Holcim markets new product
Vietnamese bricklayers demonstrated how to use a new cement of Holcim Vietnam apparently called “Build and Bowl” (sic) at Tan Cang Tourist Park during a customer meeting last we...
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Indonesia cement consumption up again
Indonesia’s cement consumption rose 4.2 per cent in September from a year earlier, the country’s largest cement maker said on Monday. State-controlled PT Semen Gres...
Antimonopoly service sends claim to Eurocement
The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has reportedly sent an invoice to the Eurocement Group for one billion roubles (US$35m)as part of negotiations over claims of excessive pr...
Some more signs of winter rate rises
Despite rather normal volumes on the market this week people are getting a bit nervous as rates, however, have been on the rise, which could signal a stronger winter upturn than...
OCI Denies Plan To Build Indonesian Cement Factory
Orascom Construction Industries, or OCI denied having made any statements concerning intentions to invest in constructing a cement factory in Indonesia, according to a press rel...
Switzerland domestic cement deliveries up
Switzerland’s cement industry’s domestic cement deliveries grew 6.5 per cent year-on-year in the third quarter of 2005, local industry association cemsuisse said on ...
Chilean industry plans US$134m investments
The three companies that make up Chile’s cement industry - Bío Bío, Melón and Polpaico - are planning to invest a total of US$134m in 2006 given the record sales expected ...
Dangote to Produce 10Mt by 2006
The President, DangoteGroup of Companies, Alhaji Aliko Dangote has disclosed that the group’s new cement industries in the country will by 2006 produce 10Mt of cement annu...
Pakistan profits from earthquake disaster!
The devastating earthquake that has left over two million Pakistanis homeless is expected to trigger a huge demand for cement as the country begins its biggest ever reconstructi...
HeidelbergCement expands its presence in Turkey
Akçansa, a joint venture of HeidelbergCement and Sabanci Holding, has acquired the Ladik cement plant in an auction process carried out by the Turkish government. The plant with...
Companies still trying to broker solution to cement price war
Despite a September 28 deadline set by Colombia’s senate to resolve the price war in the domestic cement market, the companies are still negotiating to find a solution, an...
Dalmia Cement to hive off sugar division
Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd, which has interests in cement and sugar, plans to restructure itself into companies that deal with these two businesses separately. It has floated a ...
Jordan to boost cement imports?
The government’s decision to reduce customs tariffs on cement from 25 to 10 per cent should encourage importers to increase purchases of this commodity, market experts tol...
Bahrain plans cement venture
Bahrain’s first cement company has been formed in response to rocketing cement consumption, which is a direct result of the country’s booming construction and real e...
Loesche America to handle upgrades at Alpena
Lafarge North America, Inc. has recently contracted with Loesche America, Inc. to install five classifiers on the existing Raymond mills located at their Alpena, Michigan Plant....
FLSmidth India wins Binani contract
FLSmidth has won a contract worth DKK 230m for the supply of a 2.2Mta cement production line for Binani Cement Limited. The production line is to be built in the western part of...
TPIPL seeks further delay for restructuring
TPI Polene Plc plans to petition the Central Bankruptcy Court this month seeking an extension of its debt-restructuring period by one year to December 2006, according to plan ad...
Turkey Sells Bartin for $48m
Turkey’s Savings Deposits Insurance Fund, or TMSF, sold the Bartin Cement Factory for $48m to domestic cement producer Cimko Cim. ve Beton San. Tic. AS, or Cimko the Ihlas
Mexican cement growth slows
Although the Mexican cement industry grew three per cent in January-July this year, the national cement chamber (Canacem) predicted growth for the year would be just two per cen...
IBT Securities buys Taiwan Cement shares
IBT Securities was a net buyer of 2.29 mln shares in Taiwan Cement Corp between Sept 19 and Oct 7, the Economic Daily News reported, without citing sources. The proprietary
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