Egypt: no need to extend export ban
Egypt does not need to extend a ban on cement exports that expired on Wednesday, the country’s trade minister said.
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Semen Gresik to optimise bank loans
PT Semen Gresik Tbk, state-owned cement producer, plans
Shareholders approve BCC, Dangote Cement merger
Shareholders of Benue Cement Plc (BCC) on Tuesday endorsed
Lafarge accelerates its innovation strategy
Aether, an innovative project developed by Lafarge to reduce the CO2
Prism suspends operations at Unit II at Satna
Prism Cement announced that there has been an accident
China’s cement output up 12.8% in Aug
China produced 167.8Mt of cement in August this year – an increase of 12.8% YoY.
Vietnam produces 41.3Mt of cement Jan-Sep
Cement producers in Vietnam are estimated to have produced 41.3Mt of cement in the first nine months of this year, according to the General Statistics Office.
US shipments fall in July
Total shipments of Portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico
YTL to acquire remaining stake in local producer
YTL Cement Bhd’s plan to acquire the remaining stake in
New cement factories allowed to import energy
Egypt allows gas and coal imports to aid industrial development - 12 new cement production lines are set to benefit.
New cement factory in Los Andes proposed
New cement factory to help address national cement shortage.
Vietnam orders halt to clinker imports
The Vietnamese Ministry of Construction has requested businesses to stop importing clinker until the end of 2011 to halt the country’s widening trade gap.
Algeria’s Chlef plant inaugurates new bag filter
Chlef cement works commissions a new bag filter as it cleans up its air emissions.
Shaanxi QinLing to spend CNY493m on cement plant
Shaanxi QinLing Cement (Group) Co Ltd plans to spend CNY493.83m (US$74m) to build a 4500tpd cement works.
Severe monsoons and price drops hit Indian cement
Severe monsoons and dip in prices are expected to affect Indian cement results during 2Q10
Coboce raises output to alleviate Cochabamba scarcity
Bolivian cement producer Coboce is raising its output from 27,500 bags per day to 33,000 while government points out monopoly in three districts.
Italcementi prepares for further growth in Bulgaria, China and Italy
The Italcementi Group outlined its medium- to long-term growth plans, confirming its commitment.
Asia Cement sees prices and sales rise
Asia Cement sees prices and sales rise for the second half of the year
Vietnam’s Can Tho-Hau Giang starts cement plant building
Can Tho-Hau Giang Cement One-Member Limited Company started construction of a cement plant in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang
100th anniversary of Holcim’s Trident, Mo plant
Approximately 200 employees, family, retirees, friends and
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