Work on JK Cement’s Karnataka unit to commence in December
Work on JK Cement’s 3Mte greenfield cement plant in Karnataka will commence in December this year
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Lafarge’s China JV sees surge in domestic demand
China’s cement consumption is seen rising 30 per cent by 2010, but keen competition should send 40 per cent of the nation’s roughly 5000 plants into the red this yea...
Honeywell gets $4M cement contract
Honeywell has announced a US$4.7m contract to design and implement the process control system for Italcementi Group’s new production facility in Martinsburg, W.Va.
Vicat eyes stake in MyHome Cement
French cement major, the Vicat Group, is close to acquiring a large stake in the Hyderabad-based unlisted company, MyHome Cement Industries,
Holcim acquires additional stake in GACL
Holcim has reportedly acquired a 3.7 stake per cent in Indian cement maker Gujarat Ambuja Cements Ltd. to add to its existing 15.6 per cent holding, a source close to the deal ...
New order for FLSmidth
JK Cement Ltd has a contract w with FL. Smidth & Co. AS of Denmark for supply of cement plant machinery and equipment.
New order for FLSmidth
JK Cement Ltd has a contract w with FL. Smidth & Co. AS of Denmark for supply of cement plant machinery and equipment.
Semen Kupang to increase production
State-owned cement maker PT Semen Kupang in the eastern Indonesian province of East Nusa Tenggara is planning to increase its annual production to 270,000t starting 2007 from th...
Canacem: Mexican cement industry to expand 7%
Osmin Rendón, executive president of Mexico’s National Chamber of Cement (Canacem), said that the industry plans to close the year and the current administration with a seven pe...
Spain’s FCC beats 9-month target, to beat 2006 goal
Spanish construction group FCC posted a 41.8 per cent rise in nine-month profit on Tuesday thanks to a strong order book, acquisitions and faster overseas growth and said it exp...
Holcim announces products at GreenBuild 2006 in Denver
Holcim has launched the Envirocore family of environmentally-friendly products and the Web site www.envirocore.us, which is a portal for sustainability, green building and envi...
Vietnam: Vinacomin asks State to intervene in price dispute
The Vietnam Coal and Mineral Industries Group (Vinacomin) has requested the Ministry of Finance to intervene in price negotiations with the company’s four major customers.
Ukraine cement output up 9.5 per cent Jan-Oct 2006
Ukraine’s cement output rose by 9.5 per cent YoY to 11.508Mt in the first 10 months of 2006, data of the State Statistics Committee showed.
Buzzi Unicem improves financial ratios
Buzzi Unicem’s turnover rose by 8.3% to EUR2,378.4m, with margins widening from 26.8% to 28.7% as the EBITDA improved by 15.7% to EUR681.9m
Portugal’s weakness more than compensated for by Spain
Cimpor’s turnover for the first nine months of the year has shown a reduced rate of growth, but still ahead by 7.8% to EUR1,248.9m
Buzzi nine month net rises to EUR255m vs EUR184 on lower financial costs
Buzzi Unicem SpA said nine-month net profit rose to EUR255.0m from EUR184.2m a year earlier, thanks to a strong decrease of financial charges and the absence of restructuring co...
Murli Agro to acquire 847ha of land for greenfield plant, India
Murli Agro Products Ltd today said it will acquire 847 hectares to set up a proposed mines and greenfield cement plant at Maharastra.
Mercury released by cement plant center of DEQ investigation
The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality is keeping a close eye on the results of tests from a cement plant that was found to be releasing two to three times more mercury i...
Tororo Cement doubles capacity
Tororo Cement has doubled its grinding capacity with the commissioning of a cement mill and storage silo
Cemex says demand for cement to grow 10% a year in Latvia
Cemex expects that the demand for cement in Latvia will be growing an average 10 per cent each year
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