Cement News tagged: International
Mykolaivtsement increases output
In November, the Mykolaivtsement company (Mykolaiv, Lviv region), increased cement production by 25.8 per cent or 12,500t compared with November 2004, to 61,000t.
Motivation vital for high performance
A South African based business analyst Justin Cohen says companies need to motivate their individuals if productivity is to improve. Cohen said yesterday during a training workshop for Lafarge Portlan
Taiwan Cement plans for southern China
With one new plant already scheduled to open next February in Yingde, Guangdong Province, mainland China, Taiwan Cement Corporation, Taiwan’s largest producer of cement, recently announced it wo
Cemex and Cementir trade concrete interests
Cemex is pulling out of Denmark by having signed an agreement to sell its wholly-owned subsidiary 4K-Beton to Cementir, already the market leader in Denmark. 4K-Beton operates 18 batching plants and,
Dyckerhoff aims to downgrade Germany
German cement company Dyckerhoff AG wants to reduce its dependence on its home market, according to Chief Executive Wolfgang Bauer, as quoted in Boesen-Zeitung. Bauer
Case for Indian Competition Commission
The government’s belated concern over cartelisation in cement is welcome. It should fast-track the Competition Commission, currently awaiting fresh legislation. Cartelisation among cement majors
Ash Resources to boost capacity
Ash Resources, SA’s largest supplier of fly ash, which is added to concrete building products, will spend R15m to expand production capacity on the back of the growing construction market. The s
Fauji Foundation to sell cement firm stake
Pakistan’s Fauji Foundation on Monday put up for sale a 52 per cent stake in Fauji Cement Company Ltd. (FCCL) . FCCL shares were up
FLS South African orders
FLSmidth A/S said Monday it has been awarded a contract for a cement line by Pretoria Portland Cement in South Africa. The contract is worth some DKK200 million. In addition to FLSmidth’s supply
Boral to build $US55m clay brick plant in Indiana
Boral Ltd will invest $US55m to build a new clay brick plant in Terre Haute, Indiana. The new facility will produce a variety of brick sizes and colours with a capacity to produce 120 million standard
Chile cement sales increase
Chilean cement sales increased to 8.4 million bags in October 2005, from 7.7 million bags for the same period of 2004, Chilean Construction Chamber CChC said on December 9, 2005.
JK Cement plans expansion
JK Cement, India is embarking on an expansion plan for which it is planning an initial public offering (IPO) to raise Rs 300 crore in January 2006.
supplies ’could run out next week’
Bermudan cement supplies could run dry by early next week, an industry chief warned last night. Bermuda Cement Company president Jim Butterfield predicted a "week of agony" loomed with silos at Royal
Algerian ECDE exceeds output targets
Algerian cement producer l’Entreprise des ciments et derives de Chlef (ECDE) exceeded its 2.0Mt output target for full 2005 on December 2, 2005, the company CEO said. The company now expects to
Lafarge North America to improve pipe production
Lafarge North America, the leading supplier of construction materials in the US and Canada, today announced that it will build a new concrete pipe plant in Edmonton, Alberta and
Federal Antimonopoly Service withdraws claims
The Russian Department of the Federal Antimonopoly Service for the Nizhniy Novgorod region has notified Eurocement that it withdrew its requirement for the company to submit on 29th day of each month