Renewed demand from the Middle East boosts Indian exports
Renewed demand from the Middle East has pushed up export prices of cement by $10-$15 to around $40-$44 /t.
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Cement production slows down in China
Large cement enterprises in China produced a total of 504.04Mt of cement in the first seven months of this year, an increase of 17 percent over the same period last year.
Chia Hsin thrives on price rise
Cement maker Chia Hsin Cement Greater China Holding Corp saw net profit jump 80.73 per cent to US$12.29m in the first six months of this year, its first interim results since go...
Mary Nour wins first round
A local Mexican judge has authorised the Mary Nour to enter Tampico with its 26,200t of Russian cement after he rejected the arguments presented by Cemex, to stop the arrival of...
Govt undecided over SG saga
The Indonesian government has not yet decided if it would buy back shares in publicly listed cement producer PT Semen Gresik (SG) from Mexico-based cement giant Cemex SA to reso...
Markets await Ultra Tech’s listing
Indian stock markets are anxiously waiting for the listing of AV Birla group’s Ultra Tech Cemco, the new cement company carved out of Larsen & Toubro. It is yet to be listed on ...
Cement price rigging claims
Taiwan: Two ruling Democratic Progressive Party lawmakers urged the Cabinet-level Fair Trade Commission (FTC) Wednesday to rein in what they called price rigging and market mono...
Moldova’s rebels to sell Ribnita works
Moldova’s self-proclaimed region of Transdniestria said on Wednesday it has offered for sale 100 per cent of the Ribnita cement plant, as part of efforts to attract cash i...
Chilean mining and chemicals company SQM is to sell its
Chilean SQM sells share in Cemento Melón 14.05% share in cement company Melón. The announcement was made by the Santiago Commerce Exchange on August 18. 653,748.837 shares of th...
Govt to drop duties on cement imports
Honduras will remove duties on imported cement, La Prensa quoted commerce minister Norman García as saying. The move would be due to pressure from the construction industry, sa...
Alexandria Cement
Alexandria Cement posted 1H FY04 results ending June, wherein the company incurred a LE17.6 million net loss down from a net loss LE23.1 million recorded in the comparable perio...
Savinsky Cement posts higher outputs
Savinsky Cement Plant produced 408,000t of cement in Jan-July 2004, a 4.6 per cent rise versus the same period 2003. The packed products output increased 22.4 per cent to over 1...
Sinoma focuses on cement market
A major Chinese State materials group has decided to go part public by listing three of its subsidiaries on stock markets within two years. Sinoma, the China National Materials...
RMC: cementing a reputation for innovation
Environmental and technical challenges have forced RMC, the UK’s largest aggregates group, to come up with a range of interesting and innovative solutions for different st...
Halt the ban on Island Cement
Solid Cement Corp has asked the Court of Appeals to stop the government from banning the sale of its Island Portland Cement in the market, calling the cease and desist order iss...
Investors dwell on Boral’s uncertainties
Analysts were divided yesterday over Boral’s outlook, but the market seems to be voting with its feet. The company posted a bumper 2004, and gave an outlook that exceeded...
Dubai government helps cut cement prices
Since the Dubai government moved to cancel import duties on cement in early August, between 4,000 and 5,000 tonnes of cement have been shipped to Dubai. The government cut the d...
Design changes to St Lawrence
St Lawrence Cement Inc, said yesterday radical design changes it has made to a US$350m plant destined for Greenport, NY, should speed a five-year-old permit process and let cons...
Attock sells to Qatar
Attock Cement Pakistan Ltd (ACPL) has exported second consignment of 38,000t cement clinker to Qatar. This is the second export of cement clinker to the Gulf market. The compan...
Conch eyes faster China cement consolidation
China’s largest cement maker, Anhui Conch Cement Co, said Beijing’s efforts to cool its economy have curbed demand but will help to speed consolidation of the highly...
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