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Cemex UK has ordered 15 new Caterpillar machines for its UK quarry network.
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Philippines: DTI to question producers on price rise
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Tuesday said it will summon cement manufacturers to explain why cement prices have gone up in the local market
Coal mills for UltraTech Cement, India
Gebr Pfeiffer AG has been contracted to supply two MPS 3550 BK vertical roller mills for coal grinding for UltraTech Cement’s Rawan and Rajashree locations.
Cimentos Liz to bring in up to US$504m through IPO
Brazilian cement producer Cementos Liz is launching an IPO on São Paulo stock exchange Bovespa that could reach BRL837m (US$504m
Vietnam produces 8.7Mt of cement in Jan-Feb
Vietnam produced 8.7Mt of cement in the first two months of this year, the General Statistics Office said.
Taiwan cement producers enjoy brisk sales in China
Thanks to recovery in demand, Taiwan’s leading cement producers, including Taiwan Cement Corp, Asia Cement Corp.and Goldsun Development & Construction Co
Indonesian producers encouraged to increase capacities
Indonesia’s State-owned Enterprises Ministry is encouraging state-run cement companies to increase their production capacity as market prospects improve
BofA Merrill Lynch lifts Italcementi price target
Experts at Bank of AmericaMerrill Lynch have decided to raise the price target on the ordinary shares in Italian cement maker Italcementi
Council to reach settlement with Ash Grove, USA
After engaging in a three-year legal battle with Ash Grove Texas LP, the Arlington City Council appears
Mangalam Cement’s board appoints executive directors, India
Mangalam Cement has informed that the board of directors of the company at its meeting held on March
Novacem uses Autodesk 3D software, UK
Autodesk, Inc, a leader in 3D design, engineering and entertainment software, announced that Novacem, the carbon-negative cement company based in London, is using its AutoCAD Pl...
Production start-up at Senegal
At the Kirene plant of Les Ciments du Sahel SA, Senegal commissioning of the 3600tpd cement clinker production line is progressing fast
Recent orders for Polysius
Spassk Cement, located to the north of Vladiwostock, Russia, has contracted Polysius to modernise kiln plant 1 at the Spassk-Dalny factory.
Oman Cement Company full year results
Oman Cement Company recorded net income of OMR25m (US$64.9m) in 2010 as compared to OMR24.2m in the previous year.
NSFF will still hold Bamburi shares, Kenya
Kenya’s National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has not reached any decision to divest from cement manufacturer Bamburi as had been reported in a Kenyan daily, the fund said ...
Australia: Cement Industry Federation against new tax
Australia’s Cement Industry Federation chief executive officer Margie Thomson says because the cement industry, is internationally competitive, a proposed carbon tax canno...
Saudi sets up national committee for cement companies
In a new move to strengthen the Kingdom’s cement industry and bring stability to local market prices, a national committee has been set up for cement companies
Environment ministry stops work on Nirma plant, India
In a victory of sorts for the farmers of Mahuva, the Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) on Saturday, stopped all work on the Nirma cement plant.
Egypt’s Misr Cement Qena 2010 profit up 21.6%
Egypt’s Misr Cement Qena posted a 21.6 per cent rise in full year 2010 net profit to EGP428.3m
Siam Cement Group lays Vietnam foundation
Siam Cement Group (SCG), Thailand’s top industrial conglomerate, aims to nearly triple its building material sales in Vietnam
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