Cement News tagged: International
Holcim Maroc Settat Unit Operational June 2007
Holcim Maroc, a subsidiary of Holcim Ltd, will start operating its production unit near Settat, northwestern Morocco, as of June 2007.
Butra Heidelberg Cement defends price hike, Brunei
Butra Heidelberg Cement (BHC) Sdn Bhd, the sole producer of cement in the country, defended the impending price hike of cement which was the first in eight years.
Strike at Dutch ENCI ends
The strike of the employees of Dutch cement factory ENCI in Maastricht, Rotterdam and IJmuiden has ended after an agreement between the management and the trade unions on the planned restructuring, it
Argos 2004 profit up 20 per cent, Colombia
Colombia’s biggest cement group, Cemento Argos, reported a 20 per cent rise in net profits in 2004.
Siam City Cement mulls stake in ready-mixed concrete co, Thailand
Siam City Cement PCL (SCCC.TH), Thailand’s second-largest cement producer, is considering acquiring a stake in a ready-mixed concrete company, in a move to boost its market share in the fast-gro
Kuwait Cement 2004 net profit falls to $64.7m
The net profit of Kuwaiti cement maker Kuwait Cement Company fell to 18.89m Kuwaiti dinars (US$64.7m) in 2004 from 19.34m dinars (US$66.3m) in 2003.
Hanson set to increase deal-flow as industry consolidation gathers pace , UK
Hanson PLC’s full year results will be viewed with more than the usual interest by investors next Thursday following a number of high profile takeovers in the sector.
Private sector, housing to drive cement market, Peru
The private sector and housing sector will drive Peru’s cement market in the long-term, according to a report from local bank Banco Wiese Sudameris (BWS).
Cement market develops faster than economy , Romania
The cement market in Romania saw a record high growth pace since the entrance on the market of three strategic investors: Lafarge, Holcim and HeidelbergCement, according to local news reports.
HeidelbergCement to create its own raw material base, Ukraine
HeidelbergCement intends to create its own raw material base for Kryvyi Rih Cement (Dnipropetrovsk region) and Dniprotsement (Dnipropetrovsk region), its two Ukrainian divisions.
Cement prices would be higher sans safeguards, Philippines
The Cement Manufacturing Association of the Philippines (CeMAP) said that had it not requested the continued imposition of safeguard duty against imported cement, prices would have reached P160 per ba
Cement production jumps in 2004
Mexican cement production totaled 35Mt in 2004, a 9.4 per cent increase over 2003, local press reported. Thanks to government infrastructure works and increased construction and
Sibirskiy Cement offers to buy Kamenskiy Cement
Russian producer Sibirskiy Cement has offered the regional authorities of Buryatia to buy Kamenskiy Cement Works. Earlier the company had already purchased a rough base in
Saudi Eastern Province to install new line
Saudi cement producer Eastern Province Cement Company (EPC) will install an additional clinker production line with a daily capacity of 3500tpd the company said in early February
Cement consumption grows in 2004
Cement consumption in Brazil grew 1.1 per cent to 33.9Mt in 2004 compared to the year before, according to preliminary data from the country’s national cement industry union SNIC. In the period
Invitation to tender
The Austrian company Asamer&Hufnagl announced to continue the investment program in its Bosnian cement factory Lukavac close to the town of Tuzla. Scope of the tender is for a