Jiangxi Wannianqing Cement to raise US$105m
Jiangxi Wannianqing Cement Co, Ltd, a China-based manufacturer and seller of Portland cement and Portland cement clinker
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Nigeria: cement scarcity to end in 2011
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Yanbu Cement to double production capacity in 2011
Yanbu Cement Co. said a new production line will start operations in the third-quarter, doubling output capacity
Raw material costs driving higher prices – Japan
Japan’s largest cement producer Taiheiyo Cement Corp plans to raise cement prices by between Y1000 (US$12) and Y1500/t, starting with April shipments
Thailand’s Siam Cement to sell up to THB15bn bonds
Siam Cement PCL will offer four-year bonds worth up to THB15bn (US$488.4m) during March 1-4 and March 28-31
Goldman Sachs tips sustained China prices
Goldman Sachs keeps its view that China’s cement capacity growth is likely to peak in 2010, and cement supply will likely
Siam City Cement weak fourth quarter results, Thailand
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Uzbekistan output up 0.3%
Uzbekistan increased cement production by 0.3% YoY in 2010, the State Statistics Committee of Uzbekistan said
Jaypee sees capacity utilisation improving, India
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Jiangxi Wannianqing cement to raise CNY692m
Jiangxi Wannianqing Cement intends to raise CNY692m (US$105m) by issuing 65 million shares at CNY10.64/share
Peruvian shipments increase 5.56%
Shipments of cement in the Peruvian market totaled 643,264t in January 2011, 5.56 per cent more than that recorded in the same month of 2010
Colombian production rise
Colombian cement production in December 2010 reached 894,003t, 11.2 per cent higher than the same month in 2009
India Cements says Indonesia mine buy delayed
India Cements, the South-based cement major which had initially planned to start mining from its Indonesian coal mine by May 2010
Calls for more competition in Zambia cement industry
Zambia’s Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has called for the need to enhance the existing level of competition in the cement industry so that it will lead to more ...
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