Grasim, Lafarge not to defer ready-mix plan
Lafarge and Aditya Birla group’s Grasim Industries are sticking to their plans of adding ready-mix units in the country.
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Philippines to import Japanese cement
The Philippines will import cement from Japan before the end of the year to provide consumers with a
PPC and Cimpor to raise South African cement prices
Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC) will increase its cement price by an average of 15 per cent next month and Cimpor is also planning to hike prices simultaneously.
India rail freight up 7-8% for cement companies
Indian Railways has increased the freight classification for cement, coal and coke to 150 from 140. This
Cemex suspends EUR400m investment
Cemex has decided to suspend its EUR400m investment project in Poland and is planning to conduct
Roanoke Cement recognized for safe terminals
Shree Roanoke Cement Company (RCC) sites have achieved 11 years without a lost time accident: Castle
Sibirsky Cement fined RUB50m for restricting competition
Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service said Thursday that it had fined cement producer Sibirsky Cement
Cemex Dominicana expects demand to fall 16% in 2009
The Dominican Republic branch of Mexican cement manufacturer Cemex announced that local demand
Gresik plans met by mixed reaction, Indonesia
A plan by state-owned cement company PT Semen Gresik’s to construct a cement factory in Pati regency,
India: cement cos’ inventory dips, outlook still bleak
Despite a gloomy outlook, cement major ACC, Ambuja Cement and Aditya Birla Group have managed
HeidelbergCement Shares drop on Merckle rescue talks
HeidelbergCement AG, Germany’s biggest cement maker controlled by the billionaire Merckle family,
Sri Lanka cement market shrinks, flat prospects
Sri Lanka’s cement market has been shrinking for the first time since their entry, and growth next year is
Texas Industries manager honored with safety award
Texas Industries Inc. announced December 2 that Frances Petty was awarded the Distinguished Health and
Binani Cement plans Mauritius unit in ’09
The Braj Binani-backed Binani Cement is all set to put up Mauritius’ first cement plant, which will begin
Shree Cement Nov shipments up 34.5 per cent
Shree Cement said on Thursday its November shipments rose 34.5 percent to 615,000t, from 457,000t a
Prosperity Minerals Interim Results
Prosperity Minerals Holdings Limited, which operates a cement manufacturing business in the People’s Republic of China and an iron ore trading business serving the same market, ...
Bail-out refusal – a set-back billionaire Merckle
Adolf Merckle’s hopes for an easy way out of his financial woes were dashed this week when the regional
ACC November shipments rise
India’s ACC Ltd.’s cement shipments in November rose 9.5 per cent to 1.73Mt from 1.58Mt year ago, the
Dust control upgrade for cement plant, Australia
Donaldston Australasia was contracted to upgrade the bulk handling technology used by Morgan
China’s Yunnan province cuts power tariff for some industries
Yunnan province in southwest China has cut power tariffs for some industrial users during the
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