Turkish Adana Cimento Exports to Iraq at US$5.7m 2003
Turkish cement manufacturer and retailer Adana Cimento in Adana, southern Turkey, exported 160,000t of
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St Lawrence Cement Acquires a Sand and Gravel Operation in Ontario.
St. Lawrence Cement has acquired a a sand and gravel operation in Southwestern Ontario. This acquisition will secure proven reserves of approximately 50Mt.
Omani cement price increases 50 per cent
The price of cement in Oman has recently increased by 50 per cent, officials said. The price has been deliberately hiked by local traders of cement and building materials, altho...
ACC To Raise $100m For Expansion
ACC, India’s second largest cement maker, is likely to raise US$100m to fund a modernisation and expansion plan, reports the Financial Express.
Cement-makers want Indian firm
The BK Birla group is close to finalising a deal to sell its 1.5Mt cement company in India, Mangalam Cement Ltd.
Taiwan to invest 10bn yuan in mainland China
Taiwan Cement Corp (TW 1101) plans to invest 10bn yuan in mainland China over the next five years for production expansion and acquisitions, company president Leslie Koo said.
CRH stays silent on Portugal expansion
CRH was not willing to comment yesterday on a Sunday Business Post report naming it as one of a number of parties considering an offer for a 41 per cent stake in Secil, Portugal...
Siam Cement expands retail outlets
Siam Cement Marketing plans to open 150 new branches this year. This year Siam Cement Marketing plans to open 30 new Siam Cement Home Mart Max branches, up from 20 at present. T...
CKI’s concrete unit to merge with Hanson’s HK arm
Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings (CKI), controlled by tycoon Li Ka-shing, said it will merge its concrete unit Anderson Asia (Holdings) Limited with the Hong Kong arm of Hans...
Hawaiian Cement contract talks resume
Contract negotiators seeking to end a strike at Hawaiian Cement recessed tonight. But they plan to go back to the bargaining table on Tuesday 17 February.
Privatisation Commission suspends Thatta Cement sale process
The Privatisation Commission has suspended the process of sale of Thatta Cement Company Limited (TCCL) to Al-Abbas Group as the highest bidder has challenged it before the Sindh...
Thai firm looks at Mangalam cement plant in India
Ailing Indian firm Mangalam Cement Ltd says a Bangkok-based merchant bank has visited its plant last week, boosting its shares by 10 per cent on talk of a looming buyout in a se...
Dangote Spurs Demand for BCC Shares
Investors have started responding to the on-going restructuring in Benue Cement Company PLC, with increased demanded for shares of the cement manufacturing company.
Wienerberger increases trading profit by a quarter
Wienerberger AG, the world’s leading brick manufacturer, increased turnover by 10.4% in 2003, to Eur1826.0m. Organic growth was around 4%, with the initial contribution from Ko...
Capital Group and Holcim
In accordance with Article 20 of the Federal Act on Stock Exchanges and Securities Trading (Stock Exchange Act), Holcim Ltd was informed by The Capital Group Companies, Inc., Lo...
Holcim Romania certification
Holcim Romania, received three technical certificates from German technical certification company TUV Rheinland, it was reported on February 11, 2004. Holcim Romania received I...
TJCC to Set Up Joint Venture in Liaoning
Tangshan Jidong Cement Co., Ltd., TJCC , announced on February 8 that the company intended to inject investment in Chengxing Cement Company, a subsidiary of Liaoning Liaodong Ce...
Fuel burning decision delay
The UK Environment Agency has extended the deadline for making a decision on whether Lafarge can burn Recycled Liquid Fuel (RLF) at its cement works in Westbury. The deadline h...
Taiwan Cement group plans M&As
Taiwan Cement group will adopt an aggressive mergers and acquisitions strategy and will invest 8-10 bln yuan in five years in China to boost its cement capacity, the Commercial ...
Siam City Cement’s 2003 results
Thailand’s second biggest cement maker, Siam City Cement, reported lower fourth-quarter profits on Friday as expected after a stronger baht and higher shipping fees ate in...
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