Vicat expands US downstream activities
Vicat’s first quarter turnover was off by 2.1% to EUR471m in absolute terms, but improved by 1.1% on a comparative basis.
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Turkish production grows 3.9% YoY
Cement production grew by 3.9% compared to 2006 and reached 49.3Mt last year, according to data of the Turkey Cement Manufacturers’ Association.
Gulf Finance House plans to create US$2bn cement company
Bahrain-based Islamic investment bank Gulf Finance House (GFH) on Monday said it plans to create a US$2bn cement company, Cemena,
Siam Cement may spend THB6bn on second Cambodia factory
Siam Cement Pcl, Thailand’s biggest producer, may spend as much as THB6bn (US$189m) to build a second factory in neighbouring Cambodia to triple its production capacity th...
UAE cement plants committed to fixed prices
H.E. Mohammed Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Alshihhi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Economy, affirmed
Pakistan cement sales up 25 per cent in July-April
Pakistani cement sales increased 25 per cent in the first 10 months of the 2007/08 fiscal year,
ACC Cement Production at 1.79Mt in April 2008
ACC Ltd has announced Cement production and sales figures for the month of April 2008.
Semen Gresik 1Q Net Profit IDR515bn Vs IDR330bn
PT Semen Gresik saw first quarter net profit rise 56% on year because of increased sales, a company spokesman said Tuesday.
Qatar National Cement seeks US$120m loan for new plant
Qatar National Cement Company (QNCC) will negotiate a US$120m loan to finance the ongoing
Iranian company to set up cement factory in Syria
According to local press reports, the Iranian Ehdas Sanat Company (ESC) has recently won a tender for setting up a cement factory with the capacity of 1 Mta in Syria with US$200...
Ugandan construction boom see cement prices rise
The construction boom in the region has led to high demand for cement. This has been compounded by supply shortages, causing rapid price increases.
Dalmia Cement April shipments up nine per cent YoY
Indian cement producer Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd said its April cement shipments rose nine per cent to 266,000t from 244,000t in the year ago period.
Egypt’s South Valley Cement to give free shares
Shareholders of Egypt’s South Valley Cement approved a two-for-five stock dividend, the firm said in a statement to the stock exchange on Sunday.
Holcim’s Mason City plant turns 100
The Holcim Inc. cement plant in Mason City is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year.
Tanzania capacity increase update
Tanzania Portland Cement Company (TPCC) plans to launch a new grinding mill by August to boost annual production by 90 per cent,
Portugal BPI to revise projections on Semapa after 1Q08 results
Portuguese investment bank BPI will reconsider its estimates and expectations about local construction group Semapa, after the presentation of the first quarter 2008 earnings re...
Allen to become new CFO for TXI
Ken Allen has been named vice president of finance and chief financial officer of Texas Industries, Inc, effective August 1.
Outlook: Titan Cement Q1 net down 21 per cent on weaker US
Greece’s Titan Cement Company SA. 2008 first-quarter group net profit is estimated to fall 21 per cent YoY to EUR40m
Swedish consulting group SWECO wins EUR2.6m contract in Lithuania
Swedish technical consulting services provider SWECO said on Monday (5 May) that it has won a EUR2.6m contract from the Lithuanian cement producer Akmenes Cementas AB.
Taiwan Cement Group sees earnings shrink in Q1
The rising prices of crude oil and coal have driven down operating gross profit margins for Taiwan Cement Group’s
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