China’s output of cement in October
China produced 87,559,000t of cement in October 2004. The output in January-October reached 756,289,100t, up 15.3 per cent year on year, according to the National Bureau of Stat...
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More Russian cement to head for Mexico?
CDM plans to bring in another shipment from Russia despite an embargo on the first consignment. Importer CDM has been barred for the last five months from discharging 26,000 of ...
Numbers speak for themselves!
It is very hard this week to find other words than: strong, firm or even historical. Cape rates are now heading towards the US$110,000 per day for Brazil to Far East voyages and...
Companies that develop CDM methods "should be compensated"
Companies that develop methodologies used to approve emissions reduction projects under the Clean Development Mechanism should be compensated for their work.
Eagle Materials to buy remaining share of Illinois Cement
Eagle Materials Inc. announced today that it has entered into an agreement to purchase the remaining 50% interest in Illinois Cement Company joint venture for a purchase price o...
Cement firms yet to capitalise on Gulf demand
Northern Pakistan manufacturers have not been able to capitalise on rising cement demand from the UAE and other Gulf states as they are not quoting competitive prices which they...
India limits foreign fund buying in ACC
The Reserve Bank of India said foreign institutional investors cannot make new purchases of Associated Cement Companies Ltd. (ACC) without its approval, as their holdings had re...
Jebel Ali Cement Factory begins strategic expansion
The Jebel Ali Cement Factory has embarked on a strategic expansion plan to be carried out over five years, the first phase of which will have a new plant to be built at a cost o...
Defra welcomes voluntary changes to UK emissions trading scheme
Six leading companies involved in the UK Emissions Trading Scheme have restated their commitment to the scheme by offering to provide an additional 8.9Mt of carbon dioxide equiv...
Camargo Correa Cement to sell debentures
Brazil’s fifth biggest cement maker Camargo Correa Cimentos, a unit of local construction and engineering group Camargo Correa, is preparing the first debenture issue in i...
Mexico Cement Production Up to 2.77Mt in October
Mexico’s cement production increased 4.79 pct year-on-year in October 2004 to 2.77Mt, according to data of the national cement chamber (Canacem), released on November 29, ...
Portugal cement sales down
Cement sales in Portugal fell by 20.2 per cent year-on-year in October 2004, data from the Association of Portuguese Public Works Contractors (ANEOP) showed on November 29, 2004...
Deportation of Chilanga Boss Final
Zambian Home Affairs Minister, Ronnie Shikapwasha, has maintained that the deportation of Chilanga Cement managing director, Ian Coulter, is final. Lieutenant-General Shikapwa...
Soboce starting US$15m Tarija expansion
Bolivia’s leading cement producer Soboce plans to spend US$15m to quadruple the capacity of its El Puente plant in Tarija department, Los Tiempos reported. Soboce will e...
ZPA Picks Kenya’s Athi River Mining to Buy Ndola Lime
The Zambia Privatisation Agency (ZPA) has chosen Athi River Mining of Kenya as the preferred bidder for Ndola Lime Company. Other companies that tendered bids for Ndola Lime in...
Eurocement Group discloses cement output
In Jan-Oct 2004 Eurocement Group produced over 8Mt of cement 2004, a 13.2 per cent increase against the figure posted in the same period 2003, the company’s press service ...
Indonesian lawmakers call on govt to protect cement industry
The government should protect the domestic cement industry from foreign companies’ control which has been indicated as part of an international cement cartel, legislators ...
Candidates Apply for Saudi Tabuk Cement Co Board Members
A total of 22 candidates have applied for board members of Saudi cement producer Tabuk Cement Company (TCC), it was reported on November 28, 2004. The company has called a gener...
Cementir sees Aalborg, Unicon synergies offset by energy costs
Cementir SpA said the synergies from its recent acquisition of Danish firms Aalborg Portland and Unicon from FLS Industries AS will be offset over the next two years by higher e...
Mexico cement output up 4 per cent Jan-Oct
Cement production in Mexico rose 4.16 percent in the first 10 months of the year on strong demand from a buoyant housing sector and expanding public works amid an economic expan...
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