Cement News tagged: International
Expert blames pollution on Chinese cement
Cement factories in southern China have been blamed by an environmental expert for the choking pollution that blankets the region, a media report said Monday. Construction material producers in Foshan
Semen Padang able to secure IDR1 Trillion loan
PT Semen Padang is able to get the loan of more than IDR1 trillion (US$107m) to finance the development of new facility as the financial condition of the cement company is improving. Semen Padang&rs
Asia Cement may boost capacity
Asia Cement Corp is considering boosting its capacity to take advantage of strong construction growth in China, the Economic Daily News reported. Company president KY Lee told the newspaper the firm
Cement sales remain in higher in May
Indian cement sales continued to remain strong in May, driven by strong pre-monsoon demand, as high prices in some parts of the country failed to deter buyers. While Aditya Birla Group’s cement
PM asks for price rise halt
Vietnam’s Prime Minister, Phan Van Khai has just asked relevant ministries and government agencies not to increase the prices of principal commodities in the national economy including cement, coal an
Protest at Lafarge India plant
The Indian Congress party Thursday threatened to stop transportation of cement from leading companies in Chhattisgarh to other states if their prices were not rolled back immediately.
JCFC signs 12-year agreement for gas supplies
The Jordan Cement Factories Company (JCFC) signed on Wednesday a 12-year gas conveyance contract with the Jordanian-Egyptian Fajr Company. Under the contract, the Jordanian-Egyptian Fajr company will
Approval for Argos purchase of Andino
Colombia’s business and industry regulator has approved cement company Argos’ offer to acquire all assets and liabilities of firms Cementos Andino and Concrecem, Argos announced on its web
Cement, steel prices rise sharply
Cement and steel prices in the domestic market have increased sharply due to the arrival of the peak construction season in Mid-May. Major cement producers have raised prices to match soaring demand w
Titan Cement plant accident
Two workers were killed and four others were injured in an accident at the Titan Cement plant in Elefsina. The accident occurred on the plant’s shipping dock, during maintenance work, when a s
Russia’s RATM group to invest $20m in Angarskcement
Russia’s Novosibirsk-based RATM group plans to invest US$20m in the modernisation of the Angarskcement cement plant in the Irkutsk Region, General Director of Angarskcement Nikolai Fomenko told
Indian cement prices down marginally
The sharp rising trend in cement prices in the last few months seems to have been arrested with prices stabilising over the past two weeks and in some cases coming down by Rs 5-15 per 50 kg bag. The d
Lucky becomes the largest
Lucky Cement Limited has started its new plant at Karachi with a production capacity of 4000 tons per day, making it the single largest cement manufacturing company in Pakistan, Executive Director Mr
Mexican cement sector investments
The Mexican cement sector will invest US$450m in the construction of plants, the enlargement of existing facilities, maintenance and environmental protection, the executive president of the National C
JK Cement plans new greenfield plant
India’s JK Cement Ltd plans to foray into the south Indian cement market with a new greenfield cement plant with annual capacity of up to 3Mta in Karnataka state, the company’s chief finan
SOEICOM to invest in modernisation
The Industrial, Commercial and Mining Enterprise Society (Soeicom), owner of cement brand Cimentos Liz, is going to invest approximately US$180m in increasing and modernizing production in their plan