Cement News tagged: International
Cemex seeks talks with Venezuela govt over cement industry nationalisation
Cemex said Monday it’s open to dialogue with authorities in Venezuela, where the government plans to take control of the cement industry.
Lafarge expects a 15-20 per cent rise in Romanian cement market
Lafarge expects a 15-20 per cent rise in the cement market in 2008, said Philippe Questiaux, general manager of LafargeCement Romania.
Cement prices may soften to Rs220
Cement prices would soon retract to original range of Rs200 to Rs220 per 50 kg bag in local markets
Taiwan Cement raises prices in China due to higher material costs
Taiwan Cement Corp recently raised its prices in China to reflect higher material costs, including a 20 per cent
Binani Cement commissions new grinding unit in Rajasthan
Binani Cement Ltd has said it has commissioned the additional new grinding unit of the expansion project for production of cement at Neem Ka Thana in Sikar district, Rajasthan.
Aditya Birla March cement sales up 2.8%
Aditya Birla Group cement sales in March rose 2.8 per cent to 3.03Mt from a year earlier.
Vietnamese investor interested in cement plant
Vietnamese Lilama Company will apply for an investment in the hydropower development and building a cement factory with the capacity for production of 1Mta in the Lao PDR.
Nigerian cemePrices of cement have started coming down, following Federal Government’s price stabilisation mechanismnt prices seen falling
Prices of cement have started coming down, following Federal Government’s price stabilisation mechanism
Saudi cement firms plan IPO
Five new Saudi cement companies intend to sell 50% of their capital in initial public offerings (IPOs), local press reported.
Lafarge may raise grinding capacity
Lafarge Malayan Cement Bhd is studying the possibility of increasing its grinding capacity in the near term despite concerns of a slowdown in the local construction industry.
Portugal Semapa to benefit from UBS increased stake
UBS’s increasing of its stake in Semapa will be positive for Semapa’s share performance, investment bank
Holcim Bulgaria gets green light to acquire local building materials firm
Bulgaria’s anti-trust regulator on Wednesday gave the green light to the local unit of global cement make
Semen Gresik may leave Pati due to tough land acquisition, Indonesia
PT Seman Gresik, plans to withdraw its investment from a US$320m plant due to tough land acquisition regulations.
India’s ACC March cement shipments up 4.9 per cent YoY
India’s ACC Ltd said on Friday its March cement shipments rose 4.9 per cent to 1.92Mt from 1.83Mt a year earlier.
Pakistan cement sales up 25 per cent in July-March
Pakistani cement sales surged 25 percent in the first nine months of the 2007/08 (July-June) fiscal year, compared with the previous year, driven by growing construction demand,
Chavez nationalises Venezuela cement industry
Venezuela’s President, Hugo Chavez, announced Thursday night the nationalisation of the cement industry,