Cement News tagged: International
Union Cement to raise output
The new clinker production facility of the UAE Ras al-Khaimah cement manufacturer Union Cement is to raise the company’s annual clinker output to some 4.5Mt of clinker from the current 1.25Mt, i
Indian cement output up in December
Indian cement production recorded 8.54 per cent growth to 10.93Mt in December 2004 over 10.07Mt registered in the same month of the previous year. Despatches increased 8.84 per cent to 10.84Mt in Dec
Worker killed in mill unit
A 19-year-old man was killed while working at Portland Cement Factory in Makata industrial area in Blantyre last week after being crushed by machinery. Steven Smart from Dambo Village,
Indonesia faces deadlock in negotiations with Cemex
The government faces a deadlock in ongoing talks with Cemex SA to settle a dispute over a failed put option deal involving a 51 pct stake in PT Semen Gresik, Bisnis Indonesia reported quoting an unnam
Indian cement industry is sprucing up to meet domestic and global demand
The Indian cement industry is sprucing up to meet the increase in demand from both domestic and global markets.
Siam City Cement aims 2005 domestic sales to rise 10%-11%
Siam City Cement PCL Thailand’s second-largest cement producer, aims to increase its domestic cement sales this year by around 10%, a company executive said.
Ilam Cement set to boost construction
According to ‘Tehran Times’, the cement produced in the Ilam Cement Plant is to see a production increase by up to 1Mt within the next two years, noted the managing director of the plant, Morteza Lotf
Lafarge bids for Himachal Unit
Lafarge has bid for the Government of Himachal Pradesh’s offer for setting up a 2Mt plant in the state. The plant is likely to be set up with an investment of Rs600 crore. Other companies to bid
Greek Titan Cement Buys Co on Zante Island
Greek cement maker Titan Cement announced the buyout of concrete maker and trader Betokat, located on the Greek Ionian island of Zante.
Holcim Philippines relocates 36 families
Thirty-six families of the Angkalon Farmers Association residing at the quarry site of Holcim Philippines, Inc. (formerly Union Cement Corp.) in Lugait, Misamis Oriental, were relocated.
Lafarge pushes cement sales ahead to 119.4Mt
The turnover at Lafarge rose by an underlying 7.7 per cent in 2004 to €14,436m, with cement accounting for €7,403m (51.3 per cent). Turnover in the cement division rose by 9.2 per cent, though the inc
Cemex has not dropped arbitration option
Cemex SA has suspended temporarily but not withdrawn the arbitration case over a failed put option deal involving a 51 per cent stake in PT Semen Gresik, as ongoing negotiations with the Indonesian go
PPC records R5.4m loss
Cement manufacturer Portland Holdings Limited (Porthold) in Zimbabwe, which had its results de-consolidated from parent company, Pretoria Portland Cement Company (PPC) last year, recorded a R5.4 milli
Takeover at Essa Cement
A group of financiers and an industrialist have jointly took over Essa Cement Limited, by paying liabilities of the company against the majority shareholding. “We saw it as a good investment opportuni
Death at Artesia plant investigated
Company officials and representatives of the US Mine Safety and Health Administration are investigating the death of a cement plant worker in Artesia. Randy G Vibrock Sr, 49, of Columbus, died earlier
Eagle Materials boosted by higher prices
In the nine months to the end of December, Eagle Materials increased turnover by 21.8 per cent to US$463.2m and improved the trading profit by 50.6 per cent to US$121.5m. The strongest price increase