Holcim Ltd plans to construct cement plant in Saratov region
Holcim Ltd is reported planning to construct in Volsk (the Saratov region) a cement plant to produce around 3Mt of cement under dry technology on the basis of one of cement depo...
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Cement prices touch Rs 270
The cement retail prices have crossed Rs 260 and are being sold at Rs 270 per 50kg bag, it was learnt on Tuesday. Retailers insist that their purchase rate
Trade dep’t considers more cement imports, Philippines
Trade Secretary Peter B. Favila said in a statement yesterday that the government is prepared to allow greater cement importation
Lafarge FY 06 Sales EUR16.9bn Vs EUR14.48bn
Lafarge said it recorded revenues of EUR16.9bn in 2006 compared to EUR14.48bn in 2005.
Bamburi Cement posted 3.8bn pretax profit in 2006
Bamburi Cement has posted a pretax profit of 3.8 billion shillings for the year ending December 31, 2006.
HeidelbergCement expands in Tanzania
HeidelbergCement is investing in excess of US$100m to modernise and extend capacity at the Tanzania Portland Cement Company works near Dar-es-Salaam
Azerbaijan Investment Company plans to take a 20% stake in Garadagh Cement
Azerbaijan Investment Company intends to acquire a 20% stake in Garadagh Cement, the largest cement producer in Azerbaijan.
Nova Scotia chooses cement kiln for tires
Nova Scotia’s Resource Recovery Fund Board, a non-profit organization which is responsible for solid-waste management in that province
CHC Jingyang’s Business Income Reaches RMB86.54M In January
Chia Hsin Cement Greater China Holding Corporation announced today that its subsidiary Chia Hsin Jingyang Company achieved an unaudited
Cement export up 66 per cent in July-January
Pakistan cement exports registered a 66 per cent increase during the first seven months of the current fiscal year due to its strong demand in neighbouring countries, industry s...
Hilal Cement Company retains GulfMerger to advise on strategies for long-term growth
GulfMerger, an independent financial advisory firm in the Middle East, has been retained by Hilal Cement Company as financial advisor to review its strategic growth alternatives.
Siam City Cement expects flat growth in 2007 sales
Siam City Cement PCL, Thailand’s second-largest cement maker by capacity, Tuesday said its cement sales this year are likely to be flat due to a continued private slowdown...
Hungry for tonnage
Since the start of the year, and given that the market has not felt any ignificant downward pressure, both owners and charterers have been hungry for tonnage
Tabuk Cement raises capital to US$240m
Officials at Saudi Arabian Tabuk Cement Company announced that the company has gained the approval of the country’s Capital Market Authority (CMA) to expand the company&rs...
Contract signing with Lafarge imminent
The Azerbaijan Minister of Economic Development, Heydar Babayev, said on February 8, 2007 that the negotiations with the French cement producer Lafarge are already at the level ...
Import duty cuts achieve little: prices hold steady
When the Union government reduced the import duty on cement from 12.5% to nil in the third week of January, the aim was to reign in the “runaway” cement prices.
Cement price fixed at Rs.260 per bag in Pakistan
Federal Ministry for Industry & Production has fixed the price of cement at Rs.260 per bag while Minister for Industry & Production Jehangir Khan Tareen
Tanga Cement posts 16bn/- profit
Tanzania’s Tanga Cement Company (Simba) has posted 15.99bn/- net profit for its operations for the year ended December 2006, up from 7.233bn/- recorded in the preceding ye...
Court postpones hearing Russia Partners’ suit vs Eurocement Group
The Moscow Arbitration Court Friday postponed until March 22 hearings of a lawsuit filed by U.S. investment fund Russia Partners against Russia’s Eurocement Group over all...
New order for ABB
ABB India has been awarded a Rs 311 crore order to provide power, automation products and systems to Ultratech Cement, part of Aditya Birla Group, for its cement capacity expans...
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