Efforts to revive CCI unit gather pace
The re-opening of the Adilabad unit of the Cement Corporation of India (CCI) in September looks certain, as efforts for its revival have gathered momentum. It is learnt that pos...
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Mexican firm cuts energy bill
Cemex, the biggest cement producer in the U.S., has cut its energy bills by 17% in the past four years. The company is reaping the benefits of an ambitious decadelong effort to ...
New face at Siam Cement
Chantanida Manotaya may be a newcomer to Siam Cement, but the No 2 in the corporate treasury department of Thailand’s largest industrial conglomerate has wasted no time in tryin...
Indonesia to have sufficient cement supply until 2010
Indonesia will have a sufficient supply of cement until 2010 as its production capacity more than matches local demand, Director General of Chemical and Forestry Industry at the...
Gresik to expand cement capacity
Indonesia’s Semen Gresik to expand cement capacity by 5.3Mt - report news sources in Jakarta. State-owned PT Semen Gresik, the country’s largest cement producer, pla...
Bangadesh seminar
"Portland Composite cement has better characteristics than the ordinary Portland Cement," said HeidelbergCement Bangladesh Limited Managing Director Engineer Mark Van Kempen. He...
Northern Cyprus cement sales
The Cyprus Govt Commerce Committee is considering investigating a company’s intention to sell cement to developers in the occupied north. Government spokesmen said they were con...
Grasim favours use of wastes
Grasim Industry favoures an extensive use of all forms of wastes including flyash in the cement production. Industrial wastes including flyash should be used more in the product...
Dragon concerns
Neighbours for a Safe Dragon, the group of US Mid-coast residents concerned about air emissions and pollution control at Dragon Products cement works in Thomason, New England, h...
St Lawrence wants permit delay
State Environmental Conservation Commissioner Erin Crotty is expected to decide next week whether to delay decisions key to construction of a $353m cement manufacturing plant in...
GACL additional cement mill complete
Gujarat Ambuja Cements Ltd (GACL) has announced the completion of its cement-grinding unit at Darlaghat in Himachal Pradesh. The capacity of this plant has now increased by 600,...
Grasim plans to jack up cement output
Grasim Industries Ltd, the AV Birla group flagship, is poised to expand the capacity of its cement division by 4Mt. Sources said following the acquisition of Larsen & Toubro’s c...
Holcim plans to reduce workforce
Holcim plans to reduce the workforce at its Obourg factory in Belgium as part of a cost-cutting program. The reorganization is necessary to make the plant competitive in the Eu...
Port needs deeper channel, focus on cement
The financially troubled Port of Sacramento’s best chance of survival is a deeper channel and a concentration on building up its cement cargo traffic, according to a study...
Votorantim and Lhoist create Belocal
The Brazilian cement manufacturer Votorantim Cimentos and the Belgian Lhoist have created a joint venture in the lime segment. Known as Mineracao Belocal, the company will integ...
Republic Cement to issue P1.35-B convertible notes
Republic Cement Corp. yesterday said it will issue P1.35 billion in convertible loan notes to Lafarge Cement Philippines, Inc. in exchange for its stake in Continental Operating...
Cement takes beating in southern India
After holding on for months, cement prices have finally taken a beating in the southern states during the last 3-4 weeks, with Tamil Nadu witnessing the sharpest decline at Rs 2...
TCL announces expansion plan
Trinidad Cement (TCL) plans to spend up to US$161m expanding and upgrading its facilities over the next four years, the Trinidad Guardian reported. The company, which experienc...
Cement sales jump 24 percent
Pakistan cement sales have recorded a growth of 24 per cent in August, as total cement sales stood at 1.292 million tons compared to 1.044 million tons of same period last year....
ACC, Ambuja Cement august shipments rise
The Associated Cement Companies (ACC) recorded dispatches of 1.246Mt in Aug 2004 compared to 1.18Mt in Aug 2003. Ambuja Cement recorded dispatches of 1.08Mt compared to 0.95Mt i...
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