ANCAP to partner Camargo Correa and PDVSA
Uruguayan ANCAP plans to partner Brazilian Camargo Correa and Venezuelan PDVSA in the construction of cement plants in Paysandu.
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Semapa says Q1 net up 155 per cent on one-off gain
Portuguese conglomerate Semapa said on Friday its first-quarter net profit rose 155 per cent to EUR47.2m on the back of the sale of its stake in Energias de Portugal .
New order for Polysius at Duna-Drava cement plant, Hungaria
Polysius has won a tender to replace all of the kilns at a clinker plant in Hungary owned by Duna-Drava Cement, business daily Vilaggazdasag reported on Friday.
Holcim appeal, New Zealand
Holcim is urging Waitaki residents to have their say on its proposal for a $200m plant at Weston, near Oamaru. Holcim’s resource consent applications were notified in Apri...
Spanish cement consumption to May up 2.9%
Cement consumption in Spain during the first four months of the year increased 2.9 per cent from the same period a year earlier to 18.4Mt, industry association Oficemen said Fri...
Estonia’s Kunda Nordic Cement boosts output 20 per cent
Kunda Nordic Cement has put a renovated kiln in operation two months ago and is now able to produce up to 1Mta of cement – almost one-fifth more than before the launch of the ne...
Zuari Cement to tap new markets, India
Zuari Cement, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Italcementi Group, plans to enter Maharashtra, Orissa and West Bengal after its capacity expansion in 2008.
India Binani Cement ends lower Vs IPO price
Shares of India’s Binani Cement Ltd. (532849.BY) Monday closed 8.5% below their initial public offer price, on fears that the freeze on cement prices and excess supply wi...
Lafarge CEO prioritises investment in growth countries and in innovation
Lafarge chief executive Bruno Lafont said the group’s strategic priorities going forward are to invest in cement activities in developing countries and to develop its capa...
Indonesia’s Semen Gresik eyes 10-for-1 split
Indonesia’s largest cement maker, PT Semen Gresik Tbk, plans to seek shareholder approval to conduct a 10-for-one stock split, a source familiar with the plan told Reuter...
FLSmidth Airtech wins contract in Saudi Arabia
FLSmidth Airtech has signed a contract with Eastern Province Cement Company Ltd (EPCC) in Dammam, Saudi Arabia to supply four large fabric filter installations. EPCC is a 100 pe...
Egypt’s Amreya Cement Q1 net down 19 per cent
Egypt’s Amreya Cement made net profit of E£71.2m (US$12.5m) in the January-March 2007 quarter, 19 per cent less than in the same quarter of 2006, the stock exchange said.
Unye Cimento to set up cement facility in Romania
Cement producer Unye Cimento issued a statement to the ISE and announced that it will set up a cement filling and packaging facility in Romania
Holcim, Birla in race for market leadership
Aditya Birla Group and Holcim are rapidly increasing capacity in a bid to become the largest player in India’s cement industry.
Cement price further rises by Rs 10 per bag, Pakistan
Local Pakistan cement manufacturers on Thursday raised the prices of cement by Rs 10 per 50-kg bag in the wake of its rising local demand and export orders, dealers said.
Cargo subsidiary takes on cement transport for Holcim
With the construction boom continuing unabated in southern Africa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cargo Carriers, J&G Transport, said yesterday it had entered into a contract with...
Chinese investment in building materials to keep growing: NDRC
China’s building material industry will see twin rises in both production and sales as downstream demand will remain robust in 2007
UK cement manufacturers hit back at construction delay claims
Cement manufacturers have hit back at allegations that buildings are being delayed because of cement shortages.
Philippine cement sales up 13% in first four months
Cement sales for the first four months of the year amounted to 4.3Mt, growing by 13.158% from the 3.8Mt of cement sold during the same period last year, data from the Cement Ma...
Cement manufacturers hit back at construction delay claims
Cement manufacturers have hit back at allegations that buildings are being delayed because of cement shortages.
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