JP Associates registers 33.93% gwth in turnover
Jaiprakash Associates Limited (JAL), recorded a total income of Rs 3921.87 crore for the nine months of current fiscal; an increase of 33.93% as compared to Rs 2928.36 crore
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US to crack down on air pollution
The US Environmental Protection Agency has caved in to pressure from eight states and a coalition of environmental groups, and will tighten regulations of air pollution from cem...
Semen Gresik selects three acquisition advisors, Indonesia
Credit Suisse, JP Morgan Securities, and Merrill Lynch are in line to be selected as advisors for PT Semen Gresik Tbk (SG) in its acquisition plans of Malaysian and Thai cement ...
TPI Polene sees return to profit in ’09
Thailand’s third-largest cement maker, said on Tuesday lower costs would drive a return to profit in 2009,
Holcim Romania: construction growth to slow
The construction sector in Romania grew by 10-15% in 2008, but it will temper its pace in 2009, due to the financial crisis and the change of lending conditions, Markus Wirth, H...
Ssangyong Cement staff agree salary cut
Ssangyong Cement on Monday said all executives and staff will voluntarily return
Mangalam Cement up on buy-back approval, India
Mangalam Cement rose 5.07 per cent to Rs 52.80 on Monday as the board approved a buy-back at a
FLSmidth to announce reduction in workforce
Despite a historically high order backlog FLSmidth has said in a statement that it considers it necessary to
FLSmidth to announce reduction in workforce
Despite a historically high order backlog FLSmidth has said in a statement that it considers it necessary to
Yamama and Tabuk cement saw Q4 profits fall
Two Saudi Arabian cement producers profit fell in the fourth quarter of 2008 on lower sales volumes following a government decision to ban exports, according to reports from Reu...
Holcim Philippines extends plant shutdown
Holcim Philippines, one of the country’s leading cement-makers, has prolonged the "economic shutdown" of a production line in Mindanao
Development of Indarung VI cement plant considered urgent
PT Semen Padang, a state-owned enterprise under Semen Gresik Group (SGG), targets to start the construction of the new cement plant (Indarung VI)
Asia Cement (China) Holdings IPO Wins Regional Awards
The major integrated cement producer in the Central Yangtze River Region and the Sichuan Region, Asia Cement (China) Holdings Corporation’s initial public offering (IPO)
Semen Gresik relies on internal cash
PT Semen Gresik Tbk allocated internal cash worth IDR2.1-2.5 trillion to cover the US$371 million capital expenditure in 2009.
JP Associates to commission 4Mt plant in 2-3 months
Jaiprakash Associates’ Q3 FY09 net sales stood at Rs 1,380.6 crore as against Rs 942.88 crore in the same
Lafarge plans factories in Abu Dhabi, Saudi Arabia
Lafarge will open a cement factory in Saudi Arabia and a readymix concrete factory in Abu Dhabi, said its chairman.
New York set standards for cement plants
Federal regulators have agreed to set standards for mercury emissions from cement plants under a legal settlement with activists and nine states, including New York.
Goldman considers stake in HeidelbergCement
Several private equity firms are interested in purchasing a stake in German HeidelbergCement AG, Wall Street Journal reported on Friday
Cemex California cement agrees to reduce emissions
In the largest settlement yet in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s ongoing cement kiln enforcement initiative, the U.S. Department of Justice, on behalf of EPA, today l...
Gresik Plans regional acquisitions as demand slows
PT Semen Gresik, Indonesia’s biggest cement maker, plans to acquire overseas competitors for the first time as demand at home tapers from record growth in 2008.
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