India March cement shipments up 8.5 per cent on YoY
Cement shipments in India rose 8.5 per cent in March from a year ago, the Cement Manufacturers’ Association’s Web site showed.
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Lafarge to announce new cost-cutting plan at end 2008
Lafarge will announce a new cost-cutting plan at the end of 2008, the group’s Chief Executive Bruno Lafont says in an interview published Thursday in French business daily...
Cement cos vie for L&T’s ready-mix concrete business
Leading cement manufacturers, including Holcim, AVB Group and Lafarge, are in the race to buy
Asia Cement Holdings to Go Public on SEHK
Taiwan-based Asia Cement Corporation plans to spin off Asia Cement Holdings, its business in Mainland
Russia’s Cement production up 1.9% in 1Q08
Cement production in Russia went up 1.9%, to 11.3Mt, in the first quarter of 2008
Exports ban likely to cool down cement prices
The Indian government’s ban on exports of cement and clinker last week in a bid to contain soaring prices
Steppe Cement FY Pretax profit US$53.6m Vs US$21.5m
Steppe Cement Wednesday reported a pretax profit of $53.6m for the year ended Dec. 31, 2007, compared to a profit of $21.5m a year earlier.
Ciments du Maroc sees higher net profit in 2008
Moroccan cement producer Ciments du Maroc expects its net profit to grow in 2008 as dividends from
Changes in the Board of Directors of Holcim Ltd
The Board of Directors of Holcim Ltd will be proposing to the Annual General Meeting on May 7, 2008
Oman Cement Company (OCC) – Investment Update
Total revenue of the Oman Cement Company (OCC) was RO50.01mn for the year ended December 2007,
Sinoma to invest CNY1bn in two cement production lines
China National Materials Co Ltd said its unit, Sinoma Cement Co Ltd, plans to build two cement production
CMS Cement to expand clinker plant capacity
CMS Cement Sdn Bhd, Sarawak’s sole cement manufacturer, plans to expand capacity at its clinker plant in Mambong, about 30km from Kuching, to 2Mt by 2011.
Prosperity Minerals Q3 pretax up 67 per cent; sees full year results in line
Prosperity Minerals Holdings Ltd. reported a 67 per cent higher third-quarter pretax profit on a 120 per cent rise in revenues and said that it expects its full year results to ...
Pakistan cement exports to Middle East and African increase
High demand of Pakistan’s cement in the Middle East and African countries has enhanced significantly country’s exports by 80 percent in the three quarters of the current fiscal ...
Truong Thinh cement plant added to Vietnam Development Plan
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved the Ministry of Construction’s proposal on
Eurocement Group to invest US$639m in development
The Eurocement Group has signed an investment agreement on cooperation with the government of the Chelyabinsk Region (in the Urals)
Raysut Cement Company investment update, Oman
Raysut Cement Company recorded total revenue of RO63.01m for the year ended December 2007,
Battle to acquire limestone mine in Kitui Rages
Bamburi Cement and Athi-River Mining are locked in a vicious row over a Kitui limestone deposit, which is seen as crucial to grow Kenya’s economy.
Divestment plan of Semen Gresik unit approved
The Ministry of SOE approved the plan of PT Semen Gresik Tbk to restructure its three units through
Indian government bans cement exports
The Indian government has decided to ban export of cement to arrest rising prices.
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