Anhui Conch shares suspend on share reform plan
Trading in shares of A and H shares of Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd were suspended on Monday pending a statement in relation to a proposal on share segregation, the company
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More Cement Companies added to cartel investigation
HeidelbergCement, Schwenk and Holcim have been added to a cartel case involving the cement industry, according to Financial Times Deutschland, citing a Duesseldorf court
Cemex increases local cement prices
Cemex increased domestic Mexican cement prices on Friday by an average six per cent to offset higher production and power costs, a company executive said. Revenues for Cemex,
UK companies to reap CO2 benefits
British companies have been offered the prospect of a clear advantage over their European rivals under the latest European Commission plans for cutting carbon dioxide emissions ...
Ash Grove cement company expands import capacity
Ash Grove Cement Company has announced it has acquired an import terminal facility from Goldendale Aluminum on the Willamette River in Portland that the company will use to supp...
Greens claim cement trains to be stopped
Mounting speculation in Ireland that Iarnród Éireann will axe its cement transport operation into Cork within months. The Green Party said it has information that the company pl...
Cimpor investing in S Africa capacity expansion
Cimpor is now investing Euro 66.5m on a 60 per cent increase in its cement and clinker production capacity in South Africa to 1.6Mta, Jornal de Negocios reported. Spending on the
VNCC to inject cash into new projects
The State-owned Vietnam Cement Corporation (VNCC), the country’s largest cement producer in Vietnam, is expected to spend over VND3.8 trillion ($240.5m), a four fold year ...
Polish cement sales show improvements
Sales of cement in Poland stood at 11.3Mt in 2005, slightly up from the 2004 levels, but analysts expect a better performance in the next few years. The combined sales of cement
Dutch authorities fine concrete producers
Dutch anti-cartel watchdog Nederlandse Mededingingsautoriteit (NMa) has fined 10 concrete mortar producers Euro 6.0m due to unfair price agreements, NMa said on January 12, 2005...
Dontsement increases cement production
In December 2005, the Dontsement company (Amvrosiivka, Donetsk region), increased cement production by 62.2 per cent or 23,000t compared with December 2004, to 60,000t.
Qassim Cement: profits increase
Saudi cement producer Qassim Cement Company (QCC) posted a net profit of 208.5 mln Saudi riyals (US$55.6m) for the first nine months of 2005, up from 191 mln riyals
US Commerce Dept cuts duties
The US Department of Commerce Thursday lowered tariffs on imports of grey portland cement and clinker by Mexico’s Cemex SA (CX) from 54.97 per cent to 42.26 per cent,
Argentina fixes cement prices
The Argentinian government signed an agreement on January 11, 2006 with the Association of Portland cement makers in the country to retain cement prices unchanged over the next
Keystone gets extra funding
First commissioned in 1928, Keystone Cement Co located in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley, is now pushing ahead with more investment thanks to some extra funding from the state
Colombian Authorities investigate cartel
An increase of more than 50 per cent in cement prices in Colombia in recent months would appear to show that a very amicable ceasefire has been agreed to end the price war alleg...
Iraqis Deal with cement shortages
Iraq is benefiting from a construction boom - in no small part due to the infusion of more than US$20bn in reconstruction money. The reconstruction has fuelled a demand for many...
Thailand’s cement industry: Peak season in 1Q06
While mega projects are expected to be a growth driver for cement demand, the 5-8 per cent growth expected for this year has not yet factored in these projects. Domestic cement ...
Russian court upholds FAS’ decision
On January 10, 2006 Moscow arbitration court fully upheld the Federal Antimonopoly Service’s decision involving Eurocement Group JSC. As was earlier reported, the Federal ...
Cement discussions with US ’advanced’
Mexican Economy Minister Sergio Garcia de Alba said Wednesday that talks with the US aimed at settling a 15-year-old dispute over cement import duties are "very advanced," and t...
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