Cement News tagged: International
Turkish Bursa Cimento
Turkish cement and clinker factory Bursa Cimento targets a 5.0 per cent growth in 2004, the director general Burhan Evcil said on January 13, 2004. The company produces 1.8Mt of cement annually. It h
Argentine Cerro Negro to invest
Argentine construction company Cerro Negro, owned by CRH, announced an investment plan, totalling US$10m aimed at expanding activity, it was reported on January 13, 2004. With this initiative
Indian producers - good quarter
Cement makers are set to report largely solid quarterly earnings despite disappointing volume growth, helped by cost savings on power and materials, and analysts expect the profitable trend to extend
Dangote pay-off at Benue
Dangote Industries Limited, Nigeria, the core investor in the Benue Cement Company is to commit
Thai TPI Polene new share offering positive
Thai cement maker TPI Polene is likely to succeed in its twice-aborted sale of a US$284.8m stake to the public this week, a deal that will accelerate its debt restructuring, analysts said. They said
DTI may review cement tariffs
The Philippine Trade department is continuously monitoring cement prices and could still revise an earlier decision slashing cement duties to P15.60 from P20.60 per 40-kilogram bag. Trade and Industr
Siam Cement set to benefit
Siam Cement (SCC) should benefit from the government`s effort to promote public infrastructure spending, as well as the cyclical upturn of the petrochemicals cycle. Phatra Securities estimates that e
Lipetskcement`s 2003 cement output
The output of Russia`s cement manufacturer Lipetskcement, which is part of the Eurocement holding, increased 3.2 per cent on the year to 1.54Mt in 2003, Eurocement said in a statement Tuesday.
HeidelbergCement - new pricing system
HeidelbergCement AG told its customers in a letter that it will introduce a new pricing system from April 2004, which will split Germany into 5 regional price bands, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung rep
Indonesia cement sales down
Indonesian domestic cement sales in November dropped 20 per cent from the same month a year earlier due to a long holiday, the country`s largest cement maker said on Tuesday.
Ghacem donates cement
The Ghacem Foundation of the Ghana Cement Company Limited has donated 100 bags of cement to Kotokuom near Nkawie in the Atwima District of Ghana for the rehabilitation of schools in the town.
Vietnam white cement secures ISO standard
A white cement company has become the first Vietnamese cement producer to be awarded an international standard certificate. Germany¹s Tuv Rheinland Group granted the ISO 9001 certificate last week to
Pakistan stocks make history
The Karachi stock market created history yet again this week as the index closed at an all-time high level, helped by buying at the dips by institutions and investors in the cement and energy sectors,
Chilanga to consult on imports
The Zambian Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry has advised Chilanga Cement to consult the ministry before importing cement to offset their production deficit. Commenting on media reports that Ch
Nghi Son Cement invests U$100m for new line
General Director Nghi Son Cement Company in Thanh Hoa province, Vietnam, Ryuichi Hirai has announced an agreed investment plan of U$100m to build second production line with annual capacity of
Lafarge Korean acquisition
Lafarge, which has held a 39.9 per cent interest in Lafarge Halla Cement in South Korea since 2000, now owns a 50.1 per cent stake following the acquisition of 10.2 per cent of the company`s shares fr