Cement industry news

28 Apr 2006 International

Inquiry begins into sale of Glen Ding woodland to CRH

An inquiry into the sale of 145 acres of State land near Blessington, Co Wicklow, began at the tribunal yesterday. The Glen Ding woodland, containing sand and gravel deposits, w...

28 Apr 2006 International

Ultratech investment plans

India’s largest cement maker Grasim Industries, along with its subsidiary UltraTech Cement, is planning to invest around Rs 6,000 crore to increase the total cement capacity of ...

28 Apr 2006 International

Gresik net profit forecasts, Indonesia

Indonesia’s PT Semen Gresik expects 2006 net profit to increase by up to 20% on year because of higher sales, its president said Friday.

28 Apr 2006 International

Grasim rules out cement price rise

Grasim said that cement prices will no longer ride north but stabilise at the present levels. “Going forward, I see the cement prices remaining at the present levels. Whatever h...

28 Apr 2006 International

Mexico’s Cemex eyes China, India, Brazil, Russia

Cemex has reportedly set its sights set on new business in four of the world’s largest nations – China, India, Russia and Brazil.

28 Apr 2006 Recent Orders

Japanese firm wins contract at cement plant in Vietnam

Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Company of Japan signed a contract with the Bim Son Cement Company on April 27 to provide designs, equipment, materials and technical servic...

28 Apr 2006 Trading

Refund of ST on cement export not to be allowed, Pakistan

The Central Board of Revenue (CBR) disallowed on Thursday the refund and adjustment of sales tax and rebate of excise duty on the export of cement by land, air or sea route.

28 Apr 2006 Corporate

Steppe Cement Chairman to stand down

Steppe Cement said Wednesday its Chairman, Azmi Wan Hamzah, is to stand down from the board following the Company’s Annual General Meeting to be held on 4 May 2006.

28 Apr 2006 Corporate

India’s Sanghi Industries to raise INR15bn, India

Sanghi Industries Ltd. said on Thursday its board had approved raising up to IDR15bn ($333m). The issue could be through issue of shares, overseas depositary receipts or convert...

28 Apr 2006 Corporate

HeidelbergCement’s 1Q06 to exceed results

German cement maker HeidelbergCement AG said Thursday its key results for the first quarter 2006 significantly exceed previous year’s figures.

27 Apr 2006 International

Lafarge inaugurates a new cement plant, Mexico

Lafarge announces that it is doubling its grey cement production capacity in Mexico with the inauguration of a state-of-the-art ceme

27 Apr 2006 International

Cement workers agree with employers

Agreement was reached between the Turkish Çimse-Iş Union and the Cement Producers� Employers Union (CMIS) at the collective bargaining me

27 Apr 2006 Corporate

Lafarge’s North America narrows operating loss

Lafarge North America, which parent company Lafarge SA plans to fully acquire in the coming weeks, said late yesterday its operating loss narrowed to US$55.8m in the first quart...

27 Apr 2006 Recent Orders

H.W.Carlsen receive a new order

H.W.Carlsen from Malmö, Sweden has announced that it has received an order from Damen Shipyards Gorinchem, the Netherlands for the delivery of the dry bulk handling system to be...

27 Apr 2006 Environmental

Cement pollution smothering Khasmir province

The pollution caused by six vertical shaft cement factories in areas of Khunmoh Wuyan and Khrew Shar in south Kashmir’s Pulwama dist

27 Apr 2006 International

Conch targets 23% rise in 2006 cement sales, China

Anhui Conch Cement Co said Wednesday it is aiming for an increase in cement sales of around 23% this year, despite China’s moves to curb cement production as part of effor...

27 Apr 2006 International

Demand for cement to ebb, Thailand

Siam Cement Plc, the country’s largest producer, expects domestic demand for cement to fall next year due to the government’s mega-

27 Apr 2006 International

Court to hear US’ Russia Partners suit vs Eurocement May 16

The Moscow Arbitration Court has scheduled for May 16 the preliminary hearings of a RUB 3.35bn lawsuit filed by US-based investment fund Russia Partners against Russia’s E...

27 Apr 2006 International

Rising cement price slows down construction, India

Steep hike in the prices of construction material, especially of cement, has served a serious setback to the construction industry in Kerala. During the last couple of months, t...

27 Apr 2006 International

GCC acquisition, USA

Mexico’s Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua (GCC) announced the acquisition of 100% of the share capital of The Hardesty Company, Inc, doing business as Mid-Continent Concrete Co...