Bajil factory produces 360,000t in 2004
The Bajil Cement Factory, Yemen produced 360,000t of cement last year, an increase of 110,000t over 2003. "It is first time the factory achieved such an increase since 1973," ...
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Saudi Eastern Province to install new line
Saudi cement producer Eastern Province Cement Company (EPC) will install an additional clinker production line with a daily capacity of 3500tpd the company said in early February
Romanian Competition Council completes cartel report
Romanian competition watchdog said it completed its report on cartel agreement allegations against cement companies Lafarge, Holcim and HeidelbergCement, government sources
Sibirskiy Cement offers to buy Kamenskiy Cement
Russian producer Sibirskiy Cement has offered the regional authorities of Buryatia to buy Kamenskiy Cement Works. Earlier the company had already purchased a rough base in
Cement production jumps in 2004
Mexican cement production totaled 35Mt in 2004, a 9.4 per cent increase over 2003, local press reported. Thanks to government infrastructure works and increased construction and
Syria trade attractive: Iran’s envoy
Iranian Ambassador Mohammad Reza Baqeri said that Syria provides a conducive atmosphere for commercial activities by private Iranian companies, IRNA said. Speaking on
Cement shortage could get severe
There is a shortage of cement in Tucson and southern Arizona and it will likely become more acute this spring. So says David Bittel, plant manager at Arizona Portland Cement Co....
Larger kiln approved at cement plant
A special use permit was granted Monday for Florida Crushed Stone to build a larger state-of-the art cement kiln at their plant off U.S. 98 in Brooksville. The company will use ...
Chakwal Cement likely to get financing
Pakistan’s Chakwal Cement is likely to get Rsbn funding from a consortium of banks soon to run the plant and complete the target of production expected to start from next year.
LVT signs cement plant deal in China
LV Technology Plc (LVT), an engineering services provider specialising in the cement business, has entered a joint venture with Fuyang Co of China to provide engineering service...
Tangshan Jidong Cement acquires transport unit
Tangshan Jidong Cement Co Ltd said its board has decided to acquire a transport unit belonging to Hebei Jidong Cement Group, its parent company, for 44.11 million yuan
Brunei: new cement import allowance
Local contractors expressed their gratitude to the Government of His Majesty for allowing cement to be imported once again into this country, a move that the contractors believe...
Cement demand in Spain down
Cement demand in Spain dropped 0.19 per cent year-on-year to 3.4Mt in January 2005, the Spanish Cement Makers Association (OFICEMEN) said on February 16, 2005. Cement productio...
Maharashtra comes out top
Backed by a robust surge in demand from the housing sector in Mumbai and Pune, Maharashtra topped the charts in cement consumption reporting a 24% growth in January, the highest...
Ssangyong cement net profit tumbles in 2004
Ssangyong Cement Industrial Co said Thursday that its net profit plunged 56.42 per cent on-year to 83.2 billion won (US$81.04m) in 2004. Operating profit also sank 47.23 per cen...
Cement users to resist hike in prices
The Irish concrete industry is expected to fiercely resist an unwanted hike in the cement price which comes at a time when its own selling prices are under pressure. Three of the
Philippines’ SEC orders Cemco to set tender offer
The Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission has ordered Cemco Holdings Inc to make a tender offer to other shareholders of Holcim Philippines Inc, formerly known as Union ...
Invitation to tender
The Austrian company Asamer&Hufnagl announced to continue the investment program in its Bosnian cement factory Lukavac close to the town of Tuzla. Scope of the tender is for a
Cement consumption grows in 2004
Cement consumption in Brazil grew 1.1 per cent to 33.9Mt in 2004 compared to the year before, according to preliminary data from the country’s national cement industry uni...
Volume of business improving
The wait and see feeling which was widely shared last week doesn’t seem to be charterers’ view any longer. The volume of business this week has been firmer on almost...
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