Boral acquires two cement companies in Queensland
Building products firm Boral Ltd, which is engaged in an A$840 million (US$619.25 million) takeover bid for cement and lime company Adelaide Brighton, has acquired two readymix ...
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Lafarge acquisition
Lafarge has acquired the EBRD`s 23 per cent shareholding in Lafarge Polska, which is made up of Lafarge`s cement and aggregates & concrete operations in Poland. The transaction ...
UK – SEPA calls Scottish companies for EMS sign-up
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) is calling Scottish companies to sign up for the remas project, a three-year study to examine environmental management systems ...
Boral in A$840m bid for AdBri
Boral Ltd yesterday offered A$840 million for Adelaide Brighton Ltd, sending its shares soaring by 35 per cent. Boral is offering A$1.55 per share for cement and lime producer ...
40% tariff on imported brands
The anti-dumping and Subsidies Commission in Jamaica has recommended an immediate combined 40 per cent tariff on the importation of portland grey cement, despite continuing argu...
40% tariff on imported brands
The anti-dumping and Subsidies Commission in Jamaica has recommended an immediate combined 40 per cent tariff on the importation of portland grey cement, despite continuing argu...
Qatar National Cement
The Qatar National Cement Company (QNCC) expects its sales to exceed 1.5Mt of cement in 2003, up 200,000t, compared to the company`s sales in 2002, it was reported on December 1...
Protest on cement price hike
Andhra Pradesh Builders Association (APBA) is contemplating to ask the builders to declare a `construction holiday` for some time in protest against the rapid rise in the price ...
Protest on cement price hike
Andhra Pradesh Builders Association (APBA) is contemplating to ask the builders to declare a `construction holiday` for some time in protest against the rapid rise in the price ...
Cement Akmenes income decline
Akmenes Cementas, the nation`s only cement producer, reported a seven per cent decline in eleven-month sales y/y, from 91.3 to 84.9 million litas (26.4 to 24.6 million euros), L...
Dyckerhoff CEO to step down
Dyckerhoff CEO Peter Steiner is to step down after just a year at the top of Germany`s number two cement maker to become finance chief at engineering group mg technologies, Dyck...
Indian cement firms seek excise duty rollback
The Indian cement industry wants the hike in excise duty announced by Finance Minister Jaswant Singh in Budget 2003-04 to be rolled back.
Malaysia`s Tasek Corp sells
Cement manufacturer Tasek Corp Bhd has sold 10. 01 million shares, or a 23.63 per cent stake, in Rock Chemical Industries Bhd at 2.00 rgt per share, a company statement said.
Demand to boost SCC profits
Siam Cement Plc, the country`s largest industrial conglomerate, said over the weekend it expects to continue seeing robust earnings growth this year and in 2004 on the back ...
Indonesia`s Semen Gresik down
State-owned cement company PT Semen Gresik was lower following news the government plans to help Mexican Cemex SA find a buyer for its 25.5 pct stake in Semen Gresik, dealer...
Mykkolayivcement increase
During January-November 2003, Mykolayivcement OJSC (Lvov region of Ukraine), one of the five largest cement producers of Ukraine, increased production by 24.6 per cent against t...
Chile deliveries
Local cement deliveries in Chile fell 5.6 per cent in November compared to the same month last year, the first drop in nine months after important consecutive increases, accordi...
India Gujarat Ambuja
Gujarat Ambuja Cement, India`s fourth largest cement producer, plans to raise prices by 10 rupees, or 8.7 per cent, later this week to INR125 a 50kg bag, a senior company execut...
Three indonesian cement giants
PT Semen Gresik, PT Indocement, and PT Semen Cibinong, posted net profit at Rp267 billion (US$31.48m), Rp712 billion and Rp242 billion respectively during the nine month period.
Pretoria Portland
Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC), which, in the 2002/3 financial year posted a 40 per cent. increase in operating profit to R866-million, expects a further increase in earnings th...
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