Cement News tagged: International
Garadagh cement increases output
Garadagh Cement has put out about 1Mt of cement since the beginning of this year. The chairman of the board of Garadagh Cement Uwe Koehler told Azer-press that it was planned to put out 1.3Mt of cem
HeidelbergCement improves margins
In the first nine months of the year, HeidelbergCement achieved a turnover of €5215m. This represents an underlying increase of 2.6 per cent and of 8.3 per cent in absolute terms. The operating prof
Spanish cement sector targets waste burn
The Spanish cement industry is aiming to reduce costs and comply with the Kyoto protocol on climate change by adapting some plants to burn refuse instead of coal and petcoke. The measure, supported by
Garadagh cement plans EBRD funding
The executive board of Holcim prepares to sanction an overhaul of the company’s cement plant in Baku controlled by the joint-stock company Garadagh Cement. The overhaul will include the migratio
Argentina Loma Negra in advanced talks with Camargo Correa
Argentina’s largest cement maker Loma Negra is in advanced negotiations over its sale to Brazilian Caue Solucioes Construtivas, owned by the Brazilian sector group Camargo Correa, it was reporte
TPIPL to spend $150m to expand capacity
TPI Polene Plc (TPIPL), Thailand’s third-largest cement producer, said it plans to spend about $150m in its project to expand its cement production capacity by 3.3Mta to service the increasing demand
Shikapwasha Deports Chilanga Cement GM
Zambian home affairs minister Lt Gen Ronnie Shikapwasha has ordered the deportation of Chilanga Cement general manager Ian Coulter. Immigration public relations officer Mulako Mbangweta yesterday said
New cement plant to be built in Morocco
Holcim will build a new cement plant with an annual capacity of 1.7Mt in Morocco’s principal market of Casablanca. This will enable Holcim to meet over the long term the rapid market growth fore
Gresik predicts stagnation in sales
State-owned cement maker PT Semen Gresik is targeting only a 10 per cent increase in net profit this year with sales stagnating at around Rp5 trillion (US$554.89m) to Rp5.5 trillion . Sales are not ex
GCC cement industry sets to grow at 9.5 percent
The cement industry of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries is set to grow at an compounded annual growth rate of 9.5 per cent till 2006, local newspaper the Khaleej Times daily reported Tuesd
Cimpor buys 49 pct of Angola’s Nova Cimangola
Cimentos de Portugal SGPS SA (Cimpor) said it has acquired from two companies belonging to Holcim AG and HeidelbergCement AG, the entire share capital of Scanang Holding Ltd, whose sole asset is a 49
Cement rises 17 per cent rise in October
The Indian cement sector is finally showing strong signs of revival, with industry shipments recording a 17 per cent growth last month, the highest in recent times, thanks to the surge in housing dema
ACC cuts staff at Bargarh
Six months after taking control of Idcol Cement - now named Bargarh Cement - ACC, the country’s second largest cement manufacturer, has kicked off a major manpower rationalisation effort to impr
Birla group to set up concrete plants
The Aditya Birla group is planning to set up 30 ready-mix-concrete (RMC) cement plants in several locations across the country in the next two years and one of it would be in Kolkata. However, the gr
YTL Cement acquires bigger stake in Perak-Hanjoong
YTL Cement Bhd is acquiring an additional 32.74 per cent stake in Perak-Hanjoong Simen Sdn Bhd for a total cash consideration of RM109.7 million from Danaharta Managers Sdn Bhd. This is on top of the
Yemen to boost cement production
Yemen intends to increase cement production by a massive 300 per cent in the next three years, a move that will at last allow it to keep pace with internal demand. Yemen Trade and Industry Minister K