Cementos Molins buys Cemex’ Sant Feliu works
Cementos Molins has reached an agreement with Cemex to buy the latter’s Sant Feliu de Llobregat cement plant near Barcelona. The Sant Feliu works has been out of action for...
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Holcim to sell its operations in New Caledonia
Holcim will sell its operations in New Caledonia (Holcim Nouvelle Calédonie SA) to Tokuyama Corporation of Japan for an undisclosed amount. Holcim Nouvelle Calédonie SA, whi...
Siemens wins new contract from PT Indocement, Indonesia
The Siemens Drive Technologies Division has received an order to upgrade cement plants from PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk (Indocement), Indonesia. A major part of the pr...
Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe eyes further investment
Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe has earmarked an investment of US$180-200m over the next 10 years to raise capacity in the southern African country. Speaking to local press during an...
Venezuela to increase capacity of Cumarebo works
Industria Venezolana de Cemento (Invecem) will increase capacity at its Cumarebo plant, in the northeast of Falcón state, according to the Minister of Basic and Intermediate In...
European Minerals Day puts spotlight on sustainable cement industry
The European Minerals Day (EMD), which was held from 6-24 May 2013, offered a platform for a wide range of events aimed at promoting the minerals sector in Europe. The sustaina...
Colacem looks to expand international presence
Colacem, Italy’s third-largest producer, has said it is looking to expand its presence abroad to help offset declines in domestic cement consumption. Director General Giusepp...
Ambuja Cements' Rajasthan works expected by 2015
Ambuja Cements Ltd plans to establish a 4.5Mta cement plant in the northwest Indian state of Rajasthan by 2015. "Board approval is expected by end CY13; work at the plant si...
UBS cuts China Resources Cement target price
Investment bank UBS has trimmed its target price for China Resources Cement (CRC) to HKD4.85 from HKD5.5. The company's stock, however, has been upgraded from ‘neutral’ to ‘buy...
Cemengal receives new order from Latin America
Cemengal has received an order from a client in Latin America to supply a Plug&Grind®. This is a complete cement grinding and packing station, assembled in Spain with European ...
Al Jouf Cement halts production for maintenance, Saudi Arabia
Al Jouf Cement is to halt production for two weeks for unscheduled maintenance work, the company said in a statement on the Saudi bourse website. The cement producer will sto...
Indonesia's largest cement producer records 14.7% sales increase
PT Semen Indonesia (Persero) recorded a 14.7 per cent increase in cement sales last year, exceeding the country's average increase of 14.5 per cent and representing a 44 per ce...
India: Sagar Cements to invest INR1200m in railway line
Sagar Cements Ltd will invest INR1200m |(US$20.8m) in a private railway line to improve its market reach and cut freight costs. The 7km line will connect the company’s plant, n...
ACC targets ready-mix concrete sales
ACC has devised an action plan, including product innovation, to strengthen its ready-mix concrete business. The 77-year-old company has lined up a series of ready-mix concrete...
Pakistan: Lafarge launches 'Building Better Cities'
Lafarge Pakistan has placed innovation and performance at the heart of its strategy and wants to offer not only affordable housing but sustainable construction solutions access...
FLSmidth to supply greenfield plant for Orient Cement
FLSmidth has received an order worth in excess of around US$35.7m from Orient Cement Ltd for the supply of main equipment for a greenfield cement plant to be located in the sta...
India: HeidelbergCement gets shareholders nod to raise up to INR20bn
HeidelbergCement said its shareholders have accorded approval for raising funds up to INR20bn (US$340m) through borrowings. The shareholders had approved the proposal at its ...
Saudi Arabia: Tabuk Cement refused fuel for second line
Tabuk Cement Co has announced that it has been refused the fuel needed to operate its planned second line. The company has been informed by Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Petroleum...
SC refuses to interfere with COMPAT order against Indian cement firms
The Supreme Court declined to interfere with the order of the competition tribunal directing 10 cement firms to deposit 10 per cent of the penalty of INR63bn (US$1.08bn) impose...
Zambia: Zambezi Portland ups cement output
Zambezi Portland Cement (ZPC) has increased cement capacity from 1000tpd to 1400tpd in the last three months. ZPC acting chief financial officer, Peter Kang’ombe, said in an ...
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