Cement industry news

03 Aug 2009 Recent Orders

FLSmidth wins another large cement order in Indonesia

FLSmidth has signed a contract worth approximately EUR55m with the Indonesian cement producer

03 Aug 2009 International

Steppe Cement 1H Sales Volumes Up

Steppe Cement Limited said Monday that for the half-year ended June 30 sales volume for cement rose to

03 Aug 2009 Corporate

Cemex Says Bankers Agree to Waiver in Debt Proposal

Cemex said banks agreed to extend a covenant waiver to allow the company to complete a refinancing of

31 Jul 2009 Corporate

Global recession continues to undermine Cemex

Cemex’ results continue to slide as global recession undermines second quarter results.



31 Jul 2009 International

Strong Middle East results from Lafarge contrast weak Europe

Lafarge saw its first half turnover fall by 11.9% to €7,991m, with the EBITDA declining by 19.7% to

31 Jul 2009 International

Holcim selling shareholdings in Panama and Caribbean

In connection with the nationalization in Venezuela, Holcim announced it is selling shareholdings in Panama and the Caribbean to joint venture partner Argos.

31 Jul 2009 International

Asia provides some support for HeidelbergCement

HeidelbergCement’s first half turnover declined by 22.5% to €5,369.9m and the EBITDA fell by 35.2%

31 Jul 2009 International

Cementir maintains a strong balance sheet

Cementir’s turnover for the first six months declined by 27.2% to €419.2m, with the EBITDA falling by

31 Jul 2009 Corporate

Thailand’s TPI Polene (TPIPL): 2Q09 earnings

TPIPL reported a 2Q09 net profit of Bt840mn, turning from a net loss of Bt6.8bn in 2Q08 and up 109%

31 Jul 2009 International

Cement firm Cimentas to raise capital to EUR41m

Turkish cement company Cimentas Izmir Cimento decided to increase its capital by TRY11.36m to

31 Jul 2009 International

No shortage of cement in Qatar: QNCC

Cement is not in short supply at all and anyone needing it can contact the Qatar National Cement

31 Jul 2009 International

Two Chinese firms to build plant in Danghara

Two Chinese companies will build a cement plant in Khatlon’s Danghara district according to

31 Jul 2009 Corporate

Colombia’s Cementos Argos 1H profit up

Cementos Argos SA, Colombia’s biggest cement maker, reported profit rose 128 per cent in the first six

31 Jul 2009 International

New mill to boost capacity at Afrisam’s Roodepoort plant

South African construction materials group Afrisam has officially unveiled its vertical roller mill (VRM)

31 Jul 2009 International

Venezuela cement makers to get US$358m in takeovers

Venezuela has authorised a US$378m payment for two European cement companies that have been

31 Jul 2009 International

Pakistan cement sales cross 3Mt mark

Cement sales have passed the 3Mt mark this month, registering 15 per cent growth over dispatches of

30 Jul 2009 International

New President for ERMCO

ERMCO, the European Ready-Mix Concrete Organization which gathers all the national concrete

30 Jul 2009 International

HeidelbergCement sells Israeli operations

HeidelbergCement has agreed the sale of its concrete, aggregates and asphalt-based Israeli operations to

30 Jul 2009 International

Nigeria’s Benue Cement Q2 net profit leaps

Nigeria’s Benue Cement Company saw net profit jump to NGN9.67bn (US$65m) from NGN1.14bn in its

30 Jul 2009 International

Tanzania sees cement output capacity rising in 2009

Tanzania’s cement production capacity will rise to 2.97Mt by the end of the year from 2.47Mt, thanks to