Indian coal supplies get expensive
Domestic coal may soon become dearer for the cement and steel and sectors. Apparently because these sectors have been asked to source at least 20 per cent of their needs from t...
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Can Puneet Dalmiya deliver?
Known for his cosmopolitan style, 32 year old Puneet Dalmiya one of the youngest members of the Dalmiya family, is using his energy to scale up the cement and sugar businesses to
Four cement projects in Khuzestan
Projects to implement four cement development plans in Khuzestan Province, Iran have already received required credit facilities and the existing capacity of 8500tpd would be
Indonesian cement increases by 5.9 per cent
The sales volume of domestic cement in January-November 2005 has increased by 5.9 per cent to 28.864Mt from 27.244Mt in the same period in 2004. However, the total volume of
Ramco to set up cement plant in Gulf
India’s business group Ramco has started negotiations with potential partners for setting up a US$100m cement plant in the Gulf region, a senior company official said here...
Indian cement firms lift prices
India’s top cement makers have raised prices by an average 3 rupees per bag in Mumbai, the country’s largest cement market, effective from Monday to cash in on stron...
Gujarat Ambuja December shipments up
Gujarat Ambuja Cements Ltd. , India’s third-biggest cement maker, said on Tuesday its December shipments rose seven per cent from a year earlier to 1.195Mt. Ambuja’s...
ACC December cement shipments up
India’s second-biggest cement producer, Associated Cement Companies Ltd, said on Tuesday its December shipments rose 18 per cent to 1.595Mt from 1.348Mt a year earlier.
Another Chinese supplier opts for IPO
China National Building Materials, the mainland’s largest provider of products used in construction, plans to raise up to US$150m in an initial public offering in Hong Kon...
CRH buys stake in Spanish cement maker
In a report first mooted on CemNet back in January 2005, CRH, the Irish building materials company, has now just bought a 26.3 per cent
Kyoto protocol will reduce European economic growth
That is the finding of a recent study from the International Council for Capital Formation, a market-based think tank. It projects
Toxic cleanup completed
Over the past 12 years, the Utah Department of Environmental Quality has been cleaning up the former Portland Cement sites in Salt Lake
UK and Sweden honouring Kyoto agreement
Britain will meet its commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions under the Kyoto protocol on climate change but many
Saudi Yamama Cement to raise capital to US$360m
Saudi cement producer Yamama Cement Company (YCC) will propose a capital increase to 1.35 bn Saudi riyals (US$360m) from 450m
Cementos Portland chief increases his holdings
Jose Manuel Revuelta, the general manager of Spanish cement firm Cementos Portland, a subsidiary of leading Spanish construction
Venezuelan President Establishes State Owned Basic Industries Co
The President of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, established a National Company of Basic Industries with a decree issued on December 28, 2005
Cementos Argos merger sealed at last
The merger of seven Grupo Empresarial Antioqueño (GEA) cement firms into Cementos Argos, formerly called Cementos del Caribe, has finally
TMSF hands over cement plants to new owners
TMSF hands over cement plants to new owners Turkey’s Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF) handed over four of nine cement factories auctioned off last month to their ...
Chumpol Na-Lamlieng retires from Siam Cement
One of Thailand’s leading industrialists is to retire early from his post as president of the conglomerate: Siam Cement as from the 31
Indian building boom spurs cement capacity drive
Indian cement makers are pouring money into new capacity as builders race to meet orders for new homes and roads for an economy
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