More cement projects planned as demand leaps
The Ministry of Construction is mulling adding a number of new cement projects to the cement industry development plan as demand has been growing rapidly.
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Thailand’s Siam City Cement 4Q06 bottom line hurt by floods
Siam City Cement (SCCC) is expected to announce 4Q06 profit of Bt778m, down 21% QoQ, but up 18% YoY. Sales are forecast to fall 9% QoQ due to flooding in many rural areas of Tha...
Cement makers to build silos for export at ports
Cement manufacturers have agreed to construct silos at Karachi Port and Port Qasim on self-finance basis for export of cement, official sources told Business Recorder.
Vietnam: Bim Son cement plant project begins
The Vietnam Cement Corporation began construction on the Bim Son Cement project, called N2, in Thanh Hoa Province yesterday.
Government to consolidate cement industry
Sixty key cement companies will become the industry leaders under a fresh consolidation, according to the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC).
New head of Castle Cement, UK
A new managing director has been appointed at Castle Cement’s Padeswood site in Flintshire.
Cement sales tipped to soar in run-up to 2010
Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC), Africa’s biggest cement maker, says South African demand for the building material will rise for a sixth year as the government builds stadiums,
TMEIC GE Wins Order from Continental Cement for dry kiln system
TMEIC GE will supply drives and motors to Missouri-based Continental Cement for the plant’s new dry cement kiln system.
Saudi Tabuk Cement Q4 net profit flat at $10m
Saudi Arabia’s Tabuk Cement Company said on Tuesday fourth-quarter net profit amounted to 37.6m riyals ($10.3m), unchanged from the same period in 2005.
Lafarge in talks for Azerbaijan cement works
The question of building a new 1.5Mta cement plant in Azerbaijan will be discussed at the meeting of the Azeri-French economic committee that began in Paris yesterday
Holcim to invest in US$15m plant expansion
Holcim Ltd plans to infuse around US$15m to set up stand alone packing and grinding plant in Sri Lanka, a top official said Tuesday.
Midroc Ethiopia finalises new plant tender
Derba-Midroc Cement Plc, a subsidiary company of Midroc Ethiopia, has reportedly selected the China Housing and Building Company (CHBC) for the turnkey construction of a brand n...
Cement dispatches at all-time high in Andhra Pradesh
Cement sales for the month of December last year in Andhra Pradesh touched an all-time high of 1.6Mt, triggering off the demand-supply gap speculation in the state for the first...
Cement production grows 19.2% in Argentina in 2006
Cement production has grown by 19.2% in Argentina in 2006, in comparison with the previous year, due to an increase in the activity of the private and public construction.
Yemen Corp reports 1.46Mt of output
State-run Yemen Corporation for Cement Industry and Marketing reported a total output of 1,460,545 tonnes of cement in 2006, exceeding the planned output of 1,270,000t for the y...
Holcim picks up 1.65 per cent stake in GACL
Holcim has picked up further 1.65 per cent stake in Gujarat Ambuja Cements Ltd (GACL) for Rs 307.46 crore in open market transactions.
Pakistan July-December cement exports up 37 per cent
Pakistan’s cement exports showed an increase of 37 per cent in the first six months of the current fiscal year due to increase in demand from Afghanistan, industry sources said.
China issues ’key cement makers’ list ahead of industry consolidation
China’s top economic planning agency said it has identified 60 ’key cement producers,’ including the parent of Anhui Conch Cement Co Ltd, as a preliminary to i...
HeidelbergCement upgrades 2006 turnover forecast
HeidelbergCement AG has upgraded its turnover forecast for 2006 as a result of the company’s increasing sales and the favourable weather at the end of 2006,
Six-month cement sales register 25 per cent increase
Cement sales in Pakistan stood at 9.975Mt during the first six months of the current financial year, rising by 25 per cent compared to the same period of last fiscal.
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