Cement News tagged: International
M’bishi Materials, S’tomo Osaka Cement Join For Limestone Mining
Mitsubishi Materials Corp and Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co announced Thursday that they will jointly develop limestone mines in Kitakyushu.
HeidelbergCement signs deal with Istra Cement, Croatia
HeidelbergCement AG signed a contract with Mid Europa Partners on the sale of their 92,4% stake in Istra cement, ’CT’ reports.
Shareholders approve Binani arrangement, India
Binani Industries Ltd, has informed BSE that the shareholders of the Company at their Court Convened Meeting held on June 6, 2006, have approved the Scheme of arrangement for swap of the Company&rsquo
Mexico Construction Association sees 5.5% sector growth in 2006
Construction activity in Mexico will likely expand at least 5.5% this year, boosted by continued demand for home construction and infrastructure, an official from the country’s construction cham
Suez Cement expanding its interests
Suez Cement Company is expanding its investments in the cement industry and its related industries as it signed a preliminary agreement to purchase 52 per cent in two ready-mix companies.
JK Cement to double capacity, India
JK Cement is likely to invest Rs 1,200 crore in the next 3-5 years for doubling its manufacturing capacity of grey cement, which will include setting up of greenfield units in Karnataka and North Indi
Russia’s Sibconcord to invest RUB3.5bn
Russian industrial holding Sibconcord plans to invest RUB3.5bn over the next five years in its Topkinsky Tsement cement plant based in the Kemerovo Region, the region’s Governor Aman Tuleyev sai
Cement dispatch is normalised in local markets, Dominican Republic
The Cement Producers Association yesterday informed that the decline in local market supply was circumstantial, because of prior commitments by one of the manufacturers with pending exports that were
New plant to be constructed in Egypt
A E£400m (US$69.4m) cement factory is reportedly being established in Aswan, southern Egypt. The project will be 90 per cent financed by Misr Engineering Development Company (MEDCOM), National Bank of
Local trade office awaits advice on cement price issue, Jamaica
The Departement of Trade and Industry (DTI) regional office here can not intervene on complaints regarding the high cost of cement just yet.
Adelaide Brighton acquires WA limestone quarry business, Australia
Adelaide Brighton Ltd subsidiary Adelaide Brighton Cement Ltd has entered into an agreement with Loongana Lime Pty Ltd for Adelaide Brighton Cement to purchase from Loongana its business assets for th
Gresik to get banking loan for expansion, Indonesia
PT Semen Gresik Tbk will not issue any bonds to finance the development of new facility. Instead, the company will get banking loans. The Commissioner of PT Semen Gresik Tbk Agus Tjahjana said that th
Big cement firms target UP, India
Gujarat Ambuja Cement and Grasim Industries Ltd are in the process of setting up a flyash-based cement plant each in Uttar Pradesh. Both the plants are to be set up in Dadri near Greater Noida.
Giant Cement fined US$36,000 for Air Violations, US
The United Steelworkers (USW) today said that according to the Union’s research, Giant Cement Holding, Inc. has been fined US$36,000, the largest fine in the recent history of the plant, for rep
Government suspends protective tariff on cement, Liberian
The Liberian government is not leaving any stone unturned in ensuring what is appropriate for the citizens as well as the huge development initiatives ahead.
Argentina cement production up 28 per cent YoY
Argentina’s cement production rose 28 per cent YoY in May 2006 reaching its highest level for the past six years, the Association of Portland cement makers said.