Work on major cement grinding plant begins in Quang Ngai
Hanoi-based Dai Viet Construction Materials and Investment Company Saturday launched construction on a US$19m
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Romania’s Carpatcement 2007 turnover rises 31%
Carpatcement, a Romanian unit of HeidelbergCement reported a 31% rise in 2007
Cruz Azul looking to purchase US plant
Mexican cement maker Cruz Azul is evaluating the acquisition of a new plant in the US as part of its international expansion plan
Akmenes signs new equipment contracts
Akmenes Cementas, Lithuania’s sole cement manufacturer, was to sign on Tuesday three contracts worth over LTL141m (EUR41m) in total to supply it with equipment for its pla...
Four cement plants to be constructed, Himachal Pradesh, India
Chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal today asserted that the four cement plants – one each near Sundernagar, Alcindi, Chamba and Chopal in Shimla distric
Hima Cement to extract limestone from Queen Elizabeth National Park
The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has permitted Hima Cement to mine limestone in Queen Elizabeth National Park, a UNESCO designated reserve.
Freight rates bounce back in February
The Baltic Dry Index jumped 1000 points last week as confidence returned to the dry bulk market and expectations grew for more iron ore cargos, especially out of Brazil which ha...
Baticem offers to buy French assets
Turkish cement company Baticim said on Tuesday it had made an offer to Ciments Francais for its Turkish cement operations Batisoke,
More focus on cement expansion
Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on February 18 urged central Thanh Hoa Province to speed up the construction of cement plants to make itself a large cement production c...
Egyptian price-fixing trial starts
The trial of 20 Egyptian cement company executives on price-fixing charges began in Cairo on Monday but after a brief procedural session the court adjourned until March 10. The ...
Nigerian cement prices
The price of cement soared by above 80 per cent last week with a 50 kilogramme bag of the commodity selling for as much as N2000 (US$17 per 50kg bag) at many depots in Lagos. Tw...
Another plant for Abu Dhabi?
A delegation from Nippon Oil Corporation Japan has paid a visit to the headquarters of Al Qudra Holding – the first general investment company in Abu Dhabi - following the joi...
Huaxin share purchase by Holcim confirmed
Huaxin Cement reported on Sunday it had raised 2.03 billion yuan (US$282m) by selling new shares to Holcim lifting the Swiss firm’s stake in it to 39.88 per cent from 26.11 per ...
China’s cement industry surges ahead
China’s cement industry posted a remarkable profit surge last year, amid government’s macro control measures to cool down an economy that could be starting to overhe...
Brazil’s Jan cement sales up 17 per to record 4Mt
Brazil’s domestic cement sales rose 17.6% in January compared with the same month last year,
India Jan cement sales up 4.6 per cent YoY
Cement sales in India rose 4.6 percent in January from the year ago
Egypt’s Misr Cement Qena 2007 profit up 17.7 per cent
Egyptian cement company Misr Cement (Qena) posted a 17.7 per cent rise in net profit in 2007 to E£276.45m (US$50.3m),
Shree Cement plans unit in Madhya Pradesh
Close on the heels of acquiring mining rights for limestone in Madhya Pradesh, Shree Cement has chalked out a Rs 2,000-crore plan to set up a 2Mta cement plant.
Sagar Cements plans 5Mt plant in Karnataka
Sagar Cements Ltd said on Thursday it plans to set up a 5Mt cement plant in Karnataka, and is also considering a plant in Oman
Azerbaijan demand to increase up to 7Mta
The Azerbaijani government forecasts doubling of cement demand in the country for the medium-term period.
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