Cement News tagged: Corporate
Carib Cement says its prepared for lawsuits
Caribbean Cement Company Limited says it has coverage in place in the event that it’s slapped with lawsuits arising from its recent product recall. A statement from its parent company Trinidad C
Ashaka Cement raises turnover by N3.2bn
Nigeria’s Askaka Cement Company Plc raised turnover by N3.2 billion from N12.6 billion in a comparable period of 2.4 to N15.8 billion for the year ended December 31th 2005. The audited results for the
Doha Bank launches zero per cent IPO loan
Doha Bank has launched the Zero per cent IPO loan for the forthcoming Gulf Cement Company’s maiden public issue. The IPO loan is available to Qatari nationals applying for the Gulf Cement Company’s IP
Lafarge interested in Semen Gresik
Lafarge SA has reportedly expressed its seriousness in buying Cemex Asia Holdings’s 25.53 per cent in PT Semen Gresik at market price. The serious commitment of Lafarge, confided one executive k
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CCI employees to agitate for revival of unit
Workers and employees of the closed Cement Corporation of India’s (CCI) Adilabad plant have threatened to launch agitations, including a fast unto death, as the unit has not been considered for
HeidelbergCement waits on Turkish decision
HeidelbergCement is awaiting the results of a State Council decision to stop controversial move that denied its Turkish partner, Akcansa, the acquisition of a domestic cement company. In a tender held
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HeidelbergCement wants more consolidation
HeidelbergCement AG believes it should play a major role in the consolidation of the cement industry and wants to make a further acquisition, CEO Bernd Scheifele said in an interview with Boersen-Zeit
Cement Australia takes miner off the market
The parent company of Tasmanian coal miner Cornwall Coal has decided to keep the business. Cement Australia put the company on the market six months ago to see if there was a prospective owner who wou
Holcim offer for Gujurat Ambuja delayed
Holcim Ltd.’s open offer for Gujarat Ambuja Cements Ltd. , which was scheduled to open on March 25, will be delayed by a few days, a source close to the offer said on Friday. Holcim had bought
Yamama Cement seen more promise
Saudi cement producer Yamama Cement Company expects a 50 per cent year-on-year increase in its net profit for the first quarter of 2006 to 150 mln Saudi riyals (US$40m), the company said on March 21,
Florida Rock Industries announces Lake Belt ruling
Florida Rock Industries has announced that on March 22, 2006, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida ruled that several mining permits for the Lake Belt area in South Fl
Holcim Romania higher turnover
Holcim Romania expects its turnover to reach 190 million euros this year, although the sales were some 9-10 percent under the company’s estimates in the first quarter of 2006, the Ziarul Financi
HeidelbergCement has no plans to delist
HeidelbergCement AG said it isn’t planning to delist from public trading. Chief Executive Bernd Scheifele, speaking at the company’s 2005 earnings press conference, said there weren’
China building firm surges on US$231m debut
Shares in China National Building Material Co. (CNBM) surged 18.2 per cent in their US$231m Hong Kong trading debut on Thursday, as investors clamoured to profit from China’s booming economy.
Results of tender to explore and develop
Saratovnedra announces deadline for accepting bids for exploration and development of the Tersinskoye limestone deposit located in the Saratov region. Among bidders are those of Eurocement Group, IKA-
Saudi Arabian Cement posts higher profits
Saudi cement producer Arabian Cement Company (ACC) based in Jeddah posted a net profit of 330.9 mln Saudi riyals (US$88.2m) for 2005, up 306.4 mln riyals (US$81.7m) a year ago. The increase was supp