Nigeria: ban on cement importation stays
The Federal Government has said it will not lift the ban on the importation of cement into the country.
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Shortage of cement delays power projects in eastern India
India is unlikely to meet power generation targets from its eastern region by 2012 due to a shortage of
Dragon Cement plant temporarily suspending production
The Dragon Cement plant in Thomaston is shutting down production for four to six weeks and
Turkish Akcansa posts Q1 loss of TRY3.3m
Turkish cement manufacturer Akcansa posted a first quarter loss of TRY3.3m which resulted from
Semen Gresik to sign US$604.8m loan for expansion
Semen Gresik (SG), will sign a loan agreement worth IDR6.3trn (US$604.8m) with a number of local
Lehigh Cement cuts production
Lehigh Cement Co. has reduced most of its employees’ work week to 32 hours,
Caribbean Cement, Union reach agreement
The Caribbean Cement Company Limited and the National Workers Union (NWU), which represents the
EPA seeks more data from Cemex plant near Lyons
State regulators must provide more information to justify the air-emissions permit awarded to the Cemex
PPC’s first-half profit declines
Pretoria Portland Cement’s first-half profit declined by 85 per cent, the cement maker said on Tuesday.
Eagle Materials resignation of Chief Financial Officer
Eagle Materials Inc announced that Mark V. Dendle, Eagle’s Executive Vice President - Finance &
Cemex demonstrates progress in its sustainability commitments
Cemex today announced that it continues to make substantial progress toward its goals as a sustainable
New order for Siemens
The Siemens Industry Solutions Division of Siemens AE Greece has won an order from the Cypr
Richmond Township meeting on plans for quarry expansion
The Richmond Township supervisors meeting Monday began on a hill overlooking the valley where Lehigh Cement Co
Egypt is now Italcementi’s largest profit earner
Italcementi’s first quarter turnover declined by 11.1% to €1201.2m, while the running EBITDA fell by 27.0% to €188.9m and the trading profit by 57.3% to €64.6m.
PCA forecasts concentrated weakness in 1H09
Although all US market segments and all regions are expected to record significant declines
India industry on steady growth path, says industry body
The economic slowdown and slump in the housing sector notwithstanding, the cement sector continues to
Cemex subsidiary to invest in limestone quarry
Rinker Jamaica Limited, the local subsidiary of Cemex, plans to invest US$300m to build a limestone
Saudi Cement Co first quarter fall
Saudi Cement Company said yesterday its first-quarter profit fell 12.3 per cent after a government ban on
New Eagle cement plant update, Philippines
Eagle Cement Corp, a company owned by San Miguel Corp chairman Eduardo Cojuangco and president
Kuwait Portland Cement net profit jumps
Cement trader Kuwait Portland Cement boosted its net profit to KWD2.04m (US$6.99m) for the first
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