Power disconnection interrupts production in Tanzania
The Tanga Cement Company has been forced to halt production for 30 hours after Tanzania’s sole electricity supplier has disconnected power supplies without notice.
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Brazilian cement prices to be monitored
The Brazilian finance ministry’s economic monitoring department SEAE will meet with the national cement union SNIC in order to discuss the rise in cement prices, local pre...
European Commission to review Bulgaria’s CO2 allocation
The European Commission will consider officially Bulgaria’s arguments in favour of increasing the carbon dioxide (CO2) emission allowances for 2007 and the 2008-2012 tradi...
Lafarge to invest more in Romania
Lafarge is likely to invest Euro 58m in its three plants in Romania with the aim to increase their capacity by 1Mta. The move will enable the French company to meet the growing ...
New cement plant proposed in Vietnam
The Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam has recently signed a credit deal worthover US$100m with Do Luong Co. to build a cement plant in central Nghe An province, acc...
SCG changes focus in Philippines
Siam Cement Group (SCG), one of the largest conglomerates in the region, is freezing investment plans for new projects in the Philippines, saying it will focus more on mergers a...
Cement importer hit for its clearance failures
A consumer advocate has scored an importer of cement for allegedly defying laws on importation, and product quality and standards into the Philippines Maria Lourdes Casas Quez...
Cemex Irish Readymix makes €11.5m acquisition
Irish Cement manufacturer Readymix has paid €11.5m in cash to acquire Tipperary-based firm Denis Tarrant & Sons. An aggregate and ready-mixed concrete producer, Denis Tarrant re...
Lafarge Cement Russia net profits up 93%
In 3Q2007, net income of Moscow-based Lafarge Cement rose by RUR304,598,000, or 93%, compared with the second quarter of 2007.
Holcim Philippines renews power contract
Holcim Philippines Inc. has renewed its power supply contract with the National Power Corporation (NPC) to provide electricity supply.
Cemex given extension for divesture of US assets
According to the US Department of Justice’s web-site, Cemex has being given a 21-day extension for it to divest of its 39 rmc, concrete block and aggregates facilities in Flor...
Sceptical about rebound in US housing starts
US housing starts bounced 3% month-on-month in October to an annualised rate of 1.229m units, from a revised 1.193m (previously 1.191m) in September and well ahead of consensus ...
Steppe Cement non-exec chairman sells 440,000 shares in co
Steppe Cement Ltd said non-executive chairman John Richardson sold 440,000 shares
Cameroon : Price hike in cement repealed
According to Cameroon Trade Minister Mbarga Atangana the recent cement price increase has not taken into account
Yantai Mainly Exports Cement to Angola, USA and Spain
Yantai City in Shandong Province exported 748,000t of cement to Angola in the first ten months of the year, rising by 2.2 times year-on-year,
Jidong Cement expands in Shanxi
Tangshan Jidong Cement Co., Ltd announced that it has discussed with Shanxi Province’s Wenxi County-based Haitian Trade Co, Ltd to jointly fund and establish a company in...
National Cement contributes 30 % in a new cement company
The EGM of National Cement, held yesterday, has approved contributing LE 180 million; representing 30%,
Sanghi Cement to spread its wings wide
Sanghi Industries Ltd has ambitious overseas plans. It is targeting West Asia, Sri Lanka and European markets (Italy and Spain) t
Siam City Cement Plc to reduce energy costs
Siam City Cement Plc (SCCC) is looking to reduce its energy costs by having EcoSiam, its waste management unit,
Emission quota cause cement shortage concerns, Estonia
The small CO2 emission quota the government plans to assign to Estonia’s largest cement producer Kunda Nordic Tsement would in the company’s opinion push up cement p...
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