Group ’not supplying’ cement for West Bank barrier
CRH has firmly denied that Israeli group Mashav, in which it owns a 25 per cent shareholding, is supplying cement or concrete to the security barrier being built by Israel in th...
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Cima to issue Islamic bonds
Malaysia: Cement Industries of Malaysia Bhd. said Monday its Negeri Sembilan Cement Industries Sdn. Bhd. subsidiary has received regulatory approval to issue 330 million ringgit...
ACC Apr-Feb cement production up
India: Associated Cement Companies cumulative cement production for the months April, 2003-February 2004 was at 13.877Mt, against 12.520Mt in the corresponding period last year,...
Tam Diep set to open this year
The Viet Nam Cement Corporation (VNCC) has set a target of putting Tam Diep Cement Factory into operation by the 4th quarter of this year. It will also speed up the construction...
Gresik’s Jan Cement Sales +3.8 per cent
PT Semen Gresik, an Indonesian cement maker, Monday said cement sales in January rose 3.8 per cent on-year to 1.233Mt due to an increase in domestic sales. Semen Gresik&rsqu...
Turkey production up
The cement association Turkiye Cimento Mustahsilleri Birligi announced that cement production increased by 7.2 per cent y/y in 2003 to 35Mt. Domestic sales and exports also incr...
Mumbai cement prices
Retail cement prices in Mumbai may rise by Rs 5 per 50 kg bag, while the prices in Gujarat are likely to jump up by Rs 10 per a 50 kg bag. While prices in Mumbai will stand at ...
Larsen & Toubro says Feb shipments up
Larsen & Toubro Ltd, India’s No 2 cement maker, said on Monday total shipments of cement and clinker in February rose 6.6 per cent from a year earlier to 1.35Mt. Cement s...
Siam City Cement named the best
Siam City Cement Plc (SCCC), Thailand’s second largest cement manufacturer, has been named the best company in Thailand, followed by Kudu Co and Land & Houses Plc, in the ...
Lafarge offers to buy stake in Gresik?
Indonesia’s largest cement firm PT Semen Gresik reportedly said French cement group Lafarge SA has expressed interest in acquiring a stake in the company, replacing Mexica...
Aggregate Industries raises stake
Aggregate Industries increased turnover by UK£5.9m in 2003 to UK£1458.9m (US$2392.6m) but unfavourable trading conditions in the United States and a falling US dollar reduced th...
Towards the doldrums ?
Contrary to last week when all dry bulk markets were on their way up, rates have experienced a rather severe correction especially since the middle of the week. With a lack of a...
Blended cement for Northern Ireland
Lafarge Cement Ireland has signed an agreement with Civil and Marine Slag Cement Ltd which will increase Lafarge Cement’s range of products available in the Irish Market. ...
Lucky Cement H1 profit rises
Lucky Cement Ltd posted an increase of 89.6 per cent in its half year net profit to Rs 275m compared to Rs 145m same period last year on the back of improved margins and higher ...
IFCD buys cement from black market
Sidetracking the practice of procuring its required quantity of cement from the Cement Corporation of India, the state irrigation and flood control department, IFCD has purchase...
Vietnam: work on new plant begins
Construction of the northeastern region’s largest cement plant kicked off in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai on Sunday. The Yen Binh cement plant, which is ex...
Cement Company contract denied
Nairobi: A parastatal boss has denied responsibility for a multibillion-shilling contract signed with a cement dealer last year. Lawyer Desterio Oyatsi, for East Africa Portland...
Indonesia appoints new negotiator
The government has appointed a new negotiator, Brigitte Stern, in the arbitration proceedings with Mexico’s Cemex Asia Holding Ltd over the sale of state-owned cement firm...
Holcim to accept Azerbaijan claims?
The Minister for Economic Development Farhad Aliyev told Azer-press that the decision of the board of Holcim to replace the board and chairman of the board of Garadagh Cement is...
Belarusian cement to Finland
The state-run Belarusian cement plant, Mogilev oblast, has supplied the first 500-ton consignment of the cement of the highest standard ³550² to Finland. Specialists of a Finnis...
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