Cement News tagged: International
Cemex increases local cement prices
Cemex increased domestic Mexican cement prices on Friday by an average six per cent to offset higher production and power costs, a company executive said. Revenues for Cemex,
Birla Corp commissions second cement unit
Birla Corporation Ltd today commissioned its second cement unit in Durgapur, with a capacity of 1Mta at an investment of Rs 75 crore. The Durga Hitech Cement plant, a sister
Cyprus cement sales rise
Cement sales in Cyprus increased 3.4 per cent year-on-year in 2005, totalling 1.58Mt, according to data by the National Statistics Service Cystat, published on January 13,
Chettinad Cement to increase capacity
Chettinad Cement Corporation, India plans add an additional capacity of 500,000t at its Dindugal plant in Tamil Nadu, taking the total plant capacity to 1.7Mt. The company is setting
Inekon Group to build Iraqi cement works
Inekon Group, located in the Czech Republic will start implementing a project worth Euro 328m this year involving supplies for a cement works to be built in the north of Iraq, the
New roads for China
China will invest hundreds of billions of yuan in constructing rural roads over the next five years, aiming to provide more bitumen and cement roads for rural people. The Minister of Communications, L
Colombian Authorities investigate cartel
An increase of more than 50 per cent in cement prices in Colombia in recent months would appear to show that a very amicable ceasefire has been agreed to end the price war allegedly raging since last
Keystone gets extra funding
First commissioned in 1928, Keystone Cement Co located in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley, is now pushing ahead with more investment thanks to some extra funding from the state
Argentina fixes cement prices
The Argentinian government signed an agreement on January 11, 2006 with the Association of Portland cement makers in the country to retain cement prices unchanged over the next
US Commerce Dept cuts duties
The US Department of Commerce Thursday lowered tariffs on imports of grey portland cement and clinker by Mexico’s Cemex SA (CX) from 54.97 per cent to 42.26 per cent,
Polish cement sales show improvements
Sales of cement in Poland stood at 11.3Mt in 2005, slightly up from the 2004 levels, but analysts expect a better performance in the next few years. The combined sales of cement
VNCC to inject cash into new projects
The State-owned Vietnam Cement Corporation (VNCC), the country’s largest cement producer in Vietnam, is expected to spend over VND3.8 trillion ($240.5m), a four fold year on year rise, to build
Solid cement sales in South Africa
The Cement and Concrete Institute of South Africa reports that cement sales last year increased 10 per cent over 2004.
Cement discussions with US ’advanced’
Mexican Economy Minister Sergio Garcia de Alba said Wednesday that talks with the US aimed at settling a 15-year-old dispute over cement import duties are "very advanced," and that an agreement could
Russian court upholds FAS’ decision
On January 10, 2006 Moscow arbitration court fully upheld the Federal Antimonopoly Service’s decision involving Eurocement Group JSC. As was earlier reported, the Federal Antimonopoly Service br
Iraqis Deal with cement shortages
Iraq is benefiting from a construction boom - in no small part due to the infusion of more than US$20bn in reconstruction money. The reconstruction has fuelled a demand for many building materials and