CO2 trading targets too generous, say environmentalists
The European Union is at the centre of a new row between governments, industry and environmental campaigners over its ambitious new CO 2 emissions trading scheme, which came int...
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CECO Environmental receives new order
CECO Environmental Corp reported today that its wholly owned subsidiary Kirk & Blum has received three orders totaling approximately $900,000 for three separate dust collection
Bam - one year after
A year after an earthquake that killed at least 30,000 people in just seconds, and on the surface not much has changed. The mangled remains of a lost city are strewn across this...
Holcim to help Tsunami victims
As a sign of its deep sense of shock at the immense scale of the natural disaster in Asia and a token of our solidarity with the people affected, Holcim Ltd has decided to make ...
Markets weaken over holiday period
The level of business has been particularly low since our latest report 15 days ago. This slow mood has translated into lower rates with the Capes falling down under the $100,00...
Saudi-Kuwaiti Paper Factory
A paper factory, jointly owned by Saudi cement maker Yanbu Cement Company (YCC) and Kuwaiti paper bag manufacturer Shuaiba Paper Products Co, will produce some 70 million cemen...
Westbury wins battle but war not over
Campaigners fighting plans to burn toxic waste liquids at a cement works last night pledged to take their battle all the way to the European courts, after they lost their bid to...
Shree Cement stock – good performance
The Shree Cement stock has been among the best performing cement stocks in 2004, having gained around 70.3 per cent versus a 28.93 per cent rise for the industry leader Gujarat ...
Garadagh Cement confirms upgrade
The executive board of Holcim is prepared to sanction the overhaul of the cement plant of the owned joint-stock company Garadagh Cement in Baku this year. Azer-press learned ...
Stake acquisition of Suez Cement by Ciments Francais
The 5.8 per cent stake acquisition of Suez Cement by Ciments Francais was executed yesterday at a price pertaining to US$12.87/share.
More Indian consolidation expected
Year 2005 is likely to witness a phase of consolidation in the cement industry. There are several small players in the country, both profitable and ailing, that could be on the ...
Gujarat cement companies raise prices
In what could possibly be one of the highest price increases in a single day, cement manufacturers have joined hands to hike cement prices in Gujarat by a whopping Rs500 per ton...
Hong Kong-listed Anhui Conch raises stake
Anhui Conch Cement Co Ltd (ACCCL) and its subsidiary, Huaining Conch, are to acquire for 131.32 mln yuan a total of 49 per cent stake in Shuangfeng Conch, a producer of cement a...
Indonesia’s Semen Gresik may cut cement exports
Indonesia’s largest cement maker PT Semen Gresik may have to ask its units PT Semen Padang and PT Semen Tonasa to cut exports to anticipate increasing demand from the tsun...
CRH sees FY pretax profits rising
CRH said its full-year profit before tax is expected to break the Euro 1bn level (2003: Euro 864m) for the first time. The group has performed strongly in 2004 with good full ...
More plans from Vietnam
The State-owned Vietnam Cement Corporation has a plan to build a further eight cement plants and cement production lines. The new plants will include the Binh Phuoc Cement Plant...
News from Andalas
Semen Andalas’ head of corporate communications Tri Rahman Batara says that its Lhonga plant had been seriously damaged by the 26 Dec tsunami that has claimed more than 94...
Saudi Yanbu Cement Awards German KHD major
Saudi cement producer Yanbu Cement Company (YCC) has awarded German company KHD Humboldt Wedag AG an additional 13.4 mln Saudi riyal ($3.6m) contract for the expansion of the cl...
Holcim Bulgaria posts growth
Holcim Bulgaria, the cement works in the village of Beli Izvor, registered about 40 per cent growth and purchased new assets in 2004, the management said. The enterprise is repo...
Grasim, ACC post higher December despatches
Aditya Birla group company Grasim has reported a 2.95 per cent rise in its domestic cement despatches at 1.141Mt for December 2004 over 1.108Mt in the same month last fiscal. Gr...
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