Titan America plans cement terminal expansion
Titan America LLC will spend US$15m adding to its cement terminal at the Port of Tampa, the company announced Friday. Titan plans to build a facility for slag grinding, in which...
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Tasek to set up plant in Vietnam
TASEK Corp Bhd will set up a joint venture with Saigon Cement Joint Stock Company in Vietnam to establish a cement manufacturing plant in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Tasek will
Lafarge Ciments Appoints HR Director
Lafarge Ciments, the cement division of French building materials group Lafarge, appointed Alain Guillen, 44, human resources (HR) director, it was reported on March 18, 2005. ...
Dyckerhoff adjusted net profit up
German building materials manufacturer Dyckerhoff AG, controlled by Italian cement and concrete company Buzzi Unicem, reported a net profit of 41 mln euro ($54.8 mln) for 2004,
Bakhchysarai-Based Budindustria increases cement production
In January, the Bakhchysarai-based Budindustria factory, the largest cement producer in the Crimea (Ukraine) increased cement production by 83 per cent, or 11,070t compared with...
Philippines monitors trends in cement prices
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is closely coordinating with its regional and provincial offices nationwide in monitoring the trends in cement prices to appropriately
Vietnam needs much more cement
Vietnam’s cement demand is estimated at between 28-28.5Mt this year and the country will have to import 4.5Mt of clinker, said the Ministry of Industry. The Vietnam Ceme...
Holcim offer for ACC may open on March 23
Holcim’s open offer for Associated Cement Companies will be rescheduled to commence mid-week next, most likely on March 23. The offer has received clearance from the
Cement, steel prices now stable
UAE steel and cement prices are stable, and off their recent highs, reported Gulf News. Cement is presently Dhs257 per tonne, down 15 per cent on four months ago. Steel is 10
Votorantim’s plans for India uncovered
Indian cement companies have a new suitor, Votorantim Cimentos. Taking a cue from their Mexican cousin Cemex, Brazil’s largest cement maker is on a prowl in India. The ta...
Opposition to Hudson plant
Opponents of the proposed St. Lawrence Cement plant in Columbia County released a list of 177 businesses that oppose the company’s plan to build a new plant in the Town of
Cement carrier detained again
A cement carrier operated by Norway’s Kristian Gerhard Jebsen that was detained in the US for security failings on the first day the new law came into effect has been held...
Sebi clears Holcim open offer
The Securities and Exchange Board of India today approved the Swiss giant Holcim’s open offer to bid for stake in Associated Cement Companies at the rate of Rs 370 per share.
Balcem Produces 146,000t
Ukrainian cement plant Balcem, formerly known as Balakleyski cement, produced a total of 146,000t of cement in January to February 2005. Balcem ranked second in terms of cement
Tasek In JV
Malaysia’s Tasek Corporation Bhd will set up a joint venture with Saigon Cement Joint Stock Company in Vietnam to establish a cement manufacturing plant in Ho Chi Minh City,
Cimpor FY04 net profits unchanged
Cement company Cimentos de Portugal SA said Thursday that despite flat sales and higher costs it posted consolidated net profits of EUR189.5m in 2004, the same as its profits for
South African downturn?
SA’s largest construction company, Aveng, did well in the residential and retail boom, through its ownership of steel supplier Trident and almost half-ownership of cement ...
Indonesia’s February cement consumption jumps
Indonesia’s cement consumption, rose 13.7 percent by volume in February, compared to the same month of 2004. Southeast Asia’s largest economy used 2.32Mt of cement...
Colombia’s Concrecem plans to export to US market
The first stage of the plant of Colombian cement manufacturer Concrecem, owned by Cementos Andino, started the production and trading of what is hoped will be 600,000t of
Italcementi revenue up
Revenues for Italian cement producer and distributor Italcementi SpA rose by 5.7 per cent year on-year to Euro 4.528bn in 2004. The company’s net financial debt dropped t...
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