Cement industry news

02 Apr 2009 International

Garadagh Cement reduces cement prices

Garadagh Cement JSC (Azerbaijan), which controls 35% of the Azerbaijani cement market, has reduced

01 Apr 2009 International

Demand in developed markets falls rapidly

Cement consumption in developed markets has continued to experience a substantial decline over the last three months, and demand in emerging markets is also slowing, according t...

01 Apr 2009 International

Lafarge launches EUR1.5bn capital hike

Lafarge SA Wednesday launched its planned EUR1.5bn capital increase.

01 Apr 2009 Corporate

Ambuja Cements aims to double capacity, India

Ambuja Cements, part of the Holcim group, is planning to double its capacity to 35Mt in the next five years,

01 Apr 2009 Corporate

Kenya’s ARM 2008 profit jumps 14 per cent

Kenya’s Athi River Mining, the country’s third-biggest cement maker, said on Tuesday 2008 pretax profit

01 Apr 2009 International

Cement prices in Western India up

Cement prices in western India, including in Maharashtra and Gujarat, have risen by INR3 to INR8 per

01 Apr 2009 Corporate

Suez Cement 2008 profit up six per cent

Egyptian Suez Cement posted a six per cent rise in 2008 net profit to E£1.04bn,

01 Apr 2009 Environmental

Study comes out in favour of Titan Cement, US

A new independent study finds that a proposed cement plant by Titan Cement will not pose a threat to the environment,

01 Apr 2009 Trading

Carib Cement targets US$17m in export sales

Caribbean Cement Company Limited (CCCL) exported its first shipment of 5500t of bulk cement last

01 Apr 2009 Recent Orders

New order for FLSmidth in Peru

FLSmidth has been awarded a contract by YURA S.A. for a new 4200tpd pyroprocessing line for its

31 Mar 2009 International

Venezuela Court: return Cemento Andino assets to Argos

Colombia’s largest cement company, Cementos Argos SA can now negotiate with the Venezuelan government for compensation

31 Mar 2009 International

Anhui Conch 2008 net profit rises 5%

Anhui Conch Cement Co said Monday its 2008 net profit rose 5% on strong sales volume growth and

31 Mar 2009 International

Austrian Asamer buys stake in Libyan joint venture

Building-materials produced Asamer in Upper Austria will pay EUR110m for an interest in three cement plants in Libya

31 Mar 2009 Recent Orders

Lafarge NA selects CPower

CPower announced that it has been selected by Lafarge North America to manage the company’s energy

31 Mar 2009 Corporate

Vulcan realigns businesses into two regions

Vulcan is realigning its businesses into two regions. The East Region will include the states of

31 Mar 2009 International

Grasim commissions 33Mt clinker facility

Grasim Industries Ltd on Monday announced the commissioning of its 3.3Mt clinker facility at Andhra Pradesh, India

31 Mar 2009 International

UAE: Cement price to fall 22 per cent

Cement companies in the UAE have been asked to reduce the price of cement by 22 per cent with effect from April 1.

31 Mar 2009 Environmental

Mercury study results for proposed Carolinas cement plant

A study shows that mercury emissions from the proposed Carolinas Cement Plant would pose little risk t

31 Mar 2009 International

Rain Commodities to buy back 4.56M shares

Hyderabad-based cement manufacturer Rain Commodities Limited (RCL) stated that its board has

31 Mar 2009 International

SU-155 Group to construct plant in Kirov region, Russia

SU-155 Group is planning to construct a cement plant in the Kirov region