Gujarat govt mulls cement and limestone policy
In a significant development, the Gujarat government is mulling a cement and limestone policy.
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FLSmidth wins two orders in Russia and Ukraine
FLSmidth has signed its third contract this year for equipment for a greenfield cement plant in Russia. T
CRH splashes out another EUR348m in the USA
CRH is spending EUR348m (US$540m) on a major expansion of its US architectural products activities in buying the Texas-based Pavestone Group on an EBITDA multiple of 8.3 times
Solid growth forecast for Pakistan cement sector
Cement sales are expected to rise in the remaining months of fiscal year 2008 (FY08) with rising exports and stable local
Pakistan cement exports to rise as UAE removes duty
Pakistani cement exports will be key beneficiaries as the demand for cement in Gulf countries will now
ABL arranges Rs13bn for cement company
Allied Bank Limited has arranged multiple financing facilities worth Rs13 billion for Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited (MLCFL).
Zambezi Portland suffers delay, Zambia
Zambezi Portland Cement Limited (ZPCL) will not meet its projected target of commencing preliminary cement production next month.
Cementir FY net rises 23.1 per cent
Cementir SpA said full-year net profit rose 23.1 pct to 140.4 mln eur thanks to measures to increase the efficiency of its plants
Taiheiyo Cement to see 38% profit drop in FY07
Taiheiyo Cement Corp is now expected to report a 38% drop in group pretax profit to around 42 billion yen for fiscal 2007, worse than the 28% drop to 49 billion yen that was pre...
Republic, Lafarge partner with CAC
Officials of the consortium of Republic Cement Corporation and Lafarge Holdings (Philippines), Inc.
Calcestruzzi problems delay Italcementi’s results
Italcementi has postponed the announcement of its annual results, originally scheduled for the 18th of March,
Cemex provides first quarter guidance
Cemex SA said Thursday that it expects its first quarter sales to grow 24% YoY to US$5.3bn, thanks to its acquisition of Australian building material company Rinker.
Malaysia’s cement industry downgraded to ’neutral’ after elections
CIMB Research said on Friday it has downgraded the Malaysian cement industry to "neutral" from
Jidong Cement 07 net profits leaps 75%
Tangshan Jidong Cement Co reports its net profits attributed to parent company reached CNY368m in 2007, surging 74.94% YoY.
Indonesia’s demand down 13 per cent
Indonesia’s nationwide cement consumption in February dropped 13 per cent to 2.7Mt from January but was 18 per cent higher than a year earlier
Dubai makes cement, steel imports free
Sheikh Mohammed ibn Rashid Al-Maktoum, vice president, prime minister and ruler of Dubai, has yesterday issued a decree exempting cement
Brazil February cement sales up 22.4 per cent
Cement sales on the Brazilian market totaled 3.7Mt in February, up 22.4% on the same month last year,
Holcim to invest $800m in Mexico over three years
Holcim Ltd plans to invest about US$800m in Mexico between 2008 and 2010,
New Lithuanian plant to be postponed?
Akmenes Cementas (Akmene Cement), Lithuania’s only cement producer, said it might postpone construction of a new LTL300m (EUR87m) plant.
California Portland Cement Co’s renewable energy agreement
California Portland Cement Co signed a 25-year contract with Southern California Edison that ensures a large portion of the power consumed at its Mojave,
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