Dighi Port expected to attract further cement projects, India
Following Jaypee Cement’s plans to set up a 3Mt cement grinding plant in the port area of the upcoming Dighi Port in Raigad district of Maharashtra
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China Resources buys HK & Guangzhou cement business
China Resources Cement said its wholly-owned subsidiary China Resources Cement Holdings
PPC plans to invest in Mozambique - report
Pretoria Portland Cement Ltd. plans to invest US$200m in a new cement factory in southern Mozambique
Ash Grove Montana plant – 10 injury-free years
Ash Grove cement plant in Montana City logged 10 years without a single day lost to a workplace injury
Lafarge may build new plant in Zimbabwe
Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe says it may build a new cement manufacturing plant in Zimbabwe to increase its installed capacity to 1Mt in five years, but
Pakistan seeks to cash in on cement exports
Cement exports of Pakistan are expected to grow steadily in the years to come, as Russia and Qatar are
Murli board okays sale of plant, India

India’s Murli Industries Ltd Friday said its board has approved the sale of its cement plant
Japan: hiking exports to salvage profits
Japanese manufacturers of industrial materials are raising export prices in a bid to beef up profit margins
Ghacem to expand capacity, Ghana?
Ghana Cement Works (GHACEM) is to expand the production capacity of its factories at Takoradi andTema
Turkish company to develop Iraq plant

A Turkish company has received approval to develop the Sinjar Cement Plant and invest it for 15 years,
Lafarge reaffirms commitment to Africa?
Bruno Lafont, chairman and CEO of Lafarge, has carried out a whistle-stop tour through Africa including
India: cement prices re-start downward roll?
Oversupply in the south India and incremental supply in the west are among the reasons cement prices
Lafarge proposes Meghalaya plant, India
Lafarge India Eastern, which is a wholly owned arm of Lafarge India, has chalked out an ambitious plan to
India demand slows while Pakistan eyes recovery
Recent results in the Indian subcontinent have reflected slowdowns in recent cement sales with prices being under pressure in both markets.


China prices soar due to energy cuts
Cement prices in China have risen to record highs as curbs on electricity supplies by local governments
Dalmia Bharat to invest in two units, India
Dalmia Bharat Enterprises will invest INR25bn (US$554m) to set up two cement plants of 2.5Mt each in
Cimpor extends maturity of debt, adds credit lines
Cimpor said Thursday it had extended the maturity of its debt by almost two years through several
Siemens equips third cement plant in Turkmenistan
The Turkish company Polimeks Insaat Taahhüt ve San. Tic. A.S. has assigned Siemens Turkey to provide
Chinese company eyes cement factory in Fiji
Fiji’s interim foreign minister, Ratu Inoke Kubuabola, has met a six-member delegation from China reportedly interested in opening a cement factory in Fiji.
DOH completes first phase of Lafarge study, USA
The New York State Department of Health (DOH) has released its findings for the Public Comment Draft
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