Ministry go-ahead for new cement factory, Saudi Arabia
A new cement factory planned for Hidd meets all legal requirements and poses no threat to public health, the Industry and Commerce Ministry reiterated yesterday.
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Russian BASEL to build cement plant
The BASEL CEMENT company seeks to become the main supplier of cement to Olympic construction sites.
Russia: customs duties on cement imports may be cancelled
The government may cancel the 5% customs duty on cement imports within the next month,
Lucky to dispatch 1st cement batch to India
Lucky Cement of Pakistan will dispatch first consignment to India during the next week,
Conch Cement’s Share sales application rejected
Anhui Conch Cement Co said its application for share sales to MS Asia Investment Limited and International Finance Corporation was rejected by
Siam Refractory wins contract for cement project in Vietnam
Siam Refractory Industry Co., Ltd., Thang Long Cement Joint Stock Company and Viet Duc Investment Trading Co., Ltd. signed a contract for
Caribbean Cement Company at 90% capacity - imports to plug supply gap
Caribbean Cement Company says it is almost back to normal operations, following the passage of Hurricane Dean.
Colombia’s Cementos Argos sells COP76B in nine month commercial notes
Colombia’s largest cement company, Cementos Argos SA, sold COP76bn (US$35.1m) in nine-month commercial notes Wednesday, the company said in a filing to the country’s securities ...
Venezuela: Cemex fears nationalisation spree
The single mention of President Hugo Chavez in his Sunday radio program of eventual environmental problems in a cement plant of Cemex at Pertigalete (Anzoatyegui) was enough fo
Taihang Cement new shareholder
Taihang Cement announced today that the company received the approval of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council for
HeidelbergCement could sell further non-core activities
HeidelbergCement is examining a possible sale of further marginal activities, following the takeover of UK construction materials supplier Hanson.
Zambia, Congo mining projects face cement shortage -Zambian Govt
Increased investment in Congo and Zambia’s copper belts by mining companies has led to increased demand for cement,
Lafarge, firms vie for Iraq cement deals
Lafarge and FLSmidth are among at least five companies vying to renovate cement plants in Iraq at a cost of $500m, Iraq’s industry minister said on Wednesday.
YTL Cement to buy Jin Yuan Cement Co of China
Malaysia’s YTL Cement Bhd Tuesday said it has agreed to buy the entire equity of China’s Jin Yuan Cement Co Ltd for CNY150m.
Cement Australia warns price wars will hurt the industry
A decision by Wagner Group to build a $125m cement-grinding plant at Pinkenba in Brisbane’s outer northeast, has the potential to badly destabilise the market,
China’s cement output increases in first seven months
China’s total cement output reached 735.1883Mt in the first seven months of 2007, up 15.41% YoY, according to the latest information from the China Cement Association.
Imported cement may not be cheaper?
Even with two Pakistani cement companies having obtained Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) certification to export to India, prices in northern parts of Pakistan have jumped by R...
Chavez orders Cemex inspection
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez ordered an environmental inspection of a plant owned by Cemex after residents complained about pollution.
CNBM to ramp up cement production
China National Building Material (CNBM) said it would quadruple its annual production capacity to 100Mt by early 2009 through the newly announced joint venture Nanfang Cement, p...
Strong CRH profit growth in Europe
CRH’s first half turnover rose by 20.8% to EUR9698m and the EBITDA increased by 23.4% to EUR1141m,
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