KVDA gets cement bids for Kerio Valley Plant
The Kerio Valley Development Authority, Kenya has finally found investors willing to put up a cement factory
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Argentine cement output up in Jul
Argentina’s production of Portland cement rose 10.9 per cent year-on-year in July 2007
Brazil GP Investments Acquires Magnesita
Brazilian asset manager GP Investments Ltd. acquired control of Magnesita SA for an initial amount of 1.24 billion Brazilian reals ($635 million), GP said Monday in a statement.
Cement Producers expect higher profits in 2008
Aiming to boost their market shares, Taiwanese domestic cement producers, including Taiwan Cement Corp., Asia Cement Corp., Universal Cement Corp.
Kumar Mangalam to get cement business from BK
Basant Kumar Birla, the grand old man of Indian business, has decided to hand over the reins of his empire over the next three years, if not earlier, to his grandson Kumar Manga...
Focus on Pakistan
Demand for cement has shown a robust growth of 24 per cent during the last fiscal year ended June, 2007
VDB to lend to Hoa Phat Cement Project
Vietnam Development Bank (VDB) will provide a credit worth VND810 billion
Misr Beni Suef Cement H1 2007 Net Profit Up
In 2006 the company’s net profit soared 71 pct year-on-year
Indonesian July cement consumption up 10.5 pct y/y
Indonesian cement consumption in July rose 10.5 per cent from a year ago, as the construction sector received a boost from lower interest rates and new infrastructure projects
FLSmidth wins new contract in Latin America
FLSmidth has signed an approximately USD 100m contract (DKK 540m) with Cementos Argos S.A. for a new 5250 tonnes per day line
A time for reflection perhaps?
While many shipowners are quietly publishing their financial results for the first half of the year reflecting the amazing levels achieved on the charter market, mining companie...
Gypsum Plant Finds No Backers in Al-Asyah
Al-Asyah Municipality has rejected a proposal by the Al-Qasim Cement Company to build a new gypsum plant
Overpass tests come up short
The cement in those spans will be tested by engineers during the next few weeks
Algerian cement prices soaring due to maintenance shut-downs
Construction works undergo a disruption recently owe to cement soaring prices nationwide as it reached 470AD per 50kg bag (US$6.87) in addition to the white cement
Boral establishes Oklahoma aggregates presence
oral has acquired Schwartz Readymix and Davis Arbuckle Materials, both of Oklahoma City for a total of US$80m.
Reopening of Ibeto Cement
Last year, the Presidency, under Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, ordered the closure of Ibeto Cement in Port Harcourt.
Fairness must dictate NZ emissions policy
Like it or not, New Zealand has ratified the Kyoto protocol, which means it needs to reduce its net emissions of greenhouse gases
Arabian Cement firms up its Jordanian factory plans
The establishment of a cement factory in the Jordanian city of Al Qatranah has moved a step nearer with the firm behind the project, Saudi Arabia’s Arabian Cement Company,
IDM to take stake in Saurashtra Cement
India Debt Management (IDM), part of the the Hong Kong-based ADM Capital (ADM), is picking up a 14% stake in Mehtas-controlled Saurashtra Cement through the conversion of debent...
New workers’ agreement at Arawak
Workers at the Arawak Cement Company now have a paternity leave clause and an economic value added (EVA) bonus scheme.
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