Cement industry news

12 Jul 2011 Corporate

TCC International sees marked improvement in 1H profit

Cement maker TCC International Holdings Ltd said on Monday its first-half net profit may rise by about

12 Jul 2011 International

Madras Cements to divest grinding unit

Madras Cements, the flagship enterprise of Chennai-based Ramco Group, is holding talks with Lafarge and Holcim

12 Jul 2011 International

Century Ply India to invest in cement facilities, India

India’s second largest plywood manufacturer Century Plyboards India Ltd (CPIL) will invest

12 Jul 2011 International

Mondi and Siam City up for more innovative products



In August 2010 Mondi and Siam City Cement (SCCC) successfully implemented a high porous bag

12 Jul 2011 Corporate

HeidelbergCement Ukraine adds board member

The supervisory board of the HeidelbergCement Ukraine company has enlarged the board by one member

11 Jul 2011 International

South African June sales edge higher YoY

Cement sales in South Africa moved 10.2 per cent higher YoY in June to 996,500t, from 903,857t in June

11 Jul 2011 International

US shipments down 14% YoY in April 2011

Total shipments of Portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico for April 2011 were

11 Jul 2011 International

UK construction forecast to see two further years of decline

Construction activity in the UK is forecast to continue to decline for at least the next two years, followed

11 Jul 2011 International

Indonesian sales growth beats expectations

Indonesia’s cement sales rose 20 per cent in June from the same month last year, according to data from the

11 Jul 2011 International

HeidelbergCement may review expansion plans, Tanzania

HeidelbergCement’s Tanzanian unit said it may halt output and a US$60m expansion plan unless the government

11 Jul 2011 International

Angola ban on Namibia cement set to ease

The ban on Namibian cement into Angola could be lifted by year-end, reports New Era, quoting the Angolan Minister of Commerce

11 Jul 2011 International

Brazil’s first-half 2011 cement sales up 7.8%

Preliminary data and market estimates indicate that cement sales in the Brazilian cement market reached 30Mt in the first-half of 2011

11 Jul 2011 Corporate

Regulator approves sale of an Inteco plant

Russia’s Federal Anti-trust Service (FAS) said it has approved the sale of 100% of shares of

11 Jul 2011 International

Sibirsky Cement 1H output up 24% YoY, Russia

Russian holding Sibirsky Cement increased cement output by 24.2% YoY to 1.6Mt in January-June,

11 Jul 2011 Corporate

Pretoria Portland Cement to appoint new CFO, South Africa

Pretoria Portland Cement Company will appoint Tryphosa Ramano as Chief Financial Officer

11 Jul 2011 Corporate

Shanshui Cement mulls senior notes issuance, China

China Shanshui Cement said it proposes to commence an international offering of senior notes and would

11 Jul 2011 International

AdBri profit A$5m lower with carbon scheme

Australian cement and lime supplier Adelaide Brighton Ltd estimates the carbon pricing scheme will hit profit by A$5m

11 Jul 2011 International

Irish firms to net €850m carbon windfall

The Irish cement industry stands to make windfall profits of up to €850m, according to sources familia

11 Jul 2011 Corporate

UBS trims stake in Buzzi Unicem

Swiss bank UBS AG has reduced its stake in Italian cement maker Buzzi Unicem to

11 Jul 2011 International

Kandos plant closure, Australia

Some 98 employees at the Kandos cement works will lose their jobs as Cement Australia closes the