Cement News tagged: International
Lafarge to look at more opportunities in India
After a gap of almost five years, Lafarge India, a subsidiary of the Paris-based Lafarge Group, is once again on the prowl. The company has started talking to a few Indian cement players for possible
Podilskyi Tsement increases cement production
In March, the Podilskyi Tsement cement company (Kamianets-Podilskyi, Khmelnytskyi region), which is one of the three largest producers of cement in Ukraine, increased cement production by 24.2 per cen
Ancap analyses cooperation options
Uruguay’s state-owned oil company Ancap is analysing several options for association with private companies, including Argentina’s largest cement maker Loma Negra
Lucka boosts sales
Former cement producer Cementaren Lietavska Lucka (CLL) reported sales of its own products and services at SKK 188.8m last year.
Ash Grove and Enron
Montana Attorney General Mike McGrath on Monday criticized a proposed settlement reached by the staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and Enron Corp over allegations that the company rippe
President supports cement plans
At the meeting with heads of departments of the administration the President Kurmanbek Bakiyev has reiterated his support concerning the recent decision of the government on the beginning of construct
Creditors Plan to Sell Ssangyong Cement by June
Creditor banks of SsangYong Cement Industrial plan to complete sale of their stakes in the country’s leading cement maker early this year, sources close to the deal said Monday.
Imported cement to ease shortage
More than 200,000t of cement will be imported into Jamaica in the coming weeks in an attempt to address the severe shortage of the commodity on the local market.
Huaxin Cement wins Holcim trade
China’s Huaxin Cement said it has won a contract to supply 2Mt of cement to Holcim Trading for a value of just US$20m (sic).
Aditya Cement to increase its capacity
Grasim Industries, the flagship of Aditya Birla group, will invest about Rs 560 crore to double the capacity of one of its factories from the current 1.5Mta level.
Lafarge to step back from big acquisitions
Bruno Lafont, the new chief executive of French cement maker Lafarge SA, has indicated that the group is stepping back fro
Construction costs to grow in 2006
Construction costs in Latvia could grow 12-15 per cent this year, said Viktors Purins, president of the Latvian Builders Association.
Banks lend to Chinfon Cement
The Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank) yesterday represented a consortium of five commercial
Senator to attend Holcim groundbreaking
Rep. Jo Ann Emerson will help welcome a new business to Southern Missouri tomorrow as the Holcim company brea
South African producers continue to smile
South African cement companies are sitting pretty at the moment, and the positive sentiment surrounding them is going to
The road ahead for Gujarat Ambuja
After Holcim acquired a 14.8 per cent stake in cement major Gujarat Ambuja Cements Ltd (GACL) in January this year