Cement News tagged: International
Savinsky Cement posts higher outputs
Savinsky Cement Plant produced 408,000t of cement in Jan-July 2004, a 4.6 per cent rise versus the same period 2003. The packed products output increased 22.4 per cent to over 102,000t, Eurocement pre
Govt to drop duties on cement imports
Honduras will remove duties on imported cement, La Prensa quoted commerce minister Norman García as saying. The move would be due to pressure from the construction industry, said the report, adding t
Moldova’s rebels to sell Ribnita works
Moldova’s self-proclaimed region of Transdniestria said on Wednesday it has offered for sale 100 per cent of the Ribnita cement plant, as part of efforts to attract cash into the war-exhausted e
Cement price rigging claims
Taiwan: Two ruling Democratic Progressive Party lawmakers urged the Cabinet-level Fair Trade Commission (FTC) Wednesday to rein in what they called price rigging and market monopoly by local cement ma
Govt undecided over SG saga
The Indonesian government has not yet decided if it would buy back shares in publicly listed cement producer PT Semen Gresik (SG) from Mexico-based cement giant Cemex SA to resolve a protracted disput
Mary Nour wins first round
A local Mexican judge has authorised the Mary Nour to enter Tampico with its 26,200t of Russian cement after he rejected the arguments presented by Cemex, to stop the arrival of the ship to the port.
Florida’s cement profits
The Bush Administration is busy passing out checks to help Floridians rebuild after Hurricane Charley, a gesture that no doubt is appreciated. There is, however, another way it could support the recon
Siam Cement Unit targets growth
Cementhai Sales & Marketing Ltd, a unit of Siam Cement PCL, targets sales to grow 15 per cent to 45 billion baht ($1=THB41.509), thanks to rising demand for construction materials.
Egyptian cement demand
According to Al-Wafd newspaper (August 16, 2004), the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Trade and Industry reported that Egypt¹s cement production rose to 29,104,214t in 2003, up from 28,339,350t in the pr
Cementir more than doubles
Cementir’s first half turnover rose by 6.3 per cent to €151.1m, with the Italian operations contributing €99.5m, an increase of just 1.1 per cent while the sales value at Cementas in Turkey rose by 18
Cement workers vote for strike
The Irish cement industry is on the verge of full scale industrial action after the majority union representing workers at Platin Cement in Drogheda voted unanimously to strike at the end of the w
Jakarta Offers to Buy Cemex’s Gresik stake
Indonesia’s government said it has moved to end a dispute involving Mexico’s Cemex SA by proposing to buy back the company’s stake in cement maker PT Semen Gresik. Cemex, which o
Mexican cement imports still stalled
Mexico’s federal customs agency has one month to decide whether to let cement company CDM (Comercio para el Desarrollo Mexicano) unload cargo at
India’s cement output up 8.49% in July
Cement production increased 8.49 per cent to 10.22Mt in July 2004 from 9.42Mt in the same month one year previous. Dispatches also rose by 8.76 per cent to 10.06Mt from 9.25Mt during the review perio
Brazil construction to resume growth
Brazil’s civil construction industry, one of the most affected by the past year’s recession, appears to have resumed growth after a year and a half of crisis, as cement consumption ros
Cemex anti-competitive?
Jordan’s CTI Group alleged on Friday that Mexico’s Cemex, the world’s No 3 cement maker, was seeking to prevent competition in its lucrative home market by blocking a ship from u