Cement News tagged under: Sri Lanka
Lafarge Mahaweli Cement concludes Health & Safety awareness month, Sri Lanka07 July 2015, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Mahaweli Cement concluded its 2015 health and safety awareness month, with a number of themed activities held at the company's works located within Sri Lanka's Colombo port. Staying in step with Lafarge's global best practices on secure operations, the theme for this year's safety month at Lafarge Mahaweli Cement was: 'Keep Learning - Committed, Open, Uncompromising' with special emphasis on zero accidents and a firm commitment towards engaging and caring for one another. Speaking ... |
Dalmia Cement increases exports to Sri Lanka16 June 2015, Published under Cement NewsDalmia Cement is increasing its exports to Sri Lanka through channel partner Smart Dragon Lanka Pvt Ltd, the company said in a statement. Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd currently supplies cement to the Sri Lankan market from their plant located in Dalmiapuram, Trichy District (Tamil Nadu). The plant has 21 silos, making it convenient to store all varieties of cement adequately, the company notes. R Sanjay, Assistant Executive Director, Institutional Sales - Dalmia Cement, commented: ... |
Lafarge Mahaweli Cement on track with housing programme, Sri Lanka13 May 2015, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Mahaweli Cement is on schedule with its ‘Savi Piyasa’ housing programme and has now partnered with nine leading brands in the construction sector and two commercial banks to add value to its technical assistance scheme for individual home builders. Under its ‘Building better cities’ initiative Lafarge is targetting housing programmes that are accessible to everyone and infrastructures that stand the test of time and protect the environment, as well as bridges, roads and airports th... |
Sri Lanka: Tokyo Cement plans expansion project19 March 2015, Published under Cement NewsSri Lanka-based Tokyo Cement plans to invest US$50m on a capacity expansion of 1Mta to help cater for local demand requirements. The group has already formed a new subsidiary under the name of Tokyo Eastern Cement for the implementation of the project over the next two financial years. The project will receive a tax holiday of five years, and therefore a tax rate of 12 per cent. The company proposes to finance the project with internal funds and loans. During FY13-14, the group’s revenue ... |
Strategic Sri Lankan tie-up05 December 2014, Published under Cement NewsSri-Lanka based Fuji Cement, a subsidiary of Tokyo Cement which functions as an independent company, is to merge with its parent company and become a single entity with effect from February 2015. Following the merger, the new entity will be named Tokyo Cement Company Lanka Plc. For the merger the companies will cancel the status capital and asset and liability of Fuji Cement and are now waiting for the Company Registrar's approval to go proceed. Tokyo Cement is a joint venture between... |
Sri Lanka: Cabral new chairman of Tokyo Cement04 December 2014, Published under Cement NewsDr Harsha Cabral, a senior counsel with 27 years' experience in the fields of company Law, Intellectual Property Law, Commercial Arbitration and Commercial Law & International Trade Law, has been appointed as chairman of Tokyo Cement (Lanka) PLC, effective 1 December 2014. Tokyo Cement Company (Lanka) PLC is a Sri Lanka-based company engaged in the manufacturing and selling of cement and ready mixed concrete to the local market. As of 31 March 2012, the company had four subsidiaries, namel... |
Sri Lanka: government acquires KKS Cement26 November 2014, Published under Cement NewsLanka Cement Plc, a subsidiary of Sri Lanka Cement Corp, announced that the Defence Ministry has taken measures to acquire the property of Lanka Cement PLC located at Kankesanthurai, Jaffna, Sri Lanka. This includes land to the extent of 104 acres and buildings. Due to the acquisition Lanka Cement has requested compensation for land and building from the Ministry of Defence. Kankesanthurai Cement was created in 2011 out of the merger of the debt-ridden government-owned Sri Lanka Cement C... |
Holcim (Lanka) wins Silver SLIM brand award24 October 2014, Published under Cement NewsSurpassing several high-profile brands from several different sectors and further cementing its place as one of the leading brands in Sri Lanka, Holcim (Lanka) won the prestigious Silver Award as the Turnaround Brand of Year at the country’s SLIM Brand Excellence Awards 2014 at BMICH. Philippe Richart, CEO, Holcim (Lanka) said, “Winning this award took a lot of hard work and dedication to turn our brand around and bring it to this position of strength. When evaluating the progress of the br... |
Sri Lanka: Lafarge Mahaweli concludes Health & Safety month02 October 2014, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Mahaweli Cement concluded its annual Health & Safety month recently, with a number of activities held at their factory premises located within the Colombo port, Sri Lanka. The theme of this year's safety month was 'My actions, My impact: Our Progress' with special emphasis on zero accidents. During the month several training programs were carried out for employees, contractors, drivers and other stakeholders with external speakers within the industry sharing insights into road sa... |
Holcim's Fontana walks into a barrage of problems in Sri Lanka16 June 2014, Published under Cement NewsBernard Fontana, Holcim CEO, arrived in Sri Lanka to formally open a grinding facility in Galle, but found Holcim being accused of various charges by the local press. Communications staff at Holcim Lanka had to block attempts by The Sunday Leader and the Irudina to attend a press briefing at the Taj Hotel in Colombo. Mr Fontana faced anger when the investment of US$22m in Ruhunu Galle was being formally opened on Poson Poya day, the second most holy day for Buddhists after Wesak. Holcim ... |