Cement News tagged: International
CSN steps into cement market
The proposed new business of Brazilian entrepreneur Benjamin Steinbruch, majority shareholder and chairman of steelmaker CSN (Companhia Siderurgica Nacional) is reportedly moving ahead. The cement man
Siberian Cement news
In the first half of 2005, Siberian Cement Holdings produced 1.4Mt of cement, the company’s President Andrey Muraviev said. In total, the official was quoted as saying that by the end of 2005 th
New Laos cement factory nears completion
A project to build a cement factory with the capacity to produce 2500tpd is nearing completion. Work on the factory, located at Ban Nalaokham in the Mahasay district of Khammouane province, Laos, co
Polish cement output drops
Cement production in Poland fell to 4.9Mt in the first half of 2005, from 5.3Mt in the first half of 2004, the country’s association of cement producers SPC said. The country’s clinker pro
Cemex net gains after RMC buyout
Cemex posted a better-than-expected 197 per cent increase in quarterly net profit following its $5.8bn takeover of Britain’s ready-mix concrete producer RMC. Cemex said on Wednesday its April-Ju
South African cement sales boom
Cement sales for the first half of 2005 rose by 10.3 per cent year-on-year (y/y) to 5,496,523t, the Cement and Concrete Institute (CNCI) reported.
ACC’s expansion project
The Chief Minister of Jharkhand today inaugurated the modernization and expansion project of ACC’s Chaibasa Cement Works. The project comprises replacement of the earlier plant which was based o
Indonesia June cement consumption up
Indonesia’s cement consumption, an indicator of economic activity, rose 6.7 per cent by volume in June from a year earlier, the country’s largest cement maker said on Thursday. State-con
Holcim Maroc starts grinding upgrade
The Moroccan Minister of Industry, Trade and Economic Restructuring, Salah Eddine Mezouar, officially inaugurated on July 18, 2005 the capacity extension works at the grinding unit of cement company H
Cement Consumption in Spain up again
The cement consumption in Spain expanded 5.1 per cent year-on-year in the first half 2005 to 25.19Mt, the Spanish cement makers association Oficemen said on July 19, 2005. In June 2005 alone, the cem
New Lorry Fleet For Lafarge Cement
Lafarge Cement UK has invested more than £7m in a new lorry fleet, leading to quieter, safer, more environmentally-friendly transportation of its famous Blue Circle brand of cement from its Cauldon Wo
Vietnamese cement demand to rise
The Ministry of Construction has forecasted that cement demand in Vietnam in the remaining months of this year will rise by 10 per cent to more than 15Mt. The total demand this year is estimated at 29
Eurocement to build new plant
Russia’s holding Eurocement Group plans to build a cement plant in Russia’s Voronezh Region, Irina Plotnikova, the spokeswoman for the regional governor told Prime-Tass Tuesday. The Gov
Dr Pharoan visits Algeria
The Algerian cement industry investments promotion company reportedly signed on July 17 a contract with the Saudi "Pharaon Commercial Investment Group Limited" regarding the purchase of 35 per of the
Senator calls for boycott of CRH
Building firm CRH has criticised Irish Senator Terry Leyden for comments he made in the Seanad calling for shareholders to withdraw their investment in the company due to its involvement in the constr
Cementos del Caribe to hold merger meeting with shareholders
Colombian cement company Cementos del Caribe has called a July 29 meeting for stockholders to approve its merger with seven other cement companies, according to local news reports.