Indonesia October consumption down 15 per cent YoY
Domestic consumption of cement last month, at 2.25Mt, was 15 per cent lower than the 2.65Mt used a year before, with consumption in the provinces of Jakarta and Banten leading t...
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Lafarge invests to keep pace with growing demand
In a bid to meet the rapidly growing cement demand in South Africa, Lafarge has committed itself to a number of short- and medium-term infrastructure investments to increase its...
Taiwan Cement to Inject more in Mainland China reinvestments
The Investment Commission under the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) approved Taiwan Cement Corp to invest US$33.2m in the mainland China on cement plant located at Yingde of...
Ministry of construction calls for cement prices hikes
Vietnamese Ministry of Construction and the Vietnam Cement Association (Cemas) are calling on the Government to increase the national cement price ahead of anticipated coal- and...
Carib Cement studies impact of decision to remove cement tariff
The management of Caribbean Cement Company Limited is conducting an assessment to determine the effects of the government’s decision to extend the removal of the tariff on...
Peru domestic sales up to 4.16Mt Jan-Oct 2006
Peruvian domestic cement sales rose to 4.16Mt for the period from January to October 2006, up 16.2 per cent YoY, according to the Peruvian association of cement producers Asocem.
Heidelberg expansion could annoy the neighbours
It has been announced that HeidelbergCement will build a new cement plant in Volsk (Saratov oblast) Russia
Heidelberg expansion could annoy the neighbours
It has been announced that HeidelbergCement will build a new cement plant in Volsk (Saratov oblast) Russia. Deutsche Bank has
Indonesia’s Oct domestic cement sales down 15.2%
Indonesia’s October cement sales fell 15.2 per cent to 2.25Mt compared to a year ago, data from the country’s cement association showed on Thursday.
Lafarge Malayan Cement returns to profit
Lafarge Malayan has recorded a nine-month pre-tax profit of RM138.688m (US$38m) against a loss of RM26.237m a year ago as it benefits from firmer domestic and higher export prices
Cementos Portland sees 2007 revs at EUR1.8bn
Spanish cement group Cementos Portland Valderrivas (CPV) expects to make turnover of more than EUR1.8bn in 2007, double the sales it achieved in 2005,
Mexican construction industry to slow down to 4.5 per cent in 2007
Mexico’s construction industry is to expand between 5.5 and six per cent this year. However, according to estimates by Nezahualcóyotl Salvatierra.
HeidelbergCement’s Merckle raises stake
Adolf Merckle, a member of Heidelberg Cement AG’s supervisory board, has increased his stake in the company but it’s unclear if this will reduce the company’s ...
Chia Hsin eager to cement place in Top-10
Hong Kong-listed Chia Hsin Cement Greater China seeks to boost its annual production capacity to about 10Mt in a couple of years and to 30Mt by 2016.
Distributors concerned over INC cement shortage, Paraguay
Cement distributors in Paraguay are concerned at the low production of Portland cement in the country by the state-owned company INC
Spanish consumption up 7.92 per cent YoY Jan-Oct 2006
Cement consumption in Spain rose by 7.92 per cent YoY to over 46.7Mt in the first 10 months of 2006, the Spanish cement makers association Oficemen said.
Russian deputy PM urges cement cos to up production for housing
Russian cement companies should increase their output to 85-90Mt of cement by 2010 from the current 65-75Mt in order to meet goals for housing construction
Bolivian cement sales rise 17.7%
Bolivian cement sales rose 17.7 per cent YoY to 1.17Mt in the period January to September 2006, Bolivia’s national statistics institute INE said.
State renews leases sought by cement company
The state land commissioner – in the face of court action – is going to renew a cement company’s mineral leases for state trust land regarded as environmentally sensitive ...
ECF cement factory closed for environmental problems
The Environmental Agency of Albania, announced today the closure of a big cement plant in Elbasan, (central Albania), owned by an Anglo-Libyan company ECF.
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