Cement News tagged: International
Cima looking to set up new cement plant
Cement Industries of Malaysia Bhd (CIMA), the Perlis-based national cement producer, is looking at leveraging on the increasing demand for cement from Singapore by building a new plant, possibly in Ne
Surely some mistake?
The cost of Cement in Mexico is 15% lower than in the United States despite differences in the two countries’ distribution and marketing practices, reported the director of the National Cement C
Chilanga Increases Cement Price By 6%
Chilanga Cement Plc has increased the price of cement with immediate effect. Chilanga Cement managing director Ian Coulter yesterday said that the company had decided to increase the price of the com
DJ Peru’s Aug Cement Sales Rise
Peru’s overall cement sales in August rose 16.9% to 405,095t from the same month a year before, with Cementos Lima SA leading the way, the National Association of Cement Producers, or Asocem, sa
Egyptian Misr Cement Qena H1
Egyptian cement producer Misr Cement Qena reported a net profit of 36.51 mln Egyptian pounds ($5.9 mln/4.8 mln euro) for the first half of 2004, against 2.79 mln pounds ($447,000/365,000 euro) in the
Mary Nour writes to the president
The Mexican based Commercio para el Desarrollo Mexicano (CDM), heavily involved in the Mary Nour import case has published a paid-for letter in the national Mexican press stating its case for imports.
Aveng calls for more spend
Aveng, South Africa, calls for more spend on infrastructure Trade and Industry Editor SA’s infrastructure is starting to creak, with government not yet spending enough to arrest the deterioratio
Thai Goverment spending favours contractors
Thailand’s major construction contractors are set to benefit largely from the government’s plan to spend over a trillion baht in mega infrastructure projects in the coming years. The coun
Local producers under pressure
South Africa may face a shortage of cement by 2007. SA’s leading producer, Barloworld subsidiary PPC Cement, recently brought forward its expansion plans, announcing last month that it would ad
Cemex Denies Semen Gresik Sale plan
Cemex SA de CV, owner of a 25% stake in Semen Gresik, denied it had given any approval to Indonesian government’s buy back proposal. "This is totally untrue," a spokesman wa quoted as s
Portugal Cimpor invests
Portuguese cement company Cimpor announced on September 13, 2004 it had invested Euro17.8m in the
HeidelCement targets price hikes
Cement maker HeidelbergCement aims to raise German cement prices to Euro70 per tonne in the medium-term from a current level that is around 10 to 20 euros lower, its head said on Monday. "We must rea
Mangalam Cement cement production
Mangalam Cement Ltd., has informed the Mumbai Stock Exchange that by making some alternate arrangement the cement production of the second unit of the Company namely "Neer Shree Cement" has
Cement Demand in Spain
Cement demand in Spain stood at 31.91Mt for the first eight months of 2004, up 3.52 per cent year-on-year, Spanish Cement Makers Association Oficemen said on September 13, 2004. Spanish cement output
TCL sends aid to Grenada
Trinidad Cement Limited (TCL) plans to ship on an ongoing basis several tonnes of cement to hurricane-torn Grenada but, to meet the immediate needs of the population, some $20,000 worth of foodstuff w
EBRD, IFC Lend $60m to Albanian cement producer
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) signed a US$60m loan deal with a leading Albanian cement maker to help it boost output and m