Cement News tagged: International
JLP calls for reduction of cement duty
Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) spokesperson on industry, commerce and investment, Senator Shirley Williams, has urged the government to immediately restore normality to the
Construction of Son Duong cement plant begins
Work started on November 25 for the construction of the Son Duong cement plant with a capacity of 400,000 tonnes a year in the mountainous northern province of Tuyen Quang.
Private entrepreneurs to construct 20 new cement plants, Iraq
The government has issued licenses for the construction by private entrepreneurs of 20 new cement plants, according to the minister of industry and minerals. The minister, Osama al-Najafi, said the pl
Saudi-Algerian Cement Company
President of the Arab Cement Federation, Prince Sultan ibn Muhammad, said that a Saudi-Algerian cement company would be established at a total cost of SR200m, Al-Watan
Cement and chocolate
House of Representatives’ Commission VI urged the government to include cement industry and chocolate manufacturing sector in the Investment Negative List (DNI). Nusron Wahid, Az
YTL Malaysia improves
YTL Corp Bhd has reported a significant jump in both revenue and net profit to RM1.36bn and RM183.7m respectively for the first quarter ended Sept 30 on improved operating results from its cement manu
China ready to invest in Syrian cement
Syrian Minister of Economy and Trade Amer Lutfi said Wednesday that China may invest in the local cement industry. “Syria’s annual production of cement reaches 4.5Mt. People and industries in Syria ar
Cement prices in Vietnam
VNCC has committed to keep the prices stable in November and December, at VND720,000-760,000/tonne in the North and 840,000-940,000 in the South. But producers will be hard put to keep the commitments
DJ Thai Court To Rule On TPI Polene
Thailand’s Central Bankruptcy Court is scheduled to rule Tuesday on a petition by TPI Polene PCL to extend its debt restructuring plan for one more year to the end of 2006, the company said in a
Saudi-Algerian cement plant to be built
A joint Saudi-Algerian cement plant worth $200m will be set up in the wilayat of Galfa, south of the Algerian capital Algiers, the chairman of the Arab Cement Union, Prince Sultan bin Mohammed bin Sau
Eurocement Group can solve cement shortages
Eurocement Group, Russia’s leading producer of building materials, is willing and able to solve the cement deficit problem, which could arise before 2010 - according to forecasts by the Federal
Cimpor sees strong improvement in Egypt
In the first nine months of the year, Cimpor improved its turnover by 11.8 per cent to €1158.0m, with operating margins across the group improving slightly as the operating profit at the EBITDA level
Indonesia’s cement sales up
Indonesian cement sales rose two per cent on-year to 32.33Mt in the first 10 months of this year, the cement association (ASI) said. Sales in the domestic market totaled 26.8Mt, up 6.2 per cent year-
Can Tho cement plant to increase capacity
The Vietnamese Ha Tien 2-Can Tho cement plant in the southern city of Can Tho will expand capacity to 800,000tpa at a cost of US$1.5m in order to meet increasing regional demand.
Cemex to spend to increase output in Dominican Republic
Cemex said it would invest up to US$130m to install a new clinker production line to boost production at its San Pedro de Macorís plant in the Dominican Republic, newspaper Listín Diario reported. Th
Wage bills, power costs, shake up cement manufacturers
Operating profit margins (OPM) of cement units in India have taken a hit with rising energy costs and wage bills. Increase in the sales volumes and realisations during the July-September quarter of fi