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Sacu’s growth spurt pushes cement salesCement sales in the Southern African Customs Union (Sacu) increased 5.7 percent last month as economic growth spurred demand from the construction industry. Sales in South Africa, Lesotho, Botswan...News - 14 January 2005 |
Taiwan Cement’s output to hit 10-year highThanks to the recovery of the domestic real estate market and the hike of prices of exports to America and Africa, Taiwan Cement Corp., Taiwan’s leading cement manufacturer, has decided to expand ...News - 13 January 2005 |
Cimpor may have to shed shares in South Africa’s NPCCimpor will have to take a partner in its South African unit Natal Portland Cement and may have to transfer as much as 26 per cent under new legislation, Jornal de Negocios reported, citing a Cimpo...News - 30 December 2004 |
Holcim Awards for Sustainable ConstructionThe recently established Holcim Awards for Sustainable Construction have been created to promote sustainable construction worldwide. Entries in the Awards are now open. Sustainable construction pr...News - 22 December 2004 |
Building confidence at 25-year high, South AfricaBuilding industry confidence was at levels last reached in the economic upswing of 1978/81, with the fourth quarter business confidence of contractors in the residential sector at 96 percent compa...News - 14 December 2004 |
Home-Building Boom ’To Rein in Volumes Growth At PPC’, South AfricaConstruction companies and building material suppliers appear set to suffer a backlash from booming demand in the residential building sector. Shortages of basic building materials such as br...News - 07 December 2004 |
Companies that develop CDM methods "should be compensated"Companies that develop methodologies used to approve emissions reduction projects under the Clean Development Mechanism should be compensated for their work. So said Ian Emsley, environment polic...News - 01 December 2004 |
Lafarge accused of dirty tricks in ZambiaFrance has asked the Zambian government to rescind its decision of deporting Chilanga Cement managing director Ian Coulter. And sources at Chilanga Cement have revealed that government’s reasons t...News - 23 November 2004 |
Towards alternative Cities, the green-friendly wayAlarmed by the pace at which consumer-driven lifestyles are destroying the planet’s resources, a leading environmental body has set its sights on creating a green-friendly haven replete with house...News - 22 November 2004 |
Activity levels remain quite firmWith the grain side no longer providing the same number of opportunities, the Panamax market has been a bit weaker this week despite being helped by a still strong mineral activity also sustained ...News - 10 November 2004 |