Cement News tagged: International

Cement prices go up 3% on housing boom, India

26 April 2005, Published under Cement News

Domestic cement companies raised prices in Mumbai by about three per cent as a housing boom and government spending on roads and bridges fueled demand, distributors said. Shares of cement companies ga

St Lawrence Cement abandons Greenport construction

25 April 2005, Published under Cement News

After the negative determination from the New York State Department of State (DOS) the board of directors of the Canadian Holcim Group company has decided not to pursue the project to build a new ceme

Cemex names new CEO of Croatian arm

25 April 2005, Published under Cement News

Cemex has appointed Juan Carlos Ernesto Rincon Restrepo as chief executive officer of its Croatian subsidiary Dalmacijacement. The new CEO will replace Vinko Janjak, who is retiring, Dalmacijacement

Yanbu Cement Co Q105 net profit at US$28.1m

25 April 2005, Published under Cement News

Saudi cement producer Yanbu Cement Company (YCC) posted a net profit of SAR105.2m (US$28.1m) for the first quarter of 2005, slightly up from SAR104.9m (US$28m) in the year-ago period.

Jaypee cement targets 10Mt output by 2007

Jaypee cement targets 10Mt output by 2007

25 April 2005, Published under Cement News

ALLAHABAD, Apr 23: Jaypee cement is targetting a total output of 10Mt with its new plant in Himanchal Pradesh expected to commence production in 2007.

Raysut Cement Co net profit increases, Oman

25 April 2005, Published under Cement News

Oman’s cement producer Raysut Cement Co achieved a net profit of OMR2.283m (US$5.9m) in the first quarter of 2005, compared to OMR1.382m (US$3.6m) in the same period of 2004, Oman’s bourse

Commerce Ministry Monitoring Cement Price, Saudi Arabia

Commerce Ministry Monitoring Cement Price, Saudi Arabia

25 April 2005, Published under Cement News

In its continued efforts at monitoring the availability of products in the market and their prices, the Ministry of Commerce has noticed the increase in the price of cement. The ministry attributed th

CEMEX’s First Quarter 2005

22 April 2005, Published under Cement News

CEMEX announced today that its consolidated net sales for the first quarter of 2005 were US$2.6 billion, 43 per cent higher than in the same period of 2004. Consolidated results for first quarter 2005

TXI announces cement plant expansion

22 April 2005, Published under Cement News

Texas Industries, Inc. plans to add at least 600 temporary workers as part of a $350-million expansion and modernization of its Oro Grande cement plant, officials said Thursday. The additional workfo

Jordanian-Kuwaiti possible plant investment

22 April 2005, Published under Cement News

According to Jordan Times, the Jordanian-Kuwaiti Holding Company (JKHC) will set up a $200 million cement factory in Jordan, the firm’s CEO announced. The project is the first for JKHC in Jordan

ENCI, trade unions reach agreement

22 April 2005, Published under Cement News

The management of Dutch cement factory ENCI in Maastricht, southern Netherlands, and trade unions reached an agreement on a social plan for the company’s redundant employees on April 20, 2005, t

Melon to set up new plant

22 April 2005, Published under Cement News

Chile’s leading cement producer Melon, controlled by Lafarge, plans to build a new grinding plant in the southern Chilean port Puerto Montt, it was reported on April 20, 2005. The plant, which

Gujarat 3Q growth flat on demand, India

21 April 2005, Published under Cement News

Gujarat Ambuja Cements Ltd India’s third largest cement maker reported a marginal drop in its fiscal third quarter net profit due to flat cement prices and higher costs.

St. Lawrence Cement denied zoning bid for NY plant.

21 April 2005, Published under Cement News

Canada’s St. Lawrence Cement Group Inc it has been denied a key zoning application to build a cement plant in New York state to replace an older one in nearby Catskill.

Indonesia March cement consumption +16.5 per cent YoY

21 April 2005, Published under Cement News

Indonesia’s cement consumption, an indicator of economic activity, rose 16.5 per cent by volume in March from a year earlier, amid an improved economy, the country’s largest cement maker s

Jordan Cement Factories Co 2004 net sales reach US$234.3m

21 April 2005, Published under Cement News

Jordanian cement producer Jordan Cement Factories Co (JCFC) registered an 18.6 per cent YoY increase in its 2004 net sales to JOD165.8m (US$234.3m).