Cement News tagged: International
Dalmia Cement to set new plant
Dalmia Cements Bharat is to set up a brownfield cement manufacturing unit at Dalmiapuram, Tamil Nadu, at an approximated cost of Rs365 crore (US$80m). This is part of the company’s expansion pro
Saudi Southern Province improves
Saudi cement producer, Southern Province Cement (SPC), reported a total output of 3.8Mt of cement for 2003, compared to 3.7Mt for 2002, recent statistics showed. Local sales stood at 3.596Mt, against
Group ’not supplying’ cement for West Bank barrier
CRH has firmly denied that Israeli group Mashav, in which it owns a 25 per cent shareholding, is supplying cement or concrete to the security barrier being built by Israel in the West Bank. The Palest
Armenian investments
In 2004 Mika -Cement Armenian Factory will invest US$1m, according to the Executive Director of the factory Naira Martirosyan. She noted that since privatization of the factory in 2001, the total volu
Lafarge offers to buy stake in Gresik?
Indonesia’s largest cement firm PT Semen Gresik reportedly said French cement group Lafarge SA has expressed interest in acquiring a stake in the company, replacing Mexican cement firm Cemex SA,
Larsen & Toubro says Feb shipments up
Larsen & Toubro Ltd, India’s No 2 cement maker, said on Monday total shipments of cement and clinker in February rose 6.6 per cent from a year earlier to 1.35Mt. Cement shipments, including exp
Turkey production up
The cement association Turkiye Cimento Mustahsilleri Birligi announced that cement production increased by 7.2 per cent y/y in 2003 to 35Mt. Domestic sales and exports also increased by 4.0 per cent y
Gresik’s Jan Cement Sales +3.8 per cent
PT Semen Gresik, an Indonesian cement maker, Monday said cement sales in January rose 3.8 per cent on-year to 1.233Mt due to an increase in domestic sales. Semen Gresik’s domestic cement sal
Tam Diep set to open this year
The Viet Nam Cement Corporation (VNCC) has set a target of putting Tam Diep Cement Factory into operation by the 4th quarter of this year. It will also speed up the construction of Hai Phong Cement Fa
ACC Apr-Feb cement production up
India: Associated Cement Companies cumulative cement production for the months April, 2003-February 2004 was at 13.877Mt, against 12.520Mt in the corresponding period last year, an increase of 10.83 p
New plant for Padang?
PT Semen Padang, the West Sumatra unit of the country’s largest cement maker PT Semen Gresik, plans to construct a new cement plant, starting next year, to meet future rising demand. In its rec
DTI orders price cut
The Department of Trade abnd Industry (DTI) has warned cement manufacturers in Cebu to price their products more reasonably or face intervention by the agency. DTI Secretary Cesar Purisima himself fo
Mexican prices to rise
Mexico’s two major cement makers Cemex and Apasco raised prices this week by 5 to 6 per cent, eliminating discounts from last year to compensate for higher costs, sources said. At the start of
Eurocement increases production
In January 2004, the Eurocement holding company produced more than 320,000t of cement, a 18 per cent year-on-year rise. Packed cement production increased by 25 per cent year-on-year. Eurocement plan
Holcim to accept Azerbaijan claims?
The Minister for Economic Development Farhad Aliyev told Azer-press that the decision of the board of Holcim to replace the board and chairman of the board of Garadagh Cement is the indirect admission
Indonesia appoints new negotiator
The government has appointed a new negotiator, Brigitte Stern, in the arbitration proceedings with Mexico’s Cemex Asia Holding Ltd over the sale of state-owned cement firm PT Semen Gresik, Bisni