Cement News tagged: International
Indonesia 2004 domestic cement consumption up, exports down
Domestic cement consumption in 2004 totaled 30.04Mt, up 9.1 per cent from the year earlier on the back of growth in demand from West Java and Jakarta, the Indonesian Cement Association (ASI) said. Cem
Lafarge to curb power costs in Brazil
Lafarge, Brazil’s fourth largest cement maker, is planning to implement measures for reduction of its electricity costs in Brazil. The company mulls using the local liberalised power market to
Eurocement Group posts cement output
In 2004 Russia’s Eurocement Group produced over 9.6Mt of cement in 2004, a 13 per cent increase against the figure posted in the same period of 2003, the company’s press-service reported.
Topkinsky Cement to construct new clinker plant
Topkinsky Cement, Russia, targets to construct a new clinker plant with an annual capacity of 500,000tpa on the basis of the Yashkinskoye deposit following acquisition of a license to
Cemex set to run new venture
Cemex is expected to take control of a new joint venture in Indonesia as part of the resolution to a long-running dispute with Jakarta that could be announced as early as today. The new government o
Semen Gresik 2004 cement sales
PT Semen Gresik, Indonesia’s largest cement maker, said it sold 15.64Mt of cement in 2004, an increase of 11.5 per cent from 14.03Mt in 2003. It said domestic sales grew 11.9 per cent to 13.40Mt
ETA-ASCON consolidates Star Cement brand
ETA Ascon Group has consolidated their cement manufacturing capabilities under the brand name Star Cement. The latest move brings together manufacturing subsidiaries, Arabian Gulf Cement of Ajman and
HeidelbergCement looks for further cost-cutting
German building materials group Heidelberg Cement AG is expected to make an effort to cut costs and clean up its balance sheet, following the appointment of supervisory board chairman Bernd Scheifele
Holcim’s plans with planned acquisitions
The planned Indian joint venture with Gujarat Ambuja Cement will not only give Holcim a strong position on the Indian market, but also considerable increase the influence of the third largest Indian c
Lafarge Malayan to focus on organic growth
Lafarge Malayan Cement Bhd (LMC), the country’s largest cement maker, has put on hold all capacity expansion and acquisition plans and will focus instead on organic growth - preserving its compe
Gujurat Ambuja’s ACIL stake valuation
Gujarat Ambuja Cements (GACL) could make a lot of money if it ever chooses to sell its 33 per cent stake in Ambuja Cement India (ACIL), the holding company which owns a 13.3 per cent stake in ACC and
Cement production down In December
In December, Ukrainian cement production fell by 8.5 per cent compared with December 2003, to 468,000t and compared to november 2004 figures, cement production fell by 33.4 per centor 235,000t compare
Cement shortage expected to ease
Rising prices and growing shortages were part and parcel of the life of a US builder in 2004. But there might be a light at the end of the tunnel. Tight materials supplies and their impact on prices "
252 Lafarge employees still missing
Lafarge is still reporting that 252 of its 625 employees working at its cement plant in Aceh, Indonesia are still missing after the tsunami swept through the facility on December 26, 2004. 362 others
Mary Nour 189 days and still counting
Today sees the Mary Nour entering its 189th day of enforced idleness in the port of Altamira, Mexico while it awaits a court ruling over its eventual fate. Over Christmas and New Year holiday period,
Falsified cement data?
According to a report in the UK press Lafarge workers falsified data on cement supplied to its ready mixed concrete customers Lafarge has been selling its ready mixed concrete customers cement contai