Indocement sales advance, further growth ahead, Indonesia
PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa, part of the HeidelbergCement Group, said on Tuesday cement sales rose 15 per cent in 2011 and forecasts a strong rise in infrastructure projects...
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Cemex Philippines signs deal for WHR plant
Cemex Philippines is to construct a waste heat recovery power plant at its Solid Cement plant in Antipolo City, Rizal Province. Cemex regional president for Asia, Joaquin Migu...
Lafarge to expand Indian operations
Lafarge is expanding its operations in India but says it will do so organically and isn't considering any acquisitions at present, Chairman Bruno Lafont said Tuesday. "We wi...
Government reverses decision on Athi River plant closure, Kenya
Kenya’s National Environment Protection Agency has retracted its order to shut down Athi River Mining’s plant, company chief executive Pradeep Paunrana, has said. Last week, M...
GCC tyre burning permit nearing approval, USA
A plan to burn tyres at GCC’s Rio Grande plant in Pueblo, Colorado, USA is nearing final approval. State air pollution regulators have issued a draft permit for GCC Rio Grand...
Italcementi wins supply contract for mega Kuwait infrastructure project
Italcementi Group will be one of the suppliers for the Jamal Abdul Nasser Street Project, part of a mega infrastructure project in Kuwait City. This is being developed by the R...
Saudi Arabian demand seen rising 10.8% in 2012
Saudi Arabian cement consumption is expected to see a double-digit advance in 2012 thanks to increased levels of government spending, and while fuel shortage remains the key su...
Dangote Cement to invest in Liberia
Dangote cement is planning to invest over US$35m in the west African country of Liberia through its Dangote Cement Liberia subsidiary, Aliko Dangote, group president and CEO...
Vassilikos workers to return to work on mediation proposal, Cyprus
Employees at Vassilikos Cement Company will return to work today, following a meeting held yesterday at the labour ministry, according to Cyprus Mail reports. During the meeti...
Ohorongo delivers cement shipment to south Angola
Namibian cement producer, Ohorongo Cement, has delivered its first consignment of bulk cement to south Angola, according to local press reports. A bulk tanker shipped the lo...
Vicem sales domestic sales fall, exports rise Vietman
Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation (Vicem) sold 2.11Mt of cement and clinker in the first two months of this year, falling 12.2 per cent from a year earlier, the corporation s...
China cement output rises 4.8%
Cement production from China rose by 4.8 per cent in the first two months of 2012 to reach 216Mt. However, growth slowed by 4.3 percentage points from the same period last year...
Lafarge extends EUR1.2bn credit facility, France
Lafarge said Tuesday it has extended its syndicated credit facility by two years from July 2013 to July 2015 for a total amount of EUR1.2bn. The extended facility supported ...
West China net profit down, acquisition announced
West China Cement said its net profit for the year ended 31 December 2011 declined by 28.43 per cent YoY to CNY662m (US104.7m). Meanwhile, basic earnings per share were about C...
Lamarche to be named on Lafarge's board
Gerard Lamarche, managing director of Groupe Bruxelles Lambert, will be named on the board of French cement maker Lafarge. He will replace Thierry de Rudder. Lamarche, 50, gra...
Indian government notes signs of cement sector recovery
The Indian government has noted a recovery in the cement sector and announced adjustments to the excise duty in its Union Budget 2012-13. While presenting the Union Budget 2...
Semapa announces Brazil investments
Semapa, a Portuguese holding company that controls cement maker Secil, will invest about EUR300m (US$394m) in Brazil’s cement industry, Diario Economico reported, citing the pr...
Saudi Arabia sets prices
Saudi Arabia has set the factory price of cement at SAR12/bag (US$3.20) and the retail price at SAR14/bag, the Saudi Press Agency reported, citing Minister of Commerce and Ind...
Bangladesh cement exports rise
Bangladesh manufacturers and exporters of cement, salt and stone have reported YoY growth of 46.33 per cent in the first eight months of FY2011-12 (July-February). Of these thr...
Holcim Lanka’s alternative fuels option, Sri Lanka
Holcim Lanka Ltd is beginning to use agricultural waste to generate power in the cement manufacturing process. Speaking to the Daily News Business, Chairman of Holcim Lanka,...
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