Cement News tagged: International
Nevyanskiy Tsementnik output, Russia
In Jan-Nov 2004 overall output of Nevyanskiy Tsementnik was 1.04Mt a 18.6 per cent increase against the figure posted in January-November 2003. In particular, in Jan-Nov 2004 the company produced
Raysut proposes capital hike, Oman
Oman’s cement producer Raysut Cement Company has proposed to raise its capital to OMR20m (US$52m) from OMR15m (US$38.9m).
Taiwan Cement surpasses full year target
Taiwan Cement , the island’s old brand name cement plant and the cement production arm of the famous Hosing Koo’s conglomerate, announced that its revenue in the first ten month had surpas
Cement sales seen at 11.3Mt in 2004, Poland
Cement sales in Poland are expected to increase by 2-3 per cent YoY to between 11.2Mt and 11.3Mt for 2004, Andrzej Tekiel, chairman of the country’s cement and lime producers association SPCiW
Cement prices raised after the fall in prices, South India
Cement prices in south India have been raised after the fall in prices witnessed in the last two months.
Strabag to build EUR 111m cement works, Hungary
Strabag Epito Rt, the Hungarian unit of Austrian construction group Strabag, plans to invest HUF27bn (EUR 111m) in a cement works between Szekszard and Pecs, southern Hungary, project manager Otto Zi
Home-Building Boom ’To Rein in Volumes Growth At PPC’, South Africa
Construction companies and building material suppliers appear set to suffer a backlash from booming demand in the residential building sector.
Maddaloni Plant Generates eight per cent Cementir turnover, Italy
The plant in Maddaloni, southern Italy, of Italian cement company Cementir SpA, a unit of local construction company Caltagirone, generates an annual turnover accounting for some eight per cent of the
Police seize 150 bags of fake cement, Uganda
Police are investigating Tororo Cement Ltd. for alleged manufacture and supply of fake cement.
Dragon’s Concrete passes 6-year mark without a lost-time injury, USA
The Concrete Division of Dragon Cement and Concrete has gone six years – more than one million work hours – without a lost-time injury among the nearly 100 employees who work in the division.
Ciments Francais bids US$550m for Egypt’s Suez Cement
Italcementi SpA’s Ciments Francais unit has launched a US$550m bid to buy the Egyptian government’s 65.9 per cent share in Suez Cement. Ciments Francais already owns 34.1 per cent of Suez
Leading Indian cement firm eyes Chinese market
The Associated Cement Companies Limited, India’s foremost manufacturer of cement, is scouting for business opportunities in China as well as cooperative projects in third countries, senior compa
Union urges govt to keep 51 per cent stake in Gresik
The trade union of cement maker Semen Gresik has urged the government to retain its 51 per cent stake in the company and not to sell it to Cemex Asia Holdings, a Mexican firm. "We are afraid that i
Ultratech Nov shipments up 13.5 percent on year
India’s UltraTech Cement said on Friday its cement shipments in November rose 13.5 per cent to 1.045Mt
Tam Diep Cement plant put into service
Tam Diep Cement Co. under Vietnam Cement Corp. has recently put its factory into operation in the northern province of Ninh Binh to produce high quality cement, PCB-40. The factory, costing VND4 tr
More Russian cement to head for Mexico?
CDM plans to bring in another shipment from Russia despite an embargo on the first consignment. Importer CDM has been barred for the last five months from discharging 26,000 of cement because of injun