Cement News tagged: International
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
Cement sales up in November
Pakistan ’s total cement sales during the month of November as compared to the previous year went up by eight per cent and were noted at 1.194Mt. The All Pakistan Cement
Holcim and Gujarat Ambuja
The presence of Swiss cement maker Holcim’s CEO Markus Akermann and his board colleague Paul Hugentobler in Mumbai to attend the Associated Cement Companies Ltd (ACC) board meeting on Tuesday sparked
Cement consumption growth to slow in 2006
US experts predict cement consumption this year to increase more than five per cent over 2004 levels, despite this year’s hurricanes. Residential construction is expected to decline due to raising mor
Yemen production increase planned
According to the Al-Bayan newspaper, Mr. Mohammed Shanef, Vice Chairman of the Yemen Corporation for Cement Industry and Marketing, revealed that his company is planning to increase its cement product
Savinskiy Cement increases production
Savinskiy Cement Plant (the Arkhangelsk region) increased production of cement by eight per cent in January-November 2005, to 668,000t, up 8,0 from the figure reported in entire 2004. Design capacity
Holcim Romania opens "clean" concrete plant
Holcim Romania said on Wednesday it spent US$2.36m to open its 11th environmentally friendly concrete plant. The new plant has an output capacity of 120 cubic metres of
TCL back on-stream
By the end of this week, Trinidad Cement Ltd (TCL) will raise its production to meet the demands of local and foreign markets. This assurance was given yesterday by TCL chief executive officer, Dr Rol
Holcim may bid for Huaxin Cement
Holcim is expected to become the largest shareholder of China’s second largest cement producer Huaxin Cement. The two companies are in acquisition talks, an official from the city government of
Romanian cement market up in 2005
The Romanian cement market is reported to have grown 8.0 per cent in 2005 compared to 2004 due to the high number of supply contracts for the reconstruction of buildings
US could drop duty on Mexican cement
The United States could phase out a 55 per cent duty on Mexican cement under a plan that would establish a 3Mt annual import quota for three years, a US group said on Monday. Stephen Sandherr, chief e