Holcim recalls 130,000 bags of cement
Cement manufacturer Holcim Philippines recalled some 130,000 bags of cement from the market, the local Trade office said Friday.
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Emirate cement manufacturers respond to price controls
Cement manufacturers in the United Arab Emirates have responded to a call by the Ministry of Economy to abide by the price set by the ministry
Turkish company plans new cement factory in Turkmenistan
Turkish company, Polimeks is to start designing and building a new cement plant in Jebel town,
Holcim seeks transit to export clinker to India over Bangladesh
Holcim has requested the Commerce Ministry to give it the transit facility for transporting clinker from Chittagong port to India through the land ports on the border.
Nigeria: Work to begin on Dangote’s Ibese cement plant in June
Work will start at the Ibese Cement plant in Yewa North Local Government, Ogun state in June this year, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, Chairman of Dangote Group has said.
Eurocement Group Ukraine ends 2007 with profits of UAH238.3m
Eurocement Group Ukraine company, is a subsidiary of Moscow-based Eurocement Holding, ended 2007 with net profits of UAH 238.334m.
India Cements hunts for coal
After buying ships to ferry coal to its cement plants spread across in South India, The India Cements Ltd (ICL), is heading to acquire coal mines itself.
Cement plant near Victorville to shut down kilns
The TXI Oro Grande cement plant near Victorville will pay $394,000 and shut down seven 50-year-old
Cemex says it sees $400m synergies from Rinker buy
Cemex said Wednesday it has identified recurring cost synergies of about $400m as it integrates Rinker, which it bought last year for $15.3bn.
Frere’s GBL holding increases Lafarge stake
The holding company of Belgian billionaire Albert Frere and Paul Desmarais has raised its stake in Lafarge to just over 20 per cent,
CRH’s earnings profile shifts towards Europe
CRH increased turnover by 12.0% last year to EUR20,992m and the EBITDA advanced by 16.5% to EUR2,860m.
Lafarge to invest EUR600m in six new cement plants in China
Lafarge said it will invest over EUR600m in six new cement plants in China through an agreement with Chinese equipment supplier CBMI Co Ltd.
Pakistan cement sector profits decline by 87 per cent
The profitability of cement manufacturing companies listed in Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) has sharply declined despite growth in export and domestic sales during the first half...
Tokyo Cement pumps US$15m investment to Trinco factory, Sri Lanka
Tokyo Cement Company (Lanka) Ltd has installed new equipment at an investment of US$15m at its Trincomalee factory recently.
Saint-Gobain buy of Maxit granted conditional clearance by EU
The European Commission said it granted conditional clearance to the proposed acquisition of Maxit Holding AB of Sweden by Compagnie de Saint-Gobain of France.
New Uzbekistan cement venture announced
South Korea’s Natural Cement Corp Ltd and Uzbekistan’s Asia Cement International have set up a joint venture to build a roughly US$300m cement plant in Uzbekistan.
Tonasa to build packing plants
Indonesian-based PT Semen Tonasa plans to build cement packing plants in Pontianak and Ternate.
Taiwan Cement to set up plant in China’s Sichuan Province
Taiwan Cement Corporation, one of Taiwan’s leading cement producers, recently announced it would tap the cement market in central China by setting up a cement plant in Sichuan P...
Pakistan to export cement to Sri Lanka
Pakistan will supply cement to Sri Lanka,
UAE cement crisis looms?
UAE suppliers of ready-mix concrete are struggling to keep up with demand with the risk that construction projects may be delayed further, cement companies and contractors said ...
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