Cement News tagged: International
Growth in cement demand noted
Continued growth in South African cement demand from rising levels of infrastructural spending and buoyant housing construction prompted by lower interest rates helped Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC) t
Mexico anti-dumping
In response to requests from interested parties, the Department of Commerce is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on gray portland cement and clinker from Mexico. The
Cement scarcity in Monrovia
The local Leocem Cement manufacturing Company has warned that distributors who hoard or profiteer in the sale of cement will lose their contracts. Speaking to Journalists at the company’s offic
Savinsky increases output
From January through May 2004, the Russian Savinsky cement works, part of Eurocement, made 270,000t of cement, a 20 per cent boost year-on-year. The factory made 62,000t of packaged products, a 32.5
Nepal Maoists abduct workers
Maoists have abducted at least 140 workers of Udaypur [southeastern Nepal] Cement Factory Tuesday. According to our Udaypur correspondent, a group of over 50 Maoists abducted the workers from a quarry
Unpaid tax claim
Philippines: Davao City Councilor Liborio V Lumain urged incoming members of the 14th City Council to thoroughly investigate the unpaid taxes of the Bacnotan Cement Corporation (old name of Davao Unio
SCC looks to expand in Cambodia
Siam Cement. Thailand’s biggest industry conglomerate, said yesterday it is analysing an investment plan to extend its business in neighbouring countries which may involve an outlay of $150m. S
Moroccan cement consumption
Morocco’s cement consumption stood at 3.9Mt in the first five months of 2004, up 6.5 per cent year-on-year, it was reported on June 22, 2004. The country’s eastern regions and the norther
Saudi Q1 2004 cement output
The cement output of Saudi Arabia’s eight cement companies rose to 6.1Mt for the first three months of 2004, from 5.6Mt in the corresponding period of 2003, recent statistics showed. Clinker ou
Paraguayan INC losses
The losses of Paraguayan state-owned cement company Industria Nacional de Cemento (INC) due to cement imports fro Brazil at dumping prices, are some US$60m at present, Paraguayan economist Jorge
Carpatcement inaugurates new line
Carpatcement yesterday inaugurated, at the Casial Deva cement plant, the first automated line in Romania using alternative fuels. including used tyres in cement production, the investment amounting to
Siam Cement says first to lift output
Siam Cement PCL is to spend Bt200m (US$4.89m) to boost cement production by half, calling it the industry’s first output boost by a Thai firm since the 1997/98 Asian economic crisis.
Economic Indicators Cement consumption, sales down last year
Aggregate cement consumption edged down last year on the back of a slump in importation. Figures from the Cement Manufacturers’ Association of the Philippines (CeMAP) show cement consumption dow
Iligan Cement Corp. looks at power options
Cement maker Iligan Cement Corp. is mulling options for sourcing its power needs in light of reports of a power shortage in Mindanao in the next few years.
CCI set to sign MoU for cement plant
Bokaro steel plant and the Cement Corporation of India (CCI) are all set to sign MoU paving way for a cement plant in Bokaro. Already two high level meetings have taken place. Further talks to finalis
Tax exemptions and ailing cement units on acquisition radar
AILING cement companies are in vogue. In a bid to take advantage of the tax shelter accorded to loss-making units, bigger manufacturers are increasingly eyeing them as prime takeover targets.