Italcementi to build two new works in Kazakhstan
In partnership with the Kazakh group Mercury and the Turkish contractor Sembol, already active in Kazakhstan in a big way, Italcementi is to build two new dry-process cement pla...
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Sichuan accelerates cement industry structure adjustment
According to the Environmental Impact Assessment Center of Sichuan Province, the province’s accelerated cement industry structure adjustment has already recorded good resu...
Sichuan accelerates cement industry structure adjustment
According to the Environmental Impact Assessment Center of Sichuan Province, the province’s accelerated cement industry structure adjustment has already recorded good resu...
Cement company planning second limestone quarry
The Arizona Portland Cement Company is planning a second limestone quarry on federally controlled acreage next to state land where mining was already approved.
Antitrust body imposes no fine on Akcansa for Marmara operations
Turkish cement producer Akcansa Cimento Sanayi announced that the competition board has decided not to impose any fine on
Egypt’s Beni Suef to raise cement production
Egypt’s Misr Beni Suef Cement said on Thursday that under a contract signed on Tuesday with Polysius will build a second production line at its cement factory.
Cimpor in talks to sell 26 per cent stake in South African unit
Cimpor is in talks to sell a 26 per cent stake in fully owned South African unit Natal Portland Cement, Pieter Strauss, the subsidiary’s managing director.
Cement distributors worried over frequent price increases
Mr Kofi Afari-Appiah, Western Regional Chairman of National Association of Cement Distributors has expressed concern about the frequent increases in the price of cement in Ghana.
Cemex extends bid for Rinker by five weeks
According to Australian press reports, Cemex has extended its hostile takeover bid for rival Rinker Ltd by five weeks to give the target’s shareholders and US regulators t...
India’s JK Cement to invests in new plant
JK Cement Ltd said on Friday it would invest INR9.5bn in the first phase of a cement plant it is setting up in Karnataka state.
Vietnam to become self-sufficient in cement by 2009
Vietnam will produce enough cement to meet all domestic demands and even to export by 2009, as the progress of cement plant projects is being hastened, according to the Ministry...
Cement exports likely to be affected by baht appreciation
Thailand’s cement industry growth in 2007 is expected to driven mainly by a domestic demand while exports of the product will be affected by the baht appreciation and global eco...
India has no plans to end cement duty, ban exports
India has no plans to scrap import duties on cement or ban exports as prices have stabilised after a strong rally earlier this year, a junior industry minister said on Wednesday.
Castle invests extra £10m in Welsh site
Castle Cement is investing a further UK£10m at its Padeswood production plant in north Wales.
Mugher Cement Enterprise, Sinoma International sign accord
Ethiopia’s Mugher Cement Enterprise (MCE) and the Chinese Sinoma International Company yesterday signed an agreement for the construction of the third production line that...
KZN’s concrete industry ready for growth challenges
Despite some of the challenges, there are huge opportunities to be had in the construction industry, with massive public infrastructure and private sector investment not seen i...
French cement demand grows by 6% in 2006
According to the industry association Syndicat francais de l’industrie cimentiere, demand for cement in France should grow by 6 per cent in 2006, to nearly 24Mt, compared ...
German court to rule in February on cement claims
A German court said on Wednesday it will decide in February on compensation claims by a Belgian firm against six cement companies following alleged price-fixing.
Sanghi to increase capacity
Sanghi Industries to increase capacity. Sanghi Industries, a cement producer based in Andhra Pradesh state, has announced plans to increase its capacity from 3.3Mt to 10Mta
Suez clinches energy contracts with Siam Cement subsidiaries
The French utility Suez said Wednesday that its Glow Energy unit had signed two power supply agreements with units of the Thai group Siam Cement Company worth US$500-600m over 2...
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