Lafarge Morocco arm expands to meet demand
The Moroccan arm of Lafarge has launched a drive to expand in the north of the country, where it sees demand for cement growing by 20 per cent this year, its managing director s...
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Sibtsem acquires Kamenskiy plant, Russia
A stake in the Russian Kamenskiy cement plant’s (KCZ, Kabanskiy district, Republic of Buryatia) property has been sold to Timluyiskiy
Cemex says higher prices of cement due to inflation and energy costs, Latvia
Cemex, owner of Latvia’s Broceni cement plant, has said that cement prices are to be raised due to inflation and increasing prices of energy resources, according to the co...
SCCC expected second quarter earnings to fall, Thailand
Siam City Cement (SCCC) is expected to announce a lower 2Q06 earnings, both quarter-on-quarter and year-on-year, but still acceptable after rather impressive 1Q06 earnings. This...
More cement plants for Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s Mines Ministry said more new private cement factories would be established within three years to help in fulfilling 50 per cent of the country’s cement...
Cement output up Jan-April 2006, Mexico
The output of Mexico’s cement producing companies increased 12 per cent YoY from January to April 2006, boosted by a rise in the capacity
Gresik to raise export volumes in 2006, Indonesia
PT Semen Gresik will raise its export volume in 2006 in order to anticipate tight product competition and continuing low domestic demand for cement, a spokesman said.
Ancap to continue selling cement to Argentina, Uruguay
Ancap of Uruguay and Camargo Correa, the Brazilian group that controls the Argentinian cement producer Loma Negra, have confirmed an extension to their current commercialisation...
Tokyo Cement’s net profits surge 89%, Sri Lanka
Tokyo Cement Ltd, the island’s biggest cement maker, said that its group net profits had jumped 89 per cent for the 12 months to March, boosted by sustained demand in the constr...
Cimentos de Cabo Verde, Cape Verde
Sales at Cape Verdean cement company, Cimentos de Cabo Verde (CCV) rose 28 per cent last year driven by increased activity in the archipelago’s construction market, which is exp...
Lebanese company establishes factory in Suleimaniah
Suleimaniah’s General Director for the Promotion of Investments, Mahdi Sheran, has announced an agreement with Lebanese company GRD to construct a cement factory in Bazian.
Work starts on US$210m cement plant, Vietnam
Construction of a US$210m cement plant began in Tinh Gia district of central Thanh Hoa province on July 4. The plant, invested by the Cong Thanh Cement Joint Stock Company, has ...
Taiwan Cement sees record profits in 2006
Taiwan Cement Corp, the third-largest cement maker in China and Taiwan, expects this year’s profit to exceed the record T$5.70bn ($176m) profit it made in 2005, the compan...
Indonesia approves Lafarge expansion plan
The National Investment Coordinating Board has approved Lafarge SA’s proposal to expand cement production capacity at its North Sumatra subsidiary PT Semen Andalas at an i...
ACC’s ready mixed concrete plant gets ISO 14001
Mumbai-based Associated Cement Companies Ltd’s (ACC) ready mixed concrete facility at Faridabad in Haryana has recieved the ISO 14001 certification for adhering to global ...
Gresik forecasts rise in net profit, Indonesia
Despite a decline in cement demand in Indonesia, state-owned cement maker PT Semen Gresik is optimistic it will post a net profit of Rp1.12 trillion (US$123.5m) this year, up fr...
More cement from imports, Carib Cement
Some 22,500t of cement are expected to hit the local market this week - thanks to imports and increased output from Jamaica’s sole cement manufacturer, Carib Cement Ltd.
Ukrainian producer profit
Urkainian producer Mykolaivtsement ended 2005 with a net profit of UAH 21.98m, increasing net revenues by 28.4 per cent or UAH 44.42m, compared to 2004 to UAH 201.07m.
Qassim Cement H1 profit up, Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia’s Qassim Cement Co said its first-half net profit grew 22.9 per cent to SAR161m ($43m) compared to the same period in 2005. In a statement posted on the bours...
US Concrete closes concrete purchases
US Concrete Inc has completed the purchase of Alberta Investments Inc and Alliance Haulers Inc for $165m.
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