Cement industry news

16 Apr 2010 International

Shuangma Cement to buy cement assets from Lafarge

Sichuan Shuangma Cement Co Ltd announced Thursday that it has received approval from China’s

16 Apr 2010 International

Continental Cement to lay off 26 by month-end, USA

For the second consecutive year, Continental Cement will be laying of employees. J Scott Conroy, vice

15 Apr 2010 International

Song Da Yaly Cement’s net profit falls

Song Da Yaly Cement Joint Stock Company (SDY) made a net profit of VND3.34bn in 2009 compared to

15 Apr 2010 Corporate

Cimpor sees further Asian and Brazilian growth

The publication of Cimpor’s annual report this week shows up some interesting information on the group in which the Brazilian groups Camargo Corrêa and Votorantim have stakes of...

15 Apr 2010 International

Philippine cement sales up 16 per cent

Cement sales in the Philippines grew 16 per cent in the first two months of the year to 2.5Mt, the Cement

15 Apr 2010 International

Egypt to reissue two licences

Egypt said it is to reissue production licences to two cement companies that had their licences scrapped.

15 Apr 2010 Corporate

Tabuk Cement profit rises, Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia’s Tabuk Cement Co said Wednesday its first quarter 2010 net profit inched up to SAR34.02m

15 Apr 2010 Corporate

Cimpor to have four Brazilians on board

The management board of Portuguese cement maker Cimpor should have four Brazilians, two coming from

15 Apr 2010 International

Coal prices put pressure on Indian producers’ margins

The rising prices of imported coal are expected to put pressure on the margins of cement producers such as

15 Apr 2010 International

Shanshui likely to rise; FY09 net profit +30.1%

Shanshui Cement likely to rise as FY09 net profit growth higher than 20% tipped in February profit

15 Apr 2010 International

Jebel Ali receives quality award, UAE

Dubai-based Jebel Ali Cement Factory has become the first cement company to receive the Dubai quality

15 Apr 2010 Corporate

AlphaValue raises Cimpor

AlphaValue has raised slightly its share price target for Cimpor to EUR5.36 from the previous EUR5.31.

15 Apr 2010 International

Lafarge be allowed mining in Meghalaya forest: Centre

The Indian government has concurred with the views of the Attorney General G E Vahanvati that Lafarge

14 Apr 2010 Corporate

Africa Cup of Nations boosts Angola 1Q infrastructure results

A recent report on Angola’s infrastructure shows latest quarter saw activity in the domestic construction

14 Apr 2010 Corporate

Management changes at CRH Europe Products & Distribution

CRH plc announces that Máirtín Clarke, managing director of CRH Europe Products & Distribution, has

14 Apr 2010 Corporate

Castro Guerra new Cimpor chairman, Portugal

Antonio Castro Guerra, former Deputy Secretary of State for Economic Affairs, has been appointed by the

14 Apr 2010 Environmental

EPA threatens action against Lehigh plant?

The Environmental Protection Agency is putting the Lehigh Cupertino’s cement plant on notice.

14 Apr 2010 International

Recovery Act funds for Staten Island cement terminal

Recovery Act funding will help Staten Island Terminal, LLC go ahead with a US$51.7m cement import

14 Apr 2010 Corporate

Danareksa Group likely to gain Semen Gresik stake

The Danareksa group has emerged as the preferred buyer of a 1.25 per cent stake in Indonesian state-

13 Apr 2010 Environmental

Lafarge cement plant battles CO2 with biomass

Lafarge’s cement plant in Bath, Ontario, is aggressively pursuing carbon emission reduction strategies