Poor demand leads to Philippine producers to price war
Uncharacteristically low demand of cement during this summer season on poor government infrastructure projects has forced Philippine cement producers to engage in
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Polish producers see strong period of growth
During the first four months of 2011, Polish cement producers sold 4.3Mt – up 33 per cent over the same period last year
Vulcan declares quarterly dividend on common shares
The Board of Directors of Vulcan Materials Company at a regular meeting declared a quarterly dividend of
Cemex Brooksville to begin testing new fuels, USA
State regulators are about to grant Cemex’s Brooksville South cement plant permission to begin testing a variety of new fuels to fire its kilns.
Russia’s Sibirsky Cement swings to 2010 loss
Russian holding company Sibirsky Cement swung to a net loss of RUB69.6m (US$2.5m) in 2010 against
China Shanshui seeks to sell US$300m-500m dollar bond
China Shanshui Cement Group Co is seeking to sell a US$300m-$500m global dollar bond with a yield of
Cementos Polpaico hopes for better 2011 demand, Chile
Chilean cement operation Polpaico is hoping for a better 2011 given that increased demand predicted in the
Derba Midroc power requirements, Ethiopia
Ethiopia’s Derba Midroc Cement Factory announced that it is getting closer to beginning production with
PPC reports lower 1H earnings, South Africa
South Africa’s Pretoria Portland Cement reported a 38 per cent drop in first-half earnings on Tuesday, hit by continued weakness in the country’s construction industry.
Fall in Spanish demand accelerates
Data from Spanish cement association, Oficemen, shows demand in April was 1.8Mt, representing a
Kuwaiti Hilal Cement 1Q net profit rises, Kuwait
Kuwaiti cement producer Hilal Cement said in a bourse filing its net profit rose to KWD 390,310 (US$1.4m)
Thang Long Cement secures African export order
Thang Long Cement JSC, a joint venture between the state-run Vietnam Machinery Installation Group
Kuwaiti Shuaiba Industrial wins Lebanese order
Kuwait-based paper manufacturer Shuaiba Industrial Co said yesterday in a bourse filing it had won a
No cancer cluster evidence found at Hanson Cement, UK??
Investigations into health concerns over a Flintshire cement plant in Wales have found no evidence of consistent cancer clusters in the area.
Lafarge Cementos renews partnership with WWF, Spain
José Antonio Primo, CEO of Lafarge Cementos, and Juan Carlos del Olmo, secretary general of WWF
Cockburn ordered to install new pollution control equipment
Cockburn Cement will be required to install new pollution control equipment to reduce dust emissions from
Federal Government of Nigeria intervenes to bring prices down? ?
The Federal Government of Nigeria yesterday gave a 30-day ultimatum to cement manufacturers in the
Mombasa Cement looks to doubling output, Kenya?
Mombasa Cement has started construction of a new grinding plant that will double its cement capacity next year
Pakistan increases use of tyre derived fuel
The Pakistan cement industry is gradually shifting from coal to tyre-derived fuel generated by burning shredded tyres
Debris to be used as fuel, Japan
Biomass-fueled power plants and cement companies are preparing to make use of the mountains of debris
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