Deal for pollution-free cement-iron ore plants
A Bahrain company is reported to have signed a US$6.5m contract with FLSmidth to help three cement-iron ore manufacturing plants in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia in creating a pollut...
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Bahrain needs cement plant to meet growing demand
Bahrain needs a new cement plant to meet the increasing market demand and the requirements of the kingdom’s construction industry, Samir Nass,
Holcim launches efficiency measures of US$20m
PT Holcim Indonesia Tbk allocate the working capital budget of US$15m - US$20m to boost efficiency.
Lafarge’s Zambia unit building new cement plant
Zambia’s Chilanga Cement Plc, a unit of France’s Lafarge, is building an 800,000tpa plant to boost cement exports
Cemex unlikely to raise bid for Rinker
Experts are becoming increasingly concerned about the likelihood of success for Cemex in its battle for Rinker Group, with a the brokering community generally believing that a s...
Indonesia’s Semen Gresik posts 30 per cent rise in net profit
State-owned cement maker PT Semen Gresik reported a 30 per cent increase in net profit to Rp1,353bn (US$153m) this year, from Rp1,023bn in the previous year.
Chinese company studies extension of cement factory in Yemen
A team of ASMC Chinese company started on Saturday carrying out works of topographical survey for project of extending Bajil Cement Factory.
Cement company urges councils to opt for MBT treatment
A major cement company has assured UK councils that there will soon be a strong, long-term market for refuse derived fuel (RDF).
Holcim Romania plans investments worth €86m
Holcim Romania this year plans to make investments worth €86m in a series of projects including the modernization of the grey cement production line in Campulung.
Use of Portland cement in gov’t projects ordered
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) of the Philippines has ordered all its district offices in the region to use Por...
Novel experiments on cement yield concrete results
Using a brace of the most modern tools of materials research, a team from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Northwestern University has shed new ligh...
Cement importation seen to regulate price - Philippines
Cement manufacturers would also experience the impact on the high prices of cement if they remain to be uncooperative with the government in regulating the price, said Baguio Re...
Birla group plans to rejig cement brand to increase market share
The Aditya Birla Group, India’s second largest cement maker, is learnt to be realigning its brands portfolio to increaes its market share.
KKR to make first acquisition in China
US buyout firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) has made its first acquisition in the Mainland by taking a controlling stake in a small cement maker.
Impact of Holcim proposals attacked
The pristine Waiareka Valley will be transformed into an industrial corridor by a cement plant and sand and coal mines, according to the Waiareka Valley Preservation Society.
Pakistan cement industry registers 12.1 per cent growth
The cement industry performed well and attained significantly high growth of 12.1 per cent during first half of current fiscal year (2006-07), according to State Bank of Pakista...
Yemen: cement prices increase astonishingly
The prices of cement increased dramatically last week from YR 1100 to YR 1400 for a 50kg bag. The increase is due to increased demand, as well as price hikes by traders.
Cement, glass output expected to grow 10 per cent this year
China’s building materials industry will grow steadily with cement and glass production rising about ten per cent and profits keeping increasing
FFE Minerals Acquires Materials Handling Business of RAHCO International
FFE Minerals, the minerals processing arm of FLSmidth, has acquired the materials handling business of US based RAHCO International, Inc.
Thailand: SCC reduces stake in Siam Furukawa Co, Ltd
Siam Cement Public Company Limited (or SCC) hereby announces that it has reached an agreement for a stake reduction in Siam Furukawa Company Limited (or SFC)
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