Cement News tagged: International
Mexico cement industry blocks unloading of Russian cement
The ship Mary Nour and her 41-member crew have been stuck at Mexican ports for more than two months, barred from unloading Russian cement after local producers, including Mexican cement giant Cemex, u
Eco-friendly cement deal with Ecocem
LISHEEN Mines, the Tipperary-based mining subsidiary of Anglo American, has signed a deal for Ireland’s largest supply contract of environmentally-friendly cement. It is to use 120,000 tonnes o
India’s cement production, capacity doubles in ten years
The Government of India’s Ministry of Commerce & Industry has issued the following press release: The capacity and production of the Indian Cement Industry has more than doubled in 2003-04 at 1
Mexican Cemex Invests in Panama
Cemex invested US$135m in its 10 years of operation in Panama, Cemex Panama manager Enzo Moshella, said on September 21, 2004. A total of US$29m were allocated for capacity increase, US$12m for enviro
Chia Hsin Cement to triple capacity
Chia Hsin Cement Greater China Holding Corp plans to more than triple cement production capacity by 2006, in part by acquiring producers hurt by China’s macroeconomic controls, an executive said
Indonesia domestic cement sales up
Indonesian cement consumption grew 13.6 percent in August to 2.88 million tonnes compared with the same period a year ago, according to data from the country’s largest cement maker, PT Semen Gre
Grasim expects exports to rise
Grasim Industries Ltd, a part of India’s diversified AV Birla Group, expects a rise of between 5% to 10% in its cement exports in the current financial year on higher sales to the Middle East.
Lafarge Aslan to invest $10.4m
Turkish cement and clinker producer and distributor Lafarge Aslan Cimento will invest a total $10.4m in output increase and occupational safety in the the period 2005 to 2007, it was reported on Septe
OPEC Fund loan supports cement factory in Albania
An agreement for an $8 million loan was signed here today between the OPEC Fund for International Development and the Fushe Kruja Cement Factory in Albania, which plans on expanding and modernizing it
Kloesters to invest in new Bulgarian cement plant
KREMIKOVTSI AD and Germany’s Kloesters signed a contract for setting up of a 25%/75% joint venture cement production (grinding?) plant on September 15, representatives of the Bulgarian metallurg
Vietnamese cement update
The local construction material market is expected to remain stable for the rest of the year with the industry ensuring a sufficient supply of steel and cement to match the growing demand. According
Carib Cement says it can still satisfy local demand
Carib Cement says that damage inflicted by Hurricane Ivan to part of its infrastructure has not retarded its capacity to satisfy the local demand for cement, and that it has some 276,000 bags of the p
Cement industry boosted with investments of US$322m
In 2004, the Mexican cement industry will raise its investments to US$322m, funds that will be channeled to increases production, capacity, maintenance and improvements in management, said Osmín Rendó
Votorantim US unit’s 2004 sales may exceed estimates
US cement company Suwannee American Cement, a subsidiary of Brazil’s Votorantim conglomerate, expects to report sales volumes of 680,000t in 2004, exceeding by 70% initial estimates of 400,000t,
Cement shortage northern Sri Lanka
Nearly forty percent of funds allocated by the Government of Sri Lanka last year to implement several development projects in Jaffna have not been spent primarily due to lethargic attitude of official
CIMA seeks partners for proposed alliance
CEMENT Industries of Malaysia Bhd (CIMA) wants to form strategic alliances with interested parties in the ready-mixed concrete business, said managing director Datuk Rosli Sharif. He said the company