Cement factories firms up sale
Jordan Lafarge Cement Factories Company (JCFC) generated JD49.3m profit in 2008, about the same level it posted in the previous year.
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Region’s largest cement plant to be built in Azerbaijan
The Azerbaijani private company Norm announced a tender to engineer and construct the Qizildas Cement plant, the company said in a press release.
Holcim falling in weak trading with rising open interest, weekly and monthly trend also weak
Holcim fell CHF1.77 (or 3.5 per cent) to CHF48.28 (US$36.03). Compared with the Swiss Market index SMI® Price index which fell 49.2 points
Corporacion Moctezuma rises 7.7 per cent on high volatility and expanding price range
Corporacion Moctezuma, Mexico’s largest Construction company by market capitalisation, traded between an intraday low of MXN19.50
Juan Minetti hits a one-month low
Juan Minetti traded at its 32-day low of 89 centavos
Nigeria: Federal Government turns down request for cement import ban
The Federal Government, on Monday, turned down a request by the Cement Manufacturers Association of Nigeria to ban the importation of cement into the country.
India: Steel and cement companys may see surge in demand
Steel and cement companies are expected to see a surge in demand due to fund allocation to the Bharat Nirman scheme, a time-bound plan for building rural infrastructure.
Ciments Francais to be absorbed by Italcementi
Italian cement group Italcementi will acquire the remaining stock it doesn’t already own in French affiliate Ciments Francais
Indonesian cement sales down 3.8 per cent on tight banking liquidity
Sales of cement on the Indonesian market fell 3.8 per cent to 2.96Mt in January from 3.09Mt a year before.
India: No slowdown effect on cement demand
Has the cement industry managed to ward off the worst of the recent economic slowdown?
Lafarge Jordan Cement boosts 2008 sales to US$452.7m
Jordanian cement producer Lafarge Jordan Cement, previously known as Jordan Cement Factories Co (JCFC),
Indonesia: Local cement industry pins hopes on government infra spending
The cement industry is depending on the promise of the government
Vietnam: Quang Binh Province to host another cement plant
The Vietnam Construction Materials Company began construction of its cement factory in Tuyen Hoa district, central Quang Binh Province
UK: Lafarge Cement close other half of Westbury
The company is struggling to deal with the lack of demand for heavyside building materials. A consultation process
Riyadh Cement awards contract to Sinoma
Reuters reported that Riyadh Cement Company has awarded a contract to China’s Sinoma International Engineering Company
Vietnam plans to invest US$9bn into industrial projects in 2009
The Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade plans to increase 12.3 per cent of investments for industrial projects to VND153.186trn (over US$9bn)
Nigeria: SENEC moves to reacquire NIGERCEM
The South-East Nigeria Economic Commission (SENEC) has indicated interest and indeed on fast move to re-posses the collapsed Nigeria’s Premier Cement factory
India: cement sector on a sound footing, grows at 7.56 per cent
In spite of a slowdown in construction activity, domestic cement despatches have registered a healthy growth of 7.56 per cent during
Nigeria: FG Urges Naccima to promote Non-Oil export and to bring down the price of cement
The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to shift its attention from the exportation of only petroleum products.
Egyptian subsidiary of Titan cement gets OK for new output line
An Egyptian subsidiary of Titan Cement Co. of Greece, Beni Suef Cement, has received the green light from regulators in the Middle Eastern country to launch a
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