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Lafarge to give ACC, Ambuja run for money
With domestic cement companies ACC and Ambuja Eastern expanding their...
Indonesia: West Sumatra to get US$5m donation
The West Sumatra province of Indonesia is to receive a US$5m donation from PT Rajawali Corpora, a company that has just taken over Cemex SA’s stake in cement producer PT S...
Heidelberg acquires 80 per cent stake in Gongyuan Cement
Heidelberg Cement Group has acquired 80 per cent of the stake of the Liaoning Gongyuan Cement Group in northeast China, according to an agreement signed recently, says Xinhua Ne...
Listed cement companies report high-speed growth
China produced 109.537Mt of cement in August this year, up 21.3 per cent YoY.
ViCAT in discussions to acquire stakes in CIMA subsidiaries
Cement Industries of Malaysia BHD (CIMA) announced that it is still in discussions with French cement company VICAT
Switzerland helps Cambodia preserve old temples
Switzerland’s Holcim Group of Company has pledged to provide Cambodia with US$90,000 to preserve ancient temples in the country, local sources reported.
Three Enexco Teknologies employees killed in accident in Indonesia
nexco Teknologies said three members of its senior level management were killed in a road accident in Indonesia.
Top cement companies in race for Broh-Shind project in India
Lafarge and Heidelberg, the global cement majors, are vying with 10 other companies for the Broh-Shind cement project to be set up in Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh.
Heidelberg Close To Stake Buy In India Gujarat Sidhee-TV
Germany’s HeidelbergCement AG is close to buying out the founders’ stake in India’s Gujarat Sidhee Cement Ltd, television news channel NDTV Profit reported Mon...
Cement prices declining in Iran
With the approach of winter and the much-anticipated decline in demand for cement, the key construction material is expected to see a further 200,000-rial per tonne fall in price.
Growth in the South African cement market gets producers to increase capacity
Local cement producers are in the enviable position of having to scramble to keep up with the pace of growth in demand for their product.
Cement policy takes effect December 2007
The implementation of the policy on 100 per cent local production of cement in Nigeria will now take effect from December 2007, the Minister for Industry, Amb. Fidelis Tapgun,...
Cement company eyes protected area
Cement producer PT Semen Padang is proposing the conversion of a forest reserve spanning 249ha near its plant in Indarung, Padang city, West Sumatra to obtain raw materials for ...
Vietnam: Cement industry faces oversupply
The Ministry of Construction has predicted that domestic cement supply will surpass demand by 2009. The ministry reported that cement manufacturers will have surpluses of 5 mill...
Lafarge to build new production line at its Sonadih plant in eastern India
Lafarge has announced the launch of a project to increase production capacity at in Sonadih plant in the Raipur District of the state of Chhattisgarth, in eastern India,
Lafarge inks agreement to construct works in Rostov Region, Russia
The Rostov regional administration has signed an investment agreement with Lafarge, according to local news reports.
Higher input prices push up cement production costs, Slovakia
Higher input costs, including electricity, have been pushing up cement production costs.
Castle Cement’s new kiln line officially opened, UK
Castle Cement’s new kiln at its Padeswood works in Flintshire Padeswood works was officially opened by the Welsh First Minister on Friday 29 September.
Carib Cement appoints new quality manager
Caribbean Cement Company Limited has appointed a new Quality Manager as it moves to fine-tune its internal systems to prevent a recurrence of the cement crisis earlier this year.
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