BBMG China to acquire new plant
BBMG Corp, a leading cement producer and property developer headquartered in Beijing, announced
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JK Cement revenues surge
JK Cement (India) announced the company’s Q4 FY11 revenues were up 27% at INR680 crore (INR6.8bn)
Shree swings to quarterly profit
Shree Cement Ltd reported a net profit of INR66 crore (INR660m) for the quarter ended on March 31, 2011.
TCC to buy limestone quarries to reduce costs
TCC International Holdings said it has agreed to acquire the entire equity interests in Guigang Chien Kuo
Recent order for FLSmidth, India
FLSmidth has won its first order for design, manufacture and supply of a Liquid Alternative Fuel Solution
Distribution difficulties push up cement prices in Colombia
Colombian cement retail prices have increased by about 10% above the expected level of inflation as winter rains affected distribution.
Southeast Asian export cement prices surge
The earthquake and ensuing tsunami in Japan has contributed to a sharp surge in prices for export cement in Southeast Asia
YTL posts higher 3Q pre-tax profit, Malaysia
YTL Cement Bhd posted a higher pre-tax profit of MYR127.258m (US$4.4m), for the third quarter ended
Vietnam produces 24.7Mt of cement in Jan-May
Cement producers in Vietnam are estimated to have made 24.7Mt of cement in the first five months of this year.
Moroccan cement sales up 7.55% to end April
Sales of cement increased 7.55% to 5.214Mt during the first four months of the year, compared with 4.848Mt during the same period of 2010
Holcim El Salvador mulls over price increase
Holcim has warned that if the price of oil continues to rise, it will be forced to increase the price of its cement in the El Salvador market in the short-term.
Lafarge to close Frangey plant at end-2012
Lafarge Ciments announced it will close its Frangey plant in Burgundy at the end of 2012. It has attributed
Debt concerns driving asset sell-offs among European players
FCC’s plan to sell its US cement subsidiary Cementos Portland Valderrivas is part of the Spanish
USA overall energy improvements – report
A Duke University study prepared for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reports that the cement industry reduced its energy intensity by 13 per cent during
Holcim takeover of VSH approved on condition of terminal sell-off, Slovakia
The Antitrust Office of the Slovak Republic on Thursday has cleared the takeover of Vychodoslovenske Stavebne Hmoty (VSH) by Holcim Slovensko provided
MOF to provisionally anti-dump-tax cement from China
Taiwan’s Ministry of Finance (MOF) will levy provisional anti-dumping taxes on cement from China with the single tax anticipated to rise by 50%.
Hoang Mai Cemen to Buy Back 2M Shares
Hoang Mai Cement JSC (HOM), listed on the Hanoi Stock Exchange, plans to buy back two million shares
Nigeria cement price drops
Ten days after President Goodluck Jonathan gave cement manufacturers a 30-day ultimatum to reduce the
Dangote Cement’s shareholders approve assets transfer
Dangote Cement’s shareholders approved the transfer of the African assets of Dangote Industries Ltd. to the company at their annual general meeting today in the Nigerian capital
MPA concerned over new emissions target, UK
The Mineral Products Association (MPA) is warning that proposals for the accelerated reduction of carbon emissions made in the fourth report of the Climate Change Committee
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