National Cement approves fcb expansion
Board of Directors of Qatar National Cement announced on 29/08/2006 the approval to go ahead for an expansion with FCB cement which would be singed next month for the value of a...
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Who wants to be a cement millionaire?
Capital FM and Blue Triangle Cement have given 100 bags of cement to three lucky winners in the on going Hidden Treasure Promotion. Capital FM’s sales manager, John Mwalimu, han...
Expert cautions building industry against using cement
The Malaysian construction industry must come up with a ‘greener’ alternative for cement because producing a tonne of cement causes an equal tonnage of carbon dioxide to be rele...
US housebuilding slump
Optimism among US house builders has fallen to its lowest level in 15 years, the latest sign that a once booming market has now slowed sharply. The National Association of Home ...
Four investors compete for a cement project at Djelfa
The growing demands of the Algerian cement market has promptewd four investors competing to obtain a transaction of a grey cement factory project in Ain El Bell, Djelfa. The fou...
Renminbi rise helps Taiwan producers
As mainland China’s currency renminbi has appreciated to hit over eight dollars against one US dollar. Taiwan Cement Corporation (TCC) will be able to secure more profits in the...
Readymix Ireland links with Cemex IT
Irish cement maker, Readymix PLC said it has entered into an arms length commercial agreement with majority shareholder Cemex to use the latter’s proprietary business mode...
Ultratech expects large turnover increase
Ultratech Cement Ltd expects a 20 per cent rise in its gross turnover for the current fiscal year ending Mar. 31, 2007, its chairman said Monday. "We expect production to total ...
Cement Corporation restructuring
Seven shut down units of state-owned Cement Corporation of India (CCI) are planned to be sold off soon to revive three of the remaining plants in Andhra Pradesh, Assam and Himac...
Govt asks cement industry to review profit margins
The government has called on the Tanzania Portland Cement Company Limited (TPCC) and the cement industry in general to review its profit margins so as to enable more customers b...
Maple Leaf production rises
The third quarter of the current financial year 2005-06 ended on March 31, 2006. Maple Leaf Cement Factory Ltd (MLCFL) recorded production of grey cement at 1.083Mt. It also pro...
Plant, regulators cement cleanup deal
Current and former owners and operators of a cement plant have come to an agreement with federal and state environmental regulators over what federal officials call "chronic air...
Kilns being pressed to cut emissions
From a remote site in the heart of Bavaria, in southern Germany, the modest Solnhofen cement plant is claimed as a model for reducing pollution. The technology’s success in Germ...
CSN buys Chinese equipment
Chinese machinery and equipment manufacturing companies have moved into the Brazilian cement sector after Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (CSN) Cimentos signed a deal with two co...
Thanh Hoa province sees cement growth
The Vietnamese Cong Thanh Cement Factory is scheduled to be operational in August 2008. This is the third cement factory being invested in Thanh Hoa province. Bim Son and Nghi S...
Indian cement prices on the move?
There has been a buzz that Indian cement prices may start moving up again. This time apparently in the monsoons, prices did not soften up as much as they usually do in previous...
Building sector disputes claim of cement recovery
Despite Government claims of recovery in the cement industry, the Incorporated Master Builders Association of Jamaica (IMAJ) continues to insist that Jamaica is still facing a s...
Court Approves Euro Cement settlement
A Moscow court validated the settlement of an antitrust case between Euro Cement Group, Russia’s biggest cement maker, and the federal government, which may help provide afforda...
Twiga Cement oversubscribed ’three times’
Investors’ response to an initial public offer (IPO) floated by Tanzania Portland Cement Company (TPCC) a month ago has raised more capital that was needed by management. While ...
CRH plc 2006 interim results
CRH has delivered a strong overall first half outcome with an improved organic operating profit performance in each of its six business segments. Total first half development ac...
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