US & Canada: energy to make cement cut 1.1 per cent
The energy required to produce 1t of cement has dropped 1.1 per cent, according to the Portland Cement Association (PCA) annual survey of energy use at U.S. and Canadian cement ...
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Pakistan cement export to India: Govt’s help needed to finalise deals
Pakistan’s cement industry has been unable to get direct approval for cement export to India and has asked the federal government to take effective measures to get the dea...
Higher bid wins over St. Lawrence holdouts
A group of minority shareholders that tried to block an “undervalued” buyout of St. Lawrence Cement Group Inc. by its parent company has decided to throw in the towel.
Nalco eyes cement manufacturing, India
National Aluminium Company Ltd (Nalco), the country’s second largest aluminium producer, is planning to get into cement manufacturing business
PPC’s Zimbabwe plant breaks down, Zimbabwe
The failure of a raw mill gearbox has halted production at the Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC) plant at Colleen Bawn near Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
Azerbaijan cement production exceeds 770,000t
Azerbaijan produced 771,000t of cement during the first half of 2007
Belarus President wants cement output tripled to 10Mt by 2011
Belarus’ President Alexander Lukashenko has commissioned the government to increase cement output three times by 2011 to 9.5-10M
Lafarge to invest in Kaluga Cement
Lafarge plans to build a cement plant in the Kaluga Region not far from Moscow
GCC Reports Second Quarter 2007 Results
Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua (GCC), announced consolidated results for the quarter ended June 30, 2007.
Thailand’s Siam Cement Q2 net profit up
Siam Cement, said Wednesday its net profit in the second quarter rose 16 per cent from a year earlier due largely to share divestments.
Cement merger decision prolonged until Thursday
The Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) has asked for additional guarantees and commitments from Vassiliko Cement and Cyprus Cement officials
MRTP investigation into cement cartel, India
Allegations of cartelisation continue to swirl around the cement industry. The country’s trade practices regulator
Govt inches closer to cement import, India
Nearly two months after it made public its intention to allow import of cement certified by international agencies, the government has set out to designate these agencies.
Lafarge to approve US$41m Ventanas project design by year-end
The Chilean unit of Lafarge is expected to approve the final project to invest US$41m in the construction of a new milling plant in Ventanas in central region V.
Brazil: Cement manufacturers prefer direct distribution
Holcim is reorganising distribution channels in Brazil seeking to be present in selling points targeted to individual consumers,
Saudi Arabia sees 37Mt cement production
A recently released study by the Consulting Center for Finance and Investment (CCFI) of Saudi Arabia, estimates the Kingdom’s cement production capacity will reach 37Mt
Holcim reviews Weston submissions, New Zealand
Holcim New Zealand is distributing this week around 8000 copies of its latest newsletter on its Weston Option cement plant to households in the Oamaru district.
Serbian Lafarge BFC net profit up to EUR21.5m 2006
Serbian cement producer Lafarge BFC net profit increased to 1.7bn Serbian dinars (US$27.3m) in 2006,
Indocement to expand capacity to 20Mt
Publicly listed cement producer PT Indocement Tunggal Parkarsa said it will increase its production capacity to 20Mt in 2009 from 15.5Mt at present.
Holcim Apasco invests US$50m in environmental protection 2002-2006
Holcim Apasco reports that it has invested nearly US$50m in environmental protection during the period 2002-2006.
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