Cement News tagged: International
Construction industry pushes cement demand up
The Mexican cement industry chamber CNIC (Camara Nacional de la Industria del Cemento) estimates the domestic market to increase 4% - 5% on 2004, pushed by residential
Indian cement consumption climbs
India’s cement consumption grew by 6 per cent in 2003/04, even as the northern state of Uttaranchal recorded a prodigious 20 per cent growth, a sign of impressive increase in construction activi
China’s output of cement in April
China produced 80,559,900t of cement in April 2004. The output in January-April reached 260,704,200t, up 21.3 percent year on year, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.
Cement consumption drops 10 per cent
Cement consumption in Brazil dropped 10 per cent in April to 2.67Mt compared to the ,month before, according to statistics released by the country’s national cement industry union SNIC. Last mon
Beat the monsoon
Cement prices have firmed up in the southern and western regions of India even as the monsoons are fast approaching. Andhra Pradesh has witnessed a significant `price correction’ post-elections
Inteco lady keeps on growing
Yelena Baturina, owner of Inteco corporation and wife of the Moscow Mayor, keeps broadening her business empire. Inteco recently bought a 100 per cent stake in Pikalovsky Cement, the largest cement pr
Cemex eyes five per cent sales increase in US
Cemex expects US sales volumes to grow 5 per cent this year compared to 2003 thanks to highway, industrial, commercial and housing projects, El Norte quoted VP of corporate finance Rodrigo Treviño as
UK Medway project put on hold
Lafarge Cement UK has confirmed that it is delaying the development of its new cement works at Snodland in the Medway Valley. Lafarge Cement managing director, Jean-Francois Sautin, said: ³We have cho
Australia’s Boral Withdraws ACCC Undertaking
Boral Ltd said Friday it has withdrawn an undertaking to Australia’s competition watchdog that the company won’t proceed with a A$$862 million takeover bid for rival Adelaide Brighton Ltd.
Cement prices set to rise by Rs 7 in Mumbai
After a gap of two months, retail cement prices in Mumbai - the country’s largest cement market - are set for a Rs 7 hike, taking the price of a 50 kg bag to Rs 177.
Etisalat, Ras al-Khaimah Co for White Cement
The board of directors of UAE Ras al-Khaimah Co for White Cement & Construction Materials elected Sheikh Ahmed bin Humaid al-Qasimi chairman, it was reported on 27 May 2004. The new chairman was
DTI shortens testing period, Philippines
Imported cement will now be able to reach the markets faster as the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has ordered the shortening of the product testing period to only seven days from 28 days.
Kryvyi Rih Cement invests UAH 42m for modernisation, Ukraine
Kryvyi Rih Cement increased production of clinker by 43,332t or 26 per cent to 210,222t and increased production of cement by 45,100t or 17.2 per cent to 307,500t in the January-April period of this y
Hungarian Bukkosd protests against Strabag cement facility
Hundreds of people protested in the Hungarian village of Bukkosd, southern Hungary, against the plans of local construction company Strabag Rt to build a cement facility there.
Cement prices harden in South and West of India
Cement prices have risen in the Southern and the Western regions as the South-West monsoon season approaches. Retail prices have gone up by six per cent or Rs5-10 per bag in Andhra Pradesh and by abou
Suez Cement net jumps
Suez Cement has released FY03 results ending December, in which net income jumped a significant 3x to come in at LE153m, versus LE49.3m, recorded in the comparable period last year.