Cement News tagged: International
Gypsum Plant Finds No Backers in Al-Asyah
Al-Asyah Municipality has rejected a proposal by the Al-Qasim Cement Company to build a new gypsum plant
Readymix H1 pretax profit halved, hurt by tighter trading conditions
Irish cement maker Readymix PLC today blamed the sharp fall in first-half profits on tighter trading conditions across all of its markets.
Votorantim in R$1.7bn investments spree
Votorantim Cimentos announced plans to set up eight new cement manufacturing units in Brazil, the
Working with tigers, Sri Lanka
The future of Jafna’s disused Kankesanturai cement works in the beleaguered north east province of Sri Lanka, a region under partial control of the breakaway Tamil separatists for the past 25 years,
Turkish Limak to invest US$24m in cement plant
Turkish industrial holding company Limak will invest TRY30m (US$24m) in the construction of a cement plant in Bitlis, eastern Turkey, company CEO Nihat Ozdemir said.
Saurashtra Cement says insurance to cover suspended manufacturing
Saurashtra Cement Ltd says insurance will cover the costs of suspending operations at its manufacturing plant in Gujarat due to flooding.
July cement sales climb 7.6% on building boom
Cement sales in the Southern African Customs Union rose 7,6% in July as Murray & Roberts Holdings and other builders accelerated work on roads and other infrastructure needed for the 2010 Fifa World C
Akcansa sees cement consumption slowing
Leading Turkish cement producer Akcansa expects rapid growth in domestic consumption to come to a halt this year and plans to expand abroad, the company’s general manager Mehmet Gocmen said.
India’s Ambuja Cements says flood shuts plants
Ambuja Cements Ltd. , India’s third-largest cement maker, said on Thursday it had stopped operations at its plants in western Gujarat
1 Hoa Phat secures loan for Ha Nam cement plant
The Viet Nam Development Bank (VDB) has decided to give VND810bn in credits to the Hoa Phat Cement Company for the construction of a new cement plant in northern Ha Nam province.
Gresik set to maintain lead in domestic sales
State-owned cement producer PT Semen Gresik said it is set to maintain its lead in domestic sales now with a market share of 46 per cent.
Carpatcement H107 sales up 40 per cent YoY
Romanian Carpatcement Holding, a unit of HeidelbergCement, said its cement sales rose 40 per cent YoY in the first half of 2007, on strong growth of the local construction sector.
EU approves acquisition of Hanson by HeidelbergCement
The European Commission on Tuesday approved the acquisition of British company Hanson by German cement producer HeidelbergCement.
Another call to address cement woe, Sabah, Malaysia
The Sabah Housing and Real Estate Developers Association (Shareda) has again urged the State Government to explore the viability of setting up a second cement plant in Sandakan.
Binani in the fray for cement JV with Nalco
Binani Cement Ltd (BCL) has submitted an expression of interest (EoI) for a joint venture with National Aluminium Company Ltd (Nalco).
Solution sought to cement price hike, Ghana
The Minister of State at the Ministry of Water Resources, Works and Housing, Hon. Cecilia Abena Dapaah is to meet with officials of the Ministry of Trade