Cement Exports through Jiangsu Port increase significantly in first 10 months
According to the statistics released by the Nanjing Customs, in the first 10 months, the combined cement export volume through Jiangsu Port was 15.77Mt
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Portugal Azores cement sales down 0.3% end-Oct 2006
Cement sales in Portugal’s autonomous region of the Azores Islands dropped by 0.3 per cent
Davao traders urge DTI to further analyse imported cement, Philippines
The Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCCI) urged the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to further analyze the questionable imported cement from China
CBMI wins contract for establishment of Hima Cement’s new plant
Uganda-based Hima Cement plans to invest US$93M in the establishment of a new plant in the Namanve Industrial and Commercial Park
Work begins on US$175.8m cement plant in Tay Ninh
Vietnam’s FICO-Tay Ninh Joint Stock Cement Co. (TAFiCO) yesterday November 26 kicked off a project to build a cement plant with total investment of VND2.8 trillion ($175.8...
Akcansa fined for breaching competition rules, Turkey
Turkish cement producer Akcansa Cimento Sanayi, announced that it has paid a TRY 0.2mn fine imposed on the company by the competition board.
China’s average cement price remains stable
According to statistics from the cement markets in 18 key Chinese cities, the average monthly price of ordinary Portland cement
Eurocement Group will commitU $400m to projects in Ural Federal District
Eurocement Group is to invest around RUB10.8bn (US$410m) in the modernisation of cement producing units in the Ural Federal District.
Holcim/Schwenk joint venture in slag
Holcim and Schwenk Zement have commissioned slag joint venture at the Salzgitter steelworks, Hüttensand Salzgitter, which represents an investment of around EUR25m.
Cement terminal plan axed
Plans to build a controversial cement terminal on Sydney Harbour have been scrappe
Egyptian Ameriya Cement US$35.3m net profit
Egyptian company Ameriya Cement booked a consolidated net profit of E£201.8m (US$35.3m) for the first nine months of 2006,
Pakistan cement prices to stay low on static demand
It looks as though Pakistan cement prices will remain around Rs200 per bag at least till the end of this financial year due to a stagnation in demand and especially the break-u...
Ha Tien plans to issue 22 million shares
Ha Tien 1 Cement Co., plans to issue nearly 22.3M shares at VND 11,500 (US$0.71) a piece on the Hanoi bourse on November 27.
Bim Son cement plant gets listed
Bim Son Cement Joint Stock Company on Nov. 24 listed more than 90 million shares on the Hanoi Securities Trading Centre under the code BCC.
HeidelbergCement buys two more cement plants in Georgia
Having bought a 51% stake in the Kartuli Tsementi grinding station at Rustavi in May of this year, HeidelbergCement has moved quickly to establish itself as the dominant cement ...
Fight on for control of Holcim SA
Holcim is poised to go it alone with a black economic empowerment (BEE) partner in a R6.82bn transaction that is intended to result in Holcim South Africa getting a black contro...
YTL Corp 1Q net profit down 11% to RM154m
Malaysia’s YTL Corporation Bhd posted a net profit of RM154.13m in the first quarter ended Sept 30, 2006, down 11.8% from RM174.83m a year ago.
Egypt’s Amreya Cement 9-mth profit jumps 56 per cent
Egypt’s Amreya Cement reported net profit of E£201.8m (EUR35.3m) for the first nine months of 2006, a 56 per cent increase, the stock exchange said on Thursday.
Cypriot Vassiliko Cement net profit rises
Cypriot cement maker Vassiliko Cement Works said its consolidated net profit grew to C£5.7m (US$12.8m) in the first nine months of 2006 from C£4.8m (US$10.7m) a year earlier, on...
No relaxation of cement quality standards
The Cement & Concrete Institute (C&CI) said on Thursday that there will be no relaxation of cement quality standards in the future.
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