Holcim eyes raising stake in Gujarat Ambuja
Holcim is looking to raise its stake in India’s Gujarat Ambuja Cements Ltd, the Business Standard newspaper said on Thursday, quoting a Holcim official.
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Italcementi Starts Construction of Research Centre
Italian cement group Italcementi has started the construction works of its new research and innovation centre, named ITClab, which will span 11,000m2
Holcim to talk to group opposing cement plant
A group opposing the construction of a cement plant near Weston and the company wanting to build it will meet for the first time next week.
Second Cement Firm Hits Hanoi Bourse
But Son Cement Company yesterday listed all its 90m shares on the Hanoi Securities Trading Center (HASTC), becoming the second cement producer on the bourse.
Titan America announces major concrete Initiative in Eastern North Carolina
Titan America announced today that it is expanding the ready mix concrete activities of its Mid-Atlantic business unit into eastern North Carolina
Heidelberg may contest Sebi view on Mysore Cement offer
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) insistence on including non-compete fees in Germany’s HeidelbergCement’s open offer for the minority shareholders o...
Sri Lanka asks cement traders to get govt approval for price hikes
The Sri Lankan government said Tuesday that any price increases of cement needs state approval as consumer inflation in the country rocketed past 19 per cent in November.
Singapore’s San Teh to build 2nd cement plant in China
San Teh Ltd said it build a new cement plant in Dali City in Yunnan, China at a cost of S$60m. This will be San Teh’s second cement plant in China.
Sinoma Plans HK Listing in 07
China National Materials Industry Group (Sinoma), a state-run building materials maker, is preparing for an initial public offering in Hong Kong.
Cemex signals higher offer for Rinker is possible
Cemex could raise its $11.7bn hostile bid for Rinker Group after stopping short of saying that the bid was its final offer, analysts said Tuesday.
Peruvian cement investments
Peruvian investment group Grupo Gloria plans to invest US$114m in the expansion of its cement plants in the Arequipa and Puno departments, local paper Gestión reported.
Holcim (US) Theodore Plant Wins National Corporate Citizenship Award
The Holcim (US) Theodore Plant in Alabama was recognized by the Council of State Governments (CSG) today as the winner of the 2006 CSG Associates Award for corporate citizenship.
Greece’s Titan Cement to expand operations in Turkey, Albania
Greece’s Titan Cement is about to expand its operations abroad, according to its CEO Dimitris Papalexopoulos.
India’s Sanghi plans cement foray in M’rashtra
Gujarat-based Sanghi Industries is drawing up plans to claim a pie of the Maharashtra cement market, The market will be catered through augmented capacity at its cement unit in ...
Shiva Cement to issue 2.5m shares to IFCI
Shiva Cement Ltd. said on Monday its board had approved the issue of 2.5m shares to IFCI Ltd. at a price 3.55 rupees per share
St Lawrence gets approval for Milton quarry extension
The Ontario provincial cabinet has given the green light to St. Lawrence Cement Group Inc.’s Dufferin Aggregates’ Milton quarry extension by dismissing the appeal of...
NZ cement plant opposer demands details
An opposition group has demanded the company wanting to build a cement plant at Weston immediately release details about its emissions.
Sino-Zim joint venture bears fruit
SINO-ZIMBABWE Cement Company (Pvt) Ltd, the first joint venture between China and Zimbabwe, has got boosted by the strenuous efforts in indigenisation of its human resources man...
Heidelberg may have to up Mysore Cement offer
Market regulator Securities & Exchange Board of India will ask German cement maker Heidelberg Cement AG to increase its open offer price to shareholders of Mysore Cement Ltd by
China’s export of cement in October 2006
China exported 2,890,000t of cement valued at US$91.777m in October 2006
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