The costs of rebuilding Iraq
According to a report in the US-based Newsday magazine, the cost of building materials in Iraq are rising rapidly. Bricks cost two to four times what they did before the US inv...
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No public inquiry into Lafarge plans
The Government has rejected calls for a public inquiry into Lafarge Cement’s plan to burn re-cycled liquid fuel in Westbury. The decision comes despite residents’ f...
Russian Inteko buys 90 per cent Of Pushka cement
Russia’s Inteko has purchased 90 per cent Of Pushka cement, announced First deputy chairman of the enterprise’s board of directors Ihor Slabousov.
Austrian Asamer & Hufnagl expands
Austrian building materials producer Asamer & Hufnagl considers expanding its operations to Libya as the US trade embargo has recently been lifted, it was reported on June 5, 20...
L&T plans to combine divisions
Engineering and construction giant Larsen & Toubro will be integrating its engineering construction and contracts (ECC) division and its engineering and construction (E &C) busi...
Turkey Q1 2004 cement output up to 6.76Mt
Turkish cement sector output totalled 6,756,902t in the first three months of 2004, up by 1.76Mt compared with the same period of 2003, data of the Turkish Union of Cement Produ...
India Gujarat Ambuja: cement industry to grow 7-8% To Grow
India’s cement industry is likely to grow 7% to 8% in the current fiscal year due to an expected increase in spending on roads and ports by the new government, a senior ex...
Australian cement bid ends up in court
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is seeking an injunction in the Federal Court to prevent Boral from taking any steps to acquire or exercise substantial influe...
Navigating in troubled waters
While charterers are now firmly back on the Cape market especially in the East with a higher number of fixtures reported and rates at least stabilised, Panamaxes and Handies are...
Pavilion Technologies Awarded Four Cement Process Patents
Pavilion Technologies, a world leader in Advanced Process Control (APC) and environmental compliance solutions, has been awarded four patents that enhance cement production effi...
Pakistan cement update
During the fiscal year 2003-04 the Pakistani cement industry expects to achieve about 82 per cent capacity utilization, resulting in a growth rate of 15 per cent compared to las...
Crown Prince visits Butra Heidelberg
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Pg Muda Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah consented to visit Butra Heidelberg Cement Sdn. Bhd. On arrival, HRH was greeted by the Chairman of Butra Heidelb...
Consolidation in India
Five years ago, the top five companies accounted for less than 34 per cent of the total installed capacity. Today With the top five companies set to corner nearly 60 per cent of...
L&T to integrate divisions
Toubro will be integrating its engineering construction and contracts (ECC) division and its engineering and construction (E &C) business as part of a grand five-year strategy t...
Esther Koplowitz in negotiations
Madrid: Esther Koplowitz could be close to signing a deal with Veolia, according to the newspaper Expansion. According to this source, some financial investors, (Ibersuizas, a U...
Lukavac renovation completed
With the official re-opening, Friday June 4, of the cement plant in Lukavac, Bosnian-Herzegovina the firm group Asamer & Hufnagl brought to completion one of the largest foreign...
Cement Shortage Hits Lusaka
A shortage of cement has hit Lusaka, forcing the prices of the commodity to rise to about K40,000 per 50 kg pocket from the recommended price of K32,000. And the Zambia Compet...
TXI to miss deadline
Cement maker Texas Industries Inc which was playing beat-the-clock with new air pollution rules, may have lost. However, Texas officials said they
ACCC moves to stop ABB
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has launched legal action to try to stop Boral’s takeover plans for cement maker Adelaide
Egyptian Misr Beni Suef
The net profit of Egyptian cement producer Misr Beni Suef Cement (MBSC) jumped to 6.99 mln Egyptian
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