Cement News tagged: International
Holcim Philippines returns to profit in 2004 on increased exports
Holcim Philippines Inc said it made a net profit of 1. 2bn pesos last year, reversing a loss of 318.7m pesos in 2003, due to higher export sales and cement prices. Return on equity stood at 7.85 per c
Grasim profits seen up
Only diversified Grasim Industries Ltd., the nation’s top cement group, is expected to report a small rise in fiscal fourth-quarter earnings
Net profit of ACC is estimated to have declined 0.6 per cent to 1.05bn rupees.
Shares of cement companies have outperformed a 7 per cent fall in the Bombay share index in the past three-and-half months as investors ignored short term troubles to bet on the sector’s long-te
Eygpt’s Orascom to build cement plant in Indonesia
Egyptian cement maker Orascom Construction Industry plans to build a cement factory in Indonesia, an official said.
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Ukranian cement production down by 9.8 per cent to 684,000t In March
In March, Ukranian cement production fell by 9.8 per cent compared with March 2004, to 684,000t.
Katavsky Cement’s output up over 2 -fold in Jan-Mar 2005
Katavsky Cement’s output went up over 2 -fold in Jan-Mar 2005 versus the same period 2004, in January-March 2005 the plant produced 178,000t of cement.
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Pushka cement plant boosts 1Q2005 production
The Kramatorsk PUSHKA cement plant (Ukraine) produced 138,400t of cement in the first quarter of 2005.
Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co develops Zirconia nanoparticles for displays
Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co of Japan has created nanometer-size zirconia granules for anti-glare coatings on displays.
Orascom eyes three cement plant Sites
Orascom Construction Industry, a cement manufacturer from Egypt, was assessing three locations to develop a cement plant with the total capacity of 2.5Mta with the total investment of IDR3trn.
Pushka ups cement production 56.6p per cent to138,400t In Q1
In January-March,Kramatorsk-based cement plant Pushka (Donetsk region) increased cement production by 56.6 per cent or 50,000t up to 138,400t from the like-2004 period.
The North American Business Services (NABS) is a newly-created organization, established by St. Lawrence Cement and Holcim (US) Inc
St. Lawrence Cement and Holcim (US) has created ’The North American Business Services’ (NABS), located in Vaughan, Ontario.
ACC plans to hike outputby 2Mt
The Associated Cement Companies (ACC) intends to increase the production capacity by nearly 2Mt in 2005.
Cemento Polpaico to invest US$13m-14m this year
Chilean cement producer Cemento Polpaico will invest US$13m-14m this year, company executives said at an ordinary shareholders meeting.
Saudi cement posts major net profit growth
According to Al-Sharq Al-Awsat newspaper, the Saudi Cement Company has announced SR 119.7m($31.92) net profits in the first quarter of the current year
Saudi Southern Province cement posts US$40.9m Net Profit Q1 2005
Saudi cement producer Southern Province Cement (SPC) posted a net profit of 153.5m Saudi riyals (US$40.9m/31.8m euro) for the first quarter of 2005,
Brighter future for Iran’s cement industry
Given the growing for cement in Iraq and Afghanistan following the ongoing reconstruction efforts in the war-torn countries, Minister of Industries and Mines Eshaq Jahangiri on expressed optimism abou