China National Building Material may buy two cement plants
China National Building Material Company Limited plans acquisition of two cement manufacturers.
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Steppe Cement says BlackRock holds 8.71 per cent in co
AIM listed Steppe Cement Ltd said BlackRock Inc became a substantial shareholder
St. Lawrence board recommends higher Holcim bid
St. Lawrence Cement said on Monday its board had unanimously recommended that shareholders accept a sweetened takeover offer of C$43.50 a share
Cemex offer for Rinker expires
Cemex’s takeover of Australian building materials maker Rinker Group has triumphantly expired with only a handful of shareholders resisting the deal.
Qatari Gulf Cement Posts $3.6m net profit in 2007
Qatar’s cement producer Gulf Cement Company posted a net profit of QAR13.2m (US$3.6m) in the first half of 2007, according to the company’s statement published on Ju...
Govt puts cement company under emissions microscope
The New South Wales Government is investigating a southern highlands’ cement company, after claims by an environmental group that it has understated its levels of toxic emission...
Cemex 2Q Results Expected To Show Impact Of US Housing Slump
The continuing correction in the U.S. housing market is expected to hurt the second-quarter results of Cemex though the company should still register a on-year revenue gain and...
JP Morgan reviews Florida mine-shut down implications
As we reported on CemNet yesterday (Environmental News), limestone mining has to cease this week at a number of important quarries in the Florida Lake Belt region namely: White ...
BCP rejects Berardo’s offer for 10 per cent of Cimpor
Banco Comercial Portugues has rejected Portuguese businessman Joe Berardo’s offer for its 10 per cent stake in Cimpor
US judge halts Florida mining to protect water quality
A Miami federal judge on Friday ordered a halt to rock mining on hundreds of acres in Northwest Miami-Dade County, saying quarries close to
Cement disappears from markets
In Zimbabwe, cement has disappeared from the formal market since the launch of the operation to reduce prices, but one of the country’s manufacturers, Circle Cement, says ...
Castle Cement rises to capacity challenge
Castle Cement has announced it is increasing production capacity and by 2008 will have an additional 10 per cent output compared to 2006.
Qatar cement demand put at 20,000tpd
The Gulf Cement Company (GCC) said on 15 July that the demand for cement in the country was estimated at 20,000tpd.
Delayed Indian cement projects not to get extension
The Andhra Pradesh government has decided to cancel the limestone leases held by those who failed to set up cement units as per the schedule to make way for others
Government companies foil effort to ease cement prices
Indian Cement imports will be slow to rise even though the government has brought down the import duty to nil,
Peru to have a new cement facility
A new cement facility with a production capacity of 1.2Mta will be set up in the department of Puno,
First cement kiln manufactured in Vietnam
The Machinery Installation Mechanical Company has manufactured a 2.4Mt kiln for the Thang Long Cement Plant in the northern province of Quang Ninh.
China National Building Materials may buy two cement plants
China National Building Material Company Limited (CNBMC) announced that its parent company, China National Building Material Group Corporation, will acquire at least 90 per cen...
Cemex to appeal panel decision on Rinker
Cemex has received a rap over the knuckles on the eve of completing its A$17 billion takeover for Rinker Group.
OCI Invests in North Korea
Orascom Construction Industries, Egypt, has announced that it has signed an agreement with the state-owned Pyongyang Myongdang Trading Corporation to acquire a 50 per cent stake...
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