Lithuania’s Akmenes Cement seeks export markets
Following the completion of upgrade works at the Akmenes Cement works in Lithuania, the company has said it is seeking new export markets for its additional output. The company...
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Kuwait Portland Cement 2011 net drops
Kuwait Portland Cement has reported a net drop in profit to KWD2.54m (US$9.1m) for 2011 from KWD22.3m in 2010. The company did not disclose reasons for this decline. Earning...
Essroc agrees to pay fine on reporting violations, USA
Essroc Cement Corporation has agreed to pay a US$82,000 fine for alleged violations. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) imposed the fine to settle alleged violations ...
Proposed Daqm plant being studied, Oman
Oman Cement Company (OCC) is interested in establishing a cement plant in the port town of Daqm, the Times of Oman reports. The company is currently carrying out a feasibil...
Rises in Pakistan cement prices lower than other building materials
Aizaz Mansoor Shaikh, chairman of the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) has said cement prices have displayed a much lower increase over the last few years ...
New Algerian cement plant proposed
The National Agency for Investment Development (Andi) and the Society of Aggregates and Building Materials (Sagremac) have signed an investment agreement for the implementation...
CRH announces non-executive Board appointment
The Board of CRH plc is pleased to announce the co-option to the Board of Ms. Heather Ann McSharry as a non-executive Director. Ms. McSharry (50) is Chairman of the Board of...
Lafarge Malayan Cement pretax profit rises
Lafarge Malayan Cement Bhd's pre-tax profit rose 10 per cent to MYR414.65m (US$136.7m) for the financial year ended Dec 31, 2011 from MYR345.397m in 2010, Business Times of Mal...
2011 global consumption reaches 3.6bnt
Global cement consumption amounted to around 3.6bn tones in 2011 of which China accounts for approximately 2.0bn and India approximately 0.2bnt, according to FLSmidth in its la...
Indian cement importers meet Pakistan exporters
An Indian trade delegation of over 120 business people, government officials and members of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) including cement impo...
HeidelbergCement Quarry Life Award
The first edition of the Quarry Life Award launched by HeidelbergCement raised strong interest from students and researchers. Over 300 project proposals will be competing in 18...
Fauji Cement in possible Askari Cement takeover, Pakistan
Fauji Cement Company Ltd (FCCL) plans to acquire Askari Cement of the Army Welfare Trust (AWT). Both companies are reportedly at an advanced stage of negotiations and are expec...
CRH announces appointment of chairman designate
The Board of CRH today appointed Mr. Nicky Hartery as Chairman Designate, to succeed the present Chairman, Mr. Kieran McGowan. Mr. McGowan, who has been Chairman since May 2007...
India January cement dispatches up 9.4%
Indian cement dispatches during January 2012 increased by 9.4 per cent – the third straight month of high growth due to a low base effect (January 2011: +1.1 per cent). Dispat...
Cement shortage hits Ghana’s Cape Coast
A shortage of cement has been reported in the Cape Coast, central regional capital of Ghana as a result of faulty equipment at Tarkarodi Cement, according to local press report...
Lafarge-Tarmac tie-up challenged on competition grounds, UK
The planned merger between Lafarge and Tarmac has been called into question by the UK’s Competition Commission (CC) on grounds that the tie-up could damage competition in both ...
CRH announces US management changes
CRH has announced a number of changes within its management team in the USA, effective as of 20 February 2012. The appointments are as follows: Doug Black (47), currently Ch...
UK: budget opportunity to stimulate growth
The UK’s Construction Products Association (CPA) has written to the Chancellor in advance of his Budget statement next month, calling for the introduction of a range of practic...
Qatar National Cement full-year net profit falls 5%
Qatar National Cement, the country’s principal cement producer, reported a five per cent drop in 2011 net profit to QAR44.65m (US$12.3m) as revenues slipped. Revenue was dow...
Siam Cement to issue bonds in March, Thailand
Siam Cement PCL of Thailand plans to issue up to THB25bn worth of bonds to existing bond holders and the public, Dow Jones News reports. The bonds, worth a four-year maturit...
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