Rise in cement sales, India
Two Indian cement majors have released shipment figures for July have reported increases in sales , YoY with one of them reporting a steep spurt in sales.
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Tourah Cement Co Q104 net profit soars, Egypt
The net profit of Egyptian cement company Tourah Cement Co soared to E£42.38m EUR5.7m in the first quarter of 2004 from 7.36 mln EUR987,000 in the same period of 2003. The grow...
Customs to decide on Russian cement imports
Mexican company CDM (Comercio para el Desarrollo Mexicano) is expected to submit documents by Friday (Aug.6) to the federal customs authority to receive permission to import cem...
HeidelbergCement to build plant in Kyiv, Ukraine
HeidelbergCement is to build a ready-mix concrete plant in Kyiv according to the company’s main operations director of the northern region of the Central Europe, chairperson of ...
Cement prices to hold steady, Vietnam
Cement prices will be maintained at their current levels for the rest of 2004 despite the surge in the price of imported clinker, Tuoi Tre quotes Deputy Minister of Construction...
Semapa, CRH’s Secil faces EUR900,000 cost from Outao fire
Semapa, the Portuguese cement maker jointly owned by Semapa SGPS and CRH PLC, said it faces a cost of 900,000 eur from a fire at its factory at Outao in Serra da Arrabaida last ...
HeidelbergCement Q2 pretax flat at EUR204m
HeidelbergCement AG said its second quarter pretax profit fell to 204 mln eur from 207 mln on foreign exchange losses, while sales rose.
Japan to launch greenhouse trade market
The Japanese Environment Ministry will set up a market in fiscal 2005 for transactions of greenhouse gas emissions among companies
Nirma plans to set up cement unit
In an expansion exercise, Nirma Limited, India has decided to set up a cement manufacturing project with a capacity of producing 1.2Mta at an estimated outlay of Rs 400 crore.
Martin Marietta shipments up by 5.2%
Martin Marietta Materials saw first half turnover improve by 6.7% to US$819.9m and the operating profit at the EBITDA level increase by 12.9% to US$12.9%.
Cement Contractor Invests $18m
Shareholders of Devcon International Corp, a publicly held $55 million contractor known for its Caribbean construction and concrete businesses, have approved the creation of a s...
Indian shares lower on soaring oil prices
Shares are expected to fall for a second straight day on Wednesday, with sentiment weighed down by record high oil prices, brokers said.
Vietnamese cement prices must remain stable
Deputy Minister of Construction Tong Van Nga urged businesses to strive to maintain stable prices of cement through the end of this year.
Duty waived
Dubai Crown Prince General Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has ordered the waiver of customs duty and storage fees on cement imported by Nakheel
Africa calling
Lafarge, is reportedly broadening its investment in Africa. Its president for Africa, Tony Hadley, who was in the country for the announcement of Bamburi’s half-year resu...
Lafarge North America Reports 2Q
Lafarge North America Inc, the leading supplier of construction materials in the US and Canada, today reported second-quarter 2004 net income of $102 million, or $1.34 per sha...
Cemex steps up the pressure
With claims that the crew of the Mary Nour are carrying SARS infections, that the Russian cargo is possibly contaminated by radiation and thousands of Mexican workers are about ...
Indonesia Gresik Q2 net soars on sales
Semen Gresik reported on Tuesday a jump in second-quarter net profit as new construction spurred demand and historically low interest rates reduced debt payment costs.
Qatar Quarry imports
The newly-established building materials trading firm Qatar Quarries and Building Materials Company received on July 29, 2004 its first shipment of 65,000t of gabbro (volcanic r...
Vicat sales rise
French building materials supplier Vicat SA reported sales of Euro 792m for the first half of 2004, a 10 per cent rise from the first six months of 2003.
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