Japan provides energy-conserving tech to China
Japanese companies are expanding efforts to provide energy-conserving technologies to China, which has seen a sharp spike in power consumption due to its explosive economic grow...
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US housing data holds Rinker key
Conditions in the US housing market will become a focus in the takeover battle for Rinker Group this week as the construction materials company provides its first major trading ...
Votorantim makes counter-offer for CP Cimento
Votorantim Cimentos, a stakeholder on CP Cimento group from Koranyi Ribeiro family, is against the negotiations to sell a 27% equity in CCRG (Companhia de Cimento Ribeirao Grand...
Tongling Shangfeng Cement’s second 5000tpd line operational
Tongling Shangfeng Cement Company’s second production line of has begun operation.
Lilama to build cement plant in Cambodia
ilama 18, a subsidiary of Vietnam Machinery Installation Corporation (Lilama), and Seam Cement Company signed a contract on October 30 to build a cement plant in Kampot Province
SCCC fears sharp drop in 2007 profit, Thailand
Siam City Cement Plc (SCCC), a local unit of Holcim, is pessimistic about its business outlook next year since infrastructure projects have stalled.
BNI to Lead Syndication on Cement Project of Tonasa V
PT Bank Negara Indonesia Tbk is ready to lead the syndication to finance the development of cement works by Semen Tonasa V
Taiheiyo Cement to up Ssangyong stake
Taiheiyo Cement Corp is set to raise its stake in South Korean firm Ssangyong Cement Industrial C
Excess investment in cement sector brought under control,
China’s fixed asset investment in the cement sector dropped by 2.63 per cent YoY to CNY23.2bn (US$2.9bn) for the first eight months of this year
China’s export of cement in September 2006
China exported 3,010,000t of cement in September 2006.
Indocement nine month net profit up 3.6 per cent
PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk , reported a 3.6 per cent rise in its nine-month net profit despite higher costs which pushed its operating profit lower.
UMMC-holding to construct cement plant in Orenburg region
Having abandoned a plan to construct a cement plant in the Sverdlovsk region, Ural Mining & Metallurgical Company is going to implement the project in the Orenburg regio
Eagle Materials keeps moving cement prices ahead
Eagle Materials produced a 21.1% advance in first half turnover to US$516.4m and the pre-tax profit rose by 63.0% to US$188.9m.
Boral sees housing construction in NSW to recover in 2008
Building materials company Boral Ltd expects the New South Wales housing downturn that was partly to blame for its recent profit downgrade, to recover some time in calendar 2008.
Readymix rebrands by adopting name of Cemex
Readymix plc has announced today that its subsidiaries Readymix (ROI) Ltd., Readymix (NI) Ltd., and Island Aggregates Ltd., will operate under the name of
Chilean producers increase profits
Chile’s top three cement producers - Bío Bío, Polpaico and Melón - increased profits during the first nine months of 2006 compared to the same year-ago period,
Chettinad Cement gets board nod for merger
Chennai-based Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd has received approval from its board for the merger of its two wholly-owned subsidiaries,
Ministry sets up cement forums to help investors
In efforts to curb the cement shortage by helping companies fulfil their plans on a timely basis, the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MoTI) has set up a forum to help new cement...
St Lawrence Cement Group Inc, Canada
St Lawrence Cement Group Inc reported sales of $454.6 million for the third quarter ended September 30, 2006, compared to $449.3m for the same period last year, an increase of 1...
Cement prices up in Gujarat, & Maharashtra, India
Cement companies have raised prices by 5 rupees per 50kg bag in western states of Maharashtra and Gujarat from Nov. 1, an industry source said.
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