Rakeen to Build a Cement Plant in Georgia
Arab giant RAK-IA with its sister company Rakeen plans to build a cement plant in Georgia. Working procedures are to begin in a month.
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New orders for Haver and Boecker
Haver and Boecker have received the following orders this year:
UK cement companies set to gain from ETS
A flagship European scheme designed to fight global warming is set to hand hundreds of millions of pounds to some of Britain’s most polluting companies, with little or no ...
Malaysia cement industry fears further delays in 9MP projects
The Cement & Concrete Association of Malaysia fears that projects under the Ninth Malaysian Plan (9MP) would be held back until the next Malaysian plan.
Indonesian supply shortage to draw nearer
The national cement supply shortage is estimated to start taking place next year, faster than 2010 as previously estimated.
Brief slowdown in cement sector likely, India
Brokerage house Goldman Sachs is cautious in its outlook on the cement sector as it expects weakness in both demand for cement as well as cement prices. “We believe the industry...
Oyak Cement increases its sales revenue by 20 per cent
Oyak Cement Group sold more than 4.1Mt of cement during the first quarter of 2008, according to a statement released by Oyak Cement detailing cement sales during the first six m...
EuroCement’ Ukrainian facilities boost production
EuroCement Group’s Ukrainian facilities, OJSC Baltsem and Kramatorsk Cement Plant Pushka, boosted cement production in January-July 2008 18.8% YoY to 2.254Mt.
Philippine cement prices seen rising
The rising costs of raw materials and other manufacturing inputs are expected to jack up the price of cement to more than P200 a 40kg bag within the year, an industry source said.
JK Lakshmi expansion in Gujarat, India
JK Lakshmi Cement has announced the commercial launch of its new ready-mix-concrete (RMC) plant at Dumad village near Vadodara.
Ash Grove earns Energy Star Award
Ash Grove Cement Company plants in Kansas and Washington earned the federal government’s prestigious Energy Star Awar
Cemex cuts 2008 outlook, sees 3Q EBITDA down
Cemex announced today that it expects EBITDA for the quarter ending September 30, 2008 to be about US$1.25bn, a decrease of about 3% on a like-to-like basis for the ongoing oper...
Indonesia’s Aug cement consumption falls 2.8% YoY
Indonesia’s domestic cement consumption in August fell 2.8 percent to 3.32Mt from a year ago, industry data showed
Dalmias to expand presence in North
Dalmia Cement Bharat, a prominent cement maker in South India, is learnt to be expanding business in the North.
RATM Group to build cement plant in Irkutsk Region
The RATM group of companies will build a cement plant in the Irkutsk Region in East Siberia, to manufacture cement using dry-process technology.
Kaliningrad Commercial Seaport and HeidelbergCement to launch terminal
Kaliningrad Commercial Seaport and HeidelbergCement Group (Germany) on September 4 will launch a terminal designed for handling cement
Birla to set up 3Mt in Madhya Pradesh
Birla Corporation Limited has announced plans to set up a US$300m, 3Mta greenfield cement plant in Satna, Madhya Pradesh.
China’s demand growth rate to slow
China’s cement demand will keep a slow growth rate in the next few years, according to Lei Qianzhi, chairman of China Cement Association (CCA).
Sri Lanka to call tenders for Jaffna cement plant
Sri Lanka is likely to call open tenders to revive a dis-used cement plant in the Northern Jaffna peninsular instead of giving the concession through an unsolicited process, hig...
Cement Firms’ Growth Slows On Saudi Ban
Saudi Arabia’s cement-export ban will continue to hit profits at the kingdom’s top cement companies this year after many saw their income growth slow in the second q...
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