Eurocement sees output increasing
Russia’s Eurocement Group plans to increase output 10-12 per cent on the year to 26.1Mt of cement this year and increase investments in upgrades and development 40 per cent on t...
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Aditya Cement to increase its capacity
Grasim Industries, the flagship of Aditya Birla group, will invest about Rs 560 crore to double the capacity of one of its factories from the current 1.5Mta level.
Huaxin Cement wins Holcim trade
China’s Huaxin Cement said it has won a contract to supply 2Mt of cement to Holcim Trading for a value of just US$20m (sic).
Imported cement to ease shortage
More than 200,000t of cement will be imported into Jamaica in the coming weeks in an attempt to address the severe shortage of the commodity on the local market.
Creditors Plan to Sell Ssangyong Cement by June
Creditor banks of SsangYong Cement Industrial plan to complete sale of their stakes in the country’s leading cement maker early this year, sources close to the deal said Monday.
All quiet on the western front
World crude steel production topped 1.1bn tonnes for the full year 2005 and according to the first 2006 results this figure, despite a limited slow down, could reach 1.2bn tonne...
Lafarge announces new CDM projects
Lafarge reports that its Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) project which substitutes alternative, biomas
Shortage? What shortage
A warning that Government’s approach to the Caricom Secretariat to have the common external tariff (CET) on ceme
Shortage? What shortage
A warning that Government’s approach to the Caricom Secretariat to have the common external tariff (CET) on ceme
Pakistan stocks may tumble
The rally that made Pakistan’s stock market the best performer in Asia during the past five years was interrupted last quarter. Forecasts of slower profit growth and a coo...
Iran’s cement production increasing
Cement production in Iran will total 36Mt in the current Iranian year (ends March 20, 2007).
Prospects for OCL India’s cement look sound
OCL India appears well placed to benefit from the favourable industry dynamics in the cement sector. It has a presence in the eastern market where price have been firming up and...
Afghanistan to increase production
Following Pakistan’s recent ban on cement exports to Afghanistan, the country’s Ministry for Commerce said on Sunda
Cemex plant under a cloud
A group of activists say they will know in a few weeks whether the dust covering car hoods and tabletops at homes near the Ceme
The road ahead for Gujarat Ambuja
After Holcim acquired a 14.8 per cent stake in cement major Gujarat Ambuja Cements Ltd (GACL) in January this year
South African producers continue to smile
South African cement companies are sitting pretty at the moment, and the positive sentiment surrounding them is going to
Gujarat eyes new investment plants
Having put its plans for acquisitions on the backburner, IndiaN cement major Gujarat Ambuja Cements Ltd will instead i
Senator to attend Holcim groundbreaking
Rep. Jo Ann Emerson will help welcome a new business to Southern Missouri tomorrow as the Holcim company brea
Banks lend to Chinfon Cement
The Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank) yesterday represented a consortium of five commercial
Construction costs to grow in 2006
Construction costs in Latvia could grow 12-15 per cent this year, said Viktors Purins, president of the Latvian Builders Association.
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