Cement News tagged: International
Quarry Supply Companies Under Threat
The British Aggregates Association is calling for the five multi-national mineral companies who now control almost 80 per cent of the quarrying industry to review their policy on buying in plant, equi
Poland’s first lady says CRH gave cash to charity
The wife of Poland’s President, Jolanta Kwasniewska, has confirmed that a children’s charity she founded was the beneficiary of a €125,000 donation from the construction group CRH, Ire
Indonesia cement plant study may take a year
Indonesia’s largest cement maker, PT Semen Gresik Tbk, said on Tuesday it may take up to a year to study plans for a new 4-trillion-rupiah cement plant, which could add 2.5-3.0MT of annual ca
Dalmia Cement factory officials get bail
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has granted bail to the four officials arrested in connection with the collapse of the ’belt conveyor gallery’ at Dalmia Cement factory at Dalm
Boral cements costs rise
Building materials group Boral has admitted to a A$44 million cost hike that has almost doubled the cost of upgrading its Waurn Ponds cement plant in southern Victoria. The anticipated costs would n
Dyckerhoff job losses
German cement company Dyckerhoff said it has decided upon downsizing measures that will result in the loss of 100 jobs, with one-time plant closure costs amounting to approximately EUR30m. The company
China’s cement production recovering
China’s cement production recovered quickly in recent two months after a sharp slide since April last year when the government took harsh macro economic control measures to rein in overheating of fixe
Taiwan Cement plans more investment in China
Taiwan Cement Corp plans to invest US$300m to increase its annual production capacity in China to 20Mt, the Economic Daily News reported Saturday. Taiwan Cement Chairman Koo Cheng-yun said he plans to
Vietnam to spend $456M on plant conversions
Vietnam will invest $456m into changing technology from shaft kiln to rotary kiln for 20 cement plants. The process is expected for completion in 2009 and the 20 plants will attain annual capacity of
Indian Century Group to invest
Century group will invest Rs 50 crore in the North-East (NE) to increase the installed capacity of its existing cement plant in Meghalaya. The cement plant, which is under Cement Manufacturing Compa
Camargo’s takeover of Loma Negra still not finalised
Brazil’s Camargo Correa group has not yet finalized its planned acquisition of Holdtotal, the holding company that controls Argentine cement giant Loma Negra, the cement company reported to the
Greece’s Heracles Q1 hit by sales fall
Greek cement maker Heracles Cement , majority-owned by France’s Lafarge , reported a first-quarter pretax loss on Thursday, hit by falling sales in the domestic market and higher fuel costs
Mexican Cemex Lay-offs affect German units
Cemex’s decision to close 15 to 20 plants and slash 2000 jobs by 2007 threatens to affect also its German unit Readymix Beton Sachsen GmbH, a Readymix spokeswoman said on June 23, 2005.
Japan May 2005 Cement Shipments
Japan cement shipments totalled 5.17Mt in May 2005, up 6.1 per cent year-on-year, the Japan Cement Association said on June 23, 2005. The figure marked a year-on-year increase for the third straight
Cement firm seeks investor approval
Philippines: Fortune Cement Corp. will seek stockholders’ approval for a planned merger with Continental Operating Corp. during the annual meeting on July 25. In a letter to the stock exchange,
Argos reorganises its cement operations
Eight Colombian cement companies will merge to create a business worth US$2.28bn, local press reported. Cementos del Caribe will absorb seven other companies: Cementos del Valle, Cementos Paz del Rí