Cemmac Merges with Cemus, Slovakia
Cement producer Cemmac, a.s. Horne Srnie has merged with trade company Cemus, s.r.o. Horne Srnie. Both companies’ general shareholder meetings blessed the merger that came
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Sh1.6bn East African Portland tender cancelled, Kenya
The Government has cancelled a Sh1.6bn East African Portland Cement Company (EAPCC) tender citing "serious flaws" in the tendering process.
Conch unveils non-tradable-share reform plan
Anhui Conch Cement Co said its parent is offering holders of its A shares a total of CNY180m (US$22.3m) to compensate them for allowing the listed company’s non-tradable
Anglo American to divest of Tarmac?
In its strategic review published last autumn, the large international mining group Anglo American took a close look at its non-mining interests and decided to sell its stake in...
Nine-month export of cement hits 386,000t
Some 386,000 tons of cement, valued at $20.1m, was exported from Iran since the beginning of the current Iranian year (March 21, 2005).
New roads for China
China will invest hundreds of billions of yuan in constructing rural roads over the next five years, aiming to provide more bitumen and cement roads for rural people. The Minist...
Builders hope cement strike is avoided
Barely two years after an eight week cement strike that crippled Hawaian construction, there could be an encore. The cement division at a major supplier could go on strike as so...
Inekon Group to build Iraqi cement works
Inekon Group, located in the Czech Republic will start implementing a project worth Euro 328m this year involving supplies for a cement works to be built in the north of Iraq, the
Chettinad Cement to increase capacity
Chettinad Cement Corporation, India plans add an additional capacity of 500,000t at its Dindugal plant in Tamil Nadu, taking the total plant capacity to 1.7Mt. The company is se...
Cement kilns are key to air quality
A new US study suggests that controlling pollution from cement kilns in Ellis County might be the key to improving air-quality problems in North Texas that regional leaders are ...
Massi sells Italcementi shares
Italian cement group Italcementi’s Administration and Control Director Dario Massi has sold company shares for a total Euro 662,077 it was reported on January 12, 2006. M...
Suez Cement to offer shares
Egyptian cement producer Suez Cement will offer for subscription a total 1.3 million shares at a par value of 45 Egyptian pounds ($7.83), the company said. The shares are part o...
Savinsky Cement: production up in 2005
Following the results of 2005 Savinskiy Cement Plant JSC (the Arkhangelsk region, incorporated in Eurocement Group) raised the output of cement by over eight per cent to
Portland takeover of Lemona approved
Spanish cement group Cementos Portland Valderrivas’ takeover bid for rival group Cementos Lemona has been authorised by Spanish competition authorities. Portland
Cyprus cement sales rise
Cement sales in Cyprus increased 3.4 per cent year-on-year in 2005, totalling 1.58Mt, according to data by the National Statistics Service Cystat, published on January 13,
Birla Corp commissions second cement unit
Birla Corporation Ltd today commissioned its second cement unit in Durgapur, with a capacity of 1Mta at an investment of Rs 75 crore. The Durga Hitech Cement plant, a sister
Tax case against Garadagh Cement closed
Because of redemption of tax arrears, the criminal case initiated against the joint stock company Garadagh Cement has been closed. Garadagh Cement paid out AZN 2.66m.
But Son cement firm sells 3 million shares
Vietnam Cement Corporation (VNCC) sold over three million shares of But Son Cement Company in auctions held yesterday at the Hanoi and HCM City securities trading centres, accor...
Freight turnover of Kunda port falls
The freight turnover of Estonia`s Kunda port owned by Kunda Nordic Tsement (Kunda Nordic Cement) fell by 15.4 percent to 1.21Mt last year compared with 2004. A total of 454 ships
Funds to buy into Saurashtra Cement
Asian Debt Management (ADM), the UK-based Toro Managers and Brescon Advisory will buy up to 23 per cent equity in the Mehta group-promoted Saurashtra Cement (SCL) for Rs 105 cro...
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