Orascom moves into cement grinding in Spain
Orascom Construction Industries has established its first manufacturing presence in Europe by acquiring a controlling interest in Cementos La Parrilla. An indirect 51 per cent ...
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Market declines in evidence
More ships in the short term but more cargoes in the longer term. Rates have been dragged down this week by a list of prompt ships becoming longer than the number of stems to co...
China gets tough on plant operations
China’s environment authority yesterday suspended operations at three plants and an expressway for violating the country’s environmental protection laws and regulati...
USG achieves record volumes again
USG Corporation, the leading North American plasterboard producer, increased turnover by13.9 per cent to US$3,804m in the first nine months of the year, with the trading profit ...
Cement plant air pollution trial opens
Biodiversity Conservation Alliance’s lawsuit against the Mountain Cement Company began Monday with opening arguments by Biodiversity’s lawyers contending that the cement factory...
Raysut Cement net profit up
Oman’s cement producer Raysut Cement increased its net profit by 29.2 per cent year-on-year to 7.04 mln Omani rials (US$18.29m) in the first nine months of 2005, it was re...
Holcim denies misconduct In Hungary
Holcim has repudiated charges of misconduct in Hungary. The company said a Hungarian court has supported Holcim’s role in the privatization of the Hejocsaba cement plant. ...
Siam Cement Q3 profit down but beats forecast
Siam Cement PCL, Thailand’s top industrial conglomerate, posted a 30 per cent fall in third-quarter profit as high oil prices squeezed petrochemical spreads and cement mar...
Cement war in nobody’s best interest
South African cement supplier Holcim said it is committed to free enterprise and welcomes competition in Namibia, which, the company said has always been to the benefit of consu...
Holcim Awards competition goes global
Following five regional competitions, 15 Award-winning projects will now compete in the first global Holcim Awards competition for sustainable construction projects. The global ...
New cement plant for Saudi Arabia
Al-Jazira Cement, a new cement company with a capital of 1.2 bln Saudi riyals (US$320m), will start operations in Saudi Arabia, local media reported on October 22, 2005. The c...
Holcim Romania targets 10 per cent rise
Holcim Romania, targets its 2005 turnover to go up by 10 per cent year-on-year, the company’s general director Markus Wirth said on October 24, 2005. The turnover for 200...
Eurocement Group Ukraine advances
Ukrainian plants of the Eurocement Group produced 2.1Mt of cement in 9M2005, up 11.6 per cent Y/Y. Balcem (Kharkov region, Balakleya) manufactured over 1.6Mt, an increase of 1...
Cemex Venezuela sees sales growth
Cemex Venezuela, a unit of Mexican Cemex expects sales to grow 18 per cent this year from 2004 and sees another 10 per cent increase for next year, the affiliate’s preside...
Gujurat Ambuja to extend deal with Holcim
Leveraging on its existing US$800m tie-up with Holcim, Gujarat Ambuja Cement (GACL) plans to extend its relationship with holcim in the Middle East. The company is in talks with...
Hurricane contributes to cement shortages in Canada
Contractors in Alberta’s booming construction industry say this year’s devastating hurricane season along the Gulf Coast is going to make a cement shortage even worse. Builders ...
Cement dust affects Ilang power barge
The Philippine National Power Corporation (NPC) has reportedly threatened to pull out the power barge supplying additional power to Davao City because its engines is being destr...
Cement is only a local (short) story
While the effects of recent hurricanes are clearly posing questions over cement supply availability producers further north say there is not much they can do to help. ’&rs...
Pueblo debate on new $200m plant while shortages mount
Mexican cement manufacturer GCC is close to investing $200m to build a new plant in Pueblo. It comes at a time when shortages of cement are reportedly delaying construction proj...
Government backs embattled cement company
The Namibian Ministry of Trade and Industry says it will see to it that the new Cheetah Cement Company is not squeezed out of business by South African suppliers and their local...
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