Anhui Conch Cement 1H net profit up 46 per cent
Anhui Conch, China’s largest cement producer by output, announces its first-half net profit rose 46% from a year earlier on strong sales volume growth and cement prices.
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TPI Polene plans THB6.9B provision in 3Q for fine
Thai producer TPI Polene plans to set aside a THB6.9bn (US$204m) loss provision in the third quarter for a fine stemming from a stock manipulation conviction
Government to abolish import duty on cement, Russia
A working group of the Russian government’s commission for protection measures in foreign trade has unanimously endorsed abolition of the cement import duty indefinitely, Kommer...
Pakistan Cement Factory asked to control pollution
The Punjab Environmental Protection Agency has directed a cement factory in Chakwal district to take remedial measures or stop pollution causing activities in the close vicinity...
CRH appoints finance director designate
CRH plc, the international building materials group, announces the appointment of Mr. Glenn Culpepper as Group finance director designate.
Tangshan Jidong Cement to set up new production line
Tangshan Jidong Cement Co, a China-based construction materials manufacturer and distributor, announced that it has signed an agreement with Laishui County government to set up ...
Egypt’s Amreya Cement H1 net profit surges 83%
Egypt’s Amreya Cement posted a net profit of E£193.8m (US$36.4m) in the first half of 2008, a 83 per cent rise on the previous year, the stock exchange said on Thursday.
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Texas Industries Inc. has announced plans to idle four wet-process kilns. Among the company’s five kilns, only dry-process line will operate in the near-term.
Saudi cement prices seen easing in 2010
Cement prices in Saudi Arabia will remain flat for 2008 and most of 2009 but are expected to fall by up to five per cent a year until 2013
India: cement prices may increase
Cement producers in Indaia are likely to raise prices after an agreed moratorium with the Union government ends on Thursday, as the industry continues to face rising costs of ra...
Corrective measures underway at Riverside Cement
The Air Quality Management District (AQMD) says TXI Riverside Cement has made good progress in meeting the terms of a settlement stemming from air quality violations.
JP Associates to set up cement units in Madhya Pradesh, India
Jaiprakash (JP) Associates has signed four MOUs with Madhya Pradesh Government to invest
CMVM restarts investigation of Cimpor Purchase
Portugal’s stock market regulator CMVM decided to start again the investigation of the possible coordination between shareholders of local producer Cimpor from 2001
Akmenes 1H revenue up 42 per cent, Lithuania
Lithuania’s only cement manufacturer Akmenes Cementas said on Wednesday its sale revenue for the first seven months of this year soared by 41.5 per cent YoY to a record hi...
TCL to adjust domestic, international prices
Trinidad & Tobago cement manufacturer Trinidad Cement Limited (TCL) will introduce a new price structure starting September 1
Cementos Argos sells COP70bn in one year notes
Colombia’s largest cement company, Cementos Argos SA , Wednesday sold COP70bn (US$38m) worth of commercial notes, said Bancolombia’s (CIB) investment bank, which han...
Ukraine cement production down by 0.1% to 1.84Mt
In July 2008, cement production in Ukraine fell by 0.1%, compared with July 2007, to 1.84Mt.
Buzzi Unicem H1 up three per cent, sees year just below 2007
Italian cement maker Buzzi Unicem reported a three per cent increase in consolidated net profit in the first six months of 2008
Brazil July cement sales rise 25.9 per cent on year to 4.82Mt
Cement sales in Brazil rose 25.9% in July compared to the same month last year, to 4.82Mt, according to figures out Tuesday from the National Cement Industry Association (SNIC).
Iran, Venezuela, to construct cement factories in Bolivia
Iran and Venezuela have reached an agreement to construct two cement factories in the South American state of Bolivia.
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