Quake-stricken cement makers battling to restore factory operations
Major Japanese cement manufacturers with factories in northeastern Japan ravaged by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster are
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Los Altos committee finds Lehigh emissions pose no risk
An ad hoc committee has wrapped up its investigation into a local cement plant’s emissions.
Polysius and Vecoplan in alternative fuels venture, Germany
Polysius AG and Vecoplan AG have established a joint venture entitled Vecoplan FuelTrack GmbH.
Bamburi, and Athi River Mining urged to end row, Kenya
Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka has urged Kenyan cement producers Athi River Mining (ARM) and Bamburi Cement to immediately settle their
Recent order for DAF from from Hanson Cement, UK
Hanson Cement recently added six new DAF CF85 trucks for its Ketton works in Rutland following a
Global cement demand surpasses 3bnt in 2010
Global cement consumption climbed to 3294Mt in 2010, up 9.9% on the year before, according to the latest industry data published today in the Global Cement Report, Ninth Edition.
Conch to issue CNY9.5bn in bonds in 2011
Anhui Conch Cement Co Ltd, the biggest cement producer in Asia by output, plans to issue CNY9.5bn (US$1.5bn)
Jiangxi Cement expects marked rise in 1Q net profit
China-based Jiangxi Wannianqing Cement Co Ltd said yesterday that it expected its net profit for the first quarter of this year to surge to between
Waste heat recovery orders from India
Tecpro Systems Limited (Tecpro Systems) has announced that it has received orders from UltraTech Cement Limited (Aditya Birla Group) for engineering
Nigeria – solving the cement price hike
The Federal Government of Nigeria recently convened a ‘Stakeholders’ meeting in Abuja to address the soaring price of cement in the country.
East African sector calls for regional market laws
Unresolved provisions of the East African Community (EAC) common market protocol are rendering it difficult for the Ugandan cement industry to compete with sister industries of ...
State of Himachal boosted by cement sector
Himachal Pradesh has earned a revenue of more than INR130 crore in the past three years from eight
Holcim to tap further into emerging markets
Holcim Ltd is teaming up with an insurance company to sell building materials and homes to Indonesians as it seeks to benefit from the future middle class in the emerging markets.
Australian construction index falls to lowest in two years
Australia’s building industry contracted for a 10th month in March as higher borrowing costs weighed on construction, a private survey showed.
Recent orders from Cementos La Union for Haver & Boecker
Spanish cement company group, Cementos La Unión, placed an order with Germany’s Haver and Boecker for a Type 16 RCC Haver Rotoclassic®
S&P confirms Buzzi and Dyckerhoff rating, negative outlook
Buzzi Unicem informs that today Standard & Poor’s confirmed the long-term corporate rating (BBB minus)
Shui On plans cement phase-out – may sell to Lafarge
Shui On Construction and Materials Ltd plans to phase out cement production, possibly by selling its stake in an underperformed China joint venture to partner Lafarge
PPC: renewable energy delays make it tough to achieve goals
Delays to South Africa’s renewable-energy procurement processes, together with new uncertainty surrounding the renewable energy feed-in tariffs (Refit) rates,
Indian prices expected to correct
Anil Singhvi, Chairman, Ican Investment Advisors says although cement prices have risen, demand is yet to pick up, leading to a correction in cement prices shortly.
Goldman Sachs: worst is behind India’s building sector
Goldman Sachs says the worst is behind India’s construction and cement sectors. "We believe capacity
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