US Builders Group seeks suspension of Mexican cement
Citing rising cement prices and tight supply, a group representing US construction firms has called for suspension of punitive tariffs on imports of Mexican cement.
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Lafarge eyes buyouts to increase capacity , India
Cement major Lafarge India will explore acquisitions to enhance its manufacturing capacity in view of the growing demand for cement.
Grasim offer for CemCo oversubscribed
Fifteen months after it opened its ambitious gambit for L&T’s cement business, the Aditya Birla group is poised to finally take control of Ultra Tech CemCo Ltd, into which...
Pricing panel formed, UAE
A joint committee comprising representatives of the Ministry of Economy and Commerce, UAE Contractors Association (UCA), cement manufacturers and concrete retailers has been for...
May domestic sales rise, Peru
Peru’s domestic cement sales increased 3.6 per cent month-on-month to 303,613t in May 2004, the National Association of Cement Makers (Asocem) has said.
Construction of new plant can begin by year-end, Azerbaijan
Construction of a new cement plant can begin in Azerbaijan before the end of this year and it will take two to two years and a half to build it, Minister for Economic Developmen...
Cement consumption grows nine per cent, Kenya
Cement consumption in the domestic market has recorded remarkable growth giving indication of increased activity in the building and construction sector
Calls on US to lift cement tariff
A June 9 "Flash Report" from the Portland Cement Association found "tight supplies" in all or parts of 23 states. Many of the states not yet reporting problems are on the northe...
Cement vessel seized
Bangladesh: District detective branch of police seized a cargo vessel MV Shamin with large quantity of cement of Indian origin near Tarabo Ghat under Rupganj police station yest...
Institutions will make good
The AV Birla Group company Grasim Ltd¹s open offer for 30 per cent of Ultra Tech CemCo, the demerged cement business of Larsen & Toubro, is likely to sail through with the finan...
Unpaid tax claim
Philippines: Davao City Councilor Liborio V Lumain urged incoming members of the 14th City Council to thoroughly investigate the unpaid taxes of the Bacnotan Cement Corporation ...
Top EU Court Says Portugal was wrong
Europe’s top court said Tuesday that the Portuguese government was wrong to attempt to block the takeover of cement company Cimpor. The verdict represents a blow to gover...
Nepal Maoists abduct workers
Maoists have abducted at least 140 workers of Udaypur [southeastern Nepal] Cement Factory Tuesday. According to our Udaypur correspondent, a group of over 50 Maoists abducted th...
HeidelbergCement Romania
HeidelbergCement Romania, the local subsidiary of German cement maker HeidelbergCement, expects a 10 per cent year-on-year rise in its turnover for 2004 to about Euro 130m, Ziar...
Savinsky increases output
From January through May 2004, the Russian Savinsky cement works, part of Eurocement, made 270,000t of cement, a 20 per cent boost year-on-year. The factory made 62,000t of pac...
Cement scarcity in Monrovia
The local Leocem Cement manufacturing Company has warned that distributors who hoard or profiteer in the sale of cement will lose their contracts. Speaking to Journalists at th...
Mexico anti-dumping
In response to requests from interested parties, the Department of Commerce is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on gray portland cement and clin...
Growth in cement demand noted
Continued growth in South African cement demand from rising levels of infrastructural spending and buoyant housing construction prompted by lower interest rates helped Pretoria ...
Start summer scale-down
With spring coming to an end and the summer to commence, business is starting to scale down to summer levels as could be expected. All bulk rates continued to be under pressure ...
Carpatcement inaugurates new line
Carpatcement yesterday inaugurated, at the Casial Deva cement plant, the first automated line in Romania using alternative fuels. including used tyres in cement production, the ...
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