Dangote slams Ibeto for Nigeria surplus
A spat has broken out between Nigeria’s leading domestic producer, Dangote Cement, and Ibeto Cement Company, the country’s sole cement importer.
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Shree Vinayak plans new grinding unit
Shree Vinayak Cement Company, a subsidiary of Sandhu Group, is planning to expand its cement grinding unit
Financing concluded for Norm’s Azerbaijan plant
A financing agreement was signed in Baku on 21 December by the General Director of Norm LLC, Hassan Yalchinkaya, and the Chairman of Pasha Bank, Farid Akhundov, paving the way f...
Cimpor, Camargo Correa transaction moves ahead
Cimpor has approved a swap of shares of its holding InterCement
Saudi Cement restarts kilns
Saudi Cement Company has restarted clinker production at its Hofuf plant.
Holcim adopts Trimble technology for logistics optimisation
Holcim Services (South Asia) Limited, a unit of Holcim Group (Switzerland), announced that it will deploy the Trimble Trako Fleet Management and Visual Cargo solutions for the o...
US cement sector wins two-year extension to meet new pollution controls
The Environmental Protection Agency has finalised rules to curb pollution for cement plants, agreeing to give industry additional time for compliance and easing some emissions l...
Holcim reduces stake in Siam City Cement, sells minority shareholding in Cementos Progreso
Holcim has announced that it has reduced its stake in Siam City Cement Ltd (SCCC) of Thailand and has sold its minority shareholding in Guatemalan producer Cementos Progreso, c...
Al-Abbas Cement proposes name change, Pakistan
Pakistan cement manufacturer Al-Abbas Cement Industries Ltd (AACIL) is to change its name to Power Cement Limited, the company said in a filing to the Karachi Stock Exchange. ...
Votorantim prepares IPO for next year - report
Brazil’s largest cement producer Votorantim Cimentos is preparing an initial public equity offering (IPO) of at least US$3bn, according to a report by Bloomberg citing three ...
Bolivian government and cement companies agree to increase output
Bolivia’s government and local cement producers have agreed to raise cement production by 17 per cent next year, taking the current figure of 3Mta to 3.5Mta. Deputy Minister...
Lafarge Mykolaiv completes environmental project upgrades
The Lafarge cement plant in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, has completed the overhaul of its filtering and electrical equipment to reduce its dust emissions and meet local regulation requi...
New appointments at Loesche India
Mr PC Abraham has been appointed Managing Director of Loesche India Pvt Ltd as of 1 October 2012. Mr Abraham joined Loesche India Pvt Ltd on 1 March 1995 and has been working ...
Quinn to invest EUR15m in alternative fuels usage
Ireland-based cement producer Quinn Manufacturing has today announced a EUR15m investment to upgrade its Ballyconnell cement plant, which, when completed, will facilitate the u...
Lafarge looking to sell stake in Indian operations?
Private equity funds are in talks to buy a minority stake in Lafarge India as the cement company taps new ways to fund its expansion, the Economic Times of India reports. Carl...
Vicat Sagar joint venture plant begins production, India
The first line at the greenfield Vicat Sagar plant, a joint venture between France-based Vicat and Sagar Cements, has started production. Located in the north of Karnataka, t...
Quinn and Lagan Cement propose merger
Ireland-based Quinn Building Products and the Lagan Cement Group have signed a memorandum of understanding that may lead to a merger of the two groups. The businesses, which ...
Deutsche Bank more positive on European building sector in 2013
Deutsche Bank expects cement stocks to be among the front runners in any cyclical recovery in 2013 and recommends "buying" HeidelbergCement, Buzzi Unicem and Lafarge as its top...
Semen Gresik seals Vietnam deal
Indonesia’s leading cement producer PT Semen Gresik has signed deal worth US$157m with Hanoi General Export-Import JSC (Geleximco) on 18 December to acquire 70 per cent stake i...
Agencies withdraw ratings for Apasco’s bonds, Mexico
Fitch Ratings and Standard & Poor's have withdrawn their AAA ratings for the MXP950m (US$74.5m) receivables-backed bonds issued by cement manufacturers Cementos Apasco and Conc...
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