Cement News tagged: International
Colombia cement sales at 500,244t March 2004
Colombian cement sales in March 2004 totalled 500,244t, exceeding the threshold of 500,000t, registered in September 2003, the Colombian Institute of Cement Makers, ICPC, said on May 14, 2004.
Duna-Drava plans HUF5bn development
Cement producer Duna-Drava Cement Kft (DDC) is planning developments at its factory in Beremend (southern Hungary) that could total as much as HUF 5bn.
Ghacem to mine limestone for cement
The Marketing Director of Ghacem, Dr. George Dawson-Ahmoah has said "a limestone deposited in the Eastern Region will soon be mined to supply lime stone to our cement factories for the production of c
Kogi Acquires 30% of Cement Coy
In an effort to grease the wheel of industrial development in Kogi State, the State Government has acquired 30 percent equity shares in the Obajana Cement Company.
Iran increases cement output
Iran plans to increase its annual cement output by 2.4Mt to 34Mt in the current Iranian calendar year to March 2005, Iran’s Industries and Mines Minister, Eshaq Jahangiri, was quoted as saying a
Turkish Cimentas hits all-time high exports of 900,000t in 2003
Turkish cement and clinker producer Cimentas achieved all-time high exports of 900,000t of cement and clinker in 2003. Cimentas exports exceeded its domestic sales in 2003, according to the company&rs
Enlarged Buzzi Unicem sells 6.1Mt of cement in first quarter
The first quarter turnover, consolidating Dyckerhoff for the first time, shows a 2.6% pro-forma decline to €544.9m, though when measured in local currencies there was an advance of 2.9%. Margins impr
Grasim’s open offer in CemCo
Grasim Industries, a part of the AV Birla Group, will make an open offer to shareholders of Ultra Tech CemCo, the demerged cement business of Larsen & Toubro (L&T), at a price of Rs. 342.60 per share.
Chinfon cement to invest extra US$162m
The Chinfon Cement Haiphong Co, a joint venture between Vietnam and Taiwan’s Chinfon Group, said Monday its plan to invest another US$162m to double the capacity of its factory in Vietnam has be
Yasuj cement factory opened
The Yasuj Cement Factory with a production capacity of 700tpd of gray cement was inaugurated on May 16. Located 25 kilometers from Yasuj-Gachsaran road the inaugural ceremony was attended by the speak
Cement Firm’s Objection Questioned
Rio Grande’s Tijeras plant in New Mexico faces stricter environmental pollution control legislation. Local public hearings in Bernalillo County have discussed the proposal to bring local ambient
Boral’s cement bid still alive
Boral has refused to concede defeat in its $1.07 billion takeover bid for Adelaide Brighton, defying the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission by keeping its offer on the table. Investors wer
Strong start to 2004 at Holcim
Holcim has reported a good first quarter performance from all its geographical regions, with the strongest volume improvements coming from Europe and North America, where the first quarter results ten
Andhra’s mini-cement plants
Mini-cement plants in Andhra Pradesh, India recorded a growth of 14.23 per cent in despatches during the financial year 2003-04. The despatches inclusive of supplies to other states were 1.958Mt durin
VNCC on price control
The Viet Nam Cement Corporation (VNCC) said it has had no intention of raising cement prices for the time being. However its Vice Director General Le Van Chung told Viet Nam News Agency that the VNCC
L&T cement business demerger
Larsen and Toubro said a formal scheme for demerging its cement business would come into effect from Friday 14th May 2004. Under the proposal, L&T would separate its 16.5Mt cement division into a diff