Cement News tagged: International
Gresik says 2003 net up five per cent, excludes Padang unit
Indonesia’s largest cement maker, PT Semen Gresik Tbk, said on Friday its 2003 net profit, excluding a unit it regained control in September, grew about five percent to IDR290bn (US$33.6m) from
Fortune Cement posts 2003 profits
Fortune Cement Corp. posted a consolidated net income of P158m in 2003, a turnaround from net losses of P3.54bn in 2002 and P1.44bn in 2001.
Holcim Romania 1Q04 turnover up 37 per cent
Holcim Romania has registered a 37 percent YoY increase in turnover for the first quarter of 2004. The company posted a revenue of EUR11m (US$13.1m) for the first three months of 2004, compared to EUR
Taiwan Cement ties up with Conch
Despite its late penetration of the mainland Chinese market, Taiwan Cement Corp, announced it would outpace rival Chia Hsin Cement Corp. and Asia Cement Corp. in the deployment in mainland China in 20

Carib Cement posts results
Jamaica’s Caribbean Cement Company (Carib Cement) announced operating profits increased by 26.8 per cent to US$13.5m for 2003 compared to the previous year, the company announced. Sales decline
TCL to boost capacity
Trinidad Cement (TCL) posted revenues of 1.2bn Trinidadian dollars (US$195m) in 2003, a 2.1 per cent increase from 2002, the company said in a statement. Operating profit was US$43m, up 7.0 per cent

Soaring cement prices worry contractors
The price of cement in UAE has hit a new high of Dh260 per tonne as against Dh190 per tonne same time last year. The rise in cement prices has been attributed to growing demand from the construction s
Yemen projects for development
The Yemeni state establishment for industry and marketing of cement is in the process of implementing investment projects to expand production lines in the government factories of cement for the purpo
Indian cement maker profits rising on firm prices
Indian cement makers are expected to report robust earnings growth for the January to March quarter as prices revive in a busy construction season in the world’s biggest cement market after Chin
Cement makers’ capacity utilisation at 82 per cent
The capacity utilisation of Pakistani cement manufacturing companies during the quarter ended March 31 stood at 82.1 per cent, with around seven per cent of the capacity being taken up by the exports
Cement consumption down by 2.15 per cent
The Brazilian cement industry association (Sindicato Nacional da Industria do Cimento) has announced the consumption of cement in the Brazilian market was 8.04Mt in the Q1 2004 (Jan-March) some 2.15
Angarskcement plans to produce 735,000t of cement
JSC Angarskcement plans to produce 735,000t of cement in 2004, up 17 per cent y-o-y, Teleinform said referring to General Manager Vladimir Ilyushin
Indonesia’s cement consumption rises
Cement consumption in Indonesia jumped 20 per cent to 2.04Nt in February from 1.7Mt in the same month in 2003. Exports however fell 39.5 per cent to 357,915t, according to data released by the Indone
Dalmias plan to invest in more capacity
India: The Dalmias, which control a cement unit in Tamil Nadu and another in Orissa, is investing almost Rs900 crore to double their cement manufacturing capacity. With this, the company will come clo
Hau Giang set to build cement factory
The Midland Construction Corporation (COSEVCO) has registered to invest nearly 100 billion VND (about US$6.3m) in building a cement factory (grinding plant?) in the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang.
Vietnam in focus
Vietnam’s Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh has expressed his hope that the cement industry will work out an effective scientific action programme to develop rapidly and sustainably.He told