French Ciments Francais H1 2006 Net Profit Up 46.2 Pct Y/Y
French cement maker Ciments Français SA published on September 6, 2006 a net attributable profit of 248.9 mln euro (US$320.4 mln) for the first half of 2006, up 46.2 per cent on...
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Private companies providing more cement to Jamaica in September
Some 42,000 tonnes of bagged cement are expected in Jamaica from Mainland International between September 8 and 12.
Switzerland’s cement major Holcim to build HUF 65 bn plant in Hungary
Swiss cement major Holcim is expected to construct set up a HUF 65 billion (EUR 236 m) cement factory in northern Hungary’s Nyergesújfalu.
Cementing the future of Lebanon: Concern rises over smuggling of construction materials into Syria
Cement smuggling into Syria is discouraging a leading local producer from cutting prices in order to reduce the cost of rebuilding in Lebanon.
FLSmidth wins record contract in India
FLSmidth has signed a contract worth DKK 255m to supply all machinery and equipment for a cement plant with a capacity of 5500tpd of clinker with Zuari Cement Limited
Carib Cement still paying compensation
Caribbean Cement Company Limited has paid out more than half of the $160m it has set aside to compensate persons who suffered losses
Siberian Cement to build plant in Yashkino
At a session of the Kemerovo region’s administration, president of Siberian Cement Andrey Muravyev has stated the holding started implementing a progra
Taiwan Cement shipments grow 10%
Taiwan Cement Corp’s shipments in August grew by around 10 per cent month on month. Among the shipment, domestic sales reache
Pakistan posts record exports
The Pakistan cement industry managed to export a total of 0.24Mt, which represented the highest-ever export of cement in a single month.
Flat sales reported for August, India
Cement companies reported more or less flat sales on a YoY basis in August, given the fact that there is a slowdown in construction activity during the monsoon period
Emissions cap may put lid on plants
A plan to cap greenhouse gas emissions could mean cement plants, the biggest producers of carbon dioxide in the High Desert, will have to freeze production at current levels,
Cemex hits back over ’misleading’ claims
Rugby’s cement plant has been named in a pollution black list by an environmental magazine.
Egyptian Sinai cement exports 600,000t 2006
Egyptian Sinai Cement Company (SCC) has exported 600,000t of cement since the beginning of 2006 to European and African countries such as Italy
Kawasaki Heavy Industry new order, Vietnam
Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. said that one of its subsidiaries has received a 12bn yen order for a cement plant from a company affiliated with the Vietnamese government
Italcementi H1 sales rise 21.4% on higher volumes, prices
Italcementi SpA said that first half sales rose 21.4 per cent to EUR2.910bn boosted by an increase in volumes and a positive price trend in all its markets.
Steppe Cement reports ’strong improvement’ in H1 ops
Steppe Cement Ltd reported a ’strong improvement’ in half-year figures at its core operating subsidiary, Central Asia Cement JSC.
Ministry to put restrictions on new cement projects
Licensing conditions for the expansion of operational cement projects in Vietnam will be softer, while new projects will face harsh restrictions, said a senior official of the M...
Brazil: Family consumption accounts for 22.6 per cent of the cement manufactured
A study by Galanto Consultoria on the Brazilian cement market sampling 48,400 residences included in the stats survey from the economic institute IBGE, showed
Cement company’s MoM dispatches disrupted in India due to monsoons
Indian cement companies came out with their monthly dispatches. These figures assumed significance because this was perhaps the only year where prices sustained high levels even...
Govt acknowledges fluctuated cement prices
Contractors in Antigua may soon see some reprieve in the woes facing the construction industry in terms of the fluctuating price of cement on the island.
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