Coal price hike by 10-15%
The recent hike in Indian coal prices by 10-15% is expected to hit the cement industry, as the cost of coal constitutes around 12%
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SCCC aims for higher local margins
Siam City Cement Plc (SCCC) plans to reduce its cement export volume next year to 34% of total output from 44.2% this
EIIC to build cement factory in Abu Dhabi
Emirates International Investment Company (EIIC) is to establish a US$408 million (AED1.5billion) clinker-cement factory
New waste company for India
ACC and Ambuja Cement, two leading Indian cement companies controlled by Holcim, are together forming a separate waste
Coal emerging as world’s preferred fuel
Coal is the world’s fastest-growing energy source as rising oil prices prompt users to switch fuels, the US Energy Information Administration
Malaysia’s buoyant building sector
The building materials sector has bright prospects going forward boosted by a rise in construction activities from the
Cement shortage to continue
The Indian cement industry is likely to add around 15Mt of fresh capacity in 2007-08 – a little over half of the 27Mt it had talked about at the beginning of the financial year.
Poland: Cementownia Warta S.A. places repeat order with GEBR. PFEIFFER AG
At the end of June 2007 GEBR. PFEIFFER AG received an order from Cementownia Warta S.A.
Cement cealers criticise scarcity
Dealers in Cement products in South-east Zone of the country have decried the scarcity of the product, which they said has pushed up prices and slowed development.
Philippines push importers to comply with cement standards
The Philippine Department of Trade and Industry’s Bureau of Product Standards (DTI-BPS) has pushed for cement importers to comply with
Clyde Process wins UK£2.2m order from European cement producer
Clyde Process Solutions (CPS) PLC said it has won a new UK£2.2m order from an unnamed European cement producer to provide a turnkey solution for one of their major production fa...
Hungarian Duna-Drava Cement to build logistics centre
Hungarian cement producer Duna-Drava Cement Kft (DDC) plans to spend HUF5bn (US$$28.7m) on the construction of a logistics centre
Jidong Cement to buy cement production assets for CNY335m
Tangshan Jidong Cement Co, Ltd announced on December 19, 2007 that its wholly owned subsidiary, Jidong Cement Fengrun Co, Ltd, entered into an agreement with
Titan Cement CFO Howard Prince-Wright Resigns
Titan Cement SAsaid Thursday that Chief Financial Officer Howard Prince-Wright has resigned and will leave the company in March 2008 after a six-year tenure.
India Cements plans pref issue to QIBs
India Cements plans to issue equity shares to qualified institutional buyers to raise Rs 592.50 crore, according to information provided by the company to the stock exchange.
China prices soar as modernisation campaign cuts capacity
Cement prices in several Chinese provinces have soared as the campaign to close inefficient facilities has eliminated capacity before it can be replaced, causing shortages,
Cement cos guilty of cartelisation: MRTPC
The Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission (MRTPC) has found 44 cement companies, including majors like
Sagar Cement to add 30 MW power plant
Sagar Cement is constructing a 30MW power plant which is in the advanced stage of completion.
Itera and Basel Cement to Build up a cement plant in Sverdlovsk Region
Itera Ltd has announced its plans to build a cement plant in the Sverdlovsk region jointly with Basel Cement Ltd
Belarus will import cement from China in 2008, construction minister says
Belarus will import cement from China in 2008, Construction Minister Alyaksandr Selyaznyow said at
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