Holcim plunges 7.4 per cent, in significant down trend
Holcim plunged CHF3.72 (or 7.4 per cent) to CHF46.28.
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Cement, wheat tariffs scrapped
Tariffs on wheat and cement will be temporarily removed in an effort to stabilse domestic prices in the Philippines.
Cemex makes plans to fire up kiln again
Cemex is forming plans to fire up its kiln after Thanksgiving while some residents say they’re worried about health impacts from chromium VI contaminatio
Cement industry says bailout should include public works
The Portland Cement Association (PCA) warns that without a second economic stimulus plan the US economy could lose two million jobs next year.
China’s Sinoma says Nigeria cement projects delayed
China’s Sinoma International a subsidiary of China National Materials Co Ltd said on Wednesday that a Nigerian partner plans to alter contracts
Export sops: marginal relief for cement companies
The export incentives offered by the Indian Government will have little impact on the prospects of the beleaguered cement companies as the benefits are restricted
Siemens delivers ICT to Ohorongo
Siemens has delivered the key electrical and information and communication technology component to Ohorongo Cement.
Sri Lanka Tokyo Cement September net profit falls
Sri Lanka’s Tokyo Cement group said September quarter net profit fell 43 per cent
Emissions trading scheme to hit Australian cement industry
Emissions trading will push up electricity prices in Australia from 2010,
PNG’s capital goes through a cement shortage
Papua New Guinea’s capital, Port Moresby, is experiencing a shortage of cement, with demand out-pacing the supply due to an increase
Cement producers look to import via Bangladesh
Local cement makers now weigh the feasibility of several import proposals they recently received from Sri Lanka, Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Kenyan companies.
Sephaku wins limestone mining licence for new cement plant
The Department of Minerals and Energy has granted Sephaku, a new entrant in South Africa’s cement industry a 30-year limestone mining right,
Ashaka Cement to boost MDG target on housing
Ashaka Cement Plc is committed to enhancing the realisation of he Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) target on housing by making cement available at affordable cost.
Votorantim to invest US$258mn BNDES loan in expansion, modernisation
Brazilian cement maker Votorantim Cimentos received approval from shareholders to take out a 600mn-real (US$258mn) credit line with national development bank BNDES,
Titan Cement Company hits year-low tenth time in three months
Titan Cement Company hit a 52-week low of €9.52 during the day
Brighter outlook for Lafarge
Lafarge Malayan Cement Bhd’s third quarter (3Q) earnings surpassed market expectations, prompting an upward revision in the firm’s forecast earnings
Holcim may rethink India expansion
Swiss cement giant Holcim, promoters of India’s top two cement manufacturers — ACC and Ambuja Cements — may review the current capacity expansion projects
UK cement firms in CO2 pricing fears
Proposed EU rules aimed at ensuring cement firms pay for carbon dioxide emissions could kill the industry in the UK, warns the British Cement Association.
UK: jobs threat as cement works shuts
Cement manufacturing is to end at a plant in South Cambridgeshire and 87 workers are facing redundancy.
Nigeria: cement company announces N4.7bn profit
Benue Cement Company (BCC) Plc, a subsidiary of Dangote Industries Limited, has announced its third quarter results for the period January 1, 2008, to September 30, 2008
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