Cement News tagged: International
Eurocement says now it owns six cement plants
Russian holding Eurocement Group has completed the consolidation of its cement assets, according to a statement from the company released Tuesday.
Thai cement industry outlook
In 2004, the Thai cement industry exhibited healthy growth after seeing a slowdown in the year before. Demand for cement at home has been high, thanks to favorable construction-related investment dome
Conama receives Ventanas cement plant declaration
Chilean company Materiales de Construcción Ventanas has submitted an environmental impact declaration for a US$18m cement grinding plant project to the country’s environment authority Conama.
Cementir President buys company shares
The president of Italian cement company Cementir, a unit of local construction company Caltagirone, Francesco Caltagirone Jr, has bought 80,000 company shares for a total 287,200 euro ($374,537), the
TPI Founder requests to buy TPI stakes
The founder of both Thai Petrochemical Industry PCL and TPI Polene PCL, Prachai Leophairatana, asked the Ministry of Finance Monday for permission to buy stakes in the two debt-ridden companies.
Lafarge accused of dirty tricks in Zambia
France has asked the Zambian government to rescind its decision of deporting Chilanga Cement managing director Ian Coulter. And sources at Chilanga Cement have revealed that government’s reasons
BNP Paribas signs for cement plant
BNP Paribas, a French bank, and Viet Nam Construction and Machinery Installation Corporation (Lilama) signed a credit contract on importing equipment for Thang Long Cement Joint Stock Company project
Yemeni expansion in focus
The Yemeni Establishment for Cement Industry and Marketing is seeking to increase its production through investment via self- financing in modernization and development of the existing factories and c
Baticim eyes Uzan cement assets
The Turkish financial authorities seized in February 2004 more than 200 companies owned by the Uzan family, following the collapse of their Imar Bank, to recoup debts totalling nearly $6.0 bln (4.6
China prices decline on capacity expansion
Average cement prices in China have declined sharply over the past several months due to capacity expansions, the China Business Post reported, citing government and company officials.
Indonesia hopes Cemex will settle
The Indonesian government still expects that Mexican cement maker Cemex SA will agree to settle the dispute over the purchase of majority stake in PT Semen Gresik out of court, Bisnis Indonesia repo
Pakistan cement sector posts...
Stock market listed cement companies posted aggregate earnings of Rs1.7 billion for the first quarter (July-Sept) of the current year (1QFY05) , which represented 58 per cent increase over the profit
G-20 Ministers Say Oil Price May Decline to US$35-40 a barrel
The cost of oil will probably decline though prices will fluctuate as production capacity remains limited, finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of 20 industrialsed and developing natio
Italcementi looks at new plant in Kazakhstan
Ciments Francais, the French arm of Italy’s Italcementi, is considering constructing a cement production plant in the Aktobe region in western Kazakhstan, the regional administration said in a s
Votorantim plans expansion in Europe 2005
Brazil’s industrial group Votorantim’s holding’s cement production arm, Votorantim Cimentos, is seeking to expand operations in Europe in 2005, as part of its plans to conquer econom
Holcim holds $2m construction contest
Swiss-based Holcim Foundation has invited architects, planners, engineers and project owners in Asia to enter the US$2 million Holcim Awards, a competition for projects in the area of sustainable cons