Tariffs on imports removed, Egypt
The Egyptian Minister of Foreign Trade and Industry, Rashid Mohamed Rashid, has announced that Egypt will remove tariffs on cement imports which amount to 10 per cent for unpack...
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CRH improves first half margins
First half turnover rose by 21.6% to EUR5,670.4m and the operating profit at the EBITDA level advanced by 35.3% to EUR624.4m, with the trading profit jumping by 57.2% to EUR384....
New orders for Land Instruments
The Model 4500 Premier dust monitor surpassed the competition as the choice for a leading cement manufacturer in Northern Ireland. The application involved monitoring dust level...
Markets still under pressure
While the iron ore & steel groups are building up their production capacities and stabilising their supplies through long term contracts, all dry bulk shipping markets remain un...
Titan completes Pennsuco enlargement early
Titan’s first half turnover increased by 7.9% to EUR5261.7m, which represents a 12.4 per cent advance at constant exchange rates. The operating profit at the EBITDA level rose ...
UAE producers agree not to export cement
The UAE cement producers agreed at a meeting on August 31, 2004 not to export cement until the situation on the local cement market stabilises, it was reported on September 1, 2...
Krasnoyarsk Cement to put third kiln into operation, Russia
Krasnoyarsk Cement should raise RUR20-25mln to put into operation its third kiln, General Director of Topkinsky Cement Igor Khrapov said. As of now, two kilns have been put into...
Argos to sell La Jagua coal mine, Colombia
Colombia’s leading cement producer Argos and its affiliates are to sell the La Jagua coal mine in César department to Swiss-based Glencore International, Argos said in a f...
St Lawrence asks for more time, USA
After revising its proposal to build a cement plant in Columbia County, St. Lawrence Cement Co. has asked the state Department of Environmental Conservation to hold off on its d...
Spanish producers first half rise
Spanish cement maker Cementos Portland Valderrivas SA posted a net attributable profit of EUR50.9m (US$61.5m) for the first half of 2004, a 5.1 per cent YoY decrease, the compa...
Consumption rises 2.67Mt in July, Indonesia
Indonesia’s cement consumption rose slightly by 1.8 per cent to 2.67Mt in July this year from the same period last year.
Excess supply hits southern cement firms, India
Lower price realisation has hit southern cement companies, as opposed to their northern counterparts, which have been thriving on higher exports. The revenues of southern compa...
Manufacturers explain cement price increase, Nigeria
Cement manufacturers in Nigeria have given insight to the continued escalation in the price of cements, attributing it to high cost of raw materials.
Cimpor thinking of expanding South Africa capacity
Cimpor is studying a possible investment in increasing the production capacity at South African subsidiary NPC - Natal Portland Cement, bought in 2002, a Cimpor spokesman told J...
Moctezuma’s Cerritos plant to double capacity in 2006, Mexico
Mexican cement company Corporación Moctezuma will launch a second, 1.3Mta cement production line in 2006 at its newly inaugurated plant in Cerritos, San Luis Potosí state, a com...
Cemex averts shutdown of Antipolo plant, Philippines
Two orders issued by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) over the weekend have averted the shutdown of the Antipolo plant of Cemex Philippines, whose Island Portland Ceme...
CRH may invest in China
CRH is weighing up the possibility of investing in two of the world’s largest but also most underdeveloped economies, China and Russia.
Helping to replenish coral reefs
Malaysia’s coral reefs have been highlighted in the media lately due to increasing stress from too many divers, El Nino and industrial accidents. Malaysia, like many other coun...
Indian tribe success in cement
While many US native Indians have diversified into tourism and gambling others have moved successfully into cement. Arizona’s tribes produce an estimated $1 billion a year...
Legal challenge to Boral’s take over of AdBri delayed
A hearing over a legal challenge to building group Boral Ltd’s takeover bid for Adelaide Brighton Ltd has been delayed today as the parties are yet to finalise evidence. ...
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