Cement News tagged: International
Colombia’s Antitrust Watchdog levies fines
The Colombian anti-trust watchdog fined the country’s three largest cement makers with COP923m
Project update: Ciments du Maroc Ait Baha plant
Work is in progress in south Morocco for the Italcementi Group subsidiary Ciments du Maroc.
ACC temporary plant closure update
Business Standard reported that ACC has become the first victim in the domestic cement industry to shut one of its plants in Himachal Pradesh for 15 days effective from Tuesday.
China production slower growth in Jan.-Nov period
China’s cement production saw a slower growth at 2.8 per cent YoY to about 1.27bn tonnes in the first 11 months of this year,
Unabated fall in cement sales leads to price dip
Continuous fall in local cement sales compelled the manufacturers to reduce the price of cement by Rs 10 to Rs 15 per 50 kg bag in the local market, sources said.
Permit to build haul road across Davidson Canyon won’t be revoked
Pima County will not revoke a flood-plain use permit that allows California Portland Cement to build a haul road across Davidson Canyon.
India: housing loans become cheaper
In an effort to boost the sagging economy the Government has decided to make banks reduce the interes
US Housing starts continue to plummet
Builders broke ground on the fewest new homes in at least half a century, as a deepening economic contraction raised the risk of deflation.
NTPC in talks with Lafarge
It is reported that NTPC and Damodar Valley Corporation are in talks with Lafarge to set up
ACC to shut down its Kilns at Gagal (HP)
Cement manufacturer ACC is shutting down one of its Kilns at Gagal (HP) due to poor cement demand in both Himachal Pradesh (HP) and Punjab on account of economic slowdown.
Cemex expects reported EBITDA to drop 27%
Cemex is predicting a turnover of some US$22,900m for 2008, an increase of 5.7%, but including Rinker for a full year, rather than six months.
Cemex opens concrete plants in London and Birmingham
Cemex has announced that it has opened two new concrete plants at Stepney in London and Oldbury in Birmingham.
China’s company to build cement plant, Tajikistan
China’s Xinjiang Trade and Industry Corporation, San Bao, intends to build a cement plant with the rated
TXI Employee Honored with Safety Award
Texas Industries, Inc announced that Frances Petty was awarded the Distinguished Health and Safety
Roanoke Cement Company Recognized for Safe Terminals
Three Roanoke Cement Company (RCC) sites have achieved 11 years without a lost time accident: Castle
Indonesian Nov cement sales fall 2.4 per cent
Indonesia’s November cement consumption fell by 2.4 per cent to 3.27Mt from a year ago due to weaker demand in Java, the most heavily populated island and main cement market, industry data showe