Egyptian cement demand
According to Al-Wafd newspaper (August 16, 2004), the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Trade and Industry reported that Egypt¹s cement production rose to 29,104,214t in 2003, up fro...
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Gresik climbs higher
Indonesian shares are higher Wednesday led by buying in cement maker Semen Gresik on news that the government will buy back Mexican company Cemexa’s 25.53% stake in Gresik...
Siam Cement Unit targets growth
Cementhai Sales & Marketing Ltd, a unit of Siam Cement PCL, targets sales to grow 15 per cent to 45 billion baht ($1=THB41.509), thanks to rising demand for construction materia...
Florida’s cement profits
The Bush Administration is busy passing out checks to help Floridians rebuild after Hurricane Charley, a gesture that no doubt is appreciated. There is, however, another way it ...
Philippines stops Solid sales
The Philippines’ Department of Trade and Industry Tuesday said it ordered the local cement making unit of Mexico’s Cemex to stop selling and distributing cement unde...
RAK White Cement sales up
Ras Al Khaimah White Cement and Construction Company has achieved a qualitative leap in its operations and investments, whereby its sales increased by 20 per cent against sales ...
Nigerian imports
About a fortnight ago, the Minister of Industries, Alhaji Mogaji Mohammed, visited the cement works at Okpella in Edo State, which are now being rehabilitated. Stating gover...
China’s export of cement in June
China exported 720,000t of cement valued at US$24.074m in June 2004. The export in January-June reached 2,750,000 tons valued at US$93.084m up 7.7 percent and 12.4 percent respe...
China growth emphasis
China should put more emphasis on sustainable growth and adjust its model of economic development to improve environmental quality and energy efficiency,
Brazil construction to resume growth
Brazil’s civil construction industry, one of the most affected by the past year’s recession, appears to have resumed growth after a year and a half of crisis, as...
India’s cement output up 8.49% in July
Cement production increased 8.49 per cent to 10.22Mt in July 2004 from 9.42Mt in the same month one year previous. Dispatches also rose by 8.76 per cent to 10.06Mt from 9.25Mt ...
Cimpor mulls purchase of Loma Negra
Portuguese cement company Cimpor - Cimentos de Portugal SGPS is studying the possibility of purchasing Argentine cement maker Loma Negra, it was reported on August 14, 2004. A...
Jordan Cement Factories H1 2004
Jordanian cement producer Jordan Cement Factories Co (JCFC) registered an 86.6 per cent surge in net profit to 22.79m Jordanian dinars (US$32.2m) for the first half of 2004 from
Misr Beni Suef posts profits H1 2004
Egyptian cement producer Misr Beni Suef Cement (MBSC) posted a net profit of 19.63m Egyptian pounds (US$3.2m) for the first half of 2004, up 15.7 per cent year-on-year. The
Siam City 2Q04 earnings slow
Siam City Cement (SCCC) reported a slow down in 2Q04 earnings with a net profit of Bt950mn down 21 per cent q-o-q but stable y-o-y. The quarterly slow down was the result of a ...
Mexican cement imports still stalled
Mexico’s federal customs agency has one month to decide whether to let cement company CDM (Comercio para el Desarrollo Mexicano) unload cargo at
Jakarta Offers to Buy Cemex’s Gresik stake
Indonesia’s government said it has moved to end a dispute involving Mexico’s Cemex SA by proposing to buy back the company’s stake in cement maker PT Semen...
Cement workers vote for strike
The Irish cement industry is on the verge of full scale industrial action after the majority union representing workers at Platin Cement in Drogheda voted unanimously to str...
AXA buys into HeidelbergCement
French insurer AXA has acquired a 9.28 per cent stake in cement maker HeidelbergCement, the German company said in a statement on Tuesday.
Sinai Cement posts higher profits
Egyptian cement producer Sinai Cement posted a net profit of 35.24 mln Egyptian pounds (US$5.7m) for the first half of 2004, up from 23.86 mln pounds (US$3.8m) in the same p...
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