Eagle Materials ups buyback to 6M shares
Eagle Materials Inc, which makes cement and gypsum wallboard, on Tuesday said it raised the level of its stock buyback plan to about 6 million shares,
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Carib Cement pays out additional compensation
Customers claimed an additional J$100m in compensation from Caribbean Cement Company in the September quarter,
JK Cement to start work for Karnataka plant by December
JK Cement today said it proposes to start construction work for its three million tonne greenfield plant at in Karnataka by the end of December this year.
China to build cement factory in Cape Verde
China plans to build a cement factory in Cape Verde at a total investment of US$55m, as part of a package of trade agreements that China signed with 10 African countries Sunday ...
Chinfon’s clinker production rises, Vietnam
Chinfon Cement Co has produced 1.2Mt of clinker and 1.8Mt of cement by the middle of October, 65,000t more than last year’s corresponding period.
Romania to register double increase as against estimates
The Romanian cement market has increased over the first nine months of 2006 by 20 per cent, which is double compared with estimates made at the beginning of the year
Binani revives stake sale plan in cement arm, India
Binani Industries has revived its plan to float 10.9 per cent equity of its cement arm Binani Cement Ltd through a public issue.
Texas Industries sales hint no deal
Even as Texas Industries Inc. maintains its silence regarding buyout talks instigated by a major shareholder, insiders are selling company shares, suggesting a deal isn’t ...
HeidelbergCement expects ’significant double-digit’ growth for 2006
For the first nine months of the year, HeidelbergCement increased turnover by 19.4%, or by 14.6% on an underlying basis, to EUR6,852m
National Alliance takes aim at Cemex
Communities in four other states recently joined Santa Clarita in a newly established alliance to fight multinational giant Cemex
RTI International awarded US$4m contract to develop technology to reduce greenhouse emissions
As part of an effort to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions, RTI International will further develop a novel and cost-effective process
Climate change and the EU’s response
Climate change is already happening and its impacts are expected to become progressively more severe as temperatures rise further.
HeidelbergCement 3Q sales €2.58B Vs €2.25B
German cement maker HeidelbergCement AG said it saw an 86% jump in its net profit
Foundation laid for cement producers in Vietnam
Enterprises expect the country’s demand for cement to rise sharply
Vietnam cement maker to raise US$16m in IPO
A major Vietnamese cement maker said on Tuesday it would auction state shares to the public
Lucky Cement achieves record growth in Q1
Lucky Cement recorded the highest growth in local and export sales
Saudi Yamama Cement Q3 2006 net profit up to US$38.9m
The net profit of Saudi cement producer Yamama Cement Company (YCC) rose
Vietnam-based company Lilama 18 to build cement plant in Cambodia
Lilama 18, a subsidiary of the Vietnam Machinery Installation Corporation (Lilama), and Seam Cement Co. Ltd. signed a contract
Thailand’s cement industry: Back from the brink
Bank of Thailand’s latest statistics indicate a mild recovery in domestic cement consumption in September of 2.4Mt, increasing 5.3 per cent YoY
Italcementi Q4 sales growth unlikely to exceed 10 per cent
talcementi SpA managing director Rodolfo Danielli said sales growth in the fourth quarter is unlikely to exceed 10 per cent
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