Rohrdorfer Zement Buys Austrian producer
German cement producer Rohrdorfer Zement has bought the stake of Austrian Hatschek Group in local cement producer Gmundner Zement Produktions- und Handels GmbH for an undisclose...
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Noteholders agree to Cemex debt buyback
Cemex said on Tuesday a majority of note holders agreed to its debt buyback offer for its 2009 notes and extended the consent date for its cash tender offer period on other debt...
Holcim Espana appoints new directors
Spanish cement manufacturer Holcim Espana has appointed two new members to its board of directors, with the aim of strengthening the company’s management structure. The n...
UK Castle warns of cement price hikes
Castle Cement has that warned cement prices are set to rise by 10% to 15% early next year. Mike Eberlin, Castle Cement’s commercial director, said the move has been prompt...
Construction materials price rise questioned
Philippine Administration Sen. Manuel B. Villar, Jr. yesterday called for an investigation into the recent hike in the prices of construction materials. "We are in the midst of...
Cement export price hits all-time high
Thanks to the construction boom in the Middle East on the back of robust oil prices, international cement prices have hit a record high. Cement exports out of India are now fetc...
Markets still holding up
In a quieter market linked to the absence of a lot of Asian players, all dry bulk markets remained firm. It is significant to see that even in these conditions, the Cape market ...
Wienerberger spends €151m
Wienerberger is moving into manufacturing in Great Britain through the acquisition of ten facing brick works from venture capitalists Cinven and Royal Bank of Scotland for €145m...
ACC now a Superbrand
ACC, India has earned the distinction of being the only cement Superbrand in the country. Superbrands announced its first list of top 100 brands in India and ACC is the only ce...
Grasim cement Sept despatches up
Grasim Industries has reported a year-on-year increase of 12.63 per cent in cement despatches for the month of September 2004, while its new group company UltraTech Cement has r...
Russian domestic cement output
In Jan-Sep 2004 30.5Mt of cement was produced in Russia, up 12.2% against the same period 2003.
Kharkov Stroyinvest new concrete plant
Kharkov Stroyinvest JSC in the Ukraine started the preparations for a new concrete bnatching plant, equipment for which was supplied from Germany. A new plant is expected to pro...
TPIPL to call meeting with creditors
TPI Polene Plc (TPIPL), the country’s third-largest cement producer, said it will call a meeting with creditors to consider the revision of the company’s business re...
Vietnamese production gains
Viet Nam has so far this year produced more than 18Mt of cement, a year-on-year increase of 7.3 per cent. In September alone, cement plants turned out over 2Mt, meeting the dome...
Pakistan cement sales rise to 3.2Mt
Tariq Saigol, chairman of All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA), has said that the strong growth in demand for cement was evident in the last fiscal year and con...
Cement Makers In India
Indian cement companies reported strong sales growth in September as exports surged and demand at home grew owing to the government’s infrastructure projects. The robust ...
Gov’t lifts ban on Solid
Philippine authorities yesterday lifted the ban on Solid Cement Corp’s Island Portland Cement after tests showed that samples have attained the minimum compressive strengt...
Fiji exports to Tahiti
Fiji will be working closely with its Pacific island neighbours in trade and economic opportunities as the region moves towards a Free Trade Area by 2012. Forum island leaders a...
Iran’s cement smuggled to Afghanistan
The rate of cement smuggling is on the rise in Khorasan Province, Northeastern Iran, according to Iran Daily. The cement shortage in Khorasan has paralysed those involved in con...
CDM accused of dumping cement?
CDM Mexico which is currently embroiled in the Mary Nour case has stated it will eventually start up a clinker grinding operation costing some US$30m using imported clinker but...
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