Cement News tagged: International
Croatian Nexe Group to post Euro16.3m gross profit
Croatian construction materials producer Nexe Group, which consists of 18 companies, expects to post between 120 mln Croatian kuna (Euro15.1m) and 130 mln kuna (Euro16.3m) gross profit for 2003, the g
Siam Cement subsidiary expands in Vietnam
Siam Refractory Industry Co, a maker of bricks and heat resistant castibles, and a subsidiary of Siam Cement Group, is
Nova Cimangola to stop cement imports
The "Nova Cimangola" company, owned by HeidelbergCement will stop importing cement as from the second half of 2005,
Tough Q4 gives Cementos Lima results dip
Cementos Lima has reported a net profit of 81.1mn soles (US$23.3mn) for 2003, down 4.7 per cent from 85.3mn soles in 2002,
Kymore plant to go the conveyor route
By August 2004 ACC Ltd will have its 2.25Mta capacity cement plant commissioned at Kymore in Chhattisgarh, India. The entire quantity of limestone, an estimated
Aussi takeover hurdle
Australian building products ’minnow’ Barro Properties Pty Ltd remains tight-lipped about whether it will use its stake in cement
Minority shareholders in L&T raise objections
The minority shareholders of Larsen and Toubro Ltd have voiced their displeasure over the scheme of arrangement involving demerger of its cement business and moved five amendments which were defeated
Chekka residents’ worst pollution fears
Lebanon: Koura and Chekka residents have been complaining about rising air pollution levels for years. Despite a series of anecdotal accounts of respiratory diseases, residents’ could not conclu
Spassktsement ups output 23 per cent
Vladivostok: Spassktsement increased product output 23 per cent last year to 585,000t, report sources at Vostoktsement, of which Spassktsement is part.
Nigeria arrests suspects for fake cement
The war by the Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON) against fake products has paid off with the arrest of some suspects for allegedly re-bagging adulterated cement products, a SON official said her
Boral bidder statement for Adelaide Brighton
Boral Ltd has despatched the bidder’s statement for its offer for Adelaide Brighton Ltd. Under the offer, ABC shareholders will receive A$1.55 in cash from Boral for each ABC share, which will b
Indonesia 2003 domestic cement sales
Indonesian domestic cement sales in 2003 were almost flat, growing only one percent from the year earlier, the country’s top cement producer PT Semen Gresik Tbk (SMGR.JK) reported on its website
Future looks bright for Apasco
Along with the fine future for Holcim Apasco predicted by analysts, the risk-rating agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) has decided to place the company’s debt on its special list for revision
Katavsky resumes operation
JSC Katavsky Plant (locat6ed in the Chelyabinsk region) has resumed operation and plans to boost production to 1Mta. On Jan 24, 2004 two out of four kilns were put back into operation and 3500 tons of
Turkish Ergani Cimento halts production
Turkish cement maker Ergani Cimento ceased production, due to financial difficulties, company general manager Metin Oral said on January 30, 2004. The move follows the decision of Turkish banking
Colombian cement sales up by 6.2 per cent in 2003
Although grey cement sales barely expanded during December 2003 (0.4 per cent when compared to December 2002), annual sales were up by 6.2 per cent as Colombian cement makers sold 5,440,764t of cement