Strabag begins construction of cement works in Hungary
Hungarian cement producer Nostra Cement, a subsidiary of Austrian construction group Strabag, has started
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Kesoram Industries starts cement production ahead of schedule
Kesoram Industries Ltd has started cement production at its Unit III facility one month ahead of schedule on September 4, 2007
Kenya: Delay in JKIA Project Linked to Cement Shortage
An acute shortage of cement, and heavy rains during December, has delayed the completion of Phase One of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport’s expansion plan.
Unstable cement prices hit builders
Escalating prices of cement could wipe away gains being made in the construction and estate industry.
Cement factory licence ’stands’, Saudi Arabia
Councillors who voted against a new cement factory in Askar yesterday overstepped their authority, say government officials.
Steppe Cement 1H Pretax Profit $15.6M Vs $11.5m
Steppe Cement said Wednesday that first half pretax profit was $15.6m, compared with $11.5m the previous year.
Lack of transportation facilities hit cement exports to India
Inadequate transportation facilities in Pakistan are hampering cement exports to India by road, manufacturers have claimed.
BCA: Spotlight on cement industry’s environmental performance
The cement industry has today welcomed the launch of the Environment Agency’s Spotlight on business report on environmental performance in 2006,
Cement shortage grounds Sabah’s building industry, Malaysia
Sabah’s booming construction industry has ground to a slowdown, as the six months- long cement shortage remains unresolved.
Cement price may pick up due to higher costs: ACC
Sumit Banerjee, MD of ACC said they have not seen cement demand drop during the monsoon and the realisation has been stable. Though, he says there is a possibility of price pick...
Croatian Nasicecement to hike capital
Croatian cement producer Nasicecement, part of local construction materials group Nexe, plans to hike its share capital to 577.73m Croatian kuna (EUR78.9m), from 257.73m kuna (...
Bamburi moves on disputed site
Bamburi Cement has begun exploratory drilling for limestone in Kanziku and Mathima locations of the newly-created Mutomo District.
Pakistan exports register record growth of 144 per cent
Cement exports registered a record growth of 144 percent during August 2007 due to huge exports orders, over production and better quality, industry sources said.
Producers see lower earnings from core business in Taiwan
Taiwan’s cement firms are suffering shrinkage in earnings from core business in domestic market while posting growth in mainland China.
India Ambuja August cement shipments up three per cent YoY
Ambuja Cements, India’s third-largest cement maker, said on Wednesday its August shipments rose three per cent to 1.15Mt from 1.12Mt a year earlier
Orascom continues to expand
Orascom Construction Industries increased first half turnover by 46.5% to US$1,731.3m (E£9874.1m) and the EBITDA rose by 48.1 per cent to US$515.0m (E£2,937.5m),
Brahmaputra to be used for cement imports
The ‘Mahabahu’ Brahmaputra River is all set to witness a novel trade relation with neighbouring country Bangladesh, which apart from boosting economic activities would also help...
Investors waiting for regulators to cement Anhui deal
Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia and the International Finance Corp. (IFC) are waiting for the necessary seals of approval from various departments in order to take up a joint...
CNBM contracted for first cement production Line in Saudi Arabia
The Najran cement clinker production line contracted by China National Building Material Group Corporation (CNBM) in Saudi Arabia recently went into trial operation,
ACC August cement production rises 20.3%
India’s ACC cement production increased to 1.6Mt in August compared to 1.33Mt in the same month last year. Despatches for the month rose to 1.57Mt from 1.37Mt in the previ...
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