Cement News tagged: International

ACC Cement Technology Institute opened in Chhatisgarh

08 July 2008, Published under Cement News

The ACC Cement Technology Institute (ACTI) was formally inaugurated today. Located near the company’s Jamul plant in the Durg district

Lafarge create excellent cement centre

08 July 2008, Published under Cement News

Lafarge Cement UK have invested UK£3.5m in transforming their Cauldon Works in the Staffordshire into a ’centre of excellence’ for innovative packed products.

Lafarge wins EUR130m cement works contract in Himachal Pradesh, India

07 July 2008, Published under Cement News

Lafarge is one of two firms to win approval to invest US$170m each to build new cement plants in India’s Himachal Pradesh state

Binani Cement plans supply pact with builders

07 July 2008, Published under Cement News

Binani Cement, the flagship company of Binani group, is considering long-term bulk cement supply

Sagar plans 1Mt plant in Tanzania

Sagar plans 1Mt plant in Tanzania

07 July 2008, Published under Cement News

Sagar Cements, a mid-sized Andhra Pradesh-based cement company, is planning a 1Mt plant in Tanzania.

Taiwan Cement to expand Yingde plant in Mainland China

07 July 2008, Published under Cement News

Taiwan Cement International, a subsidiary of the Taipei-based Taiwan Cement Corporation and listed on

Bahrain: cement depots planned

Bahrain: cement depots planned

07 July 2008, Published under Cement News

Bahrain will set up warehouses to stock large quantities of cement, to avert a repeat of the crisis that has crippled the country’s construction industry.

Prosperity Minerals FY pretax profit US$59.3m vs US$45.9m

07 July 2008, Published under Cement News

Prosperity Minerals Holdings said Monday that full year pretax profit was US$59.3m, compared to US$45.9m the previous year.

Andhra to account for 40% cement production in three years

07 July 2008, Published under Cement News

With 14 new cement plants in the pipeline and 24 existing ones in the process of expanding capacity,

Cemex to raise Mexico cement prices by five per cent

07 July 2008, Published under Cement News

Cemex plans to increase its local cement prices by an average of five per cent starting on Monday

Prakash Industries to invest INR4.85bn in cement unit

04 July 2008, Published under Cement News

Prakash Industries Ltd said on Friday it has signed a deal with the government of the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh to set up cement and clinker plants at an investment of INR4.85bn.

Exports to Romania may cause shortage to Bulgaria market

04 July 2008, Published under Cement News

Unregulated cement exports to Romania may trigger a shortage on the Bulgarian market, Todor Kostov, executive director of cement,

GCC to start limited operations at new plant, US

04 July 2008, Published under Cement News

A new cement plant being built by Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua (GCC) of Mexico will start limited operations next week,

Thailand’s Siam Cement: seasonally softer results QoQ

04 July 2008, Published under Cement News

Siam Cement is expected to report a 2Q08 net profit of Bt6.4bn, down 27.5% YoY and 10.2% QoQ.

China’s Sinoma suspends Union contract

03 July 2008, Published under Cement News

Sinoma International Engineering Co Ltd said it has suspended a cement production line construction contract with Union Cement Company

Shanshui Cement says IPO retail tranche 2.15 times subscribed

03 July 2008, Published under Cement News

China Shanshui Cement Group Ltd, the country’s second largest cement maker, said the retail tranche of its initial public offering (IPO) in Hong Kong