French company offers to buy CIMA units
Vicat has reportedly offered to buy a controlling stake in five of Cement Industries of Malaysia Bhd’s (CIMA) eight subsidiaries. The offer was apparently made for Negri S...
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Libyans brainstorm on cement supply
Key players of the cement industry here met Sunday to discuss supply of the commodity on Libyan market and implementation of new marketing plans in the sector. Chaired by Econom...
BCC expects cement shipment today
A five week supply of cement will arrive in Dockyard today to help ease the drought – with another batch set to arrive on Saturday. It comes a week after the Bermuda Cement Comp...
Andhra Chief Minister may meet cement firms
With Indian cement prices showing no signs of coming down in the immediate future, bulk consumers in the state, including irrigation contractors, builders and departments like h...
Saudi Qassim Cement books US$75.1m profits
Saudi cement producer Qassim Cement Company (QCC) posted a net profit of 281.5 mln Saudi riyals (US$75.1m) for 2005, up from 246.6 mln riyals (US$65.6m) a year ago. QCC’s...
CRH abandons bid to sit on Uniland board
CRH, the Irish construction materials group, gave up its bid to secure three seats on the board of Spanish cement company Corporacion Uniland yesterday, claiming that it did not...
Torah Portland Cement’s net profit up fivefold
Egypt’s Torah Portland Cement made a net profit of 763 million Egyptian pounds (US$133m) in 2005, five times more than in 2004, the company said in results published on Tu...
Chia Hsin earnings plunge
Chia Hsin Cement Greater China Holding is boosting its export business after earnings plunged 99.2 per cent last year. The Taiwanese-run cement manufacturer yesterday reported ...
Constructors urged on cement use
Hima Cement, Uganda, under the auspicious of The East Africa Cement Producers Association plus a team of experts from the ministry of Works and Road Agency Formation Unit plus p...
Indian cement prices justified say producers
The consolidation in the industry has begun to pay off for cement makers. Cement prices across the country have touched historic highs and are expected to rise further. In North...
Cemex ditches plan, will opt for milling plant
Cemex has announced it is shelving plans for expansion - leaving villagers and campaigners celebrating. Cemex UK Operations, which owns Barrington Quarry, is suspending an appli...
Siam Cement proposes new Indonesian plant
Siam Cement, Thailand, plans to build a cement plant in Indonesia’s Banten region, Java, within the market catchment region of the capital Jakarta. Total investment cost i...
Rising cement squeezes Nurse
The rise in Guyanian cement prices is stalling low-income builders who can no longer afford the product. Fidelity Investment Inc (FII) which imports large quantities of Venezuel...
WAPCO to pay dividends
Ahead of its upcoming annual general meeting, West African Portland Cement PLC, a subsidiary of Lafarge SA Group, says it will pay about N900 million dividends to shareholders ...
Cement Australia buys 19 Kenworths
Cement Australia, the nation’s largest supplier of cement products and services, has purchased 19 new Kenworth road tankers as part of an ongoing expansion and replacement progr...
Saudi Cement Factory in Yemen
Saudi investor Hussein Attas has announced the completion of registering a cement factory in Yemen with a cost of US$533 million, and a production capacity of 3Mta. He said that...
Cement prices touches all time high
The consolidation in the Indian industry has begun to pay off for cement makers. Cement prices across the country have touched historic highs and are expected to rise further. I...
Saudi Yamama Cement posts higher profits
Saudi cement producer Yamama Cement Company (YCC) posted a net profit of 500.9 mln Saudi riyals (US$133.6m) for 2005, down from 542.2 mln riyals (US$144.6m) for 2004. The 2004 ...
More on Arabian Cement, Egypt
With contracts between FLSmidth and newcomer Arabian Cement, Egypt in place, work is about to commence on a US$60m contract that will see the first clinker being produced in jus...
Kashash Cement: board of directors selected
According to “Tehran Times”, the board of directors of Khash Cement Company have been selected in a meeting at the Venus Hotel. Representatives from Fars & Khuzestan Cement Co.,...
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