Titan Cement acquires more land
Carolinas Cement Company, a subsidiary of Titan, announced the purchase of additional property south of Holly Shelter Road, across from the site of its proposed cement plant.
Cement industry news
Earlier cement industry news and analysis from International Cement Review's global newsroom.
Earlier news
Newest first
Portland Cement Association Congratulates Barack Obama
Portland Cement Association (PCA) congratulates President-elect Barack Obama and Vice president-elect Joe Biden on their election.
Lafarge defers 18Mt of planned new capacity
Helped by the acquisition of Orascom, Lafarge generated a turnover 8.3% higher at EUR14,386m in the first nine months of the year and the EBITDA improved by 14.2% to EUR3,579m, ...
Venezuela VP Hopes for deal this year over seized Cemex unit
Venezuelan Vice President Ramon Carrizales said Thursday that the government hopes to reach a deal
SCG expects cement demand will contract 10% in 2009
Mr Pramote Techasupatkul, President of SCG Cement Co. Ltd, a subsidiary of SCC Plc, has stated that
India: NTPC to set up four cement plants
State-owned power generation company NTPC plans to set up four fly-ash-based cement plants across the country over the next few years
Italcementi 3Q profit drops 30% to EUR66m
Italcementi SpA said third-quarter profit fell 30 percent on the depreciation of its stake in Calcestruzzi SpA.
Calls for State support for Russian cement industry
Russia’s Regional Development Ministry is working on anti-crisis measures for the cement industry.
India cement prices to plunge by December-end
Cement prices in the country are likely to fall by Rs 10 from December-end onwards on account of deteriorating demand
Cementir’s main markets become more difficult
Cementir’s turnover edged ahead by 0.1% in the first nine months to €860m, but actually declined by
Lafarge may be next to trim global expansion plans
According to a report by Bloomberg, Lafarge may be the next cement maker to scale back global
Pakistan cement for Sri Lanka
The Government of Sri Lanka will release a sufficient stock of cement imported from Pakistan stipulating
West Africa: Norcem aims for cement exports
Norwegian cement producer Norcem is turning to West Africa to keep its sales up as the Norwegian property market slows down.
Continental Europe & emerging countries help HeidelbergCement’s advance
HeidelbergCement’s results for the first nine months include Hanson for the full period, compared with just one month last year, as a result of which turnover grew by 49.1...
Regulators raid Holcim, Lafarge, Cemex
Regulators launched a dawn raid on the offices of Europe’s biggest cement producers yesterday as Brussels embarked on a new inquiry into industry practices.
Vicat moves into Mauritania
Vicat’s turnover for the first nine months of the year declined by 3.1% to EUR1,582.8m, which represents an underlying reduction of 1.3%.
Saudi cement producers 7% drop
According to Al-Riyadh newspaper (November 3, 2008), an official report shows that the sales volume of the operating cement companies in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
HeidelbergCement’s 3Q profit drops 25%, to cut costs
HeidelbergCement’s third-quarter pre-tax profit fell 25 per cent, it reported on Wednesday, and said it wa
India Cements may relocate its proposed Himachal project
India Cements, the south Indian cement major, may relocate its proposed 2Mt facility in Himachal Pradesh or put it on hold because of infrastructure hurdles and a slowdown in th...
Shree Cement Oct shipments up 12.8 per cent
Shree Cement said on Tuesday its October shipments rose 12.81 per cent to 625,000t, from 554,000t a year earlier.
Stay Informed in this ever-changing landscape
Don't miss the latest cement industry updates. Subscribe to International Cement Review today!
