Lafarge Opens EUR50m plant in Serbia
Lafarge said it would open a EUR50m ($63m) upgraded cement plant in the Serbian town of Beocin.
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Anhui Conch sees pick-up after slow quarter , China
The mainland’s largest cement producer Anhui Conch Cement expects a stable fourth quarter this year after a sharp rise in energy costs brought what analysts call a "disast...
Italy’s Buzzi launches US bonds worth $172m
Italy’s Buzzi Unicem has issued a total of $172m in senior unsecured notes via private placements in North America to fund a stake purchase in cement maker Dyckerhoff, the...
Lafarge 9-month sales up 5.7 per cent, keeps outlook
Lafarge reported a 5.7 per cent rise in 9-month sales on Thursday, thanks to higher cement prices in the United States and Europe, and reiterated its guidance for the full year....
Yamama Cement Co Jan-Sept 2004 net profit reaches $119.8m, Saudi Arabia
Saudi cement producer Yamama Cement Company (YCC) registered a 59.8 per cent YoY increase in net profit to 449.4m Saudi riyals (US$119.8m) for the first nine months of 2004.
Cement consumption up 3.78% in nine months, Spain
Cement consumption in the nine months to September was up 3.78 percent from the same period a year earlier at 36.23 metric tones, industry association Oficemen said. Production ...
Hawaiian Cement parent acquires quarry
North Dakota-based Knife River Corp., parent of Hawaiian Cement, has acquired Pohakulepo Quarry on Maui for an undisclosed price.
Cemex vows free cement for government project, Philippines
Cemex Philippines president Jaime Ruiz de Jaro has offered to supply free cement for eight bridges along the Alegria-Malabuyoc national road.
Qatar National Cement Co profit reaches US$36.3m Jan-Sept 2004
The Qatar National Cement Company (QNCC) registered a net profit of 132m Qatari riyals (US$36.3m) in the first nine months of 2004, up from 111m riyals (US$30.5m) in the same pe...
Budget boost to increase INC 2004 production, Paraguay
Paraguay’s government has passed a law increasing state cement company Industria Nacional del Cemento’s (INC) annual budget by 46.1bn guaraniés (US$7.7m), local pape...
ENCI cuts 470 jobs
Cement manufacturer ENCI announced plans Tuesday to cut 270 jobs in the Netherlands and a further 200 in Belgium.
Texas Industries Names Rogers Chairman, USA
Texas Industries Inc., a supplier of cement, concrete and steel products, said Robert D. Rogers was named chairman Tuesday at the company’s annual shareholder meeting.
SG wraps up Semen Padang audit with negative adjustment, Indonesia
State-owned PT Semen Gresik (SG), the country’s largest cement producer, has completed a forensic audit on its subsidiary PT Semen Padang, with possible losses resulting f...
Gujarat Ambuja July-Sept quarter net leaps, India
Gujarat Ambuja Cements LtdIndia’s third-biggest cement maker by capacity, said quarterly profit surged as it benefitted from a boom in export prices.
ENCI To Stop Marl Extraction at Sint Pietersberg, The Netherlands
Dutch cement factory ENCI will stop extracting marl from the quarry near Sint Pietersberg southern Netherlands, regional media said. NCI will inform its personnel, workers&rsquo...
Podilskyi Tsement increases output 15.1%, Ukraine
The Podilskyi Tsement company (Kamianets-Podilskyi, Khmelnytskyi region), which is one of the three largest producers of cement in Ukraine, increased its output by UAH 10.489m o...
Misr Cement Qena nine-month 2004 revenue up, Egypt
The preliminary financial results of Egyptian cement producer Misr Cement Qena show a 50 per cent YoY increase in revenue for the first nine months of 2004, the company said in ...
Lafarge Malayan Cement acquires Mutiara Kuari, Malaysia
Lafarge Malayan Cement Berhad announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Lafarge Aggregates Sdn Bhd (LASB), has signed an agreement to acquire the entire issued and paid up sh...
China cement forecast
Demand for cement in China will advance 5.4 percent annually and exceed 1bn tonnes in 2008, driven by slowing, but healthy growth in construction expenditures. Cement used in Ch...
UltraTech begins debt revamp
Ultratech Cement, a subsidiary of Grasim Industries, has begun its much-touted debt restructuring programme and has already reduced its debt burden to Rs 1,550 crore, from Rs 1,...
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