Cement News tagged: International
Cemex UK invests in new bagging plant
Cemex has invested UK£3.5m in a new cement bagging plant at its Rugby plant site in Warwickshire.
China cement prices drop for three consecutive weeks
Cement prices in China were down for the third consecutive week last week, dragged down by price declines in
Ethiopia to launch Cement Technology Institute
The Ethiopian Ministry of Industry has approved of plans to establish a Cement Technology Institute in
Cemex threatened with pension strike ballot, UK
Cemex UK workers are threatening to hold an industrial action ballot over growing unrest about the company’s pension scheme.
TCL withdraws Oilfields Workers’ Trade Union injunction
In a victory for the union, Trinidad Cement Limited (TCL) and its subsidiary, TCL Packaging Limited, withdrew its application
Uncertain outlook for Spanish cement sector
Spanish cement consumption will continue to fall over 2012, and the companies estimate that the drop
Weak shilling inflates cost of Pokot cement factory, Kenya
The new cement factory being put in Pokot will cost more than the projected KES12bn due to inflation
Mixed results for two leading Taiwanese cement producers
Taiwan Cement Corp, the No. 1 cement maker in Taiwan, scored combined revenues of NT$5.68bn (US$189.33m)
Thai cement firms await government schemes
The Thai cement industry is waiting to see more details of the government’s programme for infrastructure
Recent order for Cargotec, Australia
Cargotec has won an order to supply Adelaide Brighton Cement with a Siwertell SSL 700 screw-type shiploader.
India Nov cement output up 20% YoY, down 2% MoM
India’s cement production in November was 14.08Mt, up 20% from a year ago but down 2% from a month ago,
Brazil: Jan-November 2011 sales up 7.5 per cent
Preliminary data and market estimates reveal cement sales in Brazil during January to November 2011 reached 58.4Mt
Historic site in Northfleet to be used by Crossrail, UK
Two chimneys at the Lafarge Cement works, the tallest of which was 550ft, came down in March last
ACC reports 84.6% growth in 3Q net profit
ACC, an all-India player, has benefited from strong cement price realisations, especially in the southern
CNBM to form joint venture in China
China National Building Materials, a major Chinese cement producer, is to set up a cement joint venture
Semen Gresik prepares to build two new plants
Indonesia’s largest cement producer PT Semen Gresik said it is preparing the construction of two new