Cement industry news

29 Oct 2009 International

HeidelbergCement India 3Q net profit up, expansion projects

HeidelbergCement India Thursday reported a more than two-fold surge in third quarter net profit on

29 Oct 2009 Corporate

Gresik nine-Month net profit down

PT Semen Gresik said Thursday its nine-month net profit rose 35% to IDR2.41 trillion ($251 million) from

29 Oct 2009 Corporate

Nigeria’s Benue Cement says Q3 profit up 171%

Nigeria’s Benue Cement Company posted a 171 per cent rise in pretax profit to NGN12.96bn (US$87m) in

29 Oct 2009 Corporate

ACC 3Q Consolidated Net Profit INR4.16bn

India’s largest cement maker by capacity, said Wednesday its third quarter consolidated net profit jumped

29 Oct 2009 Recent Orders

New order for FLSmidth Automation, Denmark

Adana Cimento and FLSmidth Denmark have signed a contract for the high level optimisation

29 Oct 2009 Corporate

Eastern Province Cement 9M review


Eastern Province Cement Company has announced its 9M-2009 results. Net profits witnessed a decline

28 Oct 2009 International

GCC 3Q results, Mexico

Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua, S.A.B. de C.V. announced consolidated results for the quarter ended

28 Oct 2009 International

Cemex 3Q turnover down 31%

In the first nine months of the year, Cemex’ turnover fell by 31.1% to US$12,036.0m, which represented

28 Oct 2009 International

Kenya’s Bamburi says won’t sell EAPC shares

Kenya’s Bamburi Cement has no plans to sell its stake in rival East African Portland Cement (EAPC)

28 Oct 2009 Corporate

Binani Cement in talks to acquire Turkish company

Binani Cement is in talks to acquire a cement firm in Turkey as part of its strategy

28 Oct 2009 International

Ecuador: new state-owned cement consortium to concession cement plants

Ecuador’s state-controlled cement consortium Consorcio Cementero Nacional will launch concession

28 Oct 2009 Corporate

PPC sees FY headline EPS 35-45 per cent lower

Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC) said on Wednesday it expects to post a drop in full-year profit, mainly

28 Oct 2009 International

Peru’s construction, real-estate boom still strong

Investors are continuing to fuel Peru’s already fast- growing construction and real estate sectors, propelled

27 Oct 2009 International

Pakistan cement production up 18.78%

Cement production during July-August (2009-10) increased by 18.78 per cent as against the

27 Oct 2009 International

Egypt to offer 5 or 6 cement licences: minister

Egypt will offer five or six new cement production licences in the coming few months to meet higher

27 Oct 2009 International

Birla profits up, more expansion planned

Birla Corp Ltd has posted nearly a three times rise in its July-September net profit on higher cement sales and lower fuel prices.

27 Oct 2009 Corporate

Cemex seen posting a drop in 3Q net profit

Cemex is expected to report a fall in net profit for the third quarter on Tuesday, as U.S. and European

27 Oct 2009 International

Oman Cement posts 57 per cent rise in 9M profit

Oman Cement Co posted on Tuesday a net profit of OMR19.1m (US$49.61m) for the first nine months of

27 Oct 2009 International

Anhui Conch Cement 3Q net rises 33%

Anhui Conch Cement Co, China’s largest cement maker by output, said Monday its third-quarter net

27 Oct 2009 Trading

Zambia: no cement import ban - ZCC

The Zambia Competition Commission (ZCC) has said there is no ban on the importation of cement as