KHD wins contract in Lithuania
KHD Humboldt Wedag International Ltdannounced today that it has been selected by Akmenes Cementas AB, located in Naujoji Akmene, Lithuania, to provide a production line to prod...
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South Valley Cement to get $212.182 million loan
The BOD of South Valley Cement has endorsed the credit facility agreement that will be financed by a group
Oversupply factors begin to bite
The Baltic Panamax Index went down by 412 points mid-December, finishing at 9394. The four TC’s average lost US$3,400, falling from US$79,100 per day to US$75,700. Last we...
Taiwan Cement sees demand-driven price gains in China next year
Taiwan Cement Corp expects its plant in southeast China’s Guangdong province to continue to raise prices in 2008,
Indian road to Bhutan plant by April 2008
The two-decade-old project to construct Bhutan’s biggest cement plant on the Indo-Bhutan border has finally been revived
Spanish consumption fall in Spain seen to affect Cimpor
The share performance of Cimpor is expected to suffer from the recently estimated fall in the cement consumption in Spain
Mexico’s Cemex to lift cement prices
Cemex plans to lift cement prices by an average of 10% starting Monday
Energy management to be key focus for Siam Cement
Energy management will be the main focus at Siam Cement Group in 2008, with all business units being required to pay more attention to maximise the benefits of resources,
Indian cement industry to add 13Mt new capacity in this fiscal
The domestic cement industry is all set to increase production capacity by an additional 6.65Mt during the remaining part of the current financial year
Lafarge sets Jan 18 EGM on Orascom, board seats
Lafarge will hold an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) on January 18 to approve a capital increase that is part of its agreed takeover of Egypt’s Orascom Cement.
China’s cement industry to realise CNY20bn profit in 2007 amid brisk investment
China’s cement industry is expected to reap in a record high profit of CNY20bn in 2007, with CNY12.3bn of profit in the first eight months
Tanzania detains cement
Tanzania has detained 50 containers of cement exported from Pakistan on arrival at its port for want of Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority’s
CEMEX Provides Guidance for the Fourth Quarter of 2007
Cemex expects EBITDA for the quarter ending December 31, 2007 to be close to US$1,100 million, an increase of about 18% versus the same period last year,
Indonesian price hike feared due to higher production costs
Indonesian cement producers will raise their selling prices by 5-10 per cent next year on rising production costs following a surge in energy prices, the Indonesian Cement Assoc...
Holcim mulls cement options
Holcim is set to run its ruler over the New Zealand economy in determining how cement production options here compare with its other international investment opportunities.
Pakistan cement demand to reach 36Mt by 2012
At the current pace of growth, cement consumption in Pakistan is expected to increase from present 21Mt to 36Mt by 2012 while exports would touch 12Mt from present export volume...
Cementos Lima director rules out need for imports
Jaime Bustamante, Desarrollo Corporativo director at Cementos Lima, is adamant that local production can satisfy Peruvian cement requirements without recourse to imports
Cemex denies plans to cut 10% of workforce
Cemex yesterday denied rumours that it planned to cut 10 per cent of its workforce.
Sinoma wins order from Uganda
Sinoma International Engineering Co Ltd said its unit China National Building Material Equipment Corp (CBMEC) won contracts worth US$60.7m from Lafarge Hima Cement Ltd
Burnpur Cement IPO subscribed 15.19 times
The initial public offer of Burnpur Cement Limited (BCL), one of the established cement manufacturers of Eastern India, has been subscribed 15.19 times.
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