Cement News tagged: International
First picture from devasted Andalas
Reports coming in from Indonesia’s Aceh province show evidence of the massive damage to the Lafarge Andalas plant on the west coast of Sumatera, less than 100km from the epicentre of the sub-sea
Ciments Francais fails in Suez bid
At the end of the validity term of the Public Tender Offer for Suez Cement Company, Ciments Francais (Italcementi Group) which
Cement ship sunk in Aceh by tsunami
As reported earlier in the week, Samudera Shipping Line, Singapore, now confirms that one of its cement carriers capsized
Somoza family assures that Cemex will keep control
The Somoza dynasty, after celebrating a legal victory following a court ruled that Cemex must return the Nicaraguan cement
Garadagh Cement produced 1.36Mt
Uwe Koehler, chairman of the board of Garadagh Cement, a Holcim subsidiary, informed Azer-press that
World Bank commits US$250m for tsunami-affected countries
The World Bank has announced it will make available US$250 million as its initial contribution for emergency reconstruction
Croatian Nexe gets control of port
Croatian construction materials group Nexe said this week that it has gained control of a port on the Drava river and planned
Clan donates land to factory
Uganda: the Karuwok clan in Tororo district has agreed to sell its land to Tororo cement factory for its expansion.
Brooksville cement plant plans expansion
Florida Crushed Stone has announced plans for a $150m expansion that would more than double the amount of cement produced at its Brooksville operation. If approved by county, state and federal agencie
News from Aceh province not good
The ABC’s Indonesia correspondent, Tim Palmer, has been following events in Aceh, “Well, the conditions in the capital are still very critical. There’s only electricity in part of the city
Construction plans for proposed 800,000tpa expansion
Malaysia’s Lafarge Malayan Cement bhd is now involved in a move that is aimed at reducing the group’s overall logistics costs to ship cement from its Langkawi plant to the mainland as well as re
Cement sales rise in Indonesia
Sales of cement on the domestic market rose slightly to 1.99Mt in Nov. 2004 from 1.97Mt in the same month in 2003. Data at the Indonesian cement association said exports rose to 562,787t in November 2
New plant details for Yemen
Joint venture construction plans for proposed US$260m cement plant in Yemen links Saudi Eastern Province Cement and the Saudi Binladen group (SBG) of Saudi Arabia. Construction
Tsunami likely to push up cement offtake in South India
Indian cement makers expect a small increase in the offtake of cement in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and the Andaman & Nicobar islands due to reconstruction efforts after the destruction caused by the tsunami.
Central Bank of Kenya reports on construction sector
Construction activity in the building and construction sector picked up during the financial year 2003/04, with cement consumption increasing by 5.8 per cent to 1,323,105t from 1,251,042t in the finan
Egyptian minister maps out industrial plan for 2005
2005 will be the year of activating the industrial sector in Egypt, said Minister of Foreign Trade and Industry Rashid Muhammad Rashid. The ministry will seek to iron out the problems of the stumbling