High Court blocks appointment of new chairman, Kenya
A High Court Judge has blocked President Kibaki's appointment of new East African Portland Cement (EAPCC) chairman Dr Isaac Mpapaluu ole Mepenay pending a ruling on March 16, A...
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Qassim net profit up 10 per cent YoY
Qassim Cement’s full year 2011 net profit grew approximately 10% to SAR553m, according to a statement on the stock exchange website. The board is proposing a cash dividend dist...
Shanghai Allied Cement joint venture, China
Allied Cement said Shanghai Allied Cement (SAC) agreed to set up a 50-50 joint venture with Shanghai Building Material (Group) General Company aiming at commencing construction...
Lafarge Jordan appoints New CEO
Lafarge Group announced the appointment of Toufic Ahmed Tabbara as CEO for Lafarge Jordan, both Cement and Concrete. Tabbara will take on his new position in February 2012, aft...
Egypt to announce fresh round of licences
A new round of licence bidding for greenfield cement plants in Egypt will get underway within the next three months. A representative of the minister of trade and industry anno...
Zambia: US$500m Dangote Cement works on course
Construction work on the US$500m Dangote Cement plant in Masaiti district, Zambia, is progressing well and will be completed on schedule, according to Kampew Nundwe, Dangote’s ...
Pakistan: DG Khan Cement receives UN carbon credits
DG Khan Cement Company is to receive CO2 credits from the UN for setting up its new waste heat recovery project. “The Waste Heat Recovery Project of the company situated at D...
Pakistan firms see profits in exports to Afghanistan
Pakistan’s cement exports are being geared up due to increase in Afghan export prices to US$50-55/t from the previous level of US$39-45/t.??According to informed sources, the i...
CRH seeks dismissal of competition claims case
CRH and Readymix asked the High Court yesterday to dismiss a claim against them for damages for breaches of competition law on the grounds that the plaintiffs have delayed too ...
India: Jaypee Cement comes to city
Jaypee Group this week launched its brand Jaypee Cement in Hyderabad with the creation of a wide network to make the cement available state-wide through more than 1100 dealers....
USA: Tehachapi cement plant has one of nation's highest mercury emission levels
The Environmental Protection Agency has rated Lehigh Southwest Cement plant’s mercury emissions as the second highest in the USA. The Lehigh Tehachapi plant produced 872lb o...
Nigeria: Dangote Cement asks Federal Government to spend more on infrastructure
This week, Dangote Cement opened its new 6Mta Ibese cement plant and it is possible that before the end of this year Nigeria’s cement production might exceed local cement deman...
Indonesian cement companies increase sales
Indonesia’s cement sales increased to 4.05Mt from 3.52Mt a year earlier, Investor Daily Indonesia reported, citing data from the country’s cement association.? Yesterday, Blo...
Jaiprakash Associates 3Q net profit down 12%
Jaiprakash Associates' net profit fell by 12% to INR2.05bn (US$41.6m) in the third quarter of the current fiscal, mainly on higher interest outgoings. The diversified company...
Cemex fined for anti-competitive practices
Mexico’s competition watchdog has fined cement giant Cemex MXN10.2m (US$800,500) for anti-competitive practices in a 2005 dispute when the company blocked a shipment of cheap R...
Saudi Arabia stops cement exports
Saudi Arabia has stopped cement and clinker exports to prevent shortages and to stabilise domestic prices. The kingdom’s western region, which includes the Red Sea port city o...
Pakistan: FY12 cement sales helped by local dispatches
FY12 has been witnessing a drop in Pakistan’s export sales, whereas domestic cement dispatches have been rising. The latest numbers released by the All Pakistan Cement Manufac...
India: JK Lakshmi Cement 3Q profits zoom
JK Lakshmi Cement posted a net profit of INR492.4m (US$9.99m) for the quarter ended 31 December 2011 as compared to net profit of INR46m (US$0.9m) for the same period last yea...
Saudi Cement Company re-opens its Kiln No 6
Saudi Cement Company will start up its Kiln No 6 with 4000tpd clinker capacity by May 2012 after it has completed most of the rehabilitation works. The kiln’s environmental asp...
Oman: competition reduces Raysut Cement’s profits
Oman's Raysut Cement is losing market share at home as rival UAE players offer competitive cement pricing. The country's largest cement maker reported a 28% fall in annual prof...
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