Cement News tagged: International
Slovak Holcim (Slovensko) posts EUR 1.8m , Slovakia
Slovak building materials producer Holcim (Slovensko) posted a loss of 72m Slovak crowns (US$2.4m) for 2004.
China group to build world’s biggest clinker factory
The China Anhui CONCH Group plans to invest three billion yuan ($US362 million) in building three production lines, each with a daily capacity of 10,000 tons of cement clinker in Chizhou,
Thailand: India-based NIIT in IT alliance with cement maker Holcim
New Delhi-based NIIT Technologies has announced that it is scaling up its information-technology alliance with global cement-maker Holcim Group, The Nation reports.
RaK Cement agrees to raise capital to Dh 440m - UAE
The extraordinary general assemby of the Ras Al Khaimah Cement Company agreed today to raise its capital to Dh 440 divided into 440m shares. Board Chairman Dr. Abdul Rahman Al Sharhan said the company
SLA ban on cement spotlighted at Trinco tsunami event
Speaking at a cultural event Wednesday organized by the Provincial Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs to mark the fourth month after tsunami disaster, Mr.Puratchi, Head of the Trincomalee Dist
Panel to study cement issues
A committee has been formed at the behest of the Ministry of Economy and Commerce to look into the causes of the ongoing cement shortage in Qatar and recommend ways to prevent such crises in future.
Pavilion Technologies launchesPavilion8
Pavilion Technologies, a world leader in advanced process control and environmental compliance solutions, announced today the availability of Pavilion8(TM), an integrated software suite that enables p
Cemex divests investment in Cementos Bio Bio, Chile
Cemex announced that it has divested its 11.92 per cent interest in Cementos Bio Bio, S.A. for approximately US$6 m or an implied enterprise value to EBITDA of nine times.
Japanese cement sector outlook ’stable’
The general outlook for the Japanese cement sector continues to be stable, comments Moody’s Investors Service in a new report.
Indonesia’s Semen Cibinong to raise production, reduce exports
Indonesia’s PT Semen Cibinong aims to produce 7.25Mt of cement this year, up from 6.22Mt in 2004, its president Timothy David Mackay said.
GCC profits fall 17 per cent on domestic construction slowdown
Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua reported a MXP124m(US$11.2m) net profit in the first quarter of 2005, dropping 17.1% from 1Q04, company CEO Manuel Milán said during a conference call.
Polimix invests R$70m in new cement plant
The Brazilian Polimix Concretos is investing R$70m until the end of 2006 in a cement plant with a capacity of 1.2mil mtpy in Rio Branco do Sul (Parana) to supply the domestic market.
Cemex Asia keen to build cement factory in Indonesia
Cemex Asia Holdings Ltd said it wants to invest in Indonesia’s cement industry to help the country cope with a cement supply shortage expected in 2007-2008.
TCL plans US$220mn expansion projects , Caribbean
The Caribbean’s leading producer of cement and ready-mix products, TCL Group, expects to spend up to US$220mn to expand operations at its subsidiaries throughout the region, Daily Nation reporte
Cement prices go up 3% on housing boom, India
Domestic cement companies raised prices in Mumbai by about three per cent as a housing boom and government spending on roads and bridges fueled demand, distributors said. Shares of cement companies ga
St Lawrence Cement abandons Greenport construction
After the negative determination from the New York State Department of State (DOS) the board of directors of the Canadian Holcim Group company has decided not to pursue the project to build a new ceme