Gresik sets out production targets to 2015, Indonesia
Semen Gresik , Indonesia’s largest cement maker by output, aims to boost cement production to 30Mta by 2015,
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Peru production seen rising 16.1%
Peruvian cement production is expected to have risen 16.1 per cent to 8.4Mt and in 2011 is forecast to rise 11.6 per cent to 9.4Mt.
Philippines promotes the use of blended cements
Local cement producers are promoting the use of blended cement as an attractive option for basic construction material to strengthen or enhance most major infrastructure project...
Tokyo Cement poised for better growth, Sri Lanka
RAM Ratings Lanka, which has assigned long and short-term corporate credit ratings of A and P2 to Tokyo Cement Company (Tokyo) respectively,
Lafarge Cement dissolves its wholly-owned subsidiary
OAO LafargeCement (the Moscow region) informed that it had dissolved its wholly-owned subsidiary
Bank increases participation in Cimpor
Caixa Geral de Depósitos (CGD) and its subsidiary Companhia de Seguros-reinforced participation in Cimpor between August 6 and December 30 last year.
Egypt uprising disrupts cement industry
Mounting political turbulence in Egypt has resulted in a number of local cement producers temporarily closing production lines and evacuating expatriates
Italcementi’s Asian volumes improve
Italcementi’s turnover declined by 4.3% last year, or by 6.6% on a comparable basis to €4,790.9m, of which consolidated Italian operations contributed €619.6m, a reduction of 15...
Cimentos Liz applies to hold IPO, Brazil
Brazilian cement company Cimentos Liz has filed a request with securities regulator CVM to hold an IPO on the São Paulo stock exchange Bovespa,
Shree Cement: sluggish demand, rising input costs hurt margins
Shree Cement’s result for the December 2010 quarter again highlights the difficult conditions for the sector
Ohorongo Cement plant inaugurated, Namibia
German firm Schwenk Zement KG on Thursday opened its Ohorongo Cement factory in Namibia,
Cemex posts huge net loss for 2010
Cemex’ turnover declined by 3.3% in 2010 to US$14,069.4m, while in Mexican peso terms the turnover came down rather more, or by 9.9%. EBITDA was down by 12.9% to US$2313.8m and ...
Vicat turnover advances, brings two new lines on-stream
Vicat’s turnover advanced by 6.2% in 2010 to €2,014m, which represents a marginal underlying improvement of 0.3%.
2011 a turning point for the industry?


Improving prospects for the construction sectors in the core markets of the main global cement producers heralds a more positive outlook for corporates over 2010 a...
India’s UltraTech Cement Jan shipments at 3.3Mt
India’s largest cement producer UltraTech Cement said on Wednesday cement shipments in January were at 3.34Mt.
Jefferies cuts HeidelbergCement to Hold
Jefferies International downgrades HeidelbergCement to hold from buy, but raises the target price to EUR48 from EUR46
Southern Pakistan prices increase
Cement companies in the Southern region have raised prices by PKR20 per bag
Canadian cement industry applauds impact of economic plan
The Cement Association of Canada (CAC) today applauded the findings of the Seventh Report to Canadians on the Implementation of the Economic Action Plan.
South Africa bank buys stake in Ohorongo, Namibia
The Development Bank of Southern Africa Ltd., a state-owned lender, will acquire a 7.3 per cent stake in Schwenk Zement KG’s Ohorongo Cement unit in Namibia
Ambuja Cements 2010 net profit rises
Ambuja Cements Ltd, India’s third-largest cement maker by capacity, Thursday posted a 3.8% rise in its 2010 consolidated net profit, buoyed by higher sales.
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