Office to probe cement prices
The Commerce Commission intends to investigate cement prices supplied for wholesale and retail purposes in Fiji and overseas.
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Russia’s Eurocement Group sees invest at $560 mln in 2005-2008
Russian cement producer Eurocement Group expects its investments to total U.S$560m in 2005-2008, the group’s President Mikhail Skorokhod said Thursday at a round table on cement...
Cement shortage looms in eastern Africa
An acute shortage of cement is looming in eastern Africa following the return of peace in Sudan and the easy calm in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which has sparked a vi...
Cement sales grow by 9.3 % in first quarter
Total sales of cement during the first quarter of the current fiscal reached 4.474Mt showing a growth of 9.3 percent over the corresponding period last year when the total sales...
Vietnam likely to increase cement price
Vietnam will bring nationwide cement prices in line with regional rates at the beginning of 2006, the Ministry of Construction said.
Garadagh Cement disagrees with act on results of tax inspection, Azerbaijan
Garadagh Cement intends to fight with the final act on resuls of tax inspection at the Ministry of Taxes, Uwe Koehler, the President of Garadagh Cement company, told Trend on Tu...
Cement plant investment, Yemen
Three cement plants worth a total $500m will be built in southern Yemen in joint Saudi-Yemeni projects. According to forecasts, their capacity will be 3Mta. Reportedly, the thre...
Bacnotan to Invest PHP1B, Philippines
The board of Bacnotan Consolidated Industries Inc. (BCI.PH) has approved the appropriation of PHP1bn for future investments. The Philippine investment holding concern
Vice President complains about high cost of cement, Ghana
Ghana’s vice president Alhaji Aliu Mahama has asked cement producers to explore the use of lime and other local materials to beat down the price of the essential commodity...
Gresik sees FY net profit up 10% despite fuel price hike, Indonesia
The country’s largest cement producer, state-owned PT Semen Gresik, expects its full-year net profit to rise by more than 10% from 520.59bn rupiah in 2004, Semen Gresik pr...
Court turns down petition by TPIPL creditors to stop debt discount plan
The Central Bankruptcy Court on Monday dismissed a petition filed by 11 creditors of cement-maker TPI Polene Plc (TPIPL) opposing a plan to discount part of the company’s ...
Garadagh Cement reports problems in Azeri construction sector
There are considerable problems in construction sector of Azerbaijan, said Uve Kohler, Garadagh Cement company’s board chair, at a press conference. He said two main factors
Port of Sacramento solidifies cement deal
A bulk cement importing facility is to be built at the Port of Sacramento, following approval of the idea Monday by the Sacramento-Yolo Port District.
East and West regions grow fastest in FY05, India
The growth of cement consumption in various regions of India has changed significantly in FY05. The eastern and western regions have emerged as the fastest growing regions in
Vietnam Cement Corporation produces 9.4Mt of cement in nine months
The Vietnam Cement Corporation (VNCC) produced and sold 9.4Mt of cement in the first nine months of this year, 800,000t higher than the same period of last year and fulfilling 7...
Titan and Essroc Sign multi-year cooperative agreement
Titan America LLC and Essroc Cement Corp. have signed a cooperative multi-year agreement to jointly utilise Titan America’s Essex cement import terminal at Port Newark, Ne...
Cement plant accident-free since 1993; gets international safety certification
Taiheiyo Cement Philippines, Inc. (TCPI) has achieved a record of 7,832 hours of plant operations without lost time accident (LTA) as of September 30 since the cement plant in S...
Government suspends cement exports for the time being, Iran
According to local news reports, cement is back on the government’s umbrella coverage of subsidies again and there would be no more exports until further official notice, said t...
ACC bullish on TN, Kerala markets
Fuelled by the boom witnessed in the housing, infrastructure and industrial sectors, cement consumption in Tamil Nadu during August this year crossed 1Mt, pushing it to the top ...
Tabuk Cement Profits Up 22%
Khaled Al-Shathri, Chairman of the Tabuk Cement Company, announced that the company achieved SR117.2m net profit in the first nine months of the year 2005, which is an increase
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