Cement News tagged: International
Irish CRH To Go On With Swiss Expansion
Irish cement and construction materials group CRH plans to continue its expansion in Switzerland via acquisitions. However: "The expansion opportunities are limited due to the strong market position o
Concret-Mix, Camargo to build US$17m mill
Paraguayan construction company Concret-Mix will team up with Brazilian cement firm Camargo Corrê Cimentos to build a US$17m cement mill in Paraguay, local press reported. The mill, which will be bu
Shuaiba Paper opens plant in Pakistan
Kuwaiti paper bag manufacturer Shuaiba Paper Products has opened the Nishat Shuaiba cement paper bag factory in Pakistan, it was reported on June 6, 2005. The plant was set up in partnership with Pak
Westport reopened for business
Holcim’s New Zealand’s maritime problems look to be over after Westport harbour was reopened yesterday for ships laden with cement. The harbour had been closed to cement
Chinese kiln repair accident
Nine people were seriously burned in a cement plant accident in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China, Monday evening, and six of them were still in danger, doctors said Tuesday. All of the injured
Qatar cement firm to triple output
Qatar National Cement Co will almost triple output to 3.5Mta next year to help feed a construction boom, the company’s general manager told Reuters on Sunday. High oil and gas prices have catap
Brazilians to invest in Paraguay cement
A group of Brazilian entrepreneurs, representatives of Brazilian cement maker Camargo Correa Cimentos and the local diversified holding company Votorantim, will invest between $15m and $17m in the con
Higher May shipments in India
Associated Cement Companies has improved cement despatches by 8.3 per cent to 1.524Mt in May 2005 as against 1.407Mt in May 2004. Production improved by 12 per cent to
INC surpasses 2004 earnings
Paraguay’s state-owned cement maker Industria Nacional del Cemento (INC) posted earnings of 3.42bn guaranís (US$548,296) at end-April this year, far surpassing the nearly 1.5bn guaranís in the w
Garadagh taxation questions
Garadagh Cement does not accepts claims of Ministry of Taxes of Azerbaijan, however, it is ready for dialogue with it on this issue. As Garadagh Cement spokesman Uwe Koehler has stated, on 25 May he
Boral eyeing Cemex stake in Gresik
Austrialia’s Boral Ltd is among the potential foreign investors looking at acquiring Mexican cement maker Cemex SA’s 25.53 per cent stake in Indonesia’s largest cement company PT Sem
US construction group calls for action
The Associated General Contractors of America has called on the country’s commerce secretary to intervene in what it called an increasingly dire supply for cement in the United States before maj
BSP to forge JV for cement
Bokaro Steel, India, has decided to forge 50:50 joint ventures for setting up cement and power plants here at a total investment of Rs 2,800 crore. The company, the first among SAIL plants to foray in
TPI to auction stake in cement unit?
Thai Petrochemical Industry (TPI) may sell its 30-per cent stake in cement maker TPI Polene PCL by auction, a source at TPI’s debt administrator said.
CSN to install cement plant in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The chairman of the Brazilian steel manufacturer CSN (Companhia Siderurgica Nacional), Benjamin Steinbruch, said that the construction project of the Rio de Janeiro cement plant is completed and may i
Indian shipments rise
Associated Cement Companies Ltd, India’s second-biggest cement maker, said its May shipments rose eight per cent from a year ago to 1.52Mt. The Bombay-based company said production totalled 1.5