Duty cuts unlikely to cool cement prices, India
Cement prices are unlikely to soften immediately following the lowering of import duties. Industry experts feel limited ports and infrastructure constraints can prevent cement p...
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Heidelberg renews filter media contract
Donaldson Membranes has again been awarded the order for 16000 m2 Tetratex ePTFE filter media for CBR, Lixhe, a subsidiary of Heidelberg Group in Belgium.
Findings on cement overpricing out shortly. Philippines
The Department of Trade and Industry is set to release within the next few days its findings on alleged overpricing of cement by local producers.
Isfahan Cement plant’s annual output up 3%
Iranian producer Isfahan Cement increased its annual production by three per cent.
Pakistan cement sales, exports set to rise this fiscal
On the back of upbeat local demand and bright export prospects, the cement sector is expected to have another windfall year in sales as well as in exports.
$13 million in jobs from Cement Plant
“If the proposed Weston cement plant goes ahead it will be worth an estimated $13 million a year in jobs for the area,” Paul Commons, Manager Strategy and Development for Holcim...
Break Ghacem’s monopoly, contractors appeal to Govt
Some local contractors have decried the hike in the price of cement in the country, and appealed to the government to facilitate the formation of a third cement factory to break...
Dangote Promises big leap for BCC Shareholders
Chairman of Benue Cement Plc, Alhaji Aliko Dangote has promised shareholders of the company that it will declare better returns soon, given the favourable conditions in the ceme...
Mexican GCC to invest US$220m in 2007
Mexican cement maker Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua (GCC) will invest US$220m in 2007.
Goldsun to construct plant in Hunan Province of Mainland China
Goldsun Development and Construction Corp, one of Taiwan’s listed cement concerns, has resolved to invest US$100m in Hunan Province of mainland
Peruvian domestic cement sales at 868,060t Jan-Feb 2007
Peruvian domestic cement sales stood at 868,060t in the period January to February 2007, up 9.42 per cent YoY, the country’s Association of Cement Companies (Asocem) said ...
Maintenance work worsens cement shortage in Zambia: minister
The shortage of cement on the Zambian market is a result of ongoing maintenance works at the Ndola plant of the Chilanga Cement, the country’s sole cement producer, a mini...
Colo. cement plant violated Clean Air Act, feds say
Cemex’s plant near Lyons, Colo, is in violation of the federal Clean Air Act due to its production of acid rain- and smog-forming pollutants, the US EPA announced this week.
Saudi Yanbu Cement Q1 profit up, beats forecast
Yanbu Cement Co, Saudi Arabia’s fourth-largest cement maker by market value, posted a 25 per cent rise in first-quarter net profits, beating an analyst’s forecast.
India detains Pakistan’s cement consignments
Pakistan’s cement exporters are in a fix as Indian authorities have detained their consignments of around 5,000t cement and are
Turkish production reaches record output
Turkey’s cement production rose 10 per cent in 2006, reaching a record amount of 47.5Mt.
Two producers sign agreement with Bolivian Govt
Bolivian cement manufacturers Fancesa and Soboce signed an agreemeent for the provision of cement and its products for BOB 32.
Calls for probe into cement plant, Wales
Politicians have called for an immediate study into whether a cement plant is affecting the health of villagers.
Cemex seals 15.3bn deal to buy Rinker
Cemex SA confirmed it has signed a deal to buy Australian building materials firm Rinker Group in a deal valued at US$15.3bn.
CMA may consider cancelling cement price freeze
The cement price tussle between the government and manufacturers continues as the government has now cut the countervailing and additional customs duties.
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