Cement industry news

14 Sep 2009 International

Lafarge to challenge High Court decision, Zambia

The Supreme Court has set Wednesday this week for the inter-parte hearing in the matter in which

14 Sep 2009 International

Romania’s 1H cement production down 28.8% YoY

Romania’s cement production dropped by 28.8% in the first semester, at 3.5Mt, from 4.9Mt in the similar period a year earlier

14 Sep 2009 International

Thailand: Public stimulus plays

For the government’s Bt1.43trn investment package to be disbursed over the next three years, the early

14 Sep 2009 International

Cement prices in Lusaka rise, Zambia

Cement prices in Lusaka have shot up by between K35,000 and K40,000 amidst the continued suspension

14 Sep 2009 Trading

Cement and concrete prices drop in Abu Dhabi as demand weakens

Cement and concrete prices in Abu Dhabi fell this week by three and six per cent compared to the

14 Sep 2009 Corporate

Saudi’s Tabuk Cement General Manager Resigns

Saudi Arabia’s Tabuk Cement Co. said Saturday its general manager Walid Kassab al Hemaidi has resigned

14 Sep 2009 Environmental

N.C. DENR Issues draft air quality permit to Carolinas Cement Company

Carolinas Cement Company has announced that the Division of Air Quality of the North Carolina

14 Sep 2009 Corporate

HeidelbergCement two-for-one share sale to repay debt

HeidelbergCement AG plans a two-for-one share sale to raise funds that will help cut debt.

14 Sep 2009 Corporate

Execs defect from CRH to join former US boss

Ireland’s biggest listed company CRH has lost a number of top executives, who have left to join rival

13 Sep 2009 Corporate

ICRA places RMC Readymix India’s ratings on "positive" watch

ICRA has placed on "positive" watch the LBBB+ and A2+ ratings on Indian concrete maker and trader

11 Sep 2009 International

India: cement prices fall, more cuts likely

Sanjay Ladiwala, President of Cement Stockists and Dealers Association of Mumbai said that the cement

11 Sep 2009 International

New cement plant for Spain

Felix Santos Ortega has established a new company called Tucana under which a new cement plant will be

11 Sep 2009 International

Property seizure grounds Lafarge operations, Zambia

Lafarge Cement Plc has suspended operations after court bailiffs started seizing its property to execute a

11 Sep 2009 International

Lilama to set up clinker line for Ha Tien Cement

Lilama 18, a subsidiary of the Vietnam Machinery Installation Corporation (Lilama), will install a clinker

11 Sep 2009 Environmental

Ash Grove Cement Company Receives ’United We Serve’ award

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 Director of Environmental Services Dr. Ron

10 Sep 2009 International

Sagar Cements, Vicat joint venture set for financial completion

The INR2500-crore joint venture cement plant of Sagar Cements and France-based Vicat Group is set for

10 Sep 2009 Corporate

UBS cuts Lafarge to "neutral"

UBS downgraded French cement group Lafarge to "neutral" from "buy", but raised its share price target

10 Sep 2009 Corporate

West China additional listing

The directors of West China Cement advise that the Company has allotted 60,000 ordinary shares of 10p,

10 Sep 2009 International

Indian cement despatches up 17 % in August

The domestic cement industry has clocked a despatch growth rate of 17 per cent in August.

10 Sep 2009 International

UAE producers hit by rising production costs

Several factories in Fujairah and the Northern Emirates say their production costs have increased over the past few weeks even as cement prices across the UAE continues to remai...