Cement News tagged: International

Mykolaivtsement increases output

14 December 2005, Published under Cement News

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

14 December 2005, Published under Cement News

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

13 December 2005, Published under Cement News

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

13 December 2005, Published under Cement News

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

Dyckerhoff aims to downgrade Germany

13 December 2005, Published under Cement News

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

13 December 2005, Published under Cement News

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 to boost capacity

13 December 2005, Published under Cement News

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

12 December 2005, Published under Cement News

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

12 December 2005, Published under Cement News

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

12 December 2005, Published under Cement News

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

12 December 2005, Published under Cement News

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

12 December 2005, Published under Cement News

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’

09 December 2005, Published under Cement News

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

09 December 2005, Published under Cement News

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

09 December 2005, Published under Cement News

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

09 December 2005, Published under Cement News

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