Cement News tagged: International
Garadagh taxation questions
Garadagh Cement does not accepts claims of Ministry of Taxes of Azerbaijan, however, it is ready for dialogue with it on this issue. As Garadagh Cement spokesman Uwe Koehler has stated, on 25 May he
Boral eyeing Cemex stake in Gresik
Austrialia’s Boral Ltd is among the potential foreign investors looking at acquiring Mexican cement maker Cemex SA’s 25.53 per cent stake in Indonesia’s largest cement company PT Sem
US construction group calls for action
The Associated General Contractors of America has called on the country’s commerce secretary to intervene in what it called an increasingly dire supply for cement in the United States before maj
BSP to forge JV for cement
Bokaro Steel, India, has decided to forge 50:50 joint ventures for setting up cement and power plants here at a total investment of Rs 2,800 crore. The company, the first among SAIL plants to foray in
TPI to auction stake in cement unit?
Thai Petrochemical Industry (TPI) may sell its 30-per cent stake in cement maker TPI Polene PCL by auction, a source at TPI’s debt administrator said.
CSN to install cement plant in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The chairman of the Brazilian steel manufacturer CSN (Companhia Siderurgica Nacional), Benjamin Steinbruch, said that the construction project of the Rio de Janeiro cement plant is completed and may i
Indian shipments rise
Associated Cement Companies Ltd, India’s second-biggest cement maker, said its May shipments rose eight per cent from a year ago to 1.52Mt. The Bombay-based company said production totalled 1.5
Sabanci Holding plans US$150m cement factory, Romania
Turkish conglomerate Sabanci Holding is interested in developing a $150m cement factory in Romania, government officials said on Thursday. The plant would produce 1Mta, Romania’s economy minis
Saudi Q1 2005 cement output reaches 6.456Mt
The cement output of Saudi Arabia’s eight listed cement companies rose to 6.456Mt for the first three months of 2005 from 6.169Mt in the corresponding period of 2004, recent statistics showed.
Cemex to form joint-venture with Ready Mix USA
Cemex has announced that its US unit plans to form a joint-venture with privately held Ready Mix USA, geared toward the southeastern US market.
Holcim Hungaria invests in new factory
Cement maker Holcim Hungaria Cementipari Rt, a subsidiary of Holcim group plans to invest EUR 220m in the construction of an environment-friendly cement factory in Nyergesujfalu, in northwestern Hung
Qilianshan Cement invests in two projects, China
Gansu Qilianshan Cement Co Ltd said it plans to build two cement production lines in the northwestern regions of Ningxia and Gansu with a total investment of around CNY900m.
Heidelberg Bosnian unit upgrade investment
Bosnian cement plant Tvornica Cementa Kakanj (TCK), owned by HeidelbergCement, said it is to invest 6m marka (US$3.8m) this year to upgrade its production facilities.
11.4Mt of cement produced in Russia in January-April 2005
A total of 11.4Mt of cement was produced in Russia in January-April 2005, a 0.7 per cent rise against the same period 2004. In January-April 2004 production of cement rose 17 per
Italcementi completes underground tunnel between sites, Italy
Italcementi has completed work on a tunnel of nearly 10km linking its quarry and its cement factory in Calusco D’Adda, near Milan. The tunnel will remove the environmental impact
Cement firm’s woes set to continue
Cement firm Holcim’s maritime woes look set to continue as it will be at least next week before its cement ships can leave Westport harbour fully loaded.