Cement prices up by Rs10 per 50kg bag
Cement dealers in Pakistan raised prices of cement on Tuesday by Rs10 per 50kg bag due to rising transportation expenses i
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Cement firms clash over limestone site
An announcement that Lafarge East Africa plans to build a major factory in Kitui has brought to the open a simmering dispute between two of Kenya’s three cement manufactur...
Romanian cement producers post EUR191m net profit in 2006
Romania’s cement producers Lafarge, Carpatcement and Holcim posted a 45% up to 155% hike in their 2006 net profit worth RON675m (nearly EUR191m).
Nanfeng cements position
China National Building Material Co Ltd (CNBM) has set up a joint venture with five other companies to boost its business in the fast-developing southeast.
1 Lilama supplies equipment for Cambodia’s cement plant
Lilama 18 JSC, a subsidiary of the Vietnam Machinery Installation Corporation (Lilama), is completing the installation of a clinker production line for the 900,000t Kampot Cemen...
Local cement production exceeds 0.94Mt Jan-July, Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan produced 944,500t of cement during the first seven months of 2007, with a 2.8% increase from the first seven months of 2006.
Tanga Cement to construct power station, Tanzania
Tanga Cement Company Limited’s (TCC) plans to construct its own electrical power station.
Holcim confident of meeting codes; Application about ’sustainable management’
Holcim (New Zealand) Ltd’s application to build a $200m cement plant near Weston is not about economics versus the environmen
China’s Sinoma unit wins CNY391.78m cement plant contract
Sinoma International Engineering Co Ltd said its unit Sinoma (Suzhou) Construction Co Ltd has won a CNY391.78m contract from
Lafarge working on US$450m Iraq cement deals
Lafarge is reportedly planning two projects worth about US$450m in the Iraqi city of Kerbala, according to an investment bank working with the French company on both deals.
Government approves P1bn Holcim Philippines mine’s sustainable rehabilitation plan
In a signing ceremony Wednesday, Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) Director Horacio C. Ramos said that the Philippine government is optimistic that the MRP will ensure that no ...
Cimpor plans new acquisitions in Turkey
Edney Vieira, chairman of Cimpor’s executive board, says that the cement producer will acquire new companies to increase market share and launch new investments.
Anhui Zhenzhu Group signs agreement on new project
Anhui Zhenzhu Group has formally signed an agreement with the Suzhou Municipal Government on the Caocun cement production project.
Cimpor H1 sales seen up on new units, higher costs to weigh on net
Cimpor is expected to report next Friday firm top line growth thanks to its consolidation of recent acquisitions, though this is expected to weigh on the company’s cost ba...
Chile producers’ profits dip in 1H07
Chile’s top three cement producers – Cementos Bío Bío, Lafarge and Polpaico – all saw their bottom line drop during the first half of this year compared to the same six m...
MCA records cement companies statements, Pakistan
The Monopoly Control Authority (MCA) has taken statements of cement manufacturing companies on oath to conclude the inquiry pertaining to the price hike in February 2007.
Al-Rajhi to operate two cement plants in Jordan
The Chairman of Saudi Arabia’s Al-Rajihi Group announced that the group will start production from its two cement factories in Jordan in May of next year, local news repor...
China’s Anhui Conch H1 net profit up 34 per cent
Anhui Conch Cement Co Ltd reported unaudited net profit of CNY1.01bn for the first half this year, up nearly 34 per cent from the CNY756.15m achieved a year earlier, under Chine...
Siam Cement Group sweeps 5 out of 9 awards in Thailand Corporate Excellence Awards
The Siam Cement Group swept five out of the nine awards in the sixth Thailand Corporate Excellence Awards.
Siemens to supply automation system for cement factory near Dublin
The Siemens Industrial Solutions and Services Group (I&S) will equip the Platin cement factory of Irish Cement Limited with an automation system worth around EUR2m.
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