Cement News tagged: International
East Africa: construction slump pulls down cement prices
Cement makers, who anticipated a continuing housing boom this year, are now scrambling to off-load
China firms plan Cameroon cement plant
Authorities in the central African country of Cameroon said said in a statement that China
Egypt state firm awards US$211m contract to China
State-owned El Nahda Industries has awarded China’s Tianjin Cement Design and Research Institute
Ambuja Cement expansion plan on track
Leading cement manufacturer Ambuja Cements today said its Rs 3,500 crore expansion programme for
CRH to expand Polish operations
CRH is spending €250 million on expanding its manufacturing facilities in Poland, according a report by the Irish Times, citing the company’s head of operations there.
Brazil cement consumption to growth to slow
Cement consumption will not grow by the same 8% in Brazil in 2009 as it will in 2008, because of the financial crisis,
India cement prices to rule firm, production growth may dip
Cement prices in India are expected to rule firm while its consumption slowdown is likely to limit production
Angola: Government invests in construction materials industry
Angolan deputy minister of Public Works, Manuela Bezerra, said Wednesday in Luanda that the
Sri Lanka Holcim unit keen on cement plant eyed by India’s Birla
Holcim Lanka says it is interested in bidding for a defunct cement plant in northern Jaffna that is eyed by
Lafarge motion for leave to-appeal denied in alternative fuels case
The Ontario Court of Appeal will not hear an appeal from Lafarge Canada Inc about its alternative fuels
India cement makers rule out lay offs
Though ACC Concrete, which is into the ready-mix-concrete (RMC) business, recently cut around 25
Mexico’s Cemex surges on debt refinancing hopes
Shares in Mexico’s Cemex surged on Wednesday on optimism that the company may be nearing a deal to
Spain and Turkey hurt Cimpor’s results
Cimpor’s turnover for the first nine months increased by 7.9% to EUR1,580.3m, but a 13.9% increase in operating costs left the EBITDA 4.9% lower at EUR444.23m
South Africa Infrastructure Report Q4 2008
Construction projects continue to get South Africa’s infrastructure ready in time for the country to
Holcim Hungária to start building cement plant
The Hungarian unit of Holcim will start building a HUF 70bn plant in Nyergesújfalu (NW Hungary) on
Italcementi to build cement plant in Libya
Italian cement producer and distributor Italcementi SpA and Libya’s Economic and Social Development