Cement News tagged: International

Government repeats calls for abolition of US cement tariffs

22 September 2005, Published under Cement News

The Mexican government will continue its calls for the US to abolish import tariffs on cement in spite of the US government announcement that sanctions will be reduced on cement maker Cemex.

CSN plans US$100m Rio de Janeiro cement plant

22 September 2005, Published under Cement News

Brazilian integrated steelmaker CSN is planning to build a cement plant in southeastern Rio de Janeiro state, local news agency Agência Estado reported.

Old cement plant sold

22 September 2005, Published under Cement News

International cement giant Holcim Ltd.’s sale of its old cement plant in LaPorte, northwest of Fort Collins, and several hundred shares of water rights on Saturday brought the company more than

East African Portland to buy major stake in Kigali Cement

22 September 2005, Published under Cement News

East African Portland Cement will invest close to Sh150m in a deal that will that will lead to Kenya’s second biggest cement maker buying 49 per cent shares in Kigali Cement Company.

FLSmidth sells Sinai Cement stake to France’s Vicat

FLSmidth sells Sinai Cement stake to France’s Vicat

21 September 2005, Published under Cement News

FLSmidth has sold its 7.5 percent stake in Egypt’s Sinai Cement Company for around 100 million Danish crowns (US$16.4m), the Danish company said.

HeidelbergCement to cut workforce by 1100

21 September 2005, Published under Cement News

HeidelbergCement AG said it will cut about 1,100 administrative jobs across Europe in a bid to reduce costs by about EUR50m ($71m) annually and streamline its organisation.

Indonesia Semen Gresik eight month cement sales up 5% on Year

Indonesia Semen Gresik eight month cement sales up 5% on Year

21 September 2005, Published under Cement News

PT Semen Gresik said its cement sales in the first eight months of this year rose 5% on year to 10.66Mt, driven by an increase in domestic sales.

UAE Dubai Holding, Egypt Orascom Construction Industries set up Emirates Cement Co

21 September 2005, Published under Cement News

UAE Dubai’s state-owned company Dubai Holding and Egypt’s Orascom Construction Industries have announced the establishment of a joint project, the Emirates Cement Company.

Madras cements to set up wind mills, thermal power plant

21 September 2005, Published under Cement News

Madras Cements Ltd (MCL) has commissioned a 38MW (MW) capacity captive thermal power plant at its Alathiyur unit in Tamil Nadu. It is investing Rs110 crore in expanding captive power generation capaci

Cement production up 9.9%, Ukraine

21 September 2005, Published under Cement News

In August, cement production fell by 3.7% to 1,328,000t compared with July.

Ciments Francais plans acquisitions in India, Turkey

21 September 2005, Published under Cement News

French cement producer Ciments Francais SA, a subsidiary of Italian cement group Italcementi, is not excluding the possibility to expand its foreign activities through acquisitions in southern India

Cementos de Chihuahua to invest US$4.0m per year in R&D Centre

21 September 2005, Published under Cement News

The president of Cementos de Chihuahua, Federico Terrazas, said that the new R&D centre would double the innovation and R&D investments of the cement maker.

Cement prices firm up in Aug, rise by 2.3 per cent

16 September 2005, Published under Cement News

Cement prices hardened further last month across the country except in a few markets such as Bhatinda, Chandigarh, Kolkata and Hyderabad.

UK Blue Circle Sets Up Subsidiary in Argentina

16 September 2005, Published under Cement News

activity in recent years, are confident the future of the industry may be bright. The construction sector has fallen victim to Zimbabwe’s economic hardships, dramatised by high interest rat

UK Blue Circle Sets Up Subsidiary in Argentina

16 September 2005, Published under Cement News

British cement group Blue Circle, a subsidiary of Lafarge, has set up a subsidiary in Argentina.

Offer for Javedan Cement same as PC reference price

16 September 2005, Published under Cement News

It is a coincidence that the Privatisation Commission (PC) has received the same offer for Javedan Cement Limited (JCL) as was approved by the Cabinet Committee on Privatisation (CCoP), headed by the