Indonesia’s Semen Gresik to lift 2009 cement exports
State-owned cement maker PT Semen Gresik is planning to increase its export volume despite the economic
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Aditya Birla Group cement sales up 13.4% in Dec
The Aditya Birla Group said on Friday that its cement despatches in December rose 13.4 per cent from a
Binani Cement in talks with FIIs to raise funds for new projects
Binani Cement has initiated talks with a few foreign institutional investors (FIIs) to raise Rs 1,500 crore
Iran production capacity at 55Mt
While attending the inauguration of a new cement production line in Hamedan Province, Ali Akbar
Anhui Conch to spend CNY3.17B to raise output
Anhui Conch Cement Co said it will spend CNY3.17bn to increase production capacity by 18,000tpd, to meet strong demand
China National Building Material gets RMB5bn assets
The state-owned Inner Mongolia Power Group has agreed to transfer all of its equity holdings in Inner Mongolia Volan Cement Group (Volan Cement) to China National Building Mater...
Tancem workers on strike, Tamil Nadu
Production in the state-owned Tamil Nadu Cement Corporation’s (TANCEM) plant has come to a grinding halt as majority of workers
Surge in capacity may depress Saudi prices
A surge in production capacity in the short term could cause competition among Saudi Arabia’s cement
India: cement makers start shutting down plants
Faced with an oversupply and low utilisation levels, Indian producers have started shutting down their plants in the north.
China shares up on government support plans
China’s shares jumped Monday on the first trading day of 2009 after the government promised to take new steps to boost economic growth.
Holcim Philipppines 2008 review, 2009 outlook
In terms the economic slowdown most countries are experiencing, the Philippines, has not been as hard hit as other economies like the United States and Japan.
Residents against proposed cement plant, Malaysia
Despite assurances that a proposed cement plant in Malim Nawar, Perak, would not emit much dust, residents of the new village and its neighbouring villages are adamant against i...
Residents against proposed cement plant, Malaysia
Despite assurances that a proposed cement plant in Malim Nawar, Perak, would not emit much dust, residents of the new village and its neighbouring villages are adamant against i...
Vale to acquire Cementos Argos export coal assets
Brazilian mining giant Vale says it has reached an agreement to acquire all export coal assets of Colombia’s
Growth in AFR business brings cheer to ACC, India
After reports of continuous de-growth in business, lay-offs, plant shutdown and putting its Rs 600 crore expansion of ready mix concrete business on hold
Sinoma inaugurates new dry-process cement plant in Gansu
China National Materials Group Corp (Sinoma), the largest cement-making equipment producer in the country, started construction of a new dry-process cement plant in Baiyin,
Market leader ACC reviews past year
Sumit Banerjee, Managing Director of ACC, one of India’s leading cement groups discusses the past year, with 2008 marking the beginning of the end of one of the longest-profitab...
Semen Gresik to increase cement exports in 2009
Indonesia’s state-owned cement maker PT Semen Gresik is planning to increase its export volume despite the economic crisis in 2009, the company`s president director, Dwi Soetjip...
New plant for Jamaica revived
Despite a global economic downturn, Canadian firm Cemcorp Cement is reportedly pressing ahead with plans to construct a US$200m cement plant and limestone quarry that will provi...
Indian producers welcome import duties
As the Indian government has brought back the countervailing duty (CVD) on cement the domestic cement industry has supported the move with HM Bangur, president of the Cement Man...
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