Cement News tagged: International
Birla Corporation expands Bengal cement plant
With the commencement of commercial production of its new plant, Durga Hitech Cement, at Durgapur on December 24, Birla Corporation Ltd of the M P Birla group, has become one of the largest cement
Open access to power distribution
To encourage captive private power generation in India, an enabling environment to the Electricity Act 2003 is being worked out to harness power from such sources.
Co-Management will help advance socialism in Venezuela
Hugo Chavez, Venezuela’s president is moving his socialist agenda into a new phase by turning some expropriated companies into government-financed operations, jointly run by the state and worker
Shaanxi Province project planning
China’s Shaanxi province plans to undertake ten major projects that will require an estimated 600 billion yuan (US$74.3bn) during the eleventh five-year program period (2006-2010).
Vietnamese cement markets make gains
Despite a stagnant real estate market, Vietnam is expected to consume 28.9Mt of cement this year, an increase of 9.5 per cent over last year’s figure, according to the Vietnam Cement Corporation
Ship en-route Albania saved
South Korean registered ’DEA’ a bulk carrier loaded with cement and en-route from Greece to Albania was saved from sinking around 2 miles off the Himara shores, Albania.
Foreign cement groups evaluate Russian investments
Recently, foreigh investors are reported to be looking closely at the Russian construction sectors with some announcing their plans to build new cement plants in
Vietnam: CPI forecast to rise in Q1/2006
Vietnam’s consumer price index (CPI) is estimated to surge three per cent in the first quarter of next year, a fall of 0.7 per cent on-year, the market management group forecasts. The group
Real estate boosts Indian cement sector
The ongoing real estate boom backed by soft retail loans and increased infrastructure spending has strengthened the cement sector to new heights and riding on this Associated Cement Companies (ACC) ha
Hurricane price warning
The hurricanes that battered the Gulf Coast and Florida this year devastated communities and left tens of thousands of people homeless. Now consumers everywhere are
Birla’s Durgapur unit begins production
The Durgapur Cement Works of Birla Corporation Ltd, the flagship company of MP Birla Group, has begun commercial production. According to a press release issued by the company, with
Cimsa starts clinker production at Kayresi plant
Turksisk Cement company Cimsa Cimento Sanayi announced that the new kiln in Kayseri grinding facility become operational as of Dec 22 and clinker production started
Taiwan Cement predicts higher gross profits
Taiwan Cement predicted its gross profits in the final quarter of this year would grow by 12 per cent, posting the highest level in a decade thanks to the increasing shipment monthly
Cement production rises in Vietnam
Vietnam estimates that its industrial production rose 19.4 per cent year on year in December on strong demand for processed seafood products, steel and cement, according to data published
Maharashtra cement plant planned
Murli Agro Products Ltd of the Maloo Group has planned investments of Rs900 crore in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra, India in the next three years. The investments would go
Outlook for Thailand’s cement industry
The Thai cement industry has exhibited decelerating growth in 2005. Even though demand for cement at home had expanded vigorously