Gresik sees output rising 18% next year, Indonesia
Indonesia’s leading cement producer PT Semen Gresik expects cement production to increase by 18 per cent next year, however, it has hinted that domestic sales growth could slow...
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Holcim (US) Celebrates Centennial
The Holcim (US) Portland facility is participating in a year-long community service initiative to mark the centennial anniversary of its parent company, Holcim Ltd. Holcim (US)...
Ecuador October sales advance
Domestic cement sales in Ecuador reached 586,426t in October 2012, 13 per cent ahed of the same month of 2011, according to the latest data from local cement association Instit...
Cemex sees improved US results going forward
Cemex expects improved results at its US operations between 2013 and 2016 as the local market has shown stronger than expected trends, allowing for improved profitability. K...
New Uganda cement plant construction launched
The DAO Group has launched construction of Uganda’s third cement factory in the Baduka district in the east of the country with a groundbreaking ceremony in the presence of Pre...
Ambuja Cement selects Polysius grinding technology
Ambuja Cement Ltd of India has selected ThyssenKrupp Polysius as the supplier of grinding equipment for their Sankrail plant. A POLYCOM high-pressure grinding roll and a SEPOL-...
China cement prices see mid-November drop
Following a three month rise, the average price of cement in China began to show a weekly drop in the 19-23 November period. According to a report by China Securities Journa...
Argos looking to raise US$411m with bond issuance
Grupo Argos is looking to raise up to COP750bn (US$411m) with the issuance of mandatory convertible bonds scheduled for November 27, local paper La República reported. Groupo A...
Lehigh to invest in mercury reduction system at Tehachapi plant, USA
Lehigh Southwest Cement Company has announced plans to install a mercury reduction system at its plant in Tehachapi, California, USA. The plant will begin the installation o...
Holcim Liban’s emission reduction efforts, Lebanon
Holcim Liban has reduced emissions significantly over the past three years, according to company officials. The Daily Star (Lebanon) reports that does emissions from Holcim’...
Brazil October sales rise 9.8 per cent YoY
Brazilian cement sales in October 2012 reached 6.2Mt, representing a 9.8 per cent rise compared to the same month of the previous year, data from the Sindicato Nacional da Indú...
Fitch Ratings: mixed picture for EMEA companies
Fitch Ratings says 3Q12 results reported by Fitch-rated Europe Middle East and Africa (EMEA) cement companies, Holcim Ltd ('BBB'/Stable), HeidelbergCement AG ('BB+'/Stable) and...
Peru sees cement shipments grow 16.6 per cent in Jan-Oct 2012
In October, demand for cement in Peru reached 903,750t with exports adding a further 28,634t to the total delivery figure for the month. Local cement makers produced around 926...
Maple Leaf Cement Factory on course for higher FY13 profit
Pakistan cement producer Maple Leaf Cement Factory, is on course to record its most highest profit in six years on the back of higher cement prices and lower interest rates to ...
Cemex Espana adjusts downsizing plan
Cemex Espana is to adjust its downsizing plan for its domestic operations from the initial 370 planned job buts to 280. The 25 per cent reduction came as a result of an agre...
China Resources Cement sales seen hitting 70Mt in 2013
China Resources Cement (CR Cement) expects cement sales in 2013 to increase to 70Mt, representing a YoY rise of 5Mt. Production capacity, meanwhile, is likely to rise to 72.7Mt...
Buzzi Unicem to lift stake in Dyckerhoff to 96.6%
German cement producer Dyckerhoff AG said its parent company Buzzi Unicem SpA had agreed to buy additional ordinary and preferred shares in it, raising its total share capital ...
Metso strengthens position in China
Metso is strengthening its presence in the fast growing Chinese construction market through two strategic actions: establishing a joint venture with LiuGong Group Corp and acqu...
Udaipur Cement Works appoints additional director, India
Udaipur Cement Works has informed that Ganpat Singh has been appointed as an additional director on the board of directors of the company with effective from 1 November 2012.
Russian order for FLSmidth
FLSmidth has won a contract worth approximately DKK200m from the Russian company Kaluga Cement Plant LLC to supply additional equipment for its cement plant currently under con...
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