China: cement prices to rise
The huge projected demand for cement needed for reconstruction following the Wenchuan earthquake is expected to strain supplies
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Vietnam: seven more cement plants to enter operation
Seven more cement plants with a combined capacity of 7.81Mt will be put into operation across Vietnam before the end of the year.
Sri Lanka’s Tokyo Cement annual net profit falls sharply
Tokyo Cement Company, a unit of Japan’s Mitsui Mining, said March quarter group net profit fell
Brunei Cement new partnership deal signed
The minister of industry and primary resources ...yesterday officiated and witnessed the signing ceremony of the new partnership between HC Asia Holding GMBH and PJ Corporation ...
Cemex Venezuela moves assets on nationalisation
Cemex Venezuela was "obligated" to transfer assets belonging to foreign subsidiaries after President Hugo Chavez ordered a state takeover
Denmark’s FLSmidth & Co A/S expands cement plant in Kuwait
FLSmidth & Co A/S said on Wednesday (4 June) that it has received a DKK567m engineering and machinery contract from Kuwait Cement Company (KSC).
Bahrain cement shortage looms
Bahrain could run out of cement within days, bringing construction activity to a halt, following tough new measures
Refratechnik’s International Colloquium opens
The 12th Refratechnik International Colloquium commenced this morning with over 670 guests registered from 76 countries.
Ryazan region to build cement plant
The government of the Ryazan Region, about 150 miles southeast of Moscow,
Dyckerhoff AG rises on high volatility and expanding price range
Dyckerhoff AG, Germany’s second largest Construction company by market capitalisation, traded between
Province proposes new carbon caps for cement factories
Nowhere is the difference in approach by the federal and Ontario governments on new climate change rules more clearly understood
Lafarge, Iraqi partner plan US$550m cement plant
France’s Lafarge and Iraqi partner Asiacell plan to invest around US4550m to raise cement capacity in Northern Iraq
Indian cement sales increase by 7.9 per cent in May
Cement sales have grown 7.9 per cent as an increased focus on infrastructure projects has pushed up demand
Upward revision for cement stocks
Shares in cement makers Lafarge Malayan Cement Bhd and Gopeng Bhd rallied yesterday
Pakistan: high PSDP to boost cement sector’s earnings
Cement sector profitability is expected to grow by 11 per cent in fiscal year 2008-09 with record Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP)
Malaysia to remove cement price ceiling
Malaysia will remove the ceiling price of cement from Thursday to boost the country’s building industry,
Government withdraws tax refunds on cement exports
The Indian government today withdrew tax refunds on cement exports
Komodo Hedge fund bets on Indonesia building, cement companies
HB Capital Partners, manager of the first Indonesia-focused hedge fund, is betting on the nation’s construction and cement industries as provinces outside the main island
China Resources Cement builds new plant to get RMB3bn revenue
China Resources Cement is building a RMB3.9bn modern dry-process plant in Fengkai county
Aditya Birla May cement shipments up 0.8 per cent YoY
India’s Aditya Birla Group said on Monday its cement shipments in May rose 0.8 per cent from a year earlier to 2.66Mt.
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