Russian cement sales
In the first three months of 2005, Russian cement enterprises produced 7.8Mt of cement, up 3.0% year-on-year. In the same quarter, the Eurocement Group produced about 1.9Mt of c...
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High interest in Mustehkam Cement
The Pakistan Privatisation Commission has received 38 expressions of interest (EoI) for 85.29 percent share of Mustehkam Cement Limited (MCL). Minister for Privatisation, Dr Abd...
Italcementi Q1 net flat to lower
Italcementi SpA’s first quarter net profit, due Wednesday, will be flat to lower, due to poor weather in Italy and other European countries, and higher energy costs, analy...
HeidelbergCement losses widening
HeidelbergCement seen posting Wednesday 1Q net loss at EUR99M versus a loss of EUR58M a year ago, according to Dow Jones Newswires survey of 5 analysts. Loss in pretax profit is...
Semen Cibinong Q1 net loss up 31 per cent
Indonesia’s PT Semen Cibinong said its first quarter to March net loss widened to 138.94 bln rupiah, up 31 per cent from its net loss of 105.67 bln rupiah a year earlier because...
Orascom to double Algeria cement output
Egypt’s Orascom Construction Industries’ (OCI) Algerian subsidiary expects to almost double its cement output by June to meet rising demand, a senior executive said ...
Slovak Holcim (Slovensko) posts EUR 1.8m , Slovakia
Slovak building materials producer Holcim (Slovensko) posted a loss of 72m Slovak crowns (US$2.4m) for 2004.
Asia Cement to invest US$600m in China Ops
Taiwan’s Asia Cement Corp said it plans to spend over US$600m on building cement plants along the Yangtze River to meet demand in China over the next ten years, the Commer...
Votorantim’s income reaches R$18bn over 2004
The performance of the mining and metal areas of the Brazilian industrial group Votorantim surpassed the cement divisions for the first time and accounted for 27 per cent of the...
7.8Mt of cement produced in 1Q05, Russia
Output of cement in Russia stood at 7.8Mt in January-March 2005, up three per cent from the figure posted in the same period 2004. Eurocement produced about 1.9Mt of cement in t...
Cemex on target to meet debt lowering, Mexico
Lorenzo Zambrano says he’s confident Cemex will meet or beat its goal of lowering debt this year.
Chumpol to end 13-year reign at Siam Cement, Thailand
Siam Cement president Chumpol NaLamlieng said yesterday he would take early retirement at the end of year, bringing to a close his 13 years at the helm of the country’s la...
Cemento Argos Q1 profit jumps 201%, Colombia
Colombia’s largest cement producer Cemento Argos posted a COP130bn (US$55.6m) net profit in the first quarter of this year, up 201% from 1Q04, the company said.
Increased costs impact Cementos Lima’s Q1, Peru
Peru’s largest cement producer Cementos Lima posted a 23.3mn-sol (US$7.15m) net profit in the first quarter of this year, down 11.7% from 1Q04, the company said.
Cartel Office authorises acquisition of Teutonia, Germany
HeidelbergCement obtained authorisation from the Federal Cartel Office to purchase the majority share in the Lower Saxony cement company Teutonia Zementwerk AG, Hanover.
Conch profit plunges, China
Anhui Conch Cement, China’s biggest producer of the material, has been hit by a 95 per cent plunge in first-quarter profit amid falling prices in the sector and rising coa...
Pavilion Technologies launchesPavilion8
Pavilion Technologies, a world leader in advanced process control and environmental compliance solutions, announced today the availability of Pavilion8(TM), an integrated softwa...
Cement prices go up 3 per cent on housing boom
(Associated Cement Companies increased price by Rs5 per 50-kilogram bag)
Panel to study cement issues
A committee has been formed at the behest of the Ministry of Economy and Commerce to look into the causes of the ongoing cement shortage in Qatar and recommend ways to prevent s...
SLA ban on cement spotlighted at Trinco tsunami event
Speaking at a cultural event Wednesday organized by the Provincial Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs to mark the fourth month after tsunami disaster, Mr.Puratchi, Head ...
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