Cemex in US overtime settlement
Cemex, has agreed to pay US$1.5 million in overtime to 1705 truck drivers in North Carolina and seven other states, settling a federal court lawsuit, the US Department of Labo...
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Illinois Cement layoff likely
Illinois Cement workers will be heading back to the plant in the New Year uncertain of how many days of work they’ll have before a presumed layoff begins. A temporary layoff...
India: expect Ambuja Cements to test INR115-113
Edelweiss Research is of the view that momentum and trend oscillators of Ambuja Cements are indicating a decline in coming weeks.
Yanbu Cement Q4 results show promise
Saudi Arabian producer, Yanbu Cement posted a 23% rise in net profit for the fourth quarter compared to the same period last year and 7.4% up against the third quarter, though...
Cement industry reports higher gross margin
The Chinese cement industry posted gross margin of 16 per cent and net profit margin of 7.83 percent in the first 11 months of 2010. Gross margin in the first eight months was 1...
Blockades on the line
Some regional Indian cement manufacturers are expressing concern as the agitating local Gujjars continue to block major railway lines in Rajasthan. The blockade on Jaipur-De...
ABC firms up sales contracts in lime
Australia’s Adelaide Brighton Cement has resolved some of the uncertainty surrounding its major sales contracts in lime and cement. Firstly the deal to supply lime to a loca...
Cement imports from Pakistan fall
Cement imports from Pakistan into India are on a decline, thanks to the non-renewal of their quality licence by the Bureau of India Standards (BIS). In the July-November period ...
Italian police seize cement assets
Anti-mafia police in the southern Italian city of Reggio Calabria on have seized assets worth Euro 4.5 million from Giacobbe Vincenzo, the owner of a local cement-making comp...
Bharathi Cement announces second line start-up
Bharathi Cement has announced that Line No.2 at its Andhra Pradesh works in India has started production as per the original schedule in December 2010 pushing up capacity from 2...
Shanxi Province cut back on the polluters
According to a statement issued by the authorities in the Chinese province of Shanxi on December 27, the 2010 targets for the elimination of elderly shaft kiln production unit...
Ciments de Bizerte to upgrade clinker production
Tunisian “Ciments de Bizerte” a state-owned entity has signed a contract with Polysius France to upgrade its second clinker line.
Excess supply within Indian markets?
2011 could be a challenging year for cement manufacturers. Though demand for cement will reach higher double-digit growth, it will be insufficient to absorb the entire supply....
Holcim’s newest US plant illustrates cement economics
Given current US market conditions, the recently commissioned Ste. Genevieve plant on the Mississippi will be hard-pressed to generate adequate returns for the foreseeable futur...
New Chinese plant for Fij
The Fijian Ministry of Lands and Mineral resources has just formalised the 99 year lease agreement for the Chinese cement factory to be set up in Veisari Lami.
Rail upgrade prompts cement shipments
The Nigerian Railways Corporation (NRC), in partnership with Larfage Cement Nigeria, has commenced cement haulage from its plant at Ewekoro to depots in Ijoko, Ogun and Agege,...
India’s Shree Cement fails to power up
Analysts at LKP have downgraded Shree Cements to underperformer in its December 28, 2010 research report. A laggard performance from its power division has been due to exte...
Pollution’s detrimental effects in Harare
Residents living in the high-density suburb of Mabvuku, in Harare, which is heavily polluted with cement dust from a nearby cement-producing company
Philippine rulers pushed to cut cement tariffs
The Philippine Trade Department is again trying to get the Presidential Palace to eliminate tariffs on imported wheat and cement while Congress is in recess in a bid to lower pr...
Cementos Argos share price falls
Cementos Argos SA dropped 1.4 per cent to 11,600 pesos. Colombia’s biggest cement maker fell for a second day after Colombia’s economy expanded less than forecast in the third q...
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