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GEBR. PFEIFFER AG to supply vertical roller mill to Yemen
A contract to supply an MPS 5000 B vertical roller mill for raw material grinding has been awarded to Gebr. Pfeiffer AG by Sinoma International Engineering Co Ltd
Yuchengco’s P12-b cement plant cleared, Philippines
The Board of Investments has approved the P12.128bn new cement facility of South Western Cement Corp, which is partly owned by the Yuchengco group.
Lafarge to award Veolia major contract to transport cement slag
Lafarge is to award the transport unit of Veolia Environnement a major contract to
Profit drops 31% at Egypt’s National Cement in Q1
Egypt’s National Cement reported a 31 per cent drop in net profit to E£106m (US$18.5m) for its fiscal first quarter ended September, the stock exchange said on Sunday.
Cheetah Cement’s plant to re-enter cement market
Cheetah Cement is planning to re-enter the cement market without any serious losses. The plans include luring local retailers as well as the authorities to help block a possible...
Pakistan cement output to touch 47Mt by 2009
Cement production in Pakistan will be around 47Mt by 2009 with the expansion in production capacity of the existing 28 units, which will be enough to meet both domestic and expo...
Hima Cement to open factory at Namanve
Hima Cement, a subsidiary of the Lafarge Group, has embarked on the construction of a new plant worth US$93m (Shs165bn) at Namanve near Kampala.
Malaysia’s Cima to form jv with France’s Vicat for stake sale in units
Cement Industries of Malaysia Bhd (CIMA) has agreed to set up a joint venture with French cement company Vicat SA
Circle Cement’s pricing reprieve, Zimbabwe
Circle Cement has won a reprieve as a court ruled the company had the right to increase its prices in line with input costs
Cement sales soar as new projects come on line, South Africa
Demand for cement in SA has continued to soar as sales last month increased 10,9%, compared with the corresponding month last year, according to the cement sales monitor of the ...
Natal Portland Cement Gets Empowerment Partner
Cimpor, owner of Natal Portland Cement, said yesterday that it would sell a 26% stake in the South African operation to a black economic empowerment entity.
Star Cement seals loan deal, UAE
Bahrain-based Star Cement, a part of the ETA/Star Group, has signed a $104m term loan facility agreement with a syndicate of banks led by the mandated lead arrangers Abu Dhabi C...
Alexandria Cement 9-mth net profit down 24 per cent
Egypt’s Alexandria Cement reported a 24 per cent drop in nine-month net profit to E£136m (US$23.8m), the stock exchange said on Thursday.
Shree Cement advances expansion deadline
India’s Shree Cement Ltd. has speeded up its expansion project and will complete it two years ahead of schedule to meet the widening demand-supply gap in northern India, a...
Cement retail prices up in Zambia
The retail price of cement in most parts of Lusaka has gone up by almost 8,000 kwacha (approx US$2) a bag/50kg due to increasing demand by booming construction in the capital city.
HeidelbergCement and Holcim in the race for Indian cement co
HeidelbergCement AG, which took a controlling stake in the Indian firm Mysore Cements four months ago, and the Swiss cement company Holcim Ltd are in seperate talks to pick up a...
New plant to be established in Lima, Peru
The Peruvian company Inversiones Portland S.A. and the European partnership World Cement Group have agreed to construct a cement in Lima.
BCA supports legal footing for Government target on reducing CO2 emissions
The British Cement Association is supportive of the Government’s aim of achieving a 60% reduction in CO2 emissions on 1990 levels by 2050, as announced in today’s Queen’s Speech
Cement price rise in Azerbaijan
The price rise in some building materials, in particular cement is closely connected to the increase of the demand for these materials in Russia and Iran, State Customs Committ...
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