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IFC supports Mauritania’s concrete company

Washington-based International Finance Corporation, has signed a loan for US$10.8m to BSA Ciment SA, a Mauritanian compa

Building boom in Barbados

The current building boom, fuelled by preparations for Cricket World Cup 2007, will likely ’taper off’ wi...

Withdrawal of subsidy on imported cement urged

The All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) general body meeting has expressed the hope that the govern...

Cement prices up on high demand

Increased cement demand and no major capacity addition from large Indian players will keep cement prices on firm grou...

Qatar keen to import rock from Philippines

Qatari businessmen have reportedly shown keen interest in importing concrete aggregates from the Philippines to suppo...

Murli Agro to enter cement market

Murli Agro Products (MAPL) has decided to enter the Indian cement market. The company is setting up a 2.1Mt greenfiel...

Local cement plant at capacity

According to the Associated General Contractors of America, total consumption of cement in 2005 was 126Mt, 29Mt more ...

Lafarge raises buy-out offer again

Lafarge has further increased its bid to buy out Lafarge North America Inc. minority shareholders to US$85.50 a shar...

Arabian Cement Company sales

The sales revenue of ACC for the year 2005 increased by 18.7 per cent to SR687.2m from SR578.8m in 2004. The cost of ...

Saudi cement sector outlook

According to data currently available, projects currently under execution in the GCC amount to about $620bn. Out of t...

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