Aggregate speeds Holcim deal
Aggregate Industries, the UK-based construction products group, has speeded up the timetable for its takeover by Holcim and could announce a pounds GBP1.8bn agreed deal as early...
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Saurashtra Cement plans 1.1Mt capacity expansion
Saurashtra Cement, belonging to the Mehta Group, has expansion plans to the tune of Rs 240 crore, which are currently under implementation. The group has similar plans of Rs 75 ...
Cement prices remain under pressure
Siam City Cement’s management has a positive view on the outlook for domestic cement demand this year and expects domestic cement consumption to expand by 10 per cent, compared ...
Gopeng declines YTL offer
YTL Cement said Gopeng Bhd has declined the general offer the cement company made for the latter’s 35.16 per cent stake in Perak Hanjoong Simen Sdn Bhd. YTL Cement said it...
Andalas seeks to double cement output
In view of the estimated rise in demand for cement in years to come, cementmaker PT Semen Andalas Indonesia (SAI) will speed up plans to build a plant in Langkat, North Sumatra,...
Sanghi to enter Mumbai cement market
Gujarat-based Sanghi Industries is set to enter Mumbai, the largest cement market in the country. The company is planning to launch its cement brand - Sanghi Cement - in the cit...
Businesses will be socially responsible if it pays
The winner of this year’s Guardian/Ashridge Business School MBA essay competition rejects any suggestion that companies are increasingly socially responsible. Corporate so...
Limestone deposit for sale
A large deposit of limestone is being offered for sale in southern Costa Rica. Totalling some 740 hectares with an excellent location just 40km from the port of Golfito on the P...
Cement company certified friendly
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) granted Holcim Lebanon the international certification ISO 14001 for its eco-friendly management system, the cement indu...
Sacu’s growth spurt pushes cement sales
Cement sales in the Southern African Customs Union (Sacu) increased 5.7 percent last month as economic growth spurred demand from the construction industry.
Corporates lend a helping hand
As the tsunami death toll continues to swell, corporate India is trying to chip in with relief and rehabilitation support. Gujarat Ambuja Cements Ltd has announced a sizeable co...
Downsizing the owner/driver fleet
Cement Australia is planning to lift the number of directly employed truck drivers in NSW and Queensland, continuing the transport industry’s move away from the traditiona...
Indonesia’s Dec cement demand up
Indonesia’s domestic cement consumption was 20.8 per cent higher in December than a year earlier, while full-year sales rose a higher-than-expected 9.1 per cent, industry ...
Lipetskcement produces more
Lipetskcement produced over 1.6Mt of cement in Jan - December 2004, a seven per cent rise against the same period 2003 when the plant made over 1.5Mt of cement, up 3.2 per cent
Colombian Argos closes sale
Colombian cement producer Cementos Argos closed a $110m deal for the sale of Colombian coal mine La Jagua to Swiss commodity company Glencore International, it was reported on J...
Akmenes Cementas sales 2004
Akmenes Cementas, the only manufacturer of cement in Lithuania, has announced that its sales last year climbed 16.7 percent to 104.5 million litas (Euro 30.3m). Virginija Berez...
Strabag to build cement works in Kiralyegyhaza
Hungarian construction company Strabag Rt may start the construction of a cement plant in Kiralyegyhaza, southern Hungary, worth around US$140m, it was reported on January 13, 2...
Proposed sale of Tuban cement plants rejected
The Lower House of Parliament’s (DPR) Commission VI has rejected a government plan to settle its dispute with Cemex SA with the sale of PT Semen Gresik cement plants Tuban...
Markets regain upward momentum
With overall demand still very firm the market remains on the edge and will react upwards to any return of charterers. This week Cape rates have made a U-turn regaining almost a...
Plume source identified
With six more months to complete research, Lehigh Southwest Cement Plant is confident it will solve a mysterious plume that has plagued the site for the past several months. The...
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