Paraguay’s INC increases cement dispatches up 24%
Industria Nacional de Cemento (INC), Paraguay’s sole cement producer, registered a 24% increase in May dispatches to-date (2-12 May)
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Ras Al Khaimah White Cement revenues rise, UAE
Ras Al Khaimah Company for White Cement & Construction Company saw revenues rise by almost a third
Taiwan’s majors see April sales increase over 15%
Thanks to increased domestic demand, Taiwan’s leading cement producers, including Taiwan Cement Corp. and Asia Cement Corp, saw sales increase by over 15% YoY in April.
Taihieyo’s full-year net turnaround, Japan
Taiheiyo Cement Corp improved net loss from JPY37bn to a profit of JPY5.2bn (US$64m) on revenue
Eurocement likely to hold IPO, Russia
Eurocement Group, owned by Filaret Galchev, is likely to hold an IPO late 2011 or early 2012
Misr Beni Suef net profit falls, Egypt
Egypt’s Misr Beni Suef Cement has reported a 37.3% fall in first-quarter net profit to
EPA agrees to rethink parts of new cement kiln rules, USA
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Wednesday that it will reconsider some aspects of its new standards
Better realisations as prices increase, India
Cement majors including ACC, Ambuja Cements and UltraTech Cement have benefited from an increase in cement prices across the region during the Jan-March quarter of FY10-11
Mexico sees modest rise in cement prices
The producer price index for April, published by INEGI last week, reported an increase of 0.4% in the price of cement in Mexico.
Buzzi Unicem reports first-quarter advances
Buzzi Unicem has reported a favourable start to the year with first-quarter advances in volumes, turnover and EBITDA as milder winter weather boosts shipments.
Deadline for release of Jamaican cement shipment
Up until yesterday, there was no clear indication on how authorities in the Dominican Republic (DR) would react to a 48-hour deadline given by the Government of Jamaica
Lafarge divests to pay down debt – what’s next?
Lafarge is on track to meet its 2011 debt reduction target of €2bn following the announcement of the sale of its cement and concrete assets in the southeast United States to the...
New 0.54Mta cement factory for Niger
Niger moves one step closer to cement self-sufficiency as government gives go-ahead for new cement company.
India capacity seen reaching 320Mt by fiscal-end
Indian cement capacity is expected to increase to 315-320Mt by end of this financial year from the current 300Mt.
Sumitomo Osaka Cement to resume Tochigi operations, Japan
Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co will resume production on Saturday at its Tochigi Prefecture factory where operations had been suspended due to
Siam City Cement 1Q net profit rises
Siam City Cement PCL said Friday its first-quarter net profit grew 37% due to higher revenue.
CNBM to benefit from capacity elimination
Selective China cements stocks are outperforming with China National Building Material rising
Podilskyi Tsement’s 2010 performance, Ukraine
Podilskyi Tsement cement company (Kamianets-Podilskyi, Khmelnytskyi region), which is one of the three
Concerns mount over increasing cement prices, Nigeria
Stakeholders in the cement industry have expressed concern over the increasing prices across the country over the last four months.
Lafarge’s plaster unit attracts 10 potential buyers
Some 10 sector companies and investment funds have shown interest in the acquisition of Lafarge’s plaster unit Lafarge Gypsum, local press report.
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