India: May demand remains sluggish
Cement demand in India remained sluggish in May 2011 due to slowdown in infrastructure and real estate sectors.
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Steppe Cement looks for 7% market growth this year
Steppe Cement is expecting the Kazakh cement market to improve by around 7% this year to about
Dangote outlines African expansion
The Dangote Group has recently shed light on its cement projects in Africa, from Senegal to Gabon,
Holcim Croatia new appointments
Following the retirement of Jadranko Garilović in June of former member of the Board of Holcim Croatia
Saudi Southern Province Cement 1Q net profit rises
Saudi cement producer Southern Province Cement (SPC) said its net profit for the three months through
Bahrain ‘meeting cement requirements’
Bahrain is supplying the local construction market with 6750tpd of cement to meet its growing needs, and
Taiheiyo to start burning disaster debris at Ofunato plant, Japan
Taiheiyo Cement Corp. said Monday it will start incinerating debris left by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in two cities
Suez Cement to benefit from new onshore wind project
Italgen, an energy generation arm of Italcementi, announced to build a €140m ($202.35m) onshore wind
State holds off selling shares in East African Portland Cement
The Kenyan government’s drive to sell a number of institutions in which it owns huge stakes seems to have slowed despite
Dangote test runs new Ibese plant, Nigeria
Dangote Cement Plc has begun the test run of its 6Mta cement plant at Ibese, near
Lafarge met with green issues at Himachal Pradesh
Lafarge has met with issues regarding green clearances for a project in Himachal Pradesh. The compan
Japan producers to disperse coal purchase to avoid high prices
Taiheiyo Cement Corp and other major Japanese cement makers are dispersing their coal purchases to hedge against the risk of buying when prices are high.
Chia Hsin continues to invest in China
Chia Hsin Cement Corp has said his company will continue making investments to enjoy the fast-growth
UK construction recession seen easing in 2H11
Tentative signs of a recovery in private sector work may ease the double-dip recession in the UK construction industry in the wake of severe government spending cuts at the end ...
Cimpor begins exporting to Cape Verde
Cimpor’s Loulé cement works is to benefit from its close proximity to the port of Faro in the Algarve, in the
Chinese experts to set up feasibility study for new Bolivia plant
The proposed construction of a cement plant in Cochabamba, Bolivia is set to gain momentum thanks to a
Russian production volumes up
Russian cement production in April rose by 12 per cent compared to the same month last year.
Nevyanskiy production advances, Russia
Nevyanskiy cementnik, part of the Eurocement group, produced 107,577t of cement in the first five months of this year
HeidelbergCement sees price correction, India
Ashish Guha, MD of HeidelbergCement has said that with the onset of monsoon there has been
Lafarge inaugurates distribution centre, UAE
Lafarge Emirates Cement inaugurates its first distribution centre in the region, in cooperation with Al Saeed AL Zaabi General Trading
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