Cement News tagged: International
Grasim July cement despatch up
Grasim Industries has reported increased shipments, year-on-year, for both Grasim Cement as well as for its recent acquisition UltraTech Cemco Ltd, for the month of July. Despatches at Grasim Cement
Cimpor gives up on Cecime
Portuguese cement company Cimpor has decided not to continue with the process of acquisition of local importer Cecime, it was reported on August 3, 2004. The purchase operation was announced on Octob
Podilski Tsement increased Output
The Podilski Tsement company (Kamianets-Podilskyi, Khmelnytskyi region), which is one of the three largest producers of cement in Ukraine, increased its sales output by UAH 8.81m some 14 per cent to U
Semapa, CRH’s Secil faces EUR900,000 cost from Outao fire
Semapa, the Portuguese cement maker jointly owned by Semapa SGPS and CRH PLC, said it faces a cost of 900,000 eur from a fire at its factory at Outao in Serra da Arrabaida last wee, Lusa newsagency
Cement prices to hold steady, Vietnam
Cement prices will be maintained at their current levels for the rest of 2004 despite the surge in the price of imported clinker, Tuoi Tre quotes Deputy Minister of Construction Tong Van Nga. To help
HeidelbergCement to build plant in Kyiv, Ukraine
HeidelbergCement is to build a ready-mix concrete plant in Kyiv according to the company’s main operations director of the northern region of the Central Europe, chairperson of the supervisory board o
Customs to decide on Russian cement imports
Mexican company CDM (Comercio para el Desarrollo Mexicano) is expected to submit documents by Friday (Aug.6) to the federal customs authority to receive permission to import cement from Russia, a port
Tourah Cement Co Q104 net profit soars, Egypt
The net profit of Egyptian cement company Tourah Cement Co soared to E£42.38m EUR5.7m in the first quarter of 2004 from 7.36 mln EUR987,000 in the same period of 2003. The growth in earnings followed
Rise in cement sales, India
Two Indian cement majors have released shipment figures for July have reported increases in sales , YoY with one of them reporting a steep spurt in sales.
Mohammed waives cement duty
Dubai Crown Prince General Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has ordered the waiver of customs duty and storage fees on cement imported by Nakheel in a bid to keep cement prices down in the
Half-year report: Tianjin Cement Co, China
Shenzhen-listed Tianjin Cement Co, Ltd. has reported earnings per share of 0.015 yuan for the first half of 2004 ended June 30, as compared with the 0.016 yuan for the same period of 2003. The compan
AdBri cements green record
Adelaide Brighton has dipped a toe into green energy in a joint venture with Adelaide-based waste recycler Resourceco. The 50-50 venture, Alternative Fuel Company, will provide AdBri’s Birkenhe
Readymix concrete gaining ground
Major cement manufacturers in India propose to enter the ready-mix concrete (RMC) segment. Associated Cement Companies (ACC) intends to add two RMC units to the existing set-up of 11 units in 2004. Ma
Wienerberger to close two more German brick plants
As part of optimising group capacity, Wienerberger AG is investing €8m in increasing capacity at its Ansbach and Bad Neustadt hollow brick plants in Bavaria. This will result in the closure of the Ba
Cemex steps up the pressure
With claims that the crew of the Mary Nour are carrying SARS infections, that the Russian cargo is possibly contaminated by radiation and thousands of Mexican workers are about to lose their jobs, the
Lafarge North America Reports 2Q
Lafarge North America Inc, the leading supplier of construction materials in the US and Canada, today reported second-quarter 2004 net income of $102 million, or $1.34 per share diluted.