Cement News tagged: International
Rising cement demand abroad set to boost exports this fiscal , India
Riding on the huge demand for cement abroad, cement exports during the current financial year are expected to exceed the 30 per cent growth it witnessed in 2003-04. The demand has also ensured that co
Production expected to increase by 2.5Mt by End-2004, UAE
Cement production in the UAE is seen to increase by some 2.5 million tonnes by end-2004, industry sources have said.
Chilanga Cement, ZCC strategise on how to reduce prices
Chilanga Cement Plc and the Zambia Competition Commission (ZCC) have appointed six distributors in Lusaka to supply cement in a bid to stabilise the prices of the commodity.
Fortune seals merger with unit Premier Cement
Fortune Cement Corp. yesterday said it had completed a merger with wholly owned unit Premier Cement Corp. The merger paved the way for the consolidation of the accounts of Premier with Fortune.
UAE’s cement prices expect to drop
Cement prices in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are expected to drop from over US$6.8 per bag to as low as US$4.6-3 dollars following a settlement made by the UAE Contractors Association with local ce
Ste Genevieve gets air permit
Holcim received a permit Tuesday to build the nation’s largest cement plant on the banks of the Mississippi River.
India Gujarat Ambuja: cement industry to grow 7-8% To Grow
India’s cement industry is likely to grow 7% to 8% in the current fiscal year due to an expected increase in spending on roads and ports by the new government, a senior executive with Gujarat Am
Turkey Q1 2004 cement output up to 6.76Mt
Turkish cement sector output totalled 6,756,902t in the first three months of 2004, up by 1.76Mt compared with the same period of 2003, data of the Turkish Union of Cement Producers have said.
L&T plans to combine divisions
Engineering and construction giant Larsen & Toubro will be integrating its engineering construction and contracts (ECC) division and its engineering and construction (E &C) business as part of a grand
Austrian Asamer & Hufnagl expands
Austrian building materials producer Asamer & Hufnagl considers expanding its operations to Libya as the US trade embargo has recently been lifted, it was reported on June 5, 2004.
Russian Inteko buys 90 per cent Of Pushka cement
Russia’s Inteko has purchased 90 per cent Of Pushka cement, announced First deputy chairman of the enterprise’s board of directors Ihor Slabousov.
No public inquiry into Lafarge plans
The Government has rejected calls for a public inquiry into Lafarge Cement’s plan to burn re-cycled liquid fuel in Westbury. The decision comes despite residents’ fears that the applicati
Pakistan expansion update
During the fiscal year 2003-04 the Pakistani cement industry expects to achieve about 82 per cent capacity utilisation, resulting in a growth rate of 15 per cent compared to last year. A number of f
Egyptian Misr Beni Suef
The net profit of Egyptian cement producer Misr Beni Suef Cement (MBSC) jumped to 6.99 mln Egyptian
TXI to miss deadline
Cement maker Texas Industries Inc which was playing beat-the-clock with new air pollution rules, may have lost. However, Texas officials said they
Cement Shortage Hits Lusaka
A shortage of cement has hit Lusaka, forcing the prices of the commodity to rise to about K40,000 per 50 kg pocket from the recommended price of K32,000. And the Zambia Competition Commission (ZCC)