Pakistan Cement exports record steady climb
Pakistan’s cement exports have witnessed a healthy growth of 140 per cent to all-time high level of 4.2611Mt during the first eight months
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Tanzania cancels cement import licences for 14 firms
Tanzania has cancelled cement import licences for 14 companies that had applied to import quantities from East African countries and elsewhere.
JSW Bengal to build 3Mt cement plant at Salboni
Sajjan Jindal-owned JSW Steel Group will be setting up a 3Mt cement plant at Salboni in West Bengal,
India: increase in excise duty likely to be passed on to customers
The cement industry, which is expected to grow at a robust rate during FY09, driven by rising demand from the real estate and infrastructure sectors
Burundi concerned over low cement export
Burundi has expressed concern at reduced quantity of cement exported to his country by Lafarge Cement Zambia which has resulted to high retail prices.
Baticim in talks for taking over Afyon Cimento, Turkey
Cement maker Baticim Bati Anadolu Cimento unveils its plans to establish a consortium to bid for cement company Ayfon Cimento
Holcim buys land near proposed plant site, New Zealand
Holcim is buying land around its $200m cement plant at Weston, sand quarry at Windsor and opencast coal mine at Ngapara to provide a buffer zone for its proposed operations.
Siam City Cement expects no domestic sales recovery, Thailand
Siam City Cement (SCCC) expects domestic demand this year to stay flat at best despite the government’s acceleration of mega-projects.
Uniland posts sales of EUR648m
Uniland, in which CRH has a 26.3 per cent stake, saw its earnings before interest and tax soar 28.5 per cent to EUR170.9m as sales rose 13.7 per cent to EUR648.2m.
Gulf Cement plans to allow non-Qataris 49 per cent of shares
Gulf Cement Co., a Qatari maker of building materials, will allow international investors to own 49 per cent of the company’s shares.
Bulk cement prices up in western India
Bulk cement prices have gone up by INR4-7/50kg bag in western India with effect from March 1, a trade official said on Monday.
BCA: UK cement industry sales rise in 2007
The UK cement industry has published its figures for cement sales for 2007. Despite a seasonal downturn at year end, domestic cement sales showed a 4.8% increase over the year.
Votorantim to build cement plant in Georgia
Votorantim is building its first cement in Georgia, at Houston, Ga., which is scheduled to come on stream during 2010 and will have an annual cement capacity of 0.9Mt.
FLSmidth signs Brazilian contract for six vertical mills
FLSmidth has signed a mill contract with Votorantim Cimentos, Ltda, headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil.
New contract for Fives FCB with Cementos Apasco, Mexico
ives FCB and the Mexican Company Cementos Apasco, part of the Holcim Group, have recently signed
Readymix PLC appointment of director
The Directors of Readymix PLC announce that Ignacio Ortiz has resigned as a Director of the Company for business reasons and
Italcementi steps up examination of Turkey options
Italcementi SpA is stepping up its effort to improve returns on capital invested in its Turkish operations, including via a possible sale of operations and joint ventures, said ...
’Government responsible for soaring cement price’, Nigeria
The skyrocketing market price of cement has been blamed on recent government pronouncements on cement importation
Holcim lodges appeal to clarify some conditions
At least two appeals will be lodged with the Environment Court over plans for a $200 million cement plant at Weston, including one from the company which wants to build and oper...
Holcim sells 150Mt of cement in 2007
Holcim increased turnover by 12.9% in 2007 to SFr27,052m (EUR16,395m) and the operating EBITDA improved by 13.9% to SFr6,930m (EUR4,200m).
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