Cement News tagged: International
Nepal Maoists abduct workers
Maoists have abducted at least 140 workers of Udaypur [southeastern Nepal] Cement Factory Tuesday. According to our Udaypur correspondent, a group of over 50 Maoists abducted the workers from a quarry
Unpaid tax claim
Philippines: Davao City Councilor Liborio V Lumain urged incoming members of the 14th City Council to thoroughly investigate the unpaid taxes of the Bacnotan Cement Corporation (old name of Davao Unio
SCC looks to expand in Cambodia
Siam Cement. Thailand’s biggest industry conglomerate, said yesterday it is analysing an investment plan to extend its business in neighbouring countries which may involve an outlay of $150m. S
Moroccan cement consumption
Morocco’s cement consumption stood at 3.9Mt in the first five months of 2004, up 6.5 per cent year-on-year, it was reported on June 22, 2004. The country’s eastern regions and the norther
Saudi Q1 2004 cement output
The cement output of Saudi Arabia’s eight cement companies rose to 6.1Mt for the first three months of 2004, from 5.6Mt in the corresponding period of 2003, recent statistics showed. Clinker ou
Paraguayan INC losses
The losses of Paraguayan state-owned cement company Industria Nacional de Cemento (INC) due to cement imports fro Brazil at dumping prices, are some US$60m at present, Paraguayan economist Jorge
Carpatcement inaugurates new line
Carpatcement yesterday inaugurated, at the Casial Deva cement plant, the first automated line in Romania using alternative fuels. including used tyres in cement production, the investment amounting to
Siam Cement says first to lift output
Siam Cement PCL is to spend Bt200m (US$4.89m) to boost cement production by half, calling it the industry’s first output boost by a Thai firm since the 1997/98 Asian economic crisis.
Economic Indicators Cement consumption, sales down last year
Aggregate cement consumption edged down last year on the back of a slump in importation. Figures from the Cement Manufacturers’ Association of the Philippines (CeMAP) show cement consumption dow
Iligan Cement Corp. looks at power options
Cement maker Iligan Cement Corp. is mulling options for sourcing its power needs in light of reports of a power shortage in Mindanao in the next few years.
CCI set to sign MoU for cement plant
Bokaro steel plant and the Cement Corporation of India (CCI) are all set to sign MoU paving way for a cement plant in Bokaro. Already two high level meetings have taken place. Further talks to finalis
Tax exemptions and ailing cement units on acquisition radar
AILING cement companies are in vogue. In a bid to take advantage of the tax shelter accorded to loss-making units, bigger manufacturers are increasingly eyeing them as prime takeover targets.
Holcim Apasco withdraws from BMV
After changing its name and image from Apasco to Holcim Apasco, the cement company left the Mexico City Stock Exchange Thursday after the conclusion of the stock purchase of its Mexican subsidiary by
Cement prices on the rise
Cement prices are on the rise from a combination of increased building and lower supply, and the effect is being felt by construction companies.
China in the spotlight
Taiwan Cement Corp is vying with Chia Hsin Cement Corp for the No.1 position in terms of Taiwanese cement production capacity in mainland China. Taiwan Cement boasted it would see annual production c
Cement production highs in Gujarat
Gujarat state India recorded the highest cement production in the last financial year from its eight integrated works, including Grasim Industries Ltd, Gujarat Ambuja Cements Ltd and Larsen & Toubro L