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Riebeek Valley cement plant comments deadline extended, South AfricaThe deadline for comments on plans to build a R3bn cement factory in the Riebeek Valley has been extended for a second time – to the end of June. Orrie Fenn, chief operating officer of Pretoria ...News - 19 March 2008 |
Pakistani cement gets green signal from South AfricaThe Pakistan cement sector has received a green signal from the South African authorities to export cement with Pakistani tag, industry sources told Business Recorder on Monday. Presently, South A...News - 18 March 2008 |
Bamburi opts for biofuel usageThe Lafarge Group, will invest Sh1.4 billion across its East African operations to reduce carbon emissions over the next two years. Bamburi CEO, Mr Michel Purchercos (front) and external affai...News - 12 March 2008 |
South African cement sales up 11.7%Cement sales grew 11.7 per cent to 1.163Mt YoY in February from 2.5 per cent YoY in January, data from the Cement and Concrete Institute showed on Monday. Sales are up 4.9 per cent to 2.057Mt so ...News - 11 March 2008 |
Holcim sells 150Mt of cement in 2007Holcim increased turnover by 12.9% in 2007 to SFr27,052m (EUR16,395m) and the operating EBITDA improved by 13.9% to SFr6,930m (EUR4,200m). The trading profit was up by 14.6% to SFr5,024m (EUR3,04...News - 28 February 2008 |
Holcim seen posting strong FY net, focus on outlookHolcim is expected to post on Wednesday a full year net profit of SwFr4.479bn, up from SwFr2.719bn in 2006 with the Swiss cement maker’s bottom line boosted by a divestment from its South African ...News - 26 February 2008 |
PPC upbeat on Zimbabwe subsidiaryPretoria Portland Cement (PPC) said its Zimbabwean subsidiary had surpassed market expectations despite operating under price controls which were imposed by government in July last year. "To ...News - 25 February 2008 |
South Africa monthly cement sales solidCement sales in South Africa increased 5.8 per cent YoY in January 2008 from the 7.4% YoY increase reported in December, according to Cement and Concrete Institute (CNCI) data. At the end of Janu...News - 12 February 2008 |
New orders for ScheuchOver the past few months, Polysius has awarded Scheuch a variety of contracts for global plant installations. Dedusting of the kiln and raw mixture mill at the cement plant in Podilsky, Ukraine w...News - 11 February 2008 |
Binani to book 300,000t Apr-Jun S.Africa coal next weekIndia’s Binani Cement Ltd will next week award a recent tender to buy 300,000t of South African coal for delivery in April-June, Indian traders said. Binani has been out of the spot market for...News - 08 February 2008 |