Power supplies restored at Birla's Durgapur unit
Birla Corporation has resumed cement production at its Durgapur Cement plant as power has been restored after the severe Cyclone Phailin that hit eastern areas of the country e...
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Pacasmayo kicks off construction of new plant, Peru
Cementos Pacasmayo has started construction of its new 1.6Mta plant in Piura to meet growing housing and infrastructure requirements in the north of the country. "We have alr...
CPA lifts construction growth outlook, UK
The Construction Products Association is anticipating growth of 19 per cent for the UK construction industry by 2017 – an upward revision from its summer forecast, reflecting a...
Saudi Cement reports 9.6% rise in 3Q net profit
Saudi Cement Co reported a 9.6 per cent rise in third-quarter net profit on the back of higher domestic sales. The company made SAR229m (US$61.1m) in the July-September quarter...
BTA Bank to finance Standard Cement new line
BTA Bank JSC will act as the main creditor for the construction of Standard Cement factory's second production line in southern Kazakhstan. The funds will be used to acquire...
RAK Cement nine month net profit declines, UAE
Ras Al Khaimah Cement reported an 86.6 per cent decline in net profit for the nine months to the end of September due to technical stoppage at the plant earlier this year. Th...
Lesotho plans 0.2Mta cement plant
Lesotho plans to build a 0.2Mta plant to meet cement requirements for the country’s second phase of its Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) and reduce reliance on imported c...
Titan looks to boost energy supplies in Egypt
Titan Cement Company has begun discussions with Egypt’s Ministries of Petroleum to boost its energy supplies. In an interview with Egypt Daily News, Titan Cement Company exec...
Spanish demand falls 22% in first nine months
Cement consumption in the first nine months of this year fell by 22 per cent YoY to 8.3Mt, latest data from domestic association Oficemen shows. In September, demand fell to 94...
Holcim Indonesia secures loan for Tuban Line 2 project
Holcim Indonesia is to receive a loan from the commercial arm of the German development bank KfW Ipex and BNP Paribas for US$98m for a second kiln line project at the new Tuban...
Akkord to expand capacity of Gazakh plant, Azerbaijan
Akkord Cement is preparing to more than double capacity at its recently-launched Gazakh Cement plant in Azerbaijan over the next three years. Line No 1 of the Gazakh plant, w...
Fauji 1Q boosted by higher sales and prices
Pakistan-based producer Fauji Cement reported a 61 per cent rise in profit after tax for the first quarter of the current Pakistan fiscal year to PKR582m (US$5.4m), as higher v...
HeidelbergCement issues a Eurobond
HeidelbergCement yesterday priced a Eurobond issue under its €10bn EMTN programme with an issuance volume of EUR300m and a maturity date of 21 October 2020. The proceeds of the...
Dalmia's new Karnataka plant scheduled for March completion
Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd has said its new plant in Karnataka will start production before the close of the current fiscal year and serve the neighbouring state of Maharashtra...
Holcim, Cemex Europe deal to be examined
EU antitrust regulators will assess a bid by Cemex to acquire Holcim's cement operations in Spain following a request from Spanish authorities, the European Commission said. C...
UltraTech Cement's quarterly profit falls 52% YoY
UltraTech Cement, India’s largest cement maker, posted a 52 per cent decline in net profit for the July-September quarter, mainly due to lower selling prices and subdued demand...
Cemex third quarter loss expected to narrow
Cemex is expected to post a narrower third quarter loss for the July-September period of 2013 led by a pick-up by US sales, the company’s biggest market. According to a Reute...
Qizildas Cement launches production, Azerbaijan
NORM LLC has launched production at its 2Mta Qizildas Cement plant, marking the entry of a new player on the Azerbaijan market. “At present, construction work is completed at...
Hetuda factory resumes production, Nepal
Hetuda Cement Factory has resumed clinker production following a three week closure due to a technical issue with its kiln. The cement plant halted production on 28 September...
Siemens wins new order from TPI Polene, Thailand
TPI Polene Public has placed an order with Siemens for engineering and supply of the power distribution system and drives for a new clinker production line in Saraburi, Thailan...
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