Cement News tagged: International

Eagle Materials to increase cement capacity

15 March 2005, Published under Cement News

Eagle Materials in the United States which in January completed the purchase of the outstanding 50 per cent of the equity in Illinois Cement Company for US$72m, is investing

China’s Tangshan Jidong Cement

15 March 2005, Published under Cement News

Tangshan Jidong Cement Co Ltd said its 2004 net profits fell 2.93 per cent from a year earlier to 142.99 mln yuan due to increased costs from coal, power and transportation. The

Philippine Court of Appeals stops SEC order

15 March 2005, Published under Cement News

The Court of Appeals has stopped the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from enforcing its instruction to Cemco Holdings Inc to buy out the minority shareholders of

Turkey’s 2004 Cement output

15 March 2005, Published under Cement News

Turkey’s cement output stood at 38.8Mt in 2004, surpassing 28.1Mt in the previous year, the Turkish Cement Manufacturers Association announced. Turkey produced 26.2Mt of cement

Cemex sees EBITDA flat, revenues up

Cemex sees EBITDA flat, revenues up

14 March 2005, Published under Cement News

Cemex expects its core earnings to come in flat in the first quarter, held back by fewer business days because of Easter. Cemex said on Monday it expects EBITDA to be about $560m in the January-March

Catalonian cement demand increases

14 March 2005, Published under Cement News

Cement demand in the Catalonia region, northeastern Spain, stood at 6.2Mt in 2004, a 2.85 per cent YoY increase, the local cement makers association Ciment Catala said.

Cement sales up in February, Pakistan

Cement sales up in February, Pakistan

14 March 2005, Published under Cement News

Pakistan cement sales showed an increase of 11 per cent in February against the same period of last year, bringing the average cumulative growth of 18 per cent during the last eight months of current

Vietnam Faces Cement Shortage in 2005

14 March 2005, Published under Cement News

The Vietnam Cement Corp. VNCC) has predicted that the shortfall of cement would continue this year due to booming demand. The cement demand is estimated at 29.1Mt while production volume will be jus

Aceh rebuilding to start March 26, Indonesia

14 March 2005, Published under Cement News

The Indonesian government will officially kick off rehabilitation and reconstruction programs in tsunami-ravaged northwestern Aceh province on March 26, the Jakarta Post reports.

Cement industry hit by higher coal prices

11 March 2005, Published under Cement News

Vietnam’s cement industry has been seriously hit by surging coal prices, a major fuel used to produce cement, said cement producers at an industry seminar in Hanoi March 9. The prices of coal ha

Lafarge to complete new cement works in Mexico

11 March 2005, Published under Cement News

Lafarge expects to complete the construction of a new cement works in thestate of Hidalgo by the end of 2005 or the beginning of 2006

Kryvyi Rih Cement increases production

11 March 2005, Published under Cement News

Kryvyi Rih Cement (Dnipropetrovska region, Ukraine), one of the countries five largest cement producers, increased cement production by 12,200t or 29 per cent to 54,300t in January, compared with Janu

Fletchers to spend on cement expansion

11 March 2005, Published under Cement News

Increasing demand for cement from the New Zealand building boom has prompted Fletcher Building to spend $60m on its plant at Whangarei. Mark Binns, Fletcher’s chief executive of concrete, said l

Lafarge starts Batangas expansion

10 March 2005, Published under Cement News

Lafarge Cement Services (Philippines), Inc one of the country’s largest cement manufacturer, plans to invest P250 million this year to increase the production capacity of its

New grinding plant for Sudan

10 March 2005, Published under Cement News

Cement Industries Malaysia Bhd (Cima), the country’s third biggest cement producer, plans to set up a M$50m (US$13.1m) grinding plant in Sudan to expand its export market, the New

Indonesia expects immediate construction of three plants

10 March 2005, Published under Cement News

The government is expecting the immediate construction of three new cement plants worth US$481.2m after the issuance of investment permits to three foreign investors, the Investor