Ghacem to mine limestone for cement
The Marketing Director of Ghacem, Dr. George Dawson-Ahmoah has said "a limestone deposited in the Eastern Region will soon be mined to supply lime stone to our cement factories ...
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Duna-Drava plans HUF5bn development
Cement producer Duna-Drava Cement Kft (DDC) is planning developments at its factory in Beremend (southern Hungary) that could total as much as HUF 5bn.
Colombia cement sales at 500,244t March 2004
Colombian cement sales in March 2004 totalled 500,244t, exceeding the threshold of 500,000t, registered in September 2003, the Colombian Institute of Cement Makers, ICPC, said o...
Cementos Bío Bío reports 14 per cent sales growth
Cement company Cementos Bío Bío reported 14% YoY sales growth in the first quarter of 2004, due to better exploitation results and lower non-operating losses. The firm reported ...
Cement sector resumes growth
The Brazilian union of the cement industry SNIC (Sindicato Nacional da Industria do Cimento) expects a 2% increase in 2004 over an 11% fall in 2003. The sector has been falling ...
Qatar National Cement, French FCB-Ciment to build Qatar plant
Qatar National Cement Co. (QNCD.DO) and France’s FCB-Ciment have signed a protocol to establish a new cement plant to help meet rapid urban expansion in the tiny Gulf stat...
Lafarge names Blatz head of aggregates, concrete
Lafarge has put Jean-Charles Blatz in charge of its aggregates and concrete business following the departure of Charles de Liedekerke, it said on Monday.
Philippines Republic cement 1Q net lifted by acquisitions
Philippine producer Republic Cement Corp said it swung to a net profit in the first quarter after a substantial loss in the year-ago period on account of its recent acquisitions...
Indonesian producer loses Rp 14b in 2003
Cement maker PT Semen Cibinong, a subsidiary of Holcim , has recorded a loss of Rp14bn (US$1.5m) last year due in part to a decline in exports.
Cimpor increases first quarter cement volume by 3%
First quarter turnover at Cimpor rose by 4.3% to EUR321.4m, but the operating profit at the EBITDA level declined by 4.2% to EUR115.6m. After a similar percentage decline at th...
Yasuj cement factory opened
The Yasuj Cement Factory with a production capacity of 700tpd of gray cement was inaugurated on May 16. Located 25 kilometers from Yasuj-Gachsaran road the inaugural ceremony wa...
Holcim Shareholders Approve
Shareholders of Swiss cement company Holcim Ltd. Friday approved the firm’s capital increase and dividend payout, the company said. Holcim shareholders agreed to the capi...
Cement dealers protest
All Karachi Cement Dealers Association (AKCDA) has asked the government to take notice of the black marketing of cement by a government owned cement factory and ensure the free ...
Chinfon cement to invest extra US$162m
The Chinfon Cement Haiphong Co, a joint venture between Vietnam and Taiwan’s Chinfon Group, said Monday its plan to invest another US$162m to double the capacity of its fa...
China’s cooling may help majors
China’s move to rein in building industries to cool its surging economy is expected to wipe out thousands of small cement plants and give foreign firms a crack at the worl...
Grasim’s open offer in CemCo
Grasim Industries, a part of the AV Birla Group, will make an open offer to shareholders of Ultra Tech CemCo, the demerged cement business of Larsen & Toubro (L&T), at a price o...
Cementir boosted by Turkish recovery
The first quarter turnover at the Italian cement producer Cementir rose buy 13.7% to €71.4m while the EBITDA was little changed at €16.1m, though the trading profit advanced by ...
Enlarged Buzzi Unicem sells 6.1Mt of cement in first quarter
The first quarter turnover, consolidating Dyckerhoff for the first time, shows a 2.6% pro-forma decline to €544.9m, though when measured in local currencies there was an advance...
USA – Cement firm’s objection questioned
Rio Grande’s Tijeras plant in New Mexico faces stricter environmental pollution control legislation. Local public hearings in Bernalillo County have discussed the proposal...
USA – Holcim’s Three Forks works to burn tyres
Holcim’s Three Forks plant in Montana wants to replace some of its traditional coal and petcoke fuels by scrap tyres, a move which has generated protests from local pressure gro...
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