Green nod for Jaypee’s Himachal cement plant, India
With the ministry of environment and forests giving its clearance, the Jaypee group’s proposed cement plant in Himachal Pradesh’s Solan district is expected to becom...
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Cement prices ‘stalling civic projects’
Cement prices ‘stalling civic projects’Contractors responsible for carrying out repairs of roads and bridges in India claim that cement manufacturers are to blame for recent del...
Cement company denies cutting back on imports, Jamaica
Caribbean Cement Company Limited is denying claims being made in some quarters that it has cutback on the importation of supplies.
Cement price surges up by 76%, Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo: Manufacturers have decided to increase the price per the sack of cement, by 76.4 per cent while warehouse owners justified this move, and also raised the cost of ...
L&T may import cement to curb price rise, India
Larsen & Toubro may resort to importing cement from countries like Sri Lanka, China and Korea to beat the volatile rise in cement prices. "In the event of increasing cement pric...
TPI founder Prachai dismissed from board, Thailand
Prachai Leophairatana remains undecided over whether to continue his fight to regain control of Thai Petrochemical Industry or to enter politics.
Prosperity Minerals raises UK 115m
Prosperity Minerals has joined Aim via a placing that raised UK£115m. The Hong Kong-based company was advised by Evolution Securities in its placing of 77.7m shares at 148p with...
Readymix appoints finance director
Irish cement products manufacturer Readymix has appointed Sergio Martinez finance director. He will join the board on June 1 2006.
Cement Arrives from Venezuela, Jamaica
A shipment of cement being unloaded at the Caribbean Cement Company’s Rockfort pier.
Cement producers offer discount, Zimbabwe
Cement producers have agreed to offer 15 percent discount for cement purchased for the ongoing Operation Garikai/Hlalani Kuhle for the next six months.
Cement prices fall as Pakistan lifts ban
Prices of cement have decreased considerably after Pakistan resumed free-of-duty exports to Afghanistan.
Oman Cement expansion project on track
The board of directors of Oman Cement Company (OCC) has endorsed a proposal to go ahead with the company’s plan to upgrade its clinker production capacity to 1.8Mta instea...
Heracles swings to profit
Lafarge SA’s Greek unit Heracles Cement said it swung into a net profit of EUR2.6m in the first quarter of 2006 from a loss of EUR3.2m a year before. Sales increased by 17...
Holcim looks at feasibility study for new plant, South Africa
SA’s second-largest cement maker, Holcim, said yesterday it would complete a feasibility study in the second half of this year on a new cement kiln that would cost up to R...
Lafarge aims for over five per cent underlying sales rise
Lafarge is aiming for underlying sales growth of over five per cent per year but it gave no period for the forecast in slides posted on its website ahead of an annual shareholde...
Frere raises ’friendly’ stake in Lafarge
Lafarge’s future was in further question last night after the investment group run byBelgian financier Albert Frere raised its holding in the France-based cement maker to ...
Keystone Cement gets upgrade approval
Keystone Cement expects to significantly boost production at its East Allen Township plant with a US$165m upgrade approved Monday by the state Department of Environmental Protec...
Afghan cement prices fall
Prices of cement have decreased considerably after Pakistan resumed free-of-duty exports to Afghanistan. Pakistani officials said after the lifting of the ban on cement exports ...
Price cuts start to bite
The cement sector was in focus last week, thanks to government initiatives to curb further price hikes. Cement companies are expected to lose anywhere from Rs 120-200 per tonne ...
TCL must ship more cement to Jamaica
The principles of a Caribbean Single Market (CSM) prevents the Trinidad Cement Limited (TCL) Group from maintaining cement supplies to Barbados and Trinidad while Jamaica underg...
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