Ashaka Cement Firm assures local communities
The management of Ashaka Cement, Nigeria has promised its host communities a range of benefits in 2006, as hundreds of youths protested over unemployment problem, non provision ...
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Jaypee acquires UP Cement’s assets
Jaypee Associates have acquired the assets of UP State Cement Corporation in a hotly-contested bid. The acquisition of the 2Mt capacity units will cost the Gaurs Rs 459 crore (U...
Rinker says construction outlook positive
Heavy building materials company Rinker Group Ltd says the outlook for its key markets of the United States and Australia continues to be favourable, despite a slower housing co...
Siam Cement in Cambodia
Siam Cement’s joint venture with Khaou Chuly MKK Co Ltd., a Cambodian construction and engineering company, will commence production at Cambodia’s largest cement pla...
Indian cement firms hike prices in Mumbai
Top cement producers have raised retail prices by an average 2 rupees per bag in Mumbai, the country’s largest cement market, from Monday because of strong demand from the...
Polpaico implements alternative fuels
Chilean cement producer Cemento Polpaico is implementing an alternative-fuel system that currently covers five per cent of production and will rise to 30-40 per cent in the next...
Cemex confirms US price increase
Cemex plans to raise cement prices in the United States by US$5 per tonne, the executive vice president of planning and finance of Cemex, Hector Medina said on January 29, 2006....
Heavyweight Cemex team meets Pakistani officials
Pakistan has massive potential for investment in the cement sector as demand for cement will increase tremendously in the future. This was observed by a high-level delegation of...
Holcim in focus at JP Morgan
JP Morgan is increasing its DCF-based 18 month price target for Holcim from SF94 to SF106 per share. As its revised price target is 12 per cent above the current share price, th...
Holcim substantially increases Indian exposure
Holcim is further consolidating its relationship with Gujarat Ambuja Cements Ltd., the third largest Indian cement producer by acquiring
Hanson expands US concrete activities
Hanson has acquired PaverModule, a leading producer of concrete paving in Florida, with five plants and a staff of 170, two in Fort Myers, two in Pompano Beach and one productio...
Cement plant dispute unresolved
After three months, the settlement between Biodiversity Conservation Alliance, the Sierra Club and Mountain Cement that all parties agreed to in court still hasn’t been finalise...
Cement shortage brings construction to halt
Chandigarh India: The city has been facing acute shortage of cement for the last couple of weeks following the ban on overloading of trucks carrying cement on the direction of the
Tokyo Cement sells more in 2005
S R Gnanam, Joint Managing Director, Tokyo Cement Group at the celebrations to mark the ’Tokyo Cement’ crossing the One Million ton cement selling target, which was ...
TCL got no guarantee of returns on CCCL invest
The minister of Information, Senator Burchell Whiteman, has denied that the Jamaican government gave a guarantee to Trinidad Cement Limited (CTL) for specified rate of return on...
Cement Company boss talks tough
The General Manager of the Caribbean Cement Company (CCC), Anthony Haynes, is warning that a shortage of the product this year could result in serious consequences for Jamaica. ...
Saudi Cement Net Profit Up 10.7%
Saudi Cement, the country’s third largest cement firm, yesterday posted a net profit of SR484.3 million (US$129m), up 10.7 per cent from the previous year. Net profit in ...
Utah builders see some supply improvements
Utah state construction experts say while the supply of cement and other building materials remains tight, the situation has recently improved. m"The overall word I’m hear...
Orascom announces intention to raise capital
Orascom Construction Industries announced that following an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) convened last Wednesday to successfully approve the increase of OCI’s autho...
Steppe Cement share placement
Steppe Cement Ltd, which operates the Central Asia Cement works in Kazakhstan is pleased to announce it has placed 14 million new shares at an issue price of US$1.50 each, raisi...
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