Swiss cement deliveries fall 21.8% in 1Q2012
Swiss cement deliveries dropped 21.8% YoY for the first quarter of 2012, reports Cemsuisse. Dispatches across the country and Liechtenstein fell from 1.020Mt in 1Q2011 to 0.798...
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European Commission to apply BAT conclusions to CLM BREF
In mid-February, the European Commission launched the process to transform relevant parts of the Cement, Lime and Magnesium Oxide BREF into Best Available Technique (BAT) concl...
Pakistan domestic sales rise, exports drop
Pakistan cement sales increased 14.8 per cent in March following however exports continued their downward trend by falling 23.72 per cent. A spokesman from the All Pakistan...
Dangote Cement pretax profit advances, Nigeria
Dangote Cement said its pre-tax profit rose to NGN118.28bn (US$750.70m) in 2011, compared with NGN117.84bn in the previous year. Nigeria's biggest capitalised company propose...
Hoang Mai Cement to invest in new line, Vietnam
Shareholders of Vicem’s Hoang Mai Cement Joint Stock Co have agreed invest VND102.7bn in projects this year. Local press report that the company plans to spend VND67bn in buil...
Jaiprakash March dispatches rise 32%
Jaiprakash Associates' cement dispatches in March 2012 has increased by 32% at 2.08Mt, as against 1.57Mt in the same month of 2011. Jaypee's cement business operates under t...
Irish Cement workers begin strike action
Workers at Irish Cement Ltd, Platin have commenced strike action in a dispute over what they claim is the company's failure to honour a Labour Court recommendation relating to ...
TCL: deliveries continue to arrive
A fresh supply of cement was offloaded at the Trinidad Cement Ltd port yesterday and the company's management assures customes that there is no shortage of cement in the marke...
UK construction reports unexpected monthly advance
UK construction expanded at the fastest pace in 21 months in March, adding to signs the economy returned to growth in the first quarter. A gauge of building activity rose to...
Indian majors report March gains
Three of India's leading cement producers, UltraTech Cement as well as Holcim interests, ACC and Ambuja Cement, all reported healthy gains in their respective March 2012 figure...
CNBM seeks CNY15bn listing, China
China National Building Material (CNBM) China National Building Material (CNBM), hopes to list in Shanghai this year, according to local press reports. The company hopes to ...
Holcim’s Trident Park renovates plant as part of group centenary celebrations
Holcim (US)'s Trident plant, located in Three Forks, Montana, is participating in a year-long community service initiative to mark the centennial anniversary of its parent comp...
No restrictions to Sarawak imports, Malaysia
The Ministry of International Trade and Industry has confirmed that there is no restriction on the import of cement into the Malaysian state of Sarawak, the Borneo Post writes....
Derba Midroc announces second-round of price cuts, Ethiopia
Newcomer to the Ethiopian cement sector Derba Midroc will announce another round of price cuts on wholesale cement, intensifying the price war on the local market. The 7500t...
Cembureau: proposed ecodesign criteria should not apply to cement industry
The European Commission is currently laying the groundwork for the new Ecodesign Directive, which will provide consistent EU-wide rules for improving the environmental performa...
Taiwan Cement ‘cautiously optimistic’
Taiwan Cement Corp (TCC), which is fast-expanding in the China cement market, expects demand to pick up gradually this year in its two main markets, after it reported a 20 per ...
Improving prices forecast to raise margins, Pakistan
Pakistan cement industry is forecasted to earn good margins during the last quarter of the current fiscal as cement prices increase on rising sales volumes. According to a ...
Eurozone slowdown, cost inflation threaten construction sector, UK
The Construction Products Association’s (CPA) latest State of Trade Survey, which has been launched Monday, shows that although a Eurozone crisis appears to have been averted f...
Allied Cement net profit drops, China
Allied Cement Holdings Ltd, based in Shandong Province and Shanghai, said net profit declined 54.8 per cent YoY in 2011 to HK$ 76.16m. However, sales increased 60.7% YoY to HK...
Tabuk Cement new ready-mix venture, Saudi Arabia
Saudi cement producer Tabuk Cement Co has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Malaysia’s ZECCN and Finnish Elematic to construct a SAR60m (US$16m) ready-mix concret...
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