Building materials sector to benefit from reconstruction
The deadly tsunami that struck Thailand’s southern provinces on Sunday will boost the cement, steel, construction material and shipping industries, while tourism will only be af...
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TPIPL earnings recovering, but slow debt refinancing
TPI Polene (TPIPL) is expected to report strong recovery in 4Q04 earnings, supported by improved product-to-feed margin for the petrochemical business, FX gains from the strong ...
Tsunami likely to push up cement offtake in South India
Indian cement makers expect a small increase in the offtake of cement in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and the Andaman & Nicobar islands due to reconstruction efforts after the destruction...
Taiwan Cement higher on 2004 earnings forecast hike
Taiwan Cement Corp was higher following the company’s move to raise its earnings forecast, dealers said. Taiwan Cement was up TR$0.20 at 21.10 on volume of 1.62m shares. The
Construction boom spurs India’s cement industry
Propelled by a boom in construction sector, the Indian cement industry recorded a growth of over seven per cent even though a slump in prices was seen towards the end of 2004. ...
New plant details for Yemen
Joint venture construction plans for proposed US$260m cement plant in Yemen links Saudi Eastern Province Cement and the Saudi Binladen group (SBG) of Saudi Arabia. Construction
Vietnam’s market forecast stable in 2005
The offices, included the Ministry of Trade’s market steering department, the State Bank of Vietnam, the Ministries of Planning and Investment, Finance, Industry and other...
Cimpor may have to shed shares in South Africa’s NPC
Cimpor will have to take a partner in its South African unit Natal Portland Cement and may have to transfer as much as 26 per cent under new legislation, Jornal de Negocios repo...
Kuwait tries to ensure smooth cargo movements to Iraq
The Kuwaiti Public Ports Authority (PPA) has recently held a meeting to discuss ways to ensure a smooth movement of coalition forces’ goods to Iraq, the Arab Times reporte...
Cement sales rise in Indonesia
Sales of cement on the domestic market rose slightly to 1.99Mt in Nov. 2004 from 1.97Mt in the same month in 2003. Data at the Indonesian cement association said exports rose to...
Construction plans for proposed 800,000tpa expansion
Malaysia’s Lafarge Malayan Cement bhd is now involved in a move that is aimed at reducing the group’s overall logistics costs to ship cement from its Langkawi plant to the...
News from Aceh province not good
The ABC’s Indonesia correspondent, Tim Palmer, has been following events in Aceh, “Well, the conditions in the capital are still very critical. There’s only electric...
Brooksville cement plant plans expansion
Florida Crushed Stone has announced plans for a $150m expansion that would more than double the amount of cement produced at its Brooksville operation. If approved by county, st...
Crisis team flies to Andalas
Reports that a crisis management team from Lafarge’s Paris headquarters has flown out to Indonesia to assist at the Andalas facility
Attock Cement to expand existing works
In view of the increasing demand for cement in the country and abroad, the Attock Cement Pakistan Limited (ACPL) has decided to
Nesher price rise announced
Nesher Cement, Israel has just announced that the price of cement would rise six per cent in January. It said this was because of
Cemex unaffected by Tsunami in Southeastern Asia
Cemex, the world’s third largest cement maker, does not expect its operations in southeastern Asia to be affected by the devastating tsunami
Buzzi Unicem buys more Dyckerhoff shares
Italian cement and concrete manufacturer Buzzi Unicem SpA purchased five million ordinary shares of German cement maker Dyckerhoff,
Victims lose it all, for companies it’s business as usual
The death toll continue to rise and reams are being written about the enormity of the tragedy that struck parts of South India on Sunday
China’s wholesale housing destruction
China’s wholesale housing destruction of its older neighbourhoods is slowing, with housing demolitions this year falling by more than half compared with 2003,
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