Cement News tagged: International
Semen Gresik fined
The Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU), a state-sanctioned antimonopoly agency, found cement maker PT Semen Gresik guilty on Wednesday of unfair business practices in breach of the Ant
Cement prices up despite low sales
The demand for cement in Vietnam was low in the opening months of 2006, at just one half of the consumed volume in the first half of 2005, according to the Trade Research Institute. Despite decreased
Shree Cement to invest in capacity upgrade
Shree Cement Ltd plans to invest INR3 billion in the next fiscal year to boost its cement-making capacity as a booming local economy spurs a housing sector boom and increased government infrastructure
Indonesia’s Jan-Feb cement consumption down slightly
Domestic cement consumption during the first two months to February this year dropped 2.2 per cent year-on-year to 4.46Mt, the Indonesian Cement Association (ASI) said in a report. It said over the s
Ministry approves JCFC cement imports
The Jordanian Ministry of Industry and Trade on Tuesday approved a decision allowing the Jordan Cement Factories Company (JCFC) to increase its imports of cement to help meet market demand after a tec
CCCL commences kiln expansion project
Caribbean Cement Company (CCCL) yesterday (March 16) broke ground for its Kiln 5-expansion project, which will be undertaken over the next three years. The project is part of the company’s US$13
HeidelbergCement enters India
HeidelbergCement has concluded a 50:50 joint venture agreement in India, consisting of
Gaziantep plant resale
The earlier sale of the Turkish Gaziantep plant to the Turkish Sanko Holdings, which was subsequently revoked by the Turkish authorities is now back for sale with final tender results expected by late
FLSmidth wins Brazil plant order
FLSmidth has announced it has signed a deal with CSN-Cimentos SA covering design and supply of equipment for a slag cement grinding plant in Brazil. The 2.2Mta facility will be built in the Rio de J
Russian cement maker faces lawsuit
Eurocement Group, is being sued for US$100m in damages by US-registered equity fund Russia Partners, according to a statement issued jointly by Russia Partners and A1, a unit of Alfa Group. Russia Pa
Podilskyi Tsement to switch to dry
The Podilskyi Tsement cement company, which is one of the three largest producers of cement in Ukraine, intends to shift to the dry method of cement production. According to Ukrtsement’s Chairma
Zhigulevskiye Stroymaterialy reaches 50Mt of clinker
Zhigulevskiye Stroymaterialy JSC (Samara region) has produced 50Mt of clinker and 65Mt of cement. Design capacity of the company is 1.9Mt of cement per year. In 2005 the company produced 880,000t of c
Southern cement company signs
A cement joint-stock company in the southern Tay Ninh Province, Vietnam, has signed a US$93m deal to equip its factory with technology from China’s Tianjin Cement Industry Design and Research Institut
Work starts on central Vietnam cement plant
Construction on a cement plant, with a phase 1 capacity of 1.4Mta, kicked off Monday in Phong Dien of central Thua Thien - Hue province. The Dong Lam cement plant is to be built on an area of 55 hecta
Orascom to confirm Indonesian plant?
Egypt’s Orascom plans to build a cement factory in the regency of Purwodadi, Central Java, this year. The Egyptian conglomerate also planned to invest in infrastructure projects such as in a to
Fujairah cement plant
The Emirates Cement Factory has confirmed it will be building a US$475m cement plant in Fujairah, to be partly financed by a US$235m initial public offering, reported Gulf News. Construction of the pl