Cement News tagged: International
Lafarge launches sustainable Phoenix cement nationwide, UK
Lafarge has announced plans to establish its ’sustainable’ Phoenix cement as a nationwide brand, as it added three additional production sites across the country, reports Contract Journal.
Fujairah Crown Prince inspects quarry sites, cement plants
Fujairah Crown Prince HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, has reiterated the Government of Fujairah is keen to preserve environment through observation of
Zabaikalcement to build cement plant, Russia
Zabaikalcement has announced US$300m plans to build a cement plant in cooperation with Priargunsky Mining and Chemical Association in Zabaikalye region
Philippine cement firms want 5% tariff kept
Philippine cement producers have appealed to the government not to let go of the country’ only remaining strategic and high value
Pakistan cement exports help offset domestic slowdown
The Pakistan cement sector has maintained its healthy growth as its exports witnessed an increase of 60 per cent to 2.5Mt during the first quarter of the current fiscal year while local dispatches
China Forum says demand likely to decline
The growth of the demand for cement is likely to decline in the future, according to the second China Cement Investment Forum.
Tunnel contract for Castle Cement
Castle Cement, a division of Hanson UK, has won a UK£3m contract to supply ordinary Portland cement from its Ketton works to Balfour Beatty
US Labor Department takes legal action against Cemex
The US Department of Labor has filed a lawsuit against Houston-based Cemex Inc. for failing to properly pay overtime back wages
Foreign investors want to team up with Indonesia’s Bosowa
Three foreign investors want to team up with cement maker PT Semen Bosowa Maros to build a new cement factory planned by the company.
Nuevitas plant resumes production, Cuba
The cement factory in Nuevitas, eastern Cuba, has resumed production after being damaged by Hurricane Ike.
India cement industry posts growth in September
Majors Ambuja Cements, Aditya Birla Group and Dalmia Cement see production and dispatches grow in the month
HeidelbergCement marks 10 years of solid in Romania
HeidelbergCement Group, one of the major German investors in Romania, celebrates 10 years of operation in the Romanian market.
Pakistan: Chinese investors keen to invest in cement industry
In a major move to encourage Chinese investment, Pakistan has approached the Chinese firms to encourage investment in the cement sector by establishing new plants in the country
Lebanese cement deliveries rise by almost eight per cent in first half
Figures released by the central bank of Lebanon show that cement deliveries, a coincident indicator of construction activity
Cement production starts at PPC’s Batsweledi expansion project
South African cement producer Pretoria Portland Cement on Friday announced the first production from its new Batsweledi kiln line at Dwaalboom, on the border of the Limpopo and the North West province
ESDF, Asamer form joint venture to develop Libyan cement industry
As part of Libya’s efforts to meet the ever increasing demand for cement, the Economic Social Development Fund (ESDF) and Asamer Group