Buzzi Unicem FY EBIT seen at EUR670m, up 17 per cent
Buzzi Unicem SpA’s full-year EBIT is expected to rise 17 per cent to EUR670m according to a study of the cement company.
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Cement cos to add 75Mta by 2010, India
The cement sector, which has seen a phenomenal growth in demand in the past two years, is facing a supply-side constraint.
Holcim in tribunal over Sebi fine
Holcim (India) Pvt Ltd, the Indian arm of Holcim, has moved the Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) challenging the Rs 25 crore fine imposed by the Securities and Exchange Board...
China’s cement industry faces sharp integration
China’s cement industry will usher in a period of big turbulence, diversification and reorganization in the years to come and the state will actively push forward adjustin...
Semen Gresik’s trade union Urges EGM to Develop New Facility
The trade union of PT Semen Gresik Tbk (SPSG) proposed that the development of new cement plant facility should still be the agenda of the September 28 extraordinary general mee...
Holcim offers cash for conversion of bond to shares
Holcim is offering a cash incentive to holders of its US dollar zero coupon convertible bond due 2017 to convert the bonds into shares, the company said on Monday.
Saudi Arabian Cement Co imports 200,000t clinker from China
Saudi cement producer, Arabian Cement Company (ACC), has imported 200,000t of clinker from China, Mohammed Taher Othman, ACC director general, was quoted as saying on September ...
16,000t of cement available this week from CCCL
Approximately 16,000t of cement will be available for distribution this week by the Caribbean Cement Company Limited (CCCL).
Distributors announce six per cent increase in cement prices
The Ashanti Regional branch of Cement and Iron Rods Distributors and Retailers Association has increased the price of cement from 66,000 cedis to 70,000 cedis per bag
Thomaston residents at odds with Dragon Cement over dust
State environmental officials are trying to decide if the Dragon Cement plant in Thomaston is doing things the right way. Dragon is trying to deal with a long-time problem of dust.
Saudi United Cement signs agreement with Chinese Sinoma
Officials said that a new cement company will be launched soon with headquarters northeast of Taif, Arab News reported.
HeidelbergCement to invest $180m in its Russian plant
HeidelbergCement is projected to invest U.S. $180m in the construction of another production line at its Russian Leningrad Region-based cement plant Cesla,
Cement War Looms Between Tanzania, Uganda
Uganda and Tanzania are headed for a trade war over cement importation with charges of unfair competition being made.
Pretoria Portland Cement Trading Statement
Trading conditions in the second half of this financial year have continued to be favourable with cement sales volumes growing ahead of expectation
Solon hits P1-b Holcim expansion
The proposed plant expansion project of cement maker Holcim Philippines Inc. is facing allegations of violating environmental standards and posing health risks to residents of s...
Cemex announces Construction of cement mill in Panama
Cemex announced today the construction of a new cement mill in its operations in Panama. The construction of the new grinding facility is expected to be completed in 2007.
Lafarge Perlmooser Aquires Lasselsberger Concrete Plants
Austrian cement producer Lafarge Perlmooser AG, part of the Lafarge Group, took over three ready-mixed concrete plants of Austrian construction material group Lasselsberger
Cement consumption in Spain up 8.4%
Cement consumption in Spain rose by 8.4 per cent YoY to over 37.3Mt in the first eight months of 2006, the Spanish cement makers association Oficemen said.
Cimpor invests in Spanish plants
Cimpor plans to invest EUR45m to increase the clinker production capacity of its Spanish plants of Cordoba and Niebla (Huelva).
Birla Corp to raise cement capacity, India
M P Birla group flasghsip Birla Corporation, currently being managed by Rajendra Singh Lodha, is in the process of chalking out growth plans
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