SCCC sees rise in local sales
Siam City Cement Plc (SCCC), Thailand’s country’s second largest cement maker, expects its domestic sales volume this year to rise six per cent to over eight million tonne...
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Cemex confirms new line for Balcones Texas
Cemex has just announced today that it intends to begin the construction of a second kiln at its Balcones Cement Plant in New Braunfels,
Some signs of rate improvements
In a week where the dry bulk market has proven that freight rates can react quite quickly to a come back of charterers, all the minds seem to be occupied by one word: “consolida...
JK White to venture into rural markets
At a time when white cement is finding it hard to find a niche in the urban market, JK White Cement Works — one of the two leading white cement manufacturers in India — has take...
Cementir turnover soars as foreign expansion continues
Cementir has posted its results for 2005. The Italian cement group generated turnover of Euro 857m, an increase of 117 per cent on the previous year, and a gross operating margi...
Tororo dust emissions anger
The Ugandan District Environment Officer, Mr John Gongo, has said Tororo Cement Industry Ltd faces closure due to the continued disposal of large amounts of dust in the air duri...
Thai SCCC 2005 profit down
Siam City Cement (SCCC), Thailand’s second-biggest cement maker, reported a lower-than-expected 2005 net profit on Thursday as margins were hit by rising fuel and electric...
Eurocement Trade wins Moscow tender
A tender commission of the Moscow department for coordinating resource supplies to city programs has named Eurocement Trade, as the winner of a tender for the supply of cement t...
Jaypee proposes expansion
The Indian Jaypee group has drawn up an investment plan of Rs 3000 crore to raise its cement capacity to 15Mta by 2007 from the current 7Mta. The investment will come from the r...
Government proposes transfer to alternative fuels
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine proposes to transfer cement production enterprises, consuming gas, to alternative kinds of fuel such as coal, peat, and sawdust. According ...
Siam Gypsum foresees slow growth in ’06
Siam Gypsum Industry (Saraburi), the country’s leading gypsum-board manufacturer, projected that the domestic consumption of gypsum products would decline further this yea...
Tonasa looks at further expansion
The Indonesian cement company PT Semen Tonasa in South Sulawesi province is planning to build a new plant by the end of 2006, to anticipate cement shortages in 2008, general man...
Ceprocim wins important Holcim order
The Romanian engineering company Ceprocim S.A has been selected by Holcim
Ceprocem wins Holcim order
The Romanian engineering company Ceprocim S.A has been selected by Holcim
Shuangma’s equity transfer to Lafarge approved
Shenzhen-listed Sichuan Shuangma Cement Co announced on February 14 that the provincial government of Sichuan has approved the agreement on transferring an 89.72 percent equity ...
New national Company for Libya
The General Assembly of the National Cement Company established recently, held its regular and extraordinary meetings Sunday in Tripoli, in the attendance of its share holders. ...
South American cement spotlight
Across Latin America, cement production is growing at about 15 per cent each year, according to the Interamerican Cement Federation (FICEM). In Colombia, cement volumes grew 30 ...
Ashaka Cement looks firm
Although unaudited results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2005 is several months behind schedule, just as the full year’s, shares of Ashaka Cement, Nigeria has remain...
Yemen price rises
According to local sources the prices of cement have seen a drastic climb during the past weeks from YR600 to the latest rate of YR1000 (US$5.11) for a 50kg sack. Mr. Mohammed Y...
Spanish Cementos Lemona profits up
Spanish Cementos Lemona posted a record high Euro 21m attributable profit for 2005, up 40 per cent year-on-year, the company informed the Spanish stock market regulator CNMV on ...
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