Cement News tagged: International
Morocco cement firms invest to match demand
Moroccan cement producers are spending nearly US$1.0bn by 2008 to increase output and productivity to meet higher demand and fend off competition from cheaper imports, analysts said on Tuesday. The
China Zhejiang cement prices
The average cement retail price in Zhejiang province, eastern China, in March 2005 was 30 per cent lower compared with January 2004, the Zhejiang Price Supervision Department said. The average price
Improved productivity at Titan
Titan America has reduced energy costs by more than US$120,000 per year and increased finish mill production by five per cent with Pavilion’s advanced process control (APC) cement solution. Titan Ame
Mary Nour case close to resolution?
In early March, the port authorities of the Public Ministry of Tampico reportedly made a new inspection of the Mary Nour. This was to verify the condition of the 26,000t of cement still on board the s
White cement factory offered for sale
The Tunisian and Algerian State authorites have decided to proceed to the privatisation of the Tuniso-Algerian White cement company (SOTACIB). To this end the SOTACIB has launched an international inv
JK Cement plans plant in Karnataka
JK Cement, India, plans to set up a one million tonne grey cement plant in Karnataka. The company is currently assessing limestone deposits in Bagalkot district in north Karnataka. “Once the limestone
Holcim confirms new plant in Morocco
Swiss cement group Holcim’s Moroccan subsidiary on Monday announced a partnership with a local private group to build a US$290.6m cement plant that will produce 1.7Mt a year. The
India’s cement shipments rise
Associated Cement Companies Ltd, India’s second-largest cement producer, shipped 1.57Mt of cement in March, up six per cent from 1.48Mt in the same month last year, it said
India Aditya Birla FY 05 Cement Sales
The Aditya Birla group, which controls Grasim Industries Ltd and UltraTech Cement Co, said its cement sales for the fiscal year ended March 2005, rose 5.44 per cent to 26.26Mt. The
Indocement to increase prices
Due to the surging prices of coal and fuel, the country’s second-largest cement producer PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa plans to increase the price of cement by up to 15 per cent this year. "A
Indian capacity utilisation increases
Most cement plants in India have witnessed high levels of capacity utilisation, with over 66 pwer cent of the plants operating at more than 75 per cent capacity between April 2004 and February 2005. M
Pakistan’s Mustehkam Cement for sale
The Privatization Commission (PC) has invited Expression of Interest from prospective investors and business houses to privatize Mustehkam Cement Limited (MCL) through the sale of 85.29 per cent share
Melon to present cement plant project to Conama
Chilean cement company Empresas Melon aims to submit the EIS for a US$20m cement grinding plant to national environment authority Conama by April 15, a company
Cimpor To Buy Cape Verde Cement
Cimpor said Friday it has formalised the acquisition of the entire share capital of Nordicave Trading Industrial, Lda., which sole asset is a participation of 86.65 per cent in Cimentos de Cabo Verde,
Russia’s Inteko sells cement assets for US$800m
Elena Baturina, billionaire wife of Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov, has reportedly sold the cement assets under her control for US$800m, the newspaper Vedomosti reported Friday.
Cemex Closes US$389.5m deal with Votorantim
Cemex has closed a US$389.5 m deal with Brazilian industrial conglomerate Votorantim Participacoes to sell assets in the USA, Cemex said on March 31, 2005. Cemex has sold the