MoEF gives clearance to Lafarge mining, Bangladesh
The ministry of forest and environment (MoEF) on Friday gave the greenlight to Lafarge for limestone
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Philippines: clinker-based companies may not get perks
The Board of Investments (BoI) is rethinking plans to grant incentives this year to clinker-based cement
Cementos Andino to start up power facility
Cementos Andino is to open a thermoelectric power plant in Venezuela power plant in the state of Trujillo,
Gulf Cement to boost production, Qatar
Gulf Cement Company will soon hike its production capacity by 40% to 7000tpd. T
Tarmac targetted by Marwyn
Private equity-backed acquisition vehicle, Marwyn Materials Ltd (UK), is in talks with Anglo American,
Lafarge seeks approval to transfer US$12m, Zimbabwe
Next month, Lafarge will seek shareholder consent to transfer US$12m from its non-distributable
Pakistan construction sector slowdown
The continuing slowdown in the construction sector has hit the cement manufacturing sector hard, with
NUM members strike at Lafarge, South Africa
More than 1000 members of the National Union of Mineworker’s (NUM) have begun a nationwide
Spanish 1Q cement consumption falls 19.4%
Cement consumption in Spain for the first quarter of this year stood at 5.4Mt, representing a 19.4 per cent
ACC 1Q net profit rises marginally
ACC, India-based manufacturer of cement and ready-mix concrete, reported a marginal increase in its
West China Cement Issue of Equity
West China cement announces that it has issued 90,000 ordinary shares of 10 per cent each in the pursuant
Japanese cement sales continue to decline


Domestic cement sales in Japan fell 11.6 per cent on the year to 3.51Mt, extending the extent of its
DG Khan posts quarterly loss, Pakistan
DG Khan Cement, Pakistan’s second largest producer of cement, posted a net loss in the third quarter
Oman: Raysut posts lower earnings in first quarter
Ruysut Cement, Oman’s largest cement producer, reported a 32 per cent decline is sales revenue for the
Siam Cement Group on track for growth target, Thailand
Siam Cement Group (SCG) of Thailand expects its building materials business to achieve its forecasted
Czech 1Q cement production falls
First quarter 2010 output from Czech Republic cement plants last year stood at 390,434t, a 28 per cent decline on the year earlier according to figures from the Czech Cement Ass...
Shiva Cement board to issue 10m warrants
Shiva Cement said on Wednesday that the board of directors of the company will meet on April 29 to issue
Lucky Cement to sell 49.5MW power, Pakistan
Lucky Cement of Pakistan said it would generate income from selling electricity to KESC.
Zambezi Portland directors win back status,, Zambia
The Supreme Court sitting in Lusaka yesterday restored Zambezi Portland Cement Limited directors –
BBMG targets 2010 capital expenditure
BBMG said that its estimated capital expenditure for this year will be CNY4.5bn, according to CFO
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