Rethink on cement terminal?
The US Army Corps of Engineers has determined that a proposed cement distribution plant on River Road Cincinnati would negatively affect more than a half-dozen historic properti...
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Diamond Cement says no increase
Diamond Cement Ghana Limited (DCGL), the Aflao-based company that produces portland cement from imported clinker from neighbouring Togo, has written to its distributors asking
Turkish Konya Cimento to invest
Turkish building materials producer Konya Cimento will spend 12.039 mln new Turkish lira (US$9.0m) on investments in 2005, the company said on March 7, 2005. In 2005, Konya
Cement prices to rise
In recent times, the Vietnam consumer price index (CPI) has seen sharp increases in the first three months of the year. In the first quarter of 2005, CPI may rise 3.5 per cent
Star Cement in ascendancy
Star Cement Bahrain, which acquired Hyundai Tiger Cement Bahrain, plans to invest US$25m to expand its production capacity to 1.2Mta. At present Star Cement Bahrain has a
Retail cement prices set to rise in the north
Retail cement prices in north India are set to increase by Rs10 per 50 kg bag on account of a spike in demand in the region. The prices are currently around Rs 165 for a 50 kg b...
Somani bags Iraq export order
Somani Cement Company (SCCL) has bagged a Rs32 crore order from a Iraq-based multi-national company. The Vadodara-based company will export over 50,000t of cement and around 4...
Toxic emissions kiln is ready to restart
The Padeswood kiln which was forced to close down because it was releasing too many dangerous dioxin chemicals into the atmosphere may be operating again by the end of the week....
Argentina cement sales up
Argentina’s cement sales increased 12.8 per cent year-on-year in February 2005, to 514,759t, according to data of the local association of Portland cement producers, released
Holcim NZ looks for expansion
Holcim New Zealand today said it was considering new manufacturing plants in the face of increasing consumer demand and production shortfalls. Holcim NZ’s Cape Foulwind p...
Cement output to be raised
The Pakistani cement industry is poised to enhance the production to 35Mt in next three years from existing around 17Mt. It will be producing the surplus cement beyond the local
More controls in Dallas
As Dallas-Fort Worth struggles to reduce its smog, the state could decide March 9 whether to require stricter controls on pollution from a Midlothian cement plant owned by Dallas-
Steel frame and sugarcane pulp houses
The Scottsdale steel frame housing technology, which can complete a house in just five days, was originally developed in New Zealand and combines the power of computer-aided des...
Chia Hsin terminates supply contract
Chia Hsin Cement Greater China Holding Corporation, incorporated in the Cayman Islands, announces that in accordance with the provisions on termination in the Supply Agreement, ...
No adverse effects on environment - BPC study
Botswana - an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) study for the expansion of the Morupule Power station, situated 4km west of Palapye, had shown no serious impact on the envir...
ADB funds $800 m project in Kashmir
The Asian Development Bank, a multilateral development financial institution, has pledged a grant of roughly $800m to carry out “reconstruction projects” in Jammu and Kashmir. The
India’s Shree Cement sees 34 per cent jump
India’s Shree Cement Ltd expects to post a 34 per cent jump in operating profit for the year ending March 31, 2005, a senior company official said on Monday. Cement dema...
Lafarge Romania sales Up 29.7 per cent
Lafarge Romania reported an increase in sales of 29.7 per cent in terms of value and a 7.8 per cent year-on-year growth in terms of volume in 2005, the company said on March 7,
Saudi Businessmen To Invest $169.9m in new plant
A group of Saudi businessmen will invest 637 mln Saudi riyals ($169.9m) in the construction of a cement plant near the capital Riyadh, it was reported on March 1, 2005. The inv...
Italcementi gets approval to take over Suez Cement
The Egyptian government has accepted an offer from Italian cement group Italcementi to acquire a majority shares of Suez Cement, Egypt’s largest cement group. Through its ...
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