Cement News tagged: International
New Zealand residential construction falls 6.5%
New Zealand house-building and renovation work fell to the lowest level in almost eight years in the
UAE producers hit by rising production costs
Several factories in Fujairah and the Northern Emirates say their production costs have increased over the past few weeks even as cement prices across the UAE continues to remain stable compared to la
Indian cement despatches up 17 % in August
The domestic cement industry has clocked a despatch growth rate of 17 per cent in August.
Sagar Cements, Vicat joint venture set for financial completion
The INR2500-crore joint venture cement plant of Sagar Cements and France-based Vicat Group is set for
Vicem sells 10.94Mt of cement, clinker in Jan-Aug
Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation (Vicem) sold 10.94Mt of cement and clinker in the first eight
Hima unveils new cement brand, Uganda
Hima Cement has unveiled a new cement product. Sheila Byenkya, the firm’
Apo Cement helps Veco ease power-supply shortage, Philippines
Ebu-based Apo Cement Corp. on Tuesday signed an agreement to supply up 10MW of power to
Philippine cement industry takes a hit
In an industry report released this month, the Cement Manufacturers’ Association of the Philippines (CEMAP) said demand for cement, as reflected by total consumption, grew by a mere 1.6% to 13.2
Indonesia’s Semen Gresik considers new cement plants
Indonesia’s PT Semen Gresik is continuing to study the possibility of setting up new cement plants in
Southern Africa sales slide
Cement sales in southern Africa fell last month, the Cement and Concrete Institute said yesterday
BUA acquires two cement firms, Nigeria
One of Nigeria’s emerging and fast growing indigenous conglomerates - BUA Group, has acquired
Blackstone joint building materials venture
Private equity firm Blackstone Group and other backers are investing up to US$780m in a newly formed
Teixeira Duarte wants to raise value of stake in Cimpor
Portuguese builder Teixeira Duarte has defined as a priority the increase of the value of its stake in cement
NT-Prom to build $103m cement plant in Penza region
Investment company NT-Prom is to invest $103m in construction of a cement factory in Penza region, Russia
Nepal cement prices fall
The prices of bricks and sand, two major construction materials, have soared sharply in the market, as
SCG confident on Philippines
SCG has strong confidence in the people and economy of the Philippines, said Surasak