Cement production slows in April-Jan, India
Indian cement production growth slowed by more than half to 6.8 per cent in January against 15.4 per cent in the same month last year.
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Polish cement output soars
In February 2007 Polish cement works turned out 697,100t of cement, which represents growth of nearly 150% in relation to February 2006.
Indonesian cement consumption forecast to rise 8.4% in 1Q
Indonesia’s cement consumption is forecast to increase 8.4 per cent to 7.55Mt in the first quarter of this year from 6.97Mt in the same period last year.
Kryvyi Rih Tsement closes 2006 UAH 57.4m in profit
Kryvyi Rih Tsement (Dnipropetrovsk region), one of the five largest cement producers in Ukraine, finished 2006 with net profits of UAH 57.394m.
Colombia Grey Cement Sales Up 17.3% YoY Feb 2007
Colombian grey cement sales rose to 669,303t in February 2007, up 17.3 per cent YoY, according to data of the Colombian institute of cement producers, ICPC.
Prosperity Minerals mulling dual listing in HK
Chinese cement maker Prosperity Minerals Holdings Limited is considering a dual listing in Hong Kong in a bid to maximise shareholder value, Chief Financial Officer Patrick Li s...
Rugby Cement investigated for dust fall-out
Environmental officers are currently at the site of Rugby Cement in an attempt to solve the mysterious dust cloud problem.
Opposition grows against Holcim cement plant
Opponents of Holcim’s proposed new cement plant near Oamaru are taking heart from Mighty River Power’s decision to scrap the Marsden B power station
Vietnam plans to shake-up construction industry
The Vietnamese Ministry of Construction has submitted to the Government a plan for restructuring the major State-owned construction enterprises
Zambia to increase cement importation
The quantities of cement currently being imported are not sufficient to meet the huge demand on the local market of Zambia, a cabinet permanent secretary has said in Lusaka.
Cimpor 2006 profit seen at EUR276m
Cimpor’s net profit is seen at EUR276m (US$363.6m), up 3.8 per cent, according to the average projections of a poll of five analysts, reported by local business daily Diar...
India cement price freeze won’t cut coal demand
Cement makers attending the Coaltrans India coal conference in Mumbai said that they had been willing to cooperate with the government and freeze cement prices to curb inflation...
Complant sells 77% shares in Dingxin Cement for RMB480m
China National Complete Plant Import and Export Corporation announced today that the company successfully transferred 77.7% of the shares it held in
IFC, KKR consider buying stake in China cement maker
Private-equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and International Finance Corp. may take stakes in a Chinese cement maker planning a US$720m expansion, according to a statemen...
AIC expects decision on construction of a new cement plant
Lafarge has completed the raw material study in the provinces of Tovuz and Gazakh in Azerbaijan and is summarising the findings currently, says the deputy executive director of ...
Uralmashzavod settled a contract with Mordovtsement
Uralmashzavod has signed a contract with Mordovtsement February 28 on the production of two cement mills, the company informed.
Monarch Cement selects Pavilion Technologies
Pavilion Technologies has announced that Monarch Cement Company has chosen Pavilion’s Pyroprocessing Control Solution to optimize two kiln lines at its Humboldt, Kansas pl...
Monarch Cement selects Pavilion Technologies
Pavilion Technologies has announced that Monarch Cement Company has chosen Pavilion’s Pyroprocessing Control Solution to optimize two kiln lines at its Humboldt, Kansas pl...
Lafarge bought back EUR70.57m worth of own shares
Lafarge SA has bought back EUR70.57m worth of its own shares between March 5 and March 9, the Paris stock-market regulator Autorite des Marches Financiers said Monday in a state...
Lafarge, Vicat fined EUR25M over supplying in Corsica
Lafarge SA and Vicat SA have been fined a total EUR25m by the French competition regulator over their supply deals in Corsica, the regulator Conseil de la Concurrence said Monday.
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