Cement News tagged: International
Cement exports set to grow 20%
Cement exports from the country is set to register 20% growth in the current financial year. The export growth is primarily driven by an increase in cement consumption in the Middle East, including th
GCC Opens research centre in Switzerland
Mexican cement maker Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua (GCC) has opened a research centre in Yverdon-Les-Bains, western Switzerland, to develop products and technologies for the cement sector, GCC said.
Iran, Venezuela to iron out details on cement factory project
Iran will get on with Venezuela’s cement project as soon as it receives $48.5m in down payment and $36m in documentary credit from Venezuela.
Officials to discuss removing US cement tariffs
The US and Mexican governments will hold meetings next week to discuss the increase in US imports of Mexican cement, according to local news reports.
Cementos Melon ranks first in sales Jan-Jul 2005, Chile
Chilean cement producer Cementos Melon ranked first in Chile in terms of cement sales with 802,593t for the period from January to July 2005, down 0.4% YoY.
President Kabbah of Sierra Leone commissions Leocem Cement Mill-2
The new mill which has a capacity of 420,000t, has brought relief to the acute shortage of cement in the country. In his keynote address, the President, Alhaji Dr. Ahmed Tejan Kabbah, noted among othe
Loma Negra pays off US$39m in debts
Loma Negra, Argentina’s biggest cement company, has redeemed early US$39.3mn of bonds, the firm told the Buenos Aires stock exchange.
Holcim Croatia opens EUR1.7m concrete factory
The Croatian unit of Swiss cement maker Holcim Group said it has opened a 13 million kuna (US$2.2m) concrete factory, its sixth in the Adriatic country. The new factory is a greenfiled
Cement plant expansion anticipates change in SA
The massive expansion on the cards for SA’s cement industry may appear a little ambitious, especially as cement sales growth rates are expected to taper off from this year. PPC and
Cementos Melón with highest stake in the market
Cementos Melón, registered the highest stake in the Chilean market with a 35.4% share during the January-July period.
Domestic cement production up 33% YoY, Argentina
Argentine production of Portland cement rose 32.8% in August compared to the same month last year due to the growth of the construction industry, according to a report from the association of Portland
Lafarge buys majority stake in Cementos Esfera
Lafarge has acquired an undisclosed majority stake in Spanish cement producer Cementos Esfera. The firm has confirmed that the operation, which was closed out on July 23, is in
TPI to auction cement unit stake on Sept 22
Thai Petrochemical Industry Plc (TPI) will hold an auction to sell its 30 percent stake in cement maker TPI Polene on Sept 22, in a second attempt to raise money to repay debt, a TPI debt administrato
EU approves Spohn buy of HeidelbergCement
The takeover vehicle of German billionaire Adolf Merckle, Spohn Cement, and its affiliates won permission on Wednesday from the European Commission to take over HeidelbergCement. The takeover vehi
Siam cement unit: Firm eyes Indonesian mine
SCT expands exports as domestic sales fall. SCT, Siam Cement Group’s distribution unit, is planning to spend several billion baht to buy a majority stake in or create a joint venture with a coal
Malaysia’s YTL Cement wins SC approval for loan stocks rights issue
YTL Cement Bhd said the Securities Commission has approved its proposed renounceable rights issue of up to 490.32m rgt nominal value of 10-year irredemable convertible secured loan stocks (ICULS), on