Cement News tagged: International
Ministry scraps cement price hike
The UAE Ministry of Economy has overturned a decision by cement factories to increase prices by Dh10 ($2.72) per tonne from June 1. According to a Gulf News report, a top official said there should be
Adelaide Brighton expects rise in full year proft
Adelaide Brighton Ltd has forecast earnings to rise to between A$92 million and A$96 million this financial year. Adelaide Brighton managing director Mark Chellew said the company expects further pro
Cemex urged to review its rejection
Even though Cemex Asia Holdings Ltd has rejected all options offered by Indonesian government, the Minister of State Owned Enterprises urged the company to evaluate the rejection. The minister said t
Cement Co To Be Established in Riyadh
Dana Cement, a new cement company with a capital of 1.1 bln Saudi riyals (US$293m), will start operations in Saudi Arabia, local media reported on May 28, 2006. The company will be headquartered in t
Qatar National Cement to raise output capacity
Qatar National Cement Company will increase its production capacity by 3000tpd by end of June to meet rising local demand, company officials were reported as saying here yesterday. The move takes Qata
Lucky Cement’s new plant begins production
Lucky Cement Limited has announced that its new plant with a capacity to produce 4000 tonnes of cement per day located on Super Highway at Karachi has begun production. According to a press release i
Alborz cement plant – progress report
According to “Tehran Times”, the first unit of Semnan’s Alborz Cement Plant will come on stream by March 2007. The project, which is said to have cost more than 135 billion rials (nearly $15m), is now
C&CA calls for cement ceiling price revision
The Cement & Concrete Association of Malaysia (C&CA) wants the government to review the ceiling prices for cement following the approval of the electricity tariff hike which could cost the industry an
OCL to invest to increase capacity
On the back of robust demand, Orissa-based OCL India Ltd is planning to double its cement production capacity for which it has chalked out a Rs 700 crore investment programme. "We are very bullish on
German-Saudi group sets up cement firm
A German-Saudi consortium will build a 3mta cement plant at a total cost of 1.1bn riyals ($293.3m), of which 30 per cent will be floated, Saudi Arabian newspapers reported yesterday. German engineerin
Cement in Cordillera, Ilocos overpriced
A bag of cement sold in Bagio City, Philippines, and in some provinces in the Cordillera and the Ilocos reach consumers at a 100 per cent price mark up by retailers, an investigation conducted by the
L&T may import cement to curb price rise, India
Larsen & Toubro may resort to importing cement from countries like Sri Lanka, China and Korea to beat the volatile rise in cement prices. "In the event of increasing cement prices, we may resort to ce
Cement price surges up by 76%, Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo: Manufacturers have decided to increase the price per the sack of cement, by 76.4 per cent while warehouse owners justified this move, and also raised the cost of construction rods by 25
Cement company denies cutting back on imports, Jamaica
Caribbean Cement Company Limited is denying claims being made in some quarters that it has cutback on the importation of supplies.
Cement prices ‘stalling civic projects’
Cement prices ‘stalling civic projects’Contractors responsible for carrying out repairs of roads and bridges in India claim that cement manufacturers are to blame for recent delays in work due to the
Green nod for Jaypee’s Himachal cement plant, India
With the ministry of environment and forests giving its clearance, the Jaypee group’s proposed cement plant in Himachal Pradesh’s Solan district is expected to become operational by the en