Cement News tagged: International
Pikalevsky Cement production up
In the first eight months of 2005, Pikalevsky Cement (the Leningrad Region) produced more than one million tonnes of cement. The company’s annual capacity is projected at 2.7Mt. In
Garadagh Cement increases investment programme
The azerbaijani Garadagh Cement company, the country’s sole cement producer, has increased its investment program from $75m to $87m but postponed its start, Garadagh Cement board chairman Uve Ko
Tasek, Saigon Cement abort joint-venture plan
Tasek Corp Bhd, one of Malaysia’s four large cement producing groups, and Saigon Cement Joint Stock Co have aborted their plan to form a joint venture company to operate a cement manufacturing plant i
Italian and Thai prices depress Italcementi profits
Italcementi increased first half cement deliveries by 9.6 per cent to 26.2Mt, helped by the full consolidation of Suez Cement for three months, with the underlying volume increase being 2.3 per cent.
US, Mexico officials to meet on Mexican cement tariff
Trade negotiators from Mexico and the U.S. will meet Friday in Mexico City to discuss lifting tariffs on Mexican cement in the U.S. as hurricane damage threatens to make tight supplies of building mat
Cement demand dampens
Demand for cement has dampened slightly due to the lack of new infrastructure projects as well as the slight downturn in the construction industry, the Cement Manufacturers
Prizes awarded to sustainable construction projects in Asia Pacific
Zurich/Beijing, September 23, 2005. USD 220,000 in prize money was presented to the best submissions from Asia Pacific in the Holcim Awards competition for sustainable construction projects. The compe
Lafarge CEO sees further cement recovery, improved margins vs energy costs
Lafarge CEO sees further cement recovery, improved margins vs energy costs Lafarge CEO Bernard Kasriel predicted the modest recovery in cement and granulate volumes seen in the second quarter will p
Government repeats calls for abolition of US cement tariffs
The Mexican government will continue its calls for the US to abolish import tariffs on cement in spite of the US government announcement that sanctions will be reduced on cement maker Cemex.
CSN plans US$100m Rio de Janeiro cement plant
Brazilian integrated steelmaker CSN is planning to build a cement plant in southeastern Rio de Janeiro state, local news agency Agência Estado reported.
Old cement plant sold
International cement giant Holcim Ltd.’s sale of its old cement plant in LaPorte, northwest of Fort Collins, and several hundred shares of water rights on Saturday brought the company more than
East African Portland to buy major stake in Kigali Cement
East African Portland Cement will invest close to Sh150m in a deal that will that will lead to Kenya’s second biggest cement maker buying 49 per cent shares in Kigali Cement Company.
FLSmidth sells Sinai Cement stake to France’s Vicat
FLSmidth has sold its 7.5 percent stake in Egypt’s Sinai Cement Company for around 100 million Danish crowns (US$16.4m), the Danish company said.
HeidelbergCement to cut workforce by 1100
HeidelbergCement AG said it will cut about 1,100 administrative jobs across Europe in a bid to reduce costs by about EUR50m ($71m) annually and streamline its organisation.
Indonesia Semen Gresik eight month cement sales up 5% on Year
PT Semen Gresik said its cement sales in the first eight months of this year rose 5% on year to 10.66Mt, driven by an increase in domestic sales.
UAE Dubai Holding, Egypt Orascom Construction Industries set up Emirates Cement Co
UAE Dubai’s state-owned company Dubai Holding and Egypt’s Orascom Construction Industries have announced the establishment of a joint project, the Emirates Cement Company.