Cement News tagged: International
Hawaiian Cement parent acquires quarry
North Dakota-based Knife River Corp., parent of Hawaiian Cement, has acquired Pohakulepo Quarry on Maui for an undisclosed price.
Cement consumption up 3.78% in nine months, Spain
Cement consumption in the nine months to September was up 3.78 percent from the same period a year earlier at 36.23 metric tones, industry association Oficemen said. Production of cement in the same p
Yamama Cement Co Jan-Sept 2004 net profit reaches $119.8m, Saudi Arabia
Saudi cement producer Yamama Cement Company (YCC) registered a 59.8 per cent YoY increase in net profit to 449.4m Saudi riyals (US$119.8m) for the first nine months of 2004.
China cement forecast
Demand for cement in China will advance 5.4 percent annually and exceed 1bn tonnes in 2008, driven by slowing, but healthy growth in construction expenditures. Cement used in China will amount to 44 p
Lafarge Malayan Cement acquires Mutiara Kuari, Malaysia
Lafarge Malayan Cement Berhad announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Lafarge Aggregates Sdn Bhd (LASB), has signed an agreement to acquire the entire issued and paid up share capital of Mutiara
Misr Cement Qena nine-month 2004 revenue up, Egypt
The preliminary financial results of Egyptian cement producer Misr Cement Qena show a 50 per cent YoY increase in revenue for the first nine months of 2004, the company said in a statement.
Podilskyi Tsement increases output 15.1%, Ukraine
The Podilskyi Tsement company (Kamianets-Podilskyi, Khmelnytskyi region), which is one of the three largest producers of cement in Ukraine, increased its output by UAH 10.489m or 15.1% to UAH 79.725m
ENCI To Stop Marl Extraction at Sint Pietersberg, The Netherlands
Dutch cement factory ENCI will stop extracting marl from the quarry near Sint Pietersberg southern Netherlands, regional media said. NCI will inform its personnel, workers’ council and the trade
Cement demand up 4.3% in first half, India
Domestic cement demand has grown 4.3 per cent in the first half of the current financial year, according to the figures released by the Cement Manufacturers Association (CMA).
Lafarge to build grinding plant for US$30m, Vietnam
Lafarge SA said it will build a cement-grinding plant in Vietnam at a cost of about US$30m.
September domestic sales at 348,796t , Peru
Peruvian domestic cement sales stood at 348,796t in September 2004, up 4.1 pct YoY, the country’s Association of Cement Companies (Asocem) said.
PT Semen Gresik Tbk to focus on domestic market, Indonesia
State-owned cement maker PT Semen Gresik Tbk said it wil stop exporting cement in 2005 because of growing demand in the domestic market.
Cementos Portland to invest EUR31m in Alcala de Guadaira Plant 2004-2006, Spain
Spanish cement maker Cementos Portland Valderrivas SA will invest EUR31m (US$38.4m) in its factory in Alcala de Guadaira, southern Spain, between 2004 and 2006, the company said.
Production up by 16.1% To 1,126,000t in September, Ukraine
In September, cement production rose by 16.1 per cent or 156,000t compared with September 2003, to 1,126,000t.
Aditya Birla Group rolls out new cement brand, India
Aditya Birla group has floated its new brand of cement, UltraTech, which was earlier L&T Cement. Following the acquisition of L&T Cement, Grasim of the Aditya Birla group will have combined cement
Demand up 3.8 per cent YoY, Spain
Cement demand in Spain increased 3.8 pct to 36.2Mt in the first nine months of 2004, the president of Spanish Cement Makers Association OFICEMEN.