Cement News tagged: International
UEM may bail out of CIMA
THE UEM Group is believed to be reviewing its position in Cement Industries of Malaysia Bhd (CIMA) after the current price war has affected the bottomline of the latter, analysts covering the industry
Cemex to shed 750 British jobs
Cemex is to cut 750 British jobs just three months after formally taking over RMC - the UK-based cement and rmc producer. The job losses represent about 10 per cent of RMC’s
Lafarge starts construction on US$120m plant in Mexico
Lafarge has kicked off construction works on a new US$120m plant in northern Mexico’s Hidalgo state, local press reported. The company is looking to launch operations at the 600,000tpa grey cem
Construction begins on Cam Pha cement plant
Vinaconex officials and their partners push buttons to break the ground for the cement plant in Quang Ninh Province. The VND4.74 trillion (US$301.9m) Cam Pha Cement Plant, located in Cam Pha town, has
Cimpor Brazil increase
Cimpor Brasil, the Brazilian unit of Portugal’s cement producer Cimpor, is expected to register a 138 per cent YoY increase in its exports to African countries in 2005, it was reported on June 1
Parliamentary committee discusses reasons behind cement shortage
A parliamentary committee discussed here on Monday with the Director of the Amran Cement Factory Noman Dowaid the current cement shortage and reasons of the rise in prices of cement in the local marke
Cement prices likely to firm up in North India
The widening demand-supply gap is likely to result in a 4.5-5% increase in cement prices in North India this year, HDFC Securities has said in a report. The report titled ’Regional Cement Play f
Protesters block road over plans to bone meal, UK
Local residents in east Co Meath have pledged to blockade a cement plant because of plans to burn meat and bone meal (MBM) in its kilns.
Thailand’s Siam Cement buys more shares in National Petrochemical
Siam Cement (SCC) has increased its stake in National Petrochemical (NPC) to 35 per cent, a report in Krungthep Turakij said.
Congress approves US$196m cement plant
Venezuela’s national assembly has approved plans for the construction of a cement plant by government holding company Corporació Venezolana de Guayana (CVG) and Iranian firm Edhasse Sanat, local
Peru domestic cement sales At 329,149t May 2005
Peru cement sales on the local market increased by 8.4 per cent YoY in May 2005 to 329,149t, the local association of cement makers Asocem said.
Cement price increases, Pakistan
An increase of Rs20 to Rs25 per bag in the price cement was recorded in the country making the total price of the bag Rs305 from Rs290. According to Federal Bureau of
Yemeni Bajil cement factory 2004 revenue rises to US$24.5m
The Bajil cement plant in Yemen’s western Hodeidah posted a revenue of 4.71bn Yemeni riyals (US$24.5m) for 2004, up from 4.26bn riyals (US$22.11m) in 2003.
Semen Gresik May cement sales up 9.7%, Indonesia
PT Semen Gresik cement sales in May were up 9.7% at 1.42Mt from 1.29m a year earlier, with strong domestic sales offsetting a fall in exports, the Indonesian Cement Association (ASI) reported.
ACC in expansion mode
India’s ACC has chalked out a capex plan of close to Rs 500 crore for the current fiscal, which would involve large-scale expansion in its grinding capacity. The cement major, in which Holcim has 34.
Semen Gresik May cement sales up
PT Semen Gresik cement sales in May were up 9.7 per cent at 1.42Mt from 1.29Mt a year earlier, with strong domestic sales offsetting a fall in exports, the Indonesian Cement Association (ASI) reported