Trinidad Cement gives Guyana supply commitment
The Trinidad Cement Ltd (TCL) says it is committed to being a responsible supplier in Guyana, stating in a press release issued on Thursday that the present shortage is a local,...
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Promised cement from Cuba fails to show
Some 20,000t of cement scheduled to arrive from Cuba last week have not yet arrived. This was revealed by Information Minister Colin Campbell at the weekly post Cabinet press br...
Plan to stop gas supply to power, cement units
The Pakistani government has decided not to provide gas to the cement sector in future and divert additional gas supplies away from Wapda, KESC and independent power producers (...
Eastern Cement launches new clinker line
Eastern Province Gov. Prince Muhammad ibn Fahd yesterday launched the third clinker production line at Eastern Cement Company, increasing the company’s annual capacity to ...
Governor attends Mountain Cement celebration
To celebrate more than a hundred million dollars in future improvements to its facilities, Wyoming’s lone cement plant invited a number of Wyoming dignitaries to a barbeque Satu...
Vulcan appeal is set for May
An appeal on an emissions permit granted to a South Valley cement manufacturer will be heard next month. The Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Air Quality Control Board will hear a...
Early deadline for Uniland offers
The Spanish shareholders of Uniland, the Spanish cement firm, have set May 3 as the deadline for indicative offers for their 74 per cent stake. After the deadline has passed, in...
Production of cement in Russia up in 1Q2006
For the first quarter of 2006 production of cement in Russia grew 4.6 per cent, outstripping growth rates in the same period 2005 by 1.6 per cent. In total, over the January-M...
Climbing production costs in Thailand
Increasing costs of production are beginning to bite into the operations of manufacturers of consumer goods. For many, retail prices are becoming their biggest concern. Siam C...
ECC approves measures to improve cement supply
The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Pakistan Cabinet had taken cognizance of the sharp increase in prices of cement with grave concern. It was generally observed th...
Cementing the No 1 status
After making an emphatic move in the telecom arena, buying out Tata’s stake in Idea Cellular for Rs 4406 crore, Kumar Mangalam Birla has turned his attention back to one o...
Ministry to analyse firms’ production costs
The Thai Internal Trade Department plans to use an economic production cost analysis system as its guide to assess manufacturers’ requests to increase retail prices. In ...
Cemex plans sand and gravel operations
Cemex is moving forward on its sand and gravel mine planned in Soledad Canyon, California, even as Santa Clarita officials continue their US$6m fight against it. Cemex expects ...
Resources and energy supply hold key
Resources and energy sustainability will be the keys to healthy development in the housing market, says the China Cement Association. "Insufficient [land] and energy could pose ...
Cement valuations firm on rising demand
Market valuations of cement companies in India are on the higher side, based on the enterprise value (EV) per tonne. The top four Indian cement companies are valued at US$150 an...
Jaypee to acquire Gujarat Anjan Cement
In yet another consolidation move in the cement industry, the Jaypee group has struck a deal to acquire Gujarat Anjan Cement, which is implementing a 1.2Mt cement plant in Kutch...
Cement groups line up expansion plans
The Indian cement industry could witness an investment of around Rs 20,000 crore over the next one and a half years, as cement companies are adding capacities to meet huge deman...
Indonesia Indocement Q1 net profit up
Indonesia’s second-largest cement maker, PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk , posted a 10.1 per cent increase in first-quarter net profit, thanks to strong cement sales an...
Local investors encouraged to buy SG shares
Prominent figures urged local investors to purchase Mexico-based Cemex Asia Holdings’ 25.53 per cent stake in the country’s largest cement producer, PT Semen Gresik ...
Taiwan Cement producers earnings on the rise
Taiwan Cement Corp. and Asia Cement Corp., Taiwan’s two leading producers of cement, raked in handsome profits last year and will see their earnings further trend upward i...
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