

Cement tightness will continue, US

20 December 2005, Published under Cement News

US cement makers have reportedly announced 10-15 per cent price increases for January atop a 13 per cent increase in the past 12 months. ‘They probably will stick,’ says Ken Simonson, chief economist

Consumption up 5.1%, Spain

20 December 2005, Published under Cement News

Cement consumption in Spain rose by 5.1 per cent YoY to over 46.8Mt in the 11 months to November 2005, the Spanish cement makers association Oficemen said. Cement output in

Akmenes lifts Jan-Nov sales to EUR33m

Akmenes lifts Jan-Nov sales to EUR33m

20 December 2005, Published under Cement News

Lithuania’s only cement manufacturer, posted sales of LTL113.93m EUR 33m) for the first 11 months of this year, a rise of 16 per cent from sales of LTL98.25m a year earlier.

Teixeira Duarte boosts stake in Cimpor, Portugal

20 December 2005, Published under Cement News

Portuguese construction group Teixeira Duarte spent EUR60m to boost its stake in the share capital of local cement producer Cimpor from 20 per cent to over 22 per cent.

Update on Ilam project

Update on Ilam project

20 December 2005, Published under Cement News

Construction works on the second phase of Ilam cement plant is underway with 27 per cent now complete. All the equipments for the development has been purchased and imported,

Semapa to book EUR390m gain from Enersis disposal

20 December 2005, Published under Cement News

Portuguese cement and paper group Semapa SGPS expects to book a gain of EUR390m from the sale of its 90 per cent in the Enersis renewable energy business to Austrialian investment company Babcock & Br

Saudi Cement Company to invest in two new lines

19 December 2005, Published under Cement News

Embarking on one of the largest regional cement projects, Saudi Cement Company (SCC) is investing around SR2.2 billion (US$578m) to step up production and meet steadily rising local and regional deman

Padang continues to improve

19 December 2005, Published under Cement News

Cement maker PT Semen Padang in West Sumatra targets a 56.15 per cent increase in net profit to Rp212.23 billion (US$21.2m) from this year’s target of Rp135.91 billion. The subsidiary of state-o

Buzzi Unicem to add 1Mt of capacity in the US

16 December 2005, Published under Cement News

Buzzi Unicem is investing US$262m to increase capacity at the Buzzi Unicem USA works at Selma, Mo. A new five stage preheater / precalciner kiln is to replace two existing long dry kilns. The works,

US considers implementing 3Mt cement import quota, abolishing tariff

16 December 2005, Published under Cement News

The US Department of Commerce (DOC) intends to set up a 3Mt import quota for Mexican cement in place of the 55% anti-dumping tariff currently charged, Mexico City daily Reforma reported.

Infrastructure projects to boost cement demand

16 December 2005, Published under Cement News

Despite a predicted fall in consumer purchasing power as a result of higher interest rates, cement demand is expected to remain high in 2006 with a boost from government and private sector spending on

Peru’s November sales rise 13.3 per cent

16 December 2005, Published under Cement News

Peru’s overall cement sales in November rose a sharp 13.3% to 432,110t from the 381,250t sold in the same month a year before, the National Association of Cement Producers, or Asocem, said Thurs

Cement production up by 34 per cent, Ukraine

16 December 2005, Published under Cement News

In November, cement production rose by 34% compared with November 2004, to 941,000t, the State Statistics Committee disclosed. In November, cement production fell by 23.4% to

Lafarge announces further increases in cement capacity

15 December 2005, Published under Cement News

The Paris-based global leader in cement is spending €125m in a new kiln and associated production facilities at its Russian subsidiary Voskresenskcement’s existing works, raising the cement capa