Gaziantep plant resale
The earlier sale of the Turkish Gaziantep plant to the Turkish Sanko Holdings, which was subsequently revoked by the Turkish authorities is now back for sale with final tender r...
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New Philippino capacity needed
A group of Philippine developers and contractors are pushing for the entry of more cement factories in a bid to bring down prices. Pedro C. Tario, president of the Chamber of Re...
HEPCO produces roll press
Arak’s HEPCO Co. has managed to produce the roll press system widely used in cement production plants. Manufactured for the first time in the country, employing the technology i...
Sale of Ladik Cement halted
The 13th Department of the Council of State halted the execution of the resolution of the Saving Deposits and Insurance Fund (TMSF) which approved the Sale Commission’s de...
Establishment of new plant in northern Saudi province
The Saudi minister of commerce and industry has approved the establishment of the cement company in the Northern region as a Saudi stock company with a capital of SR1.2 billion....
Govt keeping close watch on cement price rise
The Indian government yesterday said it would look into reasons for recent abnormal rise in cement price and would not hesitate to intervene to bring down price level. "We are c...
Deal with cement plant vexes environmentalists
An environmental group says it’s disappointed with a Laramie cement plant’s progress in replacing pollution controls despite an agreement last October that settled a...
Yanbu Cement 2005 net profits up
Saudi cement producer Yanbu Cement Company (YCC) registered an increase in net profit to 453.6 mln Saudi riyals (US$120.9m) for 2005, up from 427.7 mln riyals (US$114m) for 2004...
Promising results from India Cement
The largest cement company in south India, India Cements with a group capacity of 8.8Mt, has posted strong numbers after a long time. For the first time since FY01, the company ...
Fujairah cement plant
The Emirates Cement Factory has confirmed it will be building a US$475m cement plant in Fujairah, to be partly financed by a US$235m initial public offering, reported Gulf News....
Semapa FY net up 76.7 per cent
Portuguese conglomerate Semapa SGPS, which controls local cement producer Secil, announced net profits of Euro 334m for 2005, a rise of 76.7 per cent from a year earlier. Howe...
Dyckerhoff results for FY 2005 approved
Buzzi Unicem subsidiary Dyckerhoff AG has reported improving sales in 2005. However, the development of the divisions varied. With Germany posting a decrease in sales, the Easte...
Orascom to confirm Indonesian plant?
Egypt’s Orascom plans to build a cement factory in the regency of Purwodadi, Central Java, this year. The Egyptian conglomerate also planned to invest in infrastructure p...
36,000t of cement expected in Jamaica
Minister of Commerce, Science and Technology, Phillip Paulwell revealed March 14, that since the tariff on cement was reduced to 15 per cent last week, the Trade Board has advis...
Protest against Carib Cement called off
A protest planned for Thursday against Caribbean Cement Company’s expansion project was called off. It was organised by the Jamaica Labour Party and was expected to involv...
Cement price hikes loom despite predicted boom, UK
Market Business Development (MBD) said the UK construction industry will spend 14 per cent more on cement by 2010, with sales at UK£962.5m at 2005 prices. The report said: “The ...
Feb cement production down, Ukraine
Ukrainian cement production in February, fell by 6.3 per cent compared with February 2005, to 483,000t, the State Statistics Committee said. In February, cement production fell...
Moldova’s Ciment more than doubles 2005 net profit
The net profit of Moldovan cement producer Ciment, majority owned by Lafarge, more than doubled last year to 50.9m lei (US$3.9m). Ciment, located in the northern town of Rezina,...
Cement plant begins production in Hai Phong, Vietnam
Son Truong Co Ltd recently began operations at a new cement plant in Hai Phong’s Minh Duc Industrial Zone, said company general director Ta Quyet Thang. The 90,000m2 VND12...
El-Khayyat cement project, Saudia Arabia
The El-Khayyat Cement, a new greenfield cement project, is being launched and it will add 1Mt to the Saudi cement sector. The move is made at a time when the Kingdom is gearing ...
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