Italcementi 3Q13 sees cement sales in North America and Asia rise
Italcementi Group sales for the year to 30 September 2013 reflected an easing in the reduction in volumes, assisted by continuing healthy performance in Asia, the confirmed upt...
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KHD interim report
KHD has released an interim report on business development, its financial position and the general economic scene. It stresses that the global economy remains sluggish, particu...
Myanmar: government names successful joint venture cement plant bids
Myanmar's cement sector is set to expand with the prospect of several new state-led joint ventures coming into existence after the government gave the go-ahead to 13 companies ...
Cementir's pre-tax profit more than doubles
Cementir's turnover for the first nine months of 2013 increased by 1.4 per cent to EUR741.4m as higher numbers in the Nordic countries, Turkey and the Far East nor than offset ...
Antonio Ventriglia fights to win back Zambezi Portland Cement
The fight for ownership of Zambezi Portland Cement has taken another step as Antonio Ventriglia battles to regain legal ownership of the company. Mr Ventriglia was deported alo...
Pennsuco plant supports Breast Cancer Awareness
Titan America's Pennsuco plant has undergone an unusual modification in supporting the campaign for Breast Cancer Awareness. The Florida cement works has been painted pink to h...
HeidelbergCement doubles Group profit in 3Q13
HeidelbergCement records that sales volumes improved in all business lines compared with the 3Q12, due to the continued recovery of demand for construction materials in Europe ...
Lafarge advances in markets outside Europe and the Near East
In the first nine months of the year, Lafarge's turnover declined by 4.4 per cent to EUR11,484m, while the EBITDA fell by 10.5 to EUR2309m. At the trading level the reduction w...
Russian cement unloader to be supplied by Cargotec
UK-based TAD Enterprises Ltd has signed a contract with Cargotec for a Siwertell 5 000 S mobile unloader for cement-handling operations in the Black Sea port of Yeysk, south of...
Egypt: fuel supply problems cause Suez Cement to act
Suez Cement has turned to wind power to help it meet its energy needs. The project at Gulf El-Zeit is part of the government's objective to output 7000MW or 20 per cent of Egyp...
Turkey: Loesche to supply VRM to Göltas Cimento
Göltas Cimento AS has ordered a Loesche Type LM 56.3+3 vertical roller mill (VRM) to increase cement grinding at its Isparta plant, which is 130km north of Antalya, Turkey. Th...
Cementum Veritas to invest EUR10.4m in new grinding unit
Spain’s Cementum Veritas plans to invest EUR10.4m in a new clinker grinding unit in Albanilla, Murcia. The 95,760t works is expected include three silos of 1500t, which repr...
ARM Cement expects Kenyan market to grow for the next 50 years
Kenya's cement market is set to expand on the back of government infrastructure spending on ports and roads, while house builders trying to meet an annual deficit of some 440,0...
India: AP cancels the Anantapur mining leases of Penna Cement
The failure of Penna Cements to begin its limestone mining operations in Thadipatri Mandal, Anantapur district, has led the Andhra Pradesh government to force the cancellation...
Bolivia announces Peruvian cement import
Insumos Bolivia plans the import of Peruvian cement to meet the shortage of cement in Bolivia’s domestic market. It has approached Yura de Perú for the delivery of Portland cem...
Argentinan capacity at its limits?
Cement production capacity in Argentina is reaching its limit, according to Sitio Andino. The rupture of a filter that paralysed Loma Negra’s San Juan works for a month-and-a-...
Fiji is raising cement prices
A detailed analysis by Fiji's Commerce Commission following a cement price submission from Fiji Industries Ltd (FIL) has resulted in a price increase for the building product. ...
Holcim management reshuffle
Holcim has announced a series of changes in their most senior management team that will further streamline and focus the leadership of the company. Bernard Terver, a member of ...
Cembureau: cement sector should maintain carbon leakage status
Cembureau, the European Cement Association, has called for the European cement sector to maintain its carbon leakage status. In a statement released today, Cembureau responded...
Lafarge 3Q net profit steady, announces new cost reduction and innovation targets
Lafarge reported a slight increase in the third-quarter profit with on the back of reduction initiatives, despite sales being impacted by negative currency movements. Chairm...
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