Cement News tagged: International
UAE Dubai Holding, Egypt Orascom Construction Industries set up Emirates Cement Co
UAE Dubai’s state-owned company Dubai Holding and Egypt’s Orascom Construction Industries have announced the establishment of a joint project, the Emirates Cement Company.
Madras cements to set up wind mills, thermal power plant
Madras Cements Ltd (MCL) has commissioned a 38MW (MW) capacity captive thermal power plant at its Alathiyur unit in Tamil Nadu. It is investing Rs110 crore in expanding captive power generation capaci
Cement production up 9.9%, Ukraine
In August, cement production fell by 3.7% to 1,328,000t compared with July.
Ciments Francais plans acquisitions in India, Turkey
French cement producer Ciments Francais SA, a subsidiary of Italian cement group Italcementi, is not excluding the possibility to expand its foreign activities through acquisitions in southern India
Cementos de Chihuahua to invest US$4.0m per year in R&D Centre
The president of Cementos de Chihuahua, Federico Terrazas, said that the new R&D centre would double the innovation and R&D investments of the cement maker.
Cement prices firm up in Aug, rise by 2.3 per cent
Cement prices hardened further last month across the country except in a few markets such as Bhatinda, Chandigarh, Kolkata and Hyderabad.
UK Blue Circle Sets Up Subsidiary in Argentina
activity in recent years, are confident the future of the industry may be bright. The construction sector has fallen victim to Zimbabwe’s economic hardships, dramatised by high interest rat
UK Blue Circle Sets Up Subsidiary in Argentina
British cement group Blue Circle, a subsidiary of Lafarge, has set up a subsidiary in Argentina.
Offer for Javedan Cement same as PC reference price
It is a coincidence that the Privatisation Commission (PC) has received the same offer for Javedan Cement Limited (JCL) as was approved by the Cabinet Committee on Privatisation (CCoP), headed by the
Cement prices firm up in August rise by 2.3 per cent
Cement prices hardened further last month across the country except in a few markets such as Bhatinda, Chandigarh, Kolkata and Hyderabad.
Birla Ambuja interested in buying CCI Cement plants
The government Wednesday said big cement companies owned by the Birla and Ambuja groups have shown interest in buying the non-functional plants belonging to the Cement Corporation of India (CCI).
Lafarge warns unclear rules stifle business in Venezuela
Venezuela’s constantly changing rules, stringent price controls and government inefficiency are making it extremely hard to do business there, officials at Lafarge warn.
Lao factory lifts cement to international level
The Vang Vieng Cement Factory is gaining more international export opportunities as its cement reaches international standards.
Cementos Yura to invest US$30m to boost exports
Peruvian cement producer Cementos Yura will invest US$30m (24.4m euro) to boost its exports, the general manager of the company, Antonio Noriega Deza, said on September 14, 2005.
Jordan Cement factories Co H105 sales at US$131.1m
Jordanian cement producer Jordan Cement Factories Co (JCFC) said it achieved a 16 per cent YoY sales increase to JOD93m (US$131.1m/106.8m) in the first half of 2005.
Holcim says plans central Europe cement plant
Holcim plans to build a HUF62bn (US$310.1m) plant in Hungary, Slovakia or Romania, the company said in a statement released in Budapest on Wednesday.