Cement News tagged: International
Birlas line up Rs 200 crore for MP units
Birla Corporation’s cement division will invest Rs 200 crore in Madhya Pradesh in a new thermal power plant and for capacity upgrade.
Cement prices in western India
Cement prices in western India have fallen by about 7 per cent to 130 rupees per 50 kg bag, as a slight drop in export demand forced some local firms to sell more in the domestic market, dealers said
Grenade explodes inside cement factory
Sri Lanka: A grenade attack took place Wednesday evening allegedly targeting a leading private sector cement factory, Tokyo Cement, which is located in Chinabay, about 9 km off Trincomalee town police
Bakhchysarai-Based Budindustria Increases Output
The Bakhchysarai-based Budindustria factory, the largest cement producer in the Crimea, increased its cement output in comparable prices by UAH 9.25 million or 60.7% to UAH 24.49 million in the July-S
Nevyanskiy Tsementnik produces 836,000t
From Jan until September 2004 Nevyanskiy Tsementnik produced 836,000t of cement, an increase of 22 per cent from the figure posted in the same period 2003. Packed products output was more than 129,000
Cement shortage alleviated, but building costs still high
A cement shortage has stabilized in Florida, builders say, but building material costs remain high. New and expanded cement plants are helping to fill a void in supplies that crippled the construction
Everything could be for sale!
Since Gujarat Ambuja Cements acquired a 14.4 per cent stake in Associated Cement Companies (ACC) in 1999 it has been mooted as a `strategic alliance’, however Mr Anil Singhvi, Executive Director
UAE Gulf Cement to add new line
UAE cement maker Gulf Cement Company, based in the emirate of Ras al-Khaimah, is expected to sign on October 12, 2004 an agreement for the delivery of a new clinker production line, estimated at some
Cement prices soar in provinces
The cement shortage in Lampung and Banten provinces, Indonesia, triggered by mechanical problems at the PT Semen Baturaja cement factory in South Sumatra, has propelled the price of the commodity upwa
Cement Firm Begins 50th Birthday Fete
Bamburi Cement has launched month-long celebrations to mark its Golden Jubilee. The firm’s managing director Didier Tresarrieu said in a statement that the celebrations would be marked by commu
Kryvyi Rih Cement increases production
Kryvyi Rih Cement, one of the five largest cement producers in Ukraine, increased cement production by 71,011 tons or 18.9% to 445,819 tons in the July-September period of this year, compared with the
Polish Cement consumption
Cement consumption in Poland is seen at 11.3Mt for 2004, almost unchanged from 2003, the chairman of the country’s association of cement and lime producers SPCiW, Andrzej Tekiel, said on October
Birlas to put UltraTech on fast track, India
The AV Birla group is looking at various measures to put UltraTech CemCo Ltd (UltraTech), which it acquired from Larsen & Toubro (&T), on the growth path. Apart from a Rs 200-crore capital expenditure
Turkish Konya Cimento exports 90,000t cement to Iraq
Turkish building materials producer Konya Cimento has exported about 90,000t of cement to Iraq since March 2004.
Yanbu Cement Jan-Sept 2004 net profit increase, Saudi Arabia
Saudi cement producer Yanbu Cement Company (YCC) posted a net profit of SAR337.5m (US$90m) for the first nine months of 2004, up by 12.9 per cent YoY.
Lafarge substitute fuel to be decided, UK
Lafarge Cement UK wants to switch from burning coal in the cement kiln at its Aberthaw works and burn bonemeal as a partial substitute.