Padeswood plant concerns tackled, UK
Residents living near Padeswood cement works near Buckley are being invited to drop-in sessions by the Environment Agency
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CEMBUREAU supports sustainable housing symposium
CEMBUREAU, the European Cement Association, participated yesterday in an interesting debate on sustainable housing entitled ‘Towards a European policy for sustainable housing’ h...
Galchev sends a signal
Filaret Galchev, owner of Russia’s largest cement company Eurocement, informed Holcim after the Swiss market closed on Friday that he had just built up a 6.52 per cent sharehold...
Growing demand sees rise in new Romanian plant projects
The boom in Romania’s construction market in recent years has led to a significant growth in demand for cement, resulting in a number of cement producers announcing new investments
Irish Cement considers price increases
Irish Cement, a subsidiary of construction materials group CRH, is considering increasing the price of cement by as much as 18 per cent despite a fall-off in cement sales due to...
Azerbaijan demand to reach 3.9Mt in 2008
Garadagh Cement, the largest producer of clinker and cement in Azerbaijan, is forecasting further demand increases in the country.
Sri Lanka producers urge government allow price hikes
Four main cement suppliers of Sri Lanka urged the government to allow them to raise price of cement with effect from next month.
Thailand: Brokers bullish on Siam City Cement
Siam City Cement (SCCC), the country’s second biggest cement-producer, is expected to show solid earnings growth over the next two years despite higher operation costs, Th...
Holcim to expand price hike, Philippines
Holcim Philippines Inc has increased the retail prices of its cement by P12 per 40kg bag effective September 15, citing higher coal costs
UAE cement prices climb in August
A new survey has found that prices of Portland cement in the UAE rose to Dhs522/t in August from Dhs500 in July
Lafarge North America to increase 2009 US cement prices
Lafarge North America Inc. announced today that, due to significant continuing cost challenges, the company will raise cement prices in the United States by US$15/t
India: fal in cement output helps companies hold prices
The sharp fall in cement production in August seems to have helped companies hold the prices despite the slump in demand in select pockets.
Thailand’s TPI Polene (TPIPL): The worst isn’t over
Forecast for TPIPL’s 2008 earnings was revised down to a net loss of Bt4.9bn from a net profit of Bt1.8bn as the company recorded provision expenses
MRTPC breather for Lafarge in 1990 cement cartelisation case
Allowing an application of the cement major Lafarge India Ltd, anti-monopoly watchdog MRTPC has relieved it from cartelisation charges in the cement industry
Siam Cement believes 9% growth is achievable
Siam Cement expects to see its turnover increase by about 9 percent this year to THB70bn revenue from over THB60bn last year.
Holcim Romania mulls up to EUR500m in new cement plant
Holcim Romania, a unit of Holcim, mulls investing up to EUR500m in the construction of a new cement plant in the county of Cluj,
Shree Cement sees demand slowing down in FY09
Shree Cement expects demand to ease during FY09 due to a slowdown in the real estate market, a senior company official said on Friday.
FLSmidth To Acquire Assets Of American Engineering Company CEntry
FLSmidth, CEntry Constructors Engineers, Inc., and The Layton Companies, Inc. have entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement for the sale, effective 1 October 2008, of the engin...
Sri Lanka Tokyo Cement goes green to revive profitability
Sri Lanka’s Tokyo Cement group, whose profits dipped last year owing to higher raw material, energy and transport costs, says new eco-friendly processes and products shoul...
Cement shares in freefall
With financial markets in turmoil and a deteriorating outlook for global construction activity, shares in many of the leading cement companies have tumbled.
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