Holcim reaches agreement with conservation groups, USA
Four area conservation organizations and Holcim (US) Inc. have reached an out-of-court settlement that clears the way for Holcim to proceed with construction of one of the world...
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Cemex completes cash tender offers
Cemex has completed cash tender offers for its 12.75% notes due 2006 and 9.625% notes due 2009, it announced.
Saudi producer results
According to local news reports, Saudi Southern Province Cement Company recorded SR 220.3m ($58.7m) net income in the first nine months of the current year compared with SR 203....
Profit boom for RAK Cement, UAE
The ongoing construction boom in the UAE sent profits spiralling 205 per cent upwards at Ras Al Khaimah Cement to USD18.9m in the first nine months of the year. Cement companies...
Lafarge sales growth set to slow in Q3
Lafarge SA is expected to report Thursday a slowdown in sales growth for the third quarter after weather-related strength in the first half, but will likely reiterate its full-y...
Anhui Conch 3Q net profit narrows, China
Anhui Conch Cement Co, China’s largest cement producer, said it earned a smaller net profit in the third quarter than in the same period last year, as government measures ...
Aditya Birla Group rolls out new cement brand, India
Aditya Birla group has floated its new brand of cement, UltraTech, which was earlier L&T Cement. Following the acquisition of L&T Cement, Grasim of the Aditya Birla group will h...
Production up by 16.1% To 1,126,000t in September, Ukraine
In September, cement production rose by 16.1 per cent or 156,000t compared with September 2003, to 1,126,000t.
Cementos Portland to invest EUR31m in Alcala de Guadaira Plant 2004-2006, Spain
Spanish cement maker Cementos Portland Valderrivas SA will invest EUR31m (US$38.4m) in its factory in Alcala de Guadaira, southern Spain, between 2004 and 2006, the company said...
PT Semen Gresik Tbk to focus on domestic market, Indonesia
State-owned cement maker PT Semen Gresik Tbk said it wil stop exporting cement in 2005 because of growing demand in the domestic market.
September domestic sales at 348,796t , Peru
Peruvian domestic cement sales stood at 348,796t in September 2004, up 4.1 pct YoY, the country’s Association of Cement Companies (Asocem) said.
Lafarge to build grinding plant for US$30m, Vietnam
Lafarge SA said it will build a cement-grinding plant in Vietnam at a cost of about US$30m.
Cement demand up 4.3% in first half, India
Domestic cement demand has grown 4.3 per cent in the first half of the current financial year, according to the figures released by the Cement Manufacturers Association (CMA).
Saudi Southern Province awards Chinese Sinoma US$240m contract
Saudi cement producer Southern Province Cement (SPC) has awarded a contract to Chinese engineering company Sinoma for the construction of a 900 mln Saudi riyal (US$240m ) cement...
Birlas line up Rs 200 crore for MP units
Birla Corporation’s cement division will invest Rs 200 crore in Madhya Pradesh in a new thermal power plant and for capacity upgrade.
Portugal cement sales seen at 8.13Mt in 2004
Portuguese investment bank Millennium bcp investimento (MBCPI) forecast the 2004 cement sales in Portugal to total 8.13Mt, down 0.1 per cent YoY.
Cyprus Sept 2004 cement sales up to 145,837t
Cement sales in Cyprus rose to 145,837 tonnes in September 2004, compared to 125,583t for the same month a year ago.
Cement prices in western India drop seven per cent
Cement prices in western India have fallen by about seven percent to 130 rupees per 50kg bag, as a slight drop in export demand forced some local firms to sell more in the domes...
Abyan cement factory Project starts, Yemen
Minister of Industry, Khaled Al-Sheikh and Eng. Ahmad Fareed, Governor of Abyan laid down at the start of this week, the foundation stone for the entrepreneurial project of Bate...
Demand up 3.8 per cent YoY, Spain
Cement demand in Spain increased 3.8 pct to 36.2Mt in the first nine months of 2004, the president of Spanish Cement Makers Association OFICEMEN.
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