Cement News tagged: International
Manufacturers explain cement price increase, Nigeria
Cement manufacturers in Nigeria have given insight to the continued escalation in the price of cements, attributing it to high cost of raw materials.
Excess supply hits southern cement firms, India
Lower price realisation has hit southern cement companies, as opposed to their northern counterparts, which have been thriving on higher exports. The revenues of southern companies have also been aff
Consumption rises 2.67Mt in July, Indonesia
Indonesia’s cement consumption rose slightly by 1.8 per cent to 2.67Mt in July this year from the same period last year.
Spanish producers first half rise
Spanish cement maker Cementos Portland Valderrivas SA posted a net attributable profit of EUR50.9m (US$61.5m) for the first half of 2004, a 5.1 per cent YoY decrease, the company said. EBITDA increa
St Lawrence asks for more time, USA
After revising its proposal to build a cement plant in Columbia County, St. Lawrence Cement Co. has asked the state Department of Environmental Conservation to hold off on its decisions about the comp
Argos to sell La Jagua coal mine, Colombia
Colombia’s leading cement producer Argos and its affiliates are to sell the La Jagua coal mine in César department to Swiss-based Glencore International, Argos said in a filing to Colombia&rsquo
Krasnoyarsk Cement to put third kiln into operation, Russia
Krasnoyarsk Cement should raise RUR20-25mln to put into operation its third kiln, General Director of Topkinsky Cement Igor Khrapov said. As of now, two kilns have been put into operation, the kiln fu
FLS sees good demand for new kiln capacity
Turnover at FLS Industries rose by 8.7% to DKr.7767m (€1,031m) during the first half of 2004, while the EBITDA, though still modest, rose from DKr.27m (€3.6m) to DKr.362m (€48.7m). The trading profit
Rochester mill in service
Rugby Cement, part of the RMC Group, has re-commissioned Cement Mill 5 at the company’s Rochester plant in Kent to meet growing customer demand in the South East. Following a £1 million investment, th
Titan completes Pennsuco enlargement early
Titan’s first half turnover increased by 7.9% to €5261.7m, which represents a 12.4% advance at constant exchange rates. The operating profit at the EBITDA level rose by 19.5% to €144.2m, which repres
Vietnam: cement sales rise
The total volume of cement sales on the domestic market reached almost 16.6 million tonnes in the Jan-Aug period or up 13.2 percent year on year. Local cement factories reported a combined output of
Colombia’s Argos to sell coal mine
Colombian cement group Argos SA and affiliates have agreed to sell their La Jagua coal mine to Swiss-based commodity trader Glencore International AG, the companies said on Monday. The sale by Argos
Govt considers using seized cement for housing
The Mexican government is looking for a way to take advantage of the 27,000 tons of cement that could be retained by customs under to litigation against the company Comercio para el Desarrollo Mexican
Sales rush in South Africa
The property boom, which has seen house prices rise by more than 20% in the past year and has sparked a rush to build new homes, has put pressure on producers of bricks and cement, boosting sales to l
Delhi tops in india’s cement consumption in q1
Cement consumption, an indicator of overall construction activity, recorded the highest growth rate in Delhi, followed by Haryana and Madhya Pradesh during the first quarter of the current fiscal. Th
Holcim Looking For Asian, LatAm Growth
Holcim’s Chief Executive Markus Akermann told Finanz und Wirtschaft Saturday that the cement company is looking for growth in Latin America and Asia. Akermann said Holcim has minority stakes in China