Cement News tagged under: West Bank
West Bank case against CRH thrown out by Washington DC court07 September 2017, Published under Cement NewsA US$34bn US lawsuit launched last year by Palestinian activists against dozens of companies including Ireland's CRH, has been dismissed by a Washington DC court, the Irish Independent reports. The activists had tried to sue about 40 defendants for alleged "profiteering" related to the construction of Jewish settlements in the West Bank. The companies sued ranged from Hewlett-Packard, Volvo and Motorola, to security firm G4S. Last year, and prior to the lawsuit being launched, CRH sold its... |
Pressure put on HeidelbergCement to close West Bank quarry06 May 2016, Published under Cement NewsGermany's HeidelbergCement is looking for a new site in the Israeli-occupied West Bank following long-standing criticism from investors about its operations in parts of the territory that are fully under Israel's control. HeidelbergCement excavates sand and gravel in the West Bank's resource-rich Area C, which is administered by Israel and is home to the vast majority of Jewish settlements. The Palestinians want all of the West Bank, including Area C, which accounts for 60 per cent of the ... |
CRH and HeidelbergCement named in West Bank lawsuit31 March 2016, Published under Cement NewsCRH and HeidelbergCement are among a number of defendants named in a US$34.5bn lawsuit brought on behalf of Palestinians by US lawyers in Washington DC. The case, which was lodged earlier in March, alleges that both firms were among a number of companies and individuals that engaged in "profiteering" from the building of Jewish settlements in the West Bank, the Irish Times reports. The newspaper noted that CRH sold its stake in Israeli cement company Nesher in January and no longer had... |
PSCS price rise puts ready-mix companies on strike in West Bank03 February 2014, Published under Cement NewsScores of ready-mix companies in the West Bank have halted their operations in the Palestinian territories in an open protest against unjustified increases in the rates charged for imported Israeli cement by the Palestinian Commercial Services Company (PCSC). PSCS has increased the cement prices six times since the beginning of 2013. “A total of 67 ready-mix cement companies will not function in the West Bank unless the PSCS gives up its decision to increase the price of cement by ILS18 (US... |
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