Construction of large cement plant begins, Vietnam
Construction of a cement plant with a designed capacity of 3300tpd of clinker or 1.2Mta of cement has begun in Nho Quan district, northern Ninh Binh province.
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Cement companies investigated for alleged cartel involvement
The Brazilian federal antitrust investigator (SDE) is probing eight cement manufacturing companies for possible involvement in a cartel, government news service Radiobrás reported
Philippine cement makers to justify price hikes - Trade execs
Cement producers have said they will not raise cement prices until the end of summer and that they will submit a list of costs that have forced them to increase cement prices
Zenith Bank Wins Award for project finance, Nigeria
Recognition for quality service came the way of Zenith Bank Plc again at the weekend with the award to the bank of the Year for its prominent role in the loan facility to United...
Cimpor denies involvement in Brazilian cement/concrete cartel
Cimpor said that to the best of its knowledge it is not involved in any cartel to fix prices in the Brazilian cement and concrete business, currently under investigation by the ...
Saudi tycoon sets up $19.5m cement firm in Ethiopia
Ethiopian-born Saudi magnate Sheikh Mohammad al-Amudi paid on Thursday 8 March close to US$19.5m on behalf of Derba-MIDROC (
Iran nominal cement production capacity to grow
Iran is planning to increase its annual nominal cement production capacity to 72Mt by the end of the Fourth Five-Year Socioeconomic Development Plan (2005-2010)
Turkish Akcansa 2006 net profit rises by a quarter
Turkish cement producer Akcansa said its net profit rose by a quarter to TRL146.5m (US$103.15m) in 2006 from a year earlier, boosted by strong domestic sales.
Ciments Francais plans EUR1.5bn investments
Ciments Francais, a unit of Italian cement group Italcementi, plans investments worth EUR1.5bn (US$1.964bn) in the next few years to increase its production capacity and modern...
Conch cement consignment to arrive amid chaos
A ship carrying the first consignment for South Africa from Conch Cement is scheduled to dock in Durban this week amid confusion in the market about who has the legal right to s...
Ambujas to expand cement plant in Himachal
Gujarat Ambuja Cement Ltd (GACL) plans to double production at its lone cement plant in Himachal Pradesh.
Barbados market expands in 2006
The Barbados cement market has expanded tremendously during 2006 fuelled by a vigorous construction industry, according to the general manager of the Arawak cement plant Mr. Sat...
Romanian Carpatcement Holding 2006 turnover up 39%
Romanian Carpatcement Holding, a unit of German building materials and cement maker HeidelbergCement, reported a 39 per cent YoY increase in turnover to 980m
Alternative Fuel in Sancti Spiritus’ Cement Factory
The Siguaney cement factory in the Cuban central province of Sancti Spiritus will soon begin to substitute fuels by industrial wastes, thus applying the co-processing method use...
Ban on cement exports to hit cos with plants in west
Even though exports constitute only 4% of the total cement production in the country, analysts believe that a ban on cement exports will adversely effect the demand-supply
Lafarge continues to reduce its Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Registers a Third ’’Clean Development Mechanism’’
An initiative launched by Lafarge in India with the aim of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions has been registered as a Clean Development Mechanism
Indian cement makers to hold prices for a year
Indian cement makers have agreed not to raise prices for one year from Friday, Commerce Minister Kamal Nath said.
Italcementi looks forward to another good year
On the back of a 17.1% increase in turnover to EUR5,854.1m, Italcementi pushed up the EBITDA by 26.2% to EUR1,434.5m and the trading profit rose by 32.2% to EUR1,012.3m.
Industry shrugs off threat of ban on cement exports
The Union government’s threat to go ahead with the proposed ban on cement exports from India will not have the desired impact,
Carpatcement’s cement production to double
Carpatcement’s cement production will double in 2010 compared to the present level, as the company contemplates annual investments worth some EUR30m
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