China’s cement output hits new high in first five months
China’s cement output in the first five months hit a new high with a rise of 20.4 per cent from the previous year, said a new report on Thursday.
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Import price of clinker up 5% to $30/t
The import price of clinker experienced a modest increase of 5 per cent in the first six months of this year, reaching US$30 per tonne, says the Vietnam Cement Corporation.
Anhui Conch to buy cement assets from parent
Anhui Conch Cement Co, China’s largest cement producer by output, plans to buy cement-related assets from its parent, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people famil...
Eurocement to investigate Middle East markets
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Al-Jazira Cement signs new plant contract, Saudi Arabia
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JLP warns of another cement crisis, Jamaica
The Opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) is warning that the country could soon face another cement crisis.
Lafarge to issue Euro bonds, France
Lafarge SA will launch a US$1.5bn (EUR1.18bn) bond issue in the USA, it was reported on July 12, 2006.
Cemex to close sale of Indonesia Gresik Friday, Indonesia
Cemex SA should complete the US$337m sale of a 24.9 per cent stake in Indonesia’s top cement maker to the Rajawali Group on Friday, a senior Rajawali executive said.
Qatar National Cement set for more expansion
Qatar National Cement Company to set up fourth line. The Qatar National Cement Company (QNCC) plans to expand its manufacturing facility by erecting a fourth line.
Texas Industries boosted by land sales, US
Turnover in the year to the 31st of May rose by 13.1 per cent to US$943.9m and the trading profit jumped by 38.1 per cent to US$88.3m, thanks to a US$12.4m gain on property disp...
Philippine producers protest at Chinese imports
Philippine cement manufacturers yesterday assailed the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Trade department’s decision to all
Slowly but surely the cement supply improves, Jamaica
The Government has made headway in increasing the supply of cement locally. The Ministry of Industry and Commerce says 16,000t from Caribbean Cement will be made available to th...
France’s Societe Generale to finance cement project
The French financial firm, Societe Generale, will provide US$86m loan for the Ha Tien Cement Plant I to carry out a cement plant project in the Mekong Delta province of Binh Phu...
Eurocement Group Ukraine to build new lines
Eurocement Group Ukraine intends to construct a fifth line at its Baltsem works (Balakliia, Kharkiv region) and build a fourth line at the Pushka cement works (Kramatorsk, Donet...
Cement prices may go down, India
Cement prices appear to be steady despite the monsoon having set in and Mumbai experiencing heavy downpour. But the lowering of the prices, though marginally, is on the cards.
Cement Corporation sells 7Mt, Vietnam
The Vietnam Cement Corporation said it had sold 7Mt of cement this year, five per cent more than during the same period last year. The figure represents 57 per cent of the comp...
Orascom Construction begins production in Iraq
Orascom Construction Industries announced that rehabilitation of the 2.3Mta year Tasluja cement factory in Northern Iraq has been completed for a total investment cost of US$70m.
Lafarge Bath plant receives accolades
Awards were recently bestowed on Lafarge Canada Inc. in recognition of the environmental programs undertaken at its cement plant in Bath, Ontario. The awards were presented to L...
Kawasaki wins order in Vietnam
Kawasaki Heavy Industries of Japan has just won a nearly EUR77.4m contract to supply design, equipment, material and technical services for the second production line of But Son...
Locally produced cement prices remain stable, Pakistan
While the fate of around 100,000t of Chinese cement detained at two ports on quality grounds still hangs in the balance, the prices of locally produced cement in Karachi have n...
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