YTL plans more acquisitions, Malaysia
YTL Corp Bhd, the best performer on Malaysia’s benchmark index this year, may buy power, cement or property assets in Asia in the next six months to expand its business in the ...
Cement industry news
Earlier cement industry news and analysis from International Cement Review's global newsroom.
Earlier news
Newest first
IETA urges reform of EU ETS caps to restore confidence
The International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) has called for a reform of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) to change the cap trajectory as well as to review the cap...
Small-scale Ethiopian producers seek export permits
Following moves by larger Ethiopian cement manufacturers to secure export permits, two small-scale cement companies have also approached the government for licences. Of the 1...
Indonesia Hosts Asia Pacific Infrastructure Forum
Indonesia will host the largest infrastructure forum in the Asia Pacific region -- the Indonesia International Infrastructure Conference and Exhibition 2012 (IIICE 2012). Th...
Pakistan eight-month export sales rise in value terms
During the first eight months of the current fiscal (July 2011-June 2012), Pakistan cement exports have progressed in terms of value while the markets of Afghanistan, India and...
Tonasa signs contract for 11 new shipping vessels
PT Pelayaran Tonasa Lines & PT Dok & Perkapalan Surabaya are to build 11 shipping vessel unitswith an investment of IDR1.26trn (US$137m) and have signed three cooperation contr...
Texas Industries reports lower pre-tax losses
For the first nine months to the end of February, Texas Industries increased turnover by 5.9% to US$472.4m. After a net interest charge 29.4% lower at US$26.8m, the pre-tax los...
Romanian market advances
Lafarge Romania expects the domestic market to grow by 2-5 per cent this year mainly on the back of infrastructure works. The company sees revenues this year achieving 2011 ...
Trbovlje council expresses support for Lafarge, Slovenia
The Trbovlje city council has expressed its support for Lafarge’s Slovenia unit as the cement producer is reorganising and reducing staff after it was stripped of its environme...
Changes to Philippine prices
Local cement producers, including global majors Cemex and Lafarge, have raised prices in the Philippines by PHP5/40kg bag due to rising fuel prices and the beginning of the pea...
Qatar National Cement plans market study
Qatar National Cement has announced that its Board of Directors is to select a consultant to prepare an overall study exploring market demand to decide on whether it should inc...
HeidelbergCement completes Górazdze modernisation, Poland
HeidelbergCement completed the capacity expansion project at its cement plant in Górazdze, Poland, with the commissioning of a new cement mill. The new mill, – the largest ball...
Athi River pretax profit rises, Kenya
Kenya-based firm, Athi River Mining, posted a 23 per cent rise in 2011 pretax profit to KES1.36bn (US$16.4m), the company said while net profit came in at KES1150m. Turnov...
India cement oversupply to persist – BNP
BNP Paribas has said that the oversupply situation in India is likely to persist while cement producers in the southern part of the country are optimistic on the demand outlook...
Indonesia cement price rise on the cards
Indonesian cement producer, PT Semen Gresik is considering increase cement prices along with other local producers to offset planned fuel and electricity costs. The governm...
Lafarge WAPCO reports 74% YoY net profit rise, Nigeria
Lafarge WAPCO’s net profit rose 74 per cent YoY to NGN8.51bn (US$397m) in the 12 months to December from NGN4.88bn a year earlier. The company said in a statement to the Nig...
Sephaku cement project on track, South Africa
Construction work at Sephaku Cement’s new Aganang plant near Lichtenburg is gathering pace, a company official has said. Engineering News (EN) reported Aganang project manag...
Czech Republic: challenging year ahead – report
The Czech Republic construction sector is expected to experience “challenging” year due to the postponement of major road and rail projects, according to a latest report by PM...
PPC chief executive to step down at year-end, South Africa
The chief executive officer of South Africa’s Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC), Paul Stuiver, says he will stay on until the end of the to see the recruitment process for his suc...
Dyckerhoff may revive Russian cement plans
Dyckerhoff is currently examining options to revive plans for the construction of a cement factory in Akbulak, German newspaper Boersen-Zietung reports. According to the daily,...
Stay Informed in this ever-changing landscape
Don't miss the latest cement industry updates. Subscribe to International Cement Review today!
