Cruz Azul expands cement plant
Grupo Cruz Azul of Mexico will invest MXP$70m over the next two years in modernising its cement plants in Hidalgo and Oaxaca, states the group’s director-general, Guillerm...
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PPC will import up to 10m bags of cement to cope with demand
Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC) said it would import between 300,000 and 500,000t of bagged cement to alleviate shortages in South Africa, the first time that the cement producer...
Thailand’s TPI Polene: lower interest costs and forex gain to boost 4Q06 earnings
TPI Polene (TPIPL) is expected to post impressive 4Q06 earnings next week of Bt531mn (EPS of Bt0.26), up 87% yoy but down 28% QoQ.
India cement sales grow 10 per cent
Driven by the central region, Indian cement sales clocked a 10 per cent growth during the nine-month period ended December 31, 2006 over a 10 per cent growth in production.
Akmene Cement may stop exports to Latvia or Finland
Lithuania`s only cement manufacturer Akmenes Cementas (Akmene Cement) may stop exporting its products to Latvia or Finland this year in order to meet rising domestic demand.
Cement proposal denounced, New Zealand
The group opposing a $200m Holcim New Zealand cement plant near Oamaru has stepped up its campaign, releasing a series of information brochures.
Rugby Cement loses CO2 court battle
Rugby Cement has lost a unique High Court challenge to scrap the limit of Carbon Dioxide it can emit
Jaiprakash Associates 3Q results
Jaiprakash Associates has released its 3Q earnings, reporting net profit at Rs 102 crore (Rs 1.02 billion) as against Rs 56 crore (Rs 560m) in the same quarter of earlier year.
Cement contractor charged with obstructing justice in grand jury investigation
The president of a Riverview cement company was indicted today for obstructing justice and lying to a federal grand jury investigating payment of bribes to city of Detroit offic...
FLSmidth wins contract for cement plant in Ireland
FLSmidth has signed a contract worth about EUR52m with Irish Cement Limited to supply a new 4000tpd cement clinker production line.
KHD Humboldt gets $50m contract
KHD Humboldt Wedag International Ltd has received a $50m contract to make a cement production line for Russian cement maker JUGPK Novotoizk.
Kazakh co to invest 200 mln rubles in Russian cement plant 2007
Kazakh holding Caspian Resources expects to invest about RUB200m this year in developing the Kuznetsky cement plant in the Kemerovo Region
Authority Says Over 64,000t of cement imported, Ethiopia
Quality and Standards Authority of Ethiopia said that five investors have imported over 64,000t of cement during the past two months.
Sarawak contractors urge Ministry to retain cement’s old price
Housing developers and contractors in Sarawak have urged the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs to maintain the old prices of cement for the benefit of the people, ...
China’s Jiangxi Cement denies takeover rumors
Jiangxi Wannianqing Cement Co Ltd has denied rumors that the company may be taken over by Anhui Conch Cement Co Ltd or Lafarge.
Zambia needs more cement producers
The Zambian government should come up with incentives to encourage more companies to start cement manufacturing as a way to meet an increasing demand for the commodity, an offic...
Pakistan cement makers seek more incentives
All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) has asked the government to provide further incentives and export facilities including infrastructure facilities at ports s...
Demand-supply situation of cement discussed
Representatives of the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) said that due to investment friendly policies of the government,
Azerbaijan prices increase considerably
Skyrocketing of fuel and energy’s prices in Azerbaijan has caused the retail prices of cement made by Garadagh Cement to increase too.
Cemex may escape Chavez’s nationalisation fling
The Venezuelan operations of Mexico’s Cemex could go unscathed in the country’s planned nationalisation spree, given the cement maker has worked hard to please fireb...
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