Buzzi Unicem buys 3,200 own stocks
Italian cement maker Buzzi Unicem bought 3200 own shares for EUR 1.371 each between March 14 and 18, 2011, as part of a share buy back programme.
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Taiwan’s cement firms raise China investments
Taiwan’s leading producers of cement, including Taiwan Cement Corp, Asia Cement Corp and Chia Hsin Cement Corp
Indian govt’ likely to divest stake in state-owned companies
India’s department of disinvestment plans to list as many as 10 profitable state-owned companies in
Siam Cement targets triple sales in Vietnam in 2015
Thailand’s top industrial conglomerate Siam Cement Group (SCG) plans to triple its building material sales in Vietnam to about THB1bn (US$33,) by 2015.
Gansu Qilianshan to issue CNY400m in bills, China
Gansu Qilianshan Cement Group Co Ltd announced today that it plans to issue CNY400m in short-term bills with maturity of 365 days on the inter-bank market on Mar. 25,
New contract for Sinoma, China
Sinoma International Engineering subsidiary Sinoma (Suzhou) Construction has won an engineering
Arabian Cement Net profit up by 48.5%, Saudi Arabia
Arabian Cement Company (ACC) posted a net profit SAR9.9m (US$2.6m) compared to Global Investment House’s (GIH) estimate of SAR70.8m in 4Q10.
PPC profits seen down 30%, South Africa
Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC) said Tuesday that due to difficult trading conditions, PPC’s financial results for the six months ended March 2011 are expected to decrease ...
Bajrashakti Cement introduced to Nepal market
Narayani Cement Industry has introduced Bajrashakti cement in the Nepali market after the success of its another brand Tri-Shakti.
S&P cuts Vulcan Materials to BB
S&P on Friday cut to BB from BBB- its corporate credit and senior unsecured debt ratings on US construction materials firm, Vulcan Materials Co.
Shuaiba awarded Saudi packaging contract
Kuwait-based paper manufacturer Shuaiba Industrial Co said yesterday in a bourse filing it had won a KWD335,000 (US$1.2m) contract to supply
Indo Zinc is now Trinetra Cement Ltd, India
Indo Zinc Ltd has it received approval to change its name to Cement Limited from shareholders through postal ballot.


Century Plyboards expansion update, India
Sajjan Bhajjanka, managing director of Indian cement producer, Century Plyboards, has recently spoken about the company’s latest investment. Below is a transcript of his intervi...
Mbeya Cement eyes East African market
Tanzanian producer, Mbeya Cement Company, has improved production, quality and quantity of its product in an effort to capture East African Community market demand.
Adelaide Brighton’s clear, organic focus, Australia
Since becoming managing director of Adelaide Brighton (AdBri) in 2001, Mark Chellew has focused on shareholder returns and helped the group become
Pakistan cement exports suffer YoY fall
Pakistan exported 588,386t of cement with a value of US$22.529m in February 2011 compared to 470,667t at US$22.351m in January 2011.
Oman Cement to invest in modernisation
Oman Cement Copany, the Sultanate’s second biggest cement producer, is planning to modernise its clinker unit and reduce emissions with a total capital expenditure of US$37.57m
EEL India to set up manufacturing plant in Haryana
EEL Private Limited, a subsidiary of the FLSmidth group, will set up a new manufacturing plant in Haryana, a senior official said Sunday.
Cemex to invest in dust abatement system, UK
Cemex is to spend UK£4m on a state-of-the-art technology abatement system for its South Ferriby plant, UK
Lafarge credit rating trimmed to junk bond status
Standard and Poor’s (S&P) has downgraded its credit rating on Lafarge to junk bond status.
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