Cement industry news

13 Oct 2006 Environmental

Cemex to appeal against UK£400,000 dust leak fine

Cemex is considering an appeal after it was hit with a massive fine after cement dust escaped from a silo at its Rugby production plant.

13 Oct 2006 International

Portugal Cement consumption down 4.7 per cent YoY Jan-Aug 2006

The cement consumption in Portugal decreased by 4.7 per cent YoY to 5Mt in January to August 2006

13 Oct 2006 International

Vietnam to have Additional 8Mt of Cement in 2007

The cement industry will operate eight new cement production lines and transformed three blast furnace plants into reverter kiln lines in 2007

13 Oct 2006 International

Greek Titan Invests €40m to hike capacity of Bulgarian plant by 50 per cent

Greek building materials producer Titan will have invested €40m (US$50m) by the beginning of 2007 to increase the capacity of its Bulgarian plant by 50 per cent to 1.5Mt of ceme...

13 Oct 2006 Trading

Italcementi plans to raise capacity, exports of Bulgarian plant

Italcementi plans to raise its exports from Bulgaria

13 Oct 2006 Corporate

Thailand’s Siam Cement (SCC): Strong 3Q06 earnings driven by petrochemicals

Siam Cement (SCC) will announce its 3Q06 earnings on Oct 25 and the normalised profit is expected to be very strong

13 Oct 2006 Environmental

UK plant trials fuel source

A controversial scheme to power a cement works using meat and bone meal has begun - under the scrutiny of environment watchdogs.

13 Oct 2006 International

Taiwan Cement to tap European market in 2007

Taiwan Cement Corp (TCC), one of Taiwan’s largest cement producers, has resolved to tap the European marketplace

13 Oct 2006 International

Lafarge plans to double Chinese capacity

Lafarge, the world’s leading cement producer, plans to double its production capacity in China in the coming years, the company’s chief executive officer said yester...

12 Oct 2006 International

South African cement shortage and FIFA

Having stadiums ready for the 2010 soccer World Cup will be held hostage by cement imports, as local producers struggle to keep up with demand.

12 Oct 2006 International

Titan Cement eyes Cyprus expansion

Titan Cement is eyeing expanding into Cyprus and is in initial discussion with the Cypriot Cement Company, sources close to the matter

12 Oct 2006 Environmental

Asian climate plan

Global cement industry leaders and officials involved in the US administration’s voluntary six-nation Asia-Pacific Partnership

12 Oct 2006 Corporate

Qatar National posts higher profits

Qatar National Cement Company (QNCC ) registered a net profit of 143 mln Qatari riyals ($39.3m) for the first nine months of 2006

12 Oct 2006 Corporate

Saudi Cement Q3 net profit up

Saudi Cement , the country’s third largest cement firm, said on Wednesday its third-quarter net profit rose 28 percent to 155.5

12 Oct 2006 Corporate

Cementos Melon to invest in new plant

Chile’s cement maker Cementos Melon, subsidiary of France’s Lafarge, plans to build a new grinding plant in central Chile, with an

12 Oct 2006 Trading

Belarus to introduce export standards

Belarus plans to introduce 40 European export standards for construction materials in 2007-2008, the director of the

12 Oct 2006 Corporate

Italcementi to invest further in Bulgaria

Italcementi, plans to invest a further 185 million euro ($232 million) in Bulgaria in the next year, the government’s press

12 Oct 2006 International

Venezuela’s building boom

In Venezuela’s capital city, mechanical arms are cutting across much of the skyline as construction companies enjoy one of their

12 Oct 2006 Corporate

Indonesia set to expand privatisation

The Indonesian government says it will ramp up its privatisation program next year, giving investors a chance to buy shares in a

12 Oct 2006 Trading

ECC rejects cement import ban proposal

The Pakistan Economic Co-ordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has rejected a proposal regarding ban on import of cement,