Southern Africa Cement August Sales Decline 7.2%
Cement sales in the Southern African Customs Union fell 7.2 per cent in August from a year earlier, the Cement & Concrete Institute said.
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Indonesian Padang to build new factory
Cement maker PT Semen Padang in Indonesia’s West Sumatra, said it will build a new factory with an annual production capacity of 2.5Mt early next year.
Vietnam: cement supply will meet demand
The cement supply is more than enough to meet demand in the coming months, according to the Ministry of Construction.
Iran: cement output up
The Ministry of Industries and Mines said the country produced 19.7Mt of cement in the first five months of the current Iranian year (started March 20) showing a 21.5-per cent g...
Cement output at Aditya Birla group cos, ACC dips in Aug
Cement production at the Aditya Birla Group companies – Grasim Industries and UltraTech Cement – was down 8.87 per cent at 2.12Mt in August.
BUA Cement 1 Begins Production, Nigeria
In its continuous bid to support government vision to become self-sufficient in cement production, BUA
Labuan’s cement shortage to be addressed, Malaysia
The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry has given its assurance that the shortage of cement here will be resolved soon.
Algeria suffers a deficit of 3Mt
The head of the commerce and industrial chamber, Brahim Ben Djaber has called on the realisation of Algerian cement groups financed locally, with State participation in the limi...
Niger cement factory to supply sub region
The African solidarity fund (ASF) granted a CFA5bn bank guarantee to Les Ciments du Golf (SCG-Benin) company in Niger to build a sub regional cement production factory,
West China Cement pretax profit rises 57 per cent
West China Cement Ltd. said first-half pretax profit rose 57 per cent to CNY87.7m, while turnover rose 68 per cent to CNY338m due
Strabag planning second cement works
The Austrian-based contractor Strabag is deepening its involvement in the production of building materials and is in negotiations with the local authorities to purchase a 20 hec...
Holcim Raises Stake in Serbian Unit to 99.40%
Holcim said it has raised its stake in its Serbian unit to 99.40% after a takeover offer and will squeeze out the remaining minority shareholder
Indian cement majors’ market share to shrink post 2010
Four top cement manufacturers in the country - ACC, Ambuja Cement (ACL), Grasim and UltraTech - will see a dip in their market share post 2010
Federal government calls for increased local production, Nigeria
The Federal Government yesterday called on the private sector to increase investments in local production of cement.
Imports, real estate slide to hit cement prices
Cement prices are expected to go down by Rs 2-3 per 50-kg bag in western markets, including Maharashtra and Gujarat, in the next three weeks,
Lafarge, Total to sign Syrian deals
Lafarge and major oil company Total will sign deals to boost their activities in Syria in the wake of President Nicolas Sarkozy’s visit, officials and company executives s...
Indonesian cement consumption up
Cement consumption has shot up in Indonesia this year, prompting producers to revise up their sales growth target to 15 per cent this year from six per cent set earlier.
Pakistan: 57 per cent rise in cement exports in July-August
Pakistan’s cement export has registered a growth of 57 per cent and has crossed 1.5Mt mark in the first two months of the current fiscal year due to the rising demand
Flour Mills of Nigeria imports 10,000t of cement
The managing director, Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc, Dr Emmanuel Ukpabi, has said that the company has imported 10,000t of cement to check the non-availability of the product.
India’s ACC says August cement shipments fall
India’s ACC Ltd said on Thursday its cement shipments in August fell to
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