Cement Firm Begins 50th Birthday Fete
Bamburi Cement has launched month-long celebrations to mark its Golden Jubilee. The firm’s managing director Didier Tresarrieu said in a statement that the celebrations w...
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Cement prices soar in provinces
The cement shortage in Lampung and Banten provinces, Indonesia, triggered by mechanical problems at the PT Semen Baturaja cement factory in South Sumatra, has propelled the pric...
UAE Gulf Cement to add new line
UAE cement maker Gulf Cement Company, based in the emirate of Ras al-Khaimah, is expected to sign on October 12, 2004 an agreement for the delivery of a new clinker production l...
Grounded ship off Fort Lauderdale
Tugboats pulled the grounded freighter Federal Pescadores into deeper water Sunday evening, clearing the way for divers to go in today to look for damage to coral reefs. The 546...
Everything could be for sale!
Since Gujarat Ambuja Cements acquired a 14.4 per cent stake in Associated Cement Companies (ACC) in 1999 it has been mooted as a `strategic alliance’, however Mr Anil Sing...
Lafarge substitute fuel to be decided, UK
Lafarge Cement UK wants to switch from burning coal in the cement kiln at its Aberthaw works and burn bonemeal as a partial substitute.
Yanbu Cement Jan-Sept 2004 net profit increase, Saudi Arabia
Saudi cement producer Yanbu Cement Company (YCC) posted a net profit of SAR337.5m (US$90m) for the first nine months of 2004, up by 12.9 per cent YoY.
Turkish Konya Cimento exports 90,000t cement to Iraq
Turkish building materials producer Konya Cimento has exported about 90,000t of cement to Iraq since March 2004.
Birlas to put UltraTech on fast track, India
The AV Birla group is looking at various measures to put UltraTech CemCo Ltd (UltraTech), which it acquired from Larsen & Toubro (&T), on the growth path. Apart from a Rs 200-cr...
Cemex focuses on China and India
Barely two weeks have passed since Mexican cement company Cemex reported the it had just finalized the largest acquisition in its history which dates back to 1992, however, the ...
Govt considers use of cement-concrete mix for roads
Delhi government is in an experimental mode these days. The latest technology being considered to make roads maintenance free and last longer is using the cement-concrete mix in...
INC plans to invest US$15mn next year, Paraguay
Paraguay’s state cement company Industria Nacional del Cemento (INC) plans to invest US$15m next year to optimize and increase production, local paper La Nación quoted INC...
Javedan Cement Ltd posts INR121.697m, India
Javedan Cement Ltd (JCL) has posted a record profit of Rs 121.697m during the year 2003-2004. According to JCL here on Thursday, for the first time the company has reported such...
Government testing center defends Island Cement test results
The Bureau of Research Standards (BRS) has belied accusations that its testing equipment for cement products are outdated, saying the results of the state-run testing center are...
Vietnam to face cement shortage Of 6.5Mt In 2005
Vietnam expects to face a cement shortage of about 6.5Mt next year, as demand is increasing faster than domestic supply, a government executive said. Next year’s requireme...
ACCC acknowledges Boral’s withdrawal of AdBri bid
The competition regulator today formally acknowleged that legal proceedings against Boral Ltd’s troubled $840m bid for Adelaide Brighton Ltd had been called off.
Export synergies
The stock price of UltraTech CemCo, the de-merged company from L&T, has been on rise in the last few days on huge growth potential from export market and also its synergies with...
Solid Cement says lab is outdated
Solid Cement Corp, Philippines, yesterday assailed a government-run cement testing lab which had given its Island Portland Cement brand a failing mark, saying the facility is ou...
Fight quarry threat to the white horse
UK campaigners yesterday urged residents living near a top Wiltshire tourist attraction to fight a cement giant’s plans to extend a quarry towards recreational land.
Cruz Azul begins US$300m plant construction
Mexican cement maker Cementos Cruz Azul began construction this week of a US$300m, 1Mta-capacity plant in Puebla state municipality Palmar de Bravo, the state government announced.
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