New Zealand residential construction falls 6.5%
New Zealand house-building and renovation work fell to the lowest level in almost eight years in the
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KHD Humboldt Wedag to build cement plant in Russia
KHD Humboldt Wedag has commenced construction of a cement production facility in the Chudovksy
Recent order from Adelaide Brighton, Australia
myDIALS, a leader in operational performance management, today announced that Adelaide Brighton
Blackstone joint building materials venture
Private equity firm Blackstone Group and other backers are investing up to US$780m in a newly formed
BUA acquires two cement firms, Nigeria
One of Nigeria’s emerging and fast growing indigenous conglomerates - BUA Group, has acquired
Cemex announces global public offering
Cemex announced today that it commenced a global public offering of 1,200 million of its
Southern Africa sales slide
Cement sales in southern Africa fell last month, the Cement and Concrete Institute said yesterday
Indonesia’s Semen Gresik considers new cement plants
Indonesia’s PT Semen Gresik is continuing to study the possibility of setting up new cement plants in
Philippine cement industry takes a hit
In an industry report released this month, the Cement Manufacturers’ Association of the Philippines (CEMAP) said demand for cement, as reflected by total consumption, grew...
Apo Cement helps Veco ease power-supply shortage, Philippines
Ebu-based Apo Cement Corp. on Tuesday signed an agreement to supply up 10MW of power to
Hima unveils new cement brand, Uganda
Hima Cement has unveiled a new cement product. Sheila Byenkya, the firm’
Vicem sells 10.94Mt of cement, clinker in Jan-Aug
Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation (Vicem) sold 10.94Mt of cement and clinker in the first eight
FICEM-APCAC Conference 2009 begins
The annual FICEM-APCAC Conference is currently underway in the city of Bogota, Colombia.
Egypt to consider new cement production licences
Egypt will consider new cement production licences if demand growth continues to exceed expectations,
Oyak sees cement sales to keep apace with 2008 figures
Oyak Group, one of Turkey’s largest cement makers, expects 2009 to match or beat last year’s cement sales, while revenue is likely to rise about 10 per cent in 2010 ...
SCG confident on Philippines
SCG has strong confidence in the people and economy of the Philippines, said Surasak
Nepal cement prices fall
The prices of bricks and sand, two major construction materials, have soared sharply in the market, as
Competition Board approves Van Cimento deal, Turkey
The competition board announced that it approved the deal between local cement maker Askale Cimento
NT-Prom to build $103m cement plant in Penza region
Investment company NT-Prom is to invest $103m in construction of a cement factory in Penza region, Russia
Teixeira Duarte wants to raise value of stake in Cimpor
Portuguese builder Teixeira Duarte has defined as a priority the increase of the value of its stake in cement
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