Cement consumption up by 14% in Q1, Philippines
Local cement manufacturers are upbeat on this year’s business prospects as consumption of cement grew 14% to 3.285Mt in the first quarter -the highest since 2001.
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Lucky Cement earns Rs 553.703 million in third quarter
The Lucky Cement Limited has earned Rs 553.703 million translating an earning per share of Rs 2.10 in the third quarter ended March 31, 2007
Cemex reports loss, meets expectations
Cemex posted a 21 per cent fall in first-quarter profit when compared with the year ago period which included a large one-time gain. Net
India’s Gujarat Ambuja Cements Q1 net profit up, MD resigns
India’s third largest cement maker, Gujarat Ambuja Cements posted a 6.6 pct rise in first quarter net profit and said its managing director has resigned and will be replac...
Option for cement roads to reduce maintenance cost
Contractors are encouraged to replace asphalt with cement in the construction of roads frequently used by heavy vehicles to reduce the cost of maintenance, Works Minister Datuk ...
Cement industry gathers, sets hardened targets through 2010, Vietnam
Domestic demand for cement this year was expected to reach 35Mt, a YoY increase of 10 per cent, Viet Nam Cement Association chairman Nguyen Van Thien told the 9th Cement Trade C...
Al-Barah Cement Factory sales exceed YR10bn
The total value of Barah Cement Factory sales exceeded YR 10.131 billion in 2006. This is the first time the factory’s sales exceeded the 10 billion rial mark
Guyana government mulls ending tariff waiver on cement
Guyana’s Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Manniram Prashad, has indicated that TCL Guyana’s (TGI) state-of-the-art cement bagging terminal can adequately s
Cement plant conveys and weighs green bulk fuel ingredients in process to replace coal
Castle Cement’s Ketton Works replaced coal for firing of its rotary kilns, with Profuel, an alternative fuel comprised of cardboard, paper, plastics, textiles and carpet and oth...
7Mt of surplus cement by June-end, Pakistan
Pakistan’s cement industry is likely to produce 7Mt surplus cement by the end of current fiscal year ending June 2007, followed by another 12Mt surplus production during next fi...
RAK cement firm’s profit jumps 221% to Dh34.5m in first quarter
The Ras Al Khaimah Company for White Cement and Construction Materials announced yesterday a Dh34.5 million net profit for the first quarter of the year,
Cement imports eyed to keep local prices down, Vietnam
Cement prices in the country are considered more expensive when compared to neighboring countries, prompting Trade and Industry Secretary Peter Favila to encourage cement u
YSCC to establish Batis cement factory
Yemeni-Saudi Cement Company signed Saturday an agreement with the Chinese Sinoma International Company to build and equip Batis Cemen
Singapore’s Jurong Cement warns of losses for year to March
Jurong Cement Ltd said it is expecting to report losses for its financial year to March, due to a sharp rise in sand and granite prices and poor results in one of its Chinese as...
Russian court throws out Russia Partners’ suit vs Eurocement Group
The Moscow Arbitration Court Friday threw out a lawsuit filed by affiliates of U.S. investment fund Russia Partners against Russia’s Eurocement Group over alleged profit s...
India Ultratech Cement 4Q Net Profit Jumps 75% To INR2.31bn
India’s Ultratech Cement Ltd said its fiscal fourth-quarter net profit jumped 75% to INR 2.31 billion from INR1.32 billion a year earlier,
YSR lays stone for cement unit
Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy laid the foundation stone for Rs. 1,500-crore Dalmia Cements unit at Navabpet in Mylavaram mandal on Friday.
ACC to acquire 12 per cent stake in Shiva Cement
Private sector firm Shiva Cement is going to allot 12 per cent stake to leading cement maker ACC, as per a share subscription agreement,
Cimpor buys Ukraine cement plant
Cimpor and builder Teixeira Duarte SA have bought a cement plant in Ukraine, in a deal that marks the entrance of the two companies into the eastern European market, Diario Econ...
Weak cement sales seen hitting Siam Cement Q1
Siam Cement PCL (SCC), Thailand’s biggest industrial conglomerate, is expected to report a 33 per cent fall in first-quarter net profit on
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