Titan’s proposed cement plant, US
Titan America has scheduled three community information workshops to discuss its plans to build a cement plant in Castle Hayne.
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India July cement shipments up 8.5 per cent YoY
Cement shipments in India rose an annual 8.5 per cent in July, compared with the 8.7 percent expansion seen in June, according to data from an industry body.
Misr Beni Suef Cement H1 net declines 0.8 per cent
Egypt’s Misr Beni Suef Cement posted an 0.8 percent decline in net profit in the first half of 2008 to E£150.5m (US$28.4m), the stock exchange said on Tuesday.
Asia Cement plans to double capacity by 2010
Asia Cement (China) Holdings Corp plans to more than double its cement production capacity by 2010 to meet strong demand as China rebuilds quake-hit areas, says Chief Executive...
Lafarge Plans US$1bn investment in Indian cement operations
Lafarge S.A, the world’s second largest cement manufacturer, has announced plans to invest US$1bn in India over the next five years
Cemex values Venezuela operations at US$1.8B
Mexican cement giant Cemex has put a US$1.8bn price tag on its Venezuela operations, an amount that President Hugo Chavez’s administration,
Nigeria: Nyako taps cement deposits
Governor Murtala Nyako of Adamawa State has said his administration will look at the possibility of actualising the proposed Guyuk Cement Industry
Cement giant Lafarge posts profits boost
Cement supplier Lafarge has posted an 18.5 per cent profits rise as cost-cutting and acquisitions cushioned the blow of construction market gloom.
Monsoon affects Pakistan’s cement exports to India
Pakistani cement dispatches to India have declined by about 50 per cent owing to monsoon, which has affected demand from Indian buyers.
South Africa: economy pushes cement sales down
The slowdown in economic growth is seen as the main cause for the decline in the sales of cement.
India: Dalmia Cement proposes to lease out power assets
Dalmia Cement, the south-based cement maker, has proposed to lease out assets comprising the undertaking of its proposed 18MW power plant
Ethiopia: construction of Derba Midroc Cement factory well underway
The construction of Derba Midroc Cement factory being carried out with US$310m in North Shoa Zone of the Oromia State is reportedly well underway.
China: CIWT In mutual cooperation agreement with Dalian Huaneng Xiaoyetian Cement
Dalian Dongtai industrial waste treatment company, a 90 per cent-owned subsidiary of China Industrial Waste Management (CIWT),
China Resources Cement to build Asia’s largest belt veranda
China Resources Cement (Fengkai) Co on Thursday signed an agreement with a French company to construct a 40km-long belt veranda in Zhaoqing city,
Australia: end to cement works dispute paves way for development
The long-awaited development of the former Fyansford cement works site is set to go ahead
Lafarge UK boosts rail delivery services
Lafarge Cement have taken delivery of 48 bespoke, ’environmentally-focused’ rail wagons for their Hope Works, in Derbyshire,
A UK£35m factory would turn rubbish into fuel
A UK£35m factory planned for a Warwickshire quarry would produce fuel made out of rubbish
Timken to supply bearings for 50 vertical cement mills
The Timken Company announced today that it secured an order from Tianjin Cement Design & Research Institute Co Ltd
Taiheiyo turns to loss as demand for cement wanes
Taiheiyo Cement Corp, Asia’s biggest producer, turned to a loss in its first quarter as demand for the building material waned in Japan and the US.
Dyckerhoff 1H 2008 Net Profit €142m versus €96m
German cement maker Dyckerhoff AG reported a 48 per cent increase in net profit for the first half of 2008, or €142m, compared to the same period a year ago.
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