India will take steps to lower cement prices
India will take all necessary steps to bring down cement prices and has asked a state-run trading firm
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Aditya Birla Nov cement shipments down 6.8 per cent YoY
India’s Aditya Birla Group said on Monday its cement shipments in November fell 6.8 per cent
India: ACC Limited - cement production - Nov 07
Our cement production and despatch figures for the month of November 2007
India: Ambuja Cements November production up 6.7 per cent at 14 lakh tonnes
Ambuja Cements today said its production for the month of November, 2007 has gone up
Pakistani cement sales up 32 per cent July-Nov
Pakistani cement sales grew by 32.3 per cent to 12.04Mt in the first five months of the 2007/08
PQA to build coal, clinker, cement terminal
The Port Qasim Authority (PQA) is planning to construct a dedicated coal and clinker/cement terminal (CCCT) at Port Qasim at a cost of US$150m.
Indonesia’s Semen Gresik to lift capacity by 700,000t
State-owned cement maker PT Semen Gresik said it will start increasing its production capacity by up to 700,000t next year
Kenya: Housing boom pulls Chinese firm to cement market
A fresh round of turf wars is expected in the local cement market
Cameroon: Cimencam welcomes competition
Les Cimenteries du Cameroun, CIMENCAM, has welcomed government’s decision to liberalise the importation of cement.
Lafarge: Malaysian cement demand to grow 4-5 per cent in next 2-3 years
Lafarge Malayan Cement Bhd is getting ready to focus more on the domestic market as it expects demand -
Indian Government warns cement firms against cartelisation
The government today warned that it will crack down on the cement industry if it detects any cartelisation in the sector.
CRH not to pursue Cemex deal
While CRH is spending around €170m, or some US$250m on buying the US assets that Cemex has to sell as a direct result of the Rinker acquisition,
Cimpor acquires 80 per cent stake in Peruvian cement company
Portuguese cement company Cimpor announced in Lisbon that it has acquired an 80 percent stake in Peruvian company Cementos Otorongo SAC for about 12.8 million Euro.
Cement industry to explore alternate/non-conventional sources of energy
The cement industry should explore alternate/non-conventional sources of energy. With the ever-growing thrust on conservation of fossil fuel resources,
UK residents to sue Castle Cement over dust and noise
Dozens of villagers who say their lives have been made a misery by a nearby cement factory are planning to sue for the “nuisance” it causes.
Huaxin halts trading, mulls foreign proposal
According to China Knowledge Press, Huaxin Cement Company Limited is reportedly considering an investment offer from an overseas company and has stopped stock trading temporarily.
CRH in €170m Florida deal
CRH has acquired ready-mixed concrete businesses in Florida from cement giant Cemex in a deal worth US$250m (€170m, writes Richard Curran.
Italcementi adds 1.1 per cent on low volume, rising for a seventh straigh day
talcementi added €16.0cents (1.1%) to €14.14.
Sinoma places shares to six investors
China’s largest cement production equipment manufacturer China National Materials Group Corporation (Sinoma) has chosen 6 investors to take up 20% stake
Semen Gresik Director Resigns
A director of PT Semen Gresik Tbk has filed his resignation plan to the company’s board and the company plans to arrange extraordinary general meeting of shareholders on D...
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