Strike affects cement movements
Truck drivers in several governorates throughout Egypt continued their labour strike into its 19th consecutive day on Monday 27 December. Strikers have reportedly prevented othe...
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No shortage of cement in the local market — CMS Cement
With production at normal levels, there should be no shortage of cement in the local market, refutes CMS Cement Sdn Bhd, Sarawak’s sole cement manufacturer, in response to cla...
Polpaico major share trade sees Gasco exit
Chilean natural-gas supplier Gasco SA has raised 54.8 billion Chilean pesos (US$116.7m) after selling its 40.9% stake in local cement maker Cemento Polpaico SA this week. The ...
Saudi cement-makers in weekly retreat
Arabian Cement Co slid 9.9 per cent, the most in more than two years, to 34.5 riyals. The Saudi Arabian maker of building materials said its plant in Jordan is facing delays and...
New Philippine cement plant inaugurated
Eagle Cement Corp (ECC) has started commercial operations of its P6.73-billion Bulacan plant this month and is in place to augment cement supply in time for the peak of the cons...
Strong indicators for Peru construction
Peru’s Minister of Finance Ismael Benavides has again said he expects Peru’s economy could expand by 9% in 2010.
New cement breakthrough from Germany?
Cement producers have been able to chip away at energy use over the years by using more efficient equipment and operations. But a process that could dramatically reduce the amou...
Calls for more cement capacity
The present shortage of cement has prompted the Sarawak Building and Civil Engineering Contractors Association to call for the setting up of another cement plant in the Malays...
Further ACC purchases by Holcim
Holcim Group has started strengthening its stake in its Indian subsidiary ACC through further small-scale share purchases for the first time since September 2008. Ambuja Cement...
New Chinese partnership for KHD
German cement manufacturing specialist KHD has announced a significant strategic partnership with China-based CATIC Beijing Ltd a subsidiary of China’s state-owned CATIC Interna...
Holcim acquires aggregate and ready-mix operations
Holcim has acquired several aggregates and gravel operations and ready-mix concrete plants in Switzerland and France. Holcim, together with a French partner, Eiffage Travaux Pub...
Cuban plant operations upgrade
The recently completed maintenance and repairs carried out at the 26 de Julio cement manufacturing plant in Nuevitas, about 84 km north-east of Camagüey, has ensured the complet...
Lafarge sells aggregate and ready-mix assets
Lafarge has announced two disposals totaling circa €120 million, as part of its 2010 divestment plan. Lafarge has disposed of the integrality of its Aggregates & Concrete busine...
Phoenix Cement earns Energy Star 4th year
For the fourth year in a row, the Salt River Materials Group Phoenix Cement plant in Clarkdale United States has received the Energy Star label from the US Environmental Protect...
Energy warning for global cement producers
The possibility that steam coal prices could rebound sharply in 2011 is becoming a major talking point in European and Asian energy circles. In essence, a steady upward pressure...
More capacity for Bangladeshi grinders
Local cement firms in Bangladesh are pouring billions of Taka in new plants in an investment bonanza never seen in the sector, eclipsing their giant foreign rivals in a fierce b...
Meanwhile, Bangladesh eyes cement imports from Vietnam
Mohammed Amirul Haque, director of Premier Cement Co, has said that since there was a construction boom in Bangladesh, the demand for cement and clinker was high, but domestic p...
New Dangote plant for Zambia?
Completion of a recent positive feasibility study for a new US$400m integrated cement plant with a capacity of 1.5Mta would seem to indicate that Nigerian cement producer Dan...
Authorities cites cement plant for high mercury emissions
The Brooksville Cemex plant has surpassed the standard mercury emission tests by at least 10 times and Florida State authorities has fined the company $525,000.
Cement Industry to drive coal demand in Vietnam
Coal demand in the Vietnamese cement industry is expected to grow significantly during 2010-2014, say local experts. According to new a research report “Vietnam Mining Sector An...
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