Plan to burn tyres and trash raises worries
A proposal to burn tyres at an eastern Ontario cement plant to create fuel is a safe one, company executives say, but environmentalists call it a hazardous idea that would poiso...
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More cement produced in March
Working almost at their peak capacity, 20 Pakistan cement units of the country produced 1.724Mt of cement during March, which is 130,000t more than the February production. Acc...
EPA faces environmental challenge
Activists plan to sue the US EPA over a rare decision to invalidate a final air toxics standard for particulate matter (PM) emissions from cement kilns in favor of a less string...
Government to buy-back Gresik
Indonesian government will use the preemptive rights to buyback 25.53 per cent shares of PT Semen Gresik, Cemex Asia Holdings plan to sell. The Minister of SOE Sugiharto said t...
Tonasa to build new cement plant
PT Semen Tonasa, a subsidiary of state-owned PT Semen Gresik, said it will build a new cement factory with an annual production capacity of 2.5Mta. The feasibility study on the ...
Banks loans to But Son
Four leading State-owned banks and one foreign bank on April 5 signed a credit contract worth US$165m for the But Son Cement Company to help it build its second large-scale prod...
Lebanese cement makers profit from regional boom
The regional construction boom has caused the price of building materials to skyrocket, allowing Lebanon’s stagnant cement industry to rebound from a period of decline cau...
EIB approves loan for cement firm
The European Investment Bank, Luxembourg has approved a Euro 35 million seven-year term loan facility for DG Khan Cement Company Limited to facilitate the expansion of its Khair...
Nevada Cement, union reps still negotiating
Nevada Cement Company officials and union representatives are still haggling over one contract item, and a meeting has been scheduled for April 24 to discuss that final issue. N...
New Lafarge offer still too low
A shareholder revolt against an attempted buyout of Lafarge North America Inc. (LAF) continues despite an enriched offer Lafarge SA made for the company on Tuesday. A pension f...
Holcim New Zealand higher profit
Holcim New Zealand reported a three per cent net profit increase and increased cement sales last year, despite rising energy costs and disruptions to shipping caused by a length...
Castle Cement has plans for Scotland
Castle Cement last week commenced hostilities against rival Cemex for business in Scotland, with plans to develop a new rail distribution centre in North Lanarkshire A Castle s...
IFC and Anhui Conch
Washington DC-based International Finance Corp has agreed to pay a higher-than-anticipated price for a 3.7 per cent stake in China’s largest cement manufacturer, Anhui Con...
China’s Sinoma signs with Lafarge
China’s Sinoma International Engineering Co Ltd said it has signed a US$74.25m deal to build a cement production line in Zambia for Lafarge SA, the world’s biggest c...
Holcim open offer for GACL starts today
Holcim’s offer to acquire an additional 20.3 per cent of Gujarat Ambuja Cement Ltd (GACL) at Rs 90.64 per share from the retail investors will open on Wednesday. Holcim, w...
Wall Street looks closely at Huaxin
China is the world’s biggest consumer of cement, eating up 40 per cent of global production by volume. Despite government efforts to curb overbuilding, cement will continu...
Morten Gade’s open house
The Managing Director of Ghacem, Morten Gade, has commended the Government of Ghana for adopting sound fiscal policies, many of which have turned the country into one of the bes...
Cement prices harden, India
Cement prices have started hardening over the past two days. Several major cement companies have raised prices and intend to increase them again very soon. “Our prices have gone...
Orascom suspends US$350m cement investment
Egypt’s Orascom Group, handling construction work at the proposed US$350m Nigerian United Cement Company (UNICEM), cement production plant in Mfamosing, Cross River State, has c...
Aditya Birla Group’s cement despatches, India
Aditya Birla group’s cement production for March this year grew by 12.72 per cent at 2.853Mt, while despatches rose by 10.87 per cen
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