China to fund construction of Tajikistan cement plant
Two Chinese companies are to build a large cement plant in Tajikistan.
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Sichuan Shuangma Cement to raise $439.3m through private placement
Sichuan Shuangma Cement Co., Ltd., a China-based producer and distributor of cement and electric power, is planning a private placement of 400 million shares
Federal agency: NC cement plant could harm wetlands
A federal agency says a proposed cement plant and quarry in coastal North Carolina wetlands could harm rare plant, animal and aquatic species, and should be built elsewhere.
Holcim sets benchmark in sustainability
For the fourth year in succession, Holcim has been named "Leader of the Industry" in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI). The Group has been included in both the Dow Jones...
Dangote to invest $250m in Ethiopian cement industry
President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has announced plans to invest over $250m in the cement industry in Ethiopia
Holcim new investment in Romania
Holcim Romania Co. invested EUR35m, in 2007, in the upgrading of a cement mill in Turda, center of Romania, and over EUR95m, in that at Alesd, general manager Holcim Romania Mar...
Prospecting licences for 12 cement plants, Madhya Pradesh, India
Prospecting licences have been issued to 12 companies for setting up cement plants in Madhya Pradesh to raise manufacturing capacity per year by 10.70Mt from 18.90Mt at present.
Peru’s Cementos Lima Says No Sale Talks With Cemex
Cementos Lima SA said Tuesday that a report published in a magazine that it was in talks to sell to Cemex was incorrect.
Brazil’s cement sales grow 8% August on year
Brazil’s domestic cement sales grew 8% in August from the same month last year, to 4.604Mt according to figures out
FG okays importation of bagged cement, Nigeria
Contrary to the Federal Government of Nigeria’s earlier stand that it would not allow importation of bagged cement, it has thrown its gate open for the importation of 50kg...
US EPA & DOE Award Energy Star to 5 Cemex plants
Cemex USA announced today that five of its cement manufacturing plants were awarded the top U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and US Department of Energy (DOE) recognit...
Federal agency against proposed Titan plant in Castle Hayne, US
An agency with the federal government is against the proposed Titan Cement Plant in Castle Hayne.
Society suggests new site for cement plant
The Waiareka Valley Society has made concessions over a proposed cement plant near Weston, but still opposes it being built in the Waiareka Valley.
Cementos Bío Bío shuts down concrete plant
Chilean investment group Invesa Briones’ cement producer Cementos Bío Bío has shut down a concrete plant in capital Santiago due to operational cost increases
GBL Owns 20.04% Of Lafarge Shares
Belgian Financier Albert Frere’s holding company, Groupe Bruxelles Lambert, owns 20.04% of Lafarge, according to filings Monday with French stock exchange regulator Autor...
China National Materials boosts output after merger
Zhou Yucheng, CEO of China National Materials Company Limited, reveals that the company will complete merger and acquisition with Ningxia Jiancai to become the biggest cement pr...
New terminal opened in Kaliningrad Sea Port
HeidelbergCement has commissioned a cement terminal worth €7m at the Kaliningrad port on the Baltic Sea.
Cement workers protest to save jobs, Iraq
Following communiqués and correspondence, workers and their union, the Iraqi Kurdistan Workers Syndicate Union (IKWSU), took to the streets of Sulimanyya on 28 August in peacefu...
Bahrain cement crisis set to ease
Bahrain will import 300,000t of cement soon to help overcome a crunch facing the construction sector.
India: cement firms to cut logistic costs
The domestic cement industry is making continuous efforts to cut its logistic costs. At a time when the industry is entering into the downside of the cycle, with profit margins ...
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