Cement News tagged: International
Tata Power to sell Wadi unit to ACC
The Tata Power Company is planning to sell its 75 MW power plant at Wadi in Karnataka back to the Associated Cement Companies (ACC).
CRH criticised over Israeli barrier
The Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign has reiterated its call for a boycott of Cement Roadstone Holdings over its alleged involvement in Israel’s “security barrier”. Amnesty International has cla
Cimpor’s new overseas holding company
Portuguese cement producer Cimpor has set up holding company Cimpor Inversiones to manage the group’s holdings in companies outside Portugal. Cimpor Inversiones will operate from the Spanish cit
Kiln death plunge inquiry
Work on the new kiln at Padeswood has been suspended following the death of a mechanical constructor who was working on a platform at the top of the 230ft-high steel tower at Castle Cement, Padeswood,
Cemex net profit falls
Cemex, the world’s No. 3 cement maker, on Friday posted a decline in net profit as a peso devaluation took the shine off improving operations, especially in the United States. Cemex which has su
Cementos Pacasmayo says no
Peru’s Cementos Pacasmayo said it had decided against proceeding with plans to build a cement plant in the US. "The subsidiary CEMPAC Materials LLC has decided to not continue with the project
Indian cement firm expands capacity
The flyash based cement grinding production facility of Gujarat Ambuja Cements Ltd (GACL) at Ropar started operations last week to expand the company’s production by a million tonnes. The compa
On the beach
French cement and concrete products company Lafarge has delivered 2000t of sand for the Paris-Plage project, set to run between July 21 and August 20, 2004, and which envisages the transformation of t
News from Russia
VostokCement holding maintained cement production in the first half of this year on same level as a year before (406,300 and 406,100t respectively) but reduced clinker output by 15% (325,600 tons). I
Home improvements Tucson style
Blame tariffs. Blame Tucson’s unending growth. Blame China’s industrial ramp-up into an economic superpower but however you look at it cement is getting harder to find in Tucson Arizona. H
DTI set for Supreme appeal
Saying the Philippine Supreme Court (SC) decision to nullify safeguard tariffs on imported cement undermined the government’s role in ensuring a "level playing field", the Department of Trade an
Bamburi Profits Up 56 Per Cent
Bamburi Cement Company yesterday announced that its profits after tax had increased by 56 per cent over the past six months. Mr Didier Tresarrieu, the Managing Director, said un-audited results indic
Cyprus H1 2004
Cement sales in Cyprus totalled 761,400t in the first half of 2004, up from 630,900t for the same period of 2003. Cement sales on the island reached 151,200t in June 2004 alone, compared to 117,400t
Akmenes Cementas Sales H1
The turnover of Akmenes Cementas, the only cement manufacturer in Lithuania, reached 45.9 million litas (13.3 million euros) during the first six months of this year, 28.9 percent higher than turnover
Kesoram, Century to extend lifeline
Century Textiles and Kesoram Industries, both belonging to the fabrics-to-cement BK Birla group, will provide Rs 120 crore to sick group company Mangalam Cement to help it repay loans and escape the c
Cemex’s Zambrano seeks acquisitions
Lorenzo Zambrano, chief executive of Cemex SA, the world’s third-largest cement maker, is shopping for acquisitions after a rebound in US and Mexican construction sparked record sales in the sec