Holcim Mothballing Mason City plant
Holcim will be moth-balling the plant in Mason City at the end of the year. This means they will stop
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Adani group to foray into Indian cement sector
Adani Enterprises has chalked out plans to foray into cement sector. The group’s entity Adani Enterprise
Shree Cement says raised bag prices in Feb
Shree Cements Ltd has raised prices of cement in the past month in the range of 2-4 rupees per bag
Siam City Cement may cut capacity, Thailand
Siam City Cement (SCCC), the country’s second-largest cement company, may reduce its capacity
Jaiprakash Associates to hire 2000, India
Construction and cement firm Jaiprakash Associates will hire 2,000 people in 2009 for its ongoing
Cemex tyre trials reduce pollution
Rugby Cement will be allowed to burn more tyres after successfully showing it reduces air pollution.
Essroc’s cement plant being idled and may be closed for good.
Employees were told Monday that shutdown of operations will begin at the end of April and extend into the third quarter of this year.
CRH plans EUR1.2bn rights issue
CRH Tuesday said it planned to raise about EUR1.238bn in a rights issue, as it posted a 12.5% fall in full-year net profit, ending 15 consecutive years of full-year growth, and ...
Mexico: GCC results positive, helped by exchange rate
The results posted by Mexican cement maker Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua (GCC) in its latest quarterly report were helped by
Pakistan cement exports up by 60 per cent
Pakistan cement exports grew by 60 per cent to 6.83Mt during eight months (Jul-Feb) of the current 2008-09 fiscal year
Safety milestone at Hope cement works, UK
Lafarge Cement’s Hope Works team of around 200 people is keeping its sights set on safety and has
India’s ACC Feb shipments rise 3.6 per cent YoY
Indian cement maker ACC on Monday reported shipments rose an annual 3.6 per cent in February
Cement market in Romania ’will stagnate in 2009’
The cement market in Romania will stagnate in 2009, because the lack of liquidities and difficult access to financing will have an important impact on consumption,
China demand to rise by 6.3% in in 2009: NDRC
China’s cement demand in 2009 is expected to reach 1.541bnt, up 6.3 per cent from 1.449bnt in 2008,
Belarus’ govt Oks cement loan deal with China
The Belarusian government has approved the agreement with China’s Exim Bank to take out a US$142.46m loan for Belarus’ cement producer Krasnoselskstroymaterialy to build a clink...
Colombia’s Cementos Argos ’08 net down 67 per cent
Colombia’s largest cement maker, Cementos Argos, said Friday its net profit for 2008 fell 67% to
Small Arizona town concerns about new Cemex plant
A planned US$400m cement plant is worrying environmentalists and some residents in
New Nigerian plant proposal
According to reports from local press, the CFI Group and a consortium of foreign investors from Spain, has
India production to grow by 8.1 per cent in FY10
Cement production in India is expected to grow by 8.1 per cent and demand is likely to rise by 7-7.5 per cent in FY 10, Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) has said.
Bajil expansion to start soon, Yemen
Expansion of the Bajil Cement Plant is to start mid March after disagreements with the company to
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