Cement News tagged: International
Votorantim denies cartel accusation
The chairman of the Brazilian Votorantim` board, Antonio Erminio de Moraes, counterattacked the accusations of cartel in the cement segment. The Secretariat for Economic Rights SDE (Secretaria de Dire
USA – Judge throws out environmentalist anti-mining suit
Environmentalists seeking to void a permit for limestone mining from a quarry along the Mississippi River, north of Ste Genevieve, have suffered a setback as their lawsuit has been thrown out by St Lo
Cimpor stake bought by Lafarge
Cimpor Cimentos de Portugal SA said France`s Lafarge paid 4.07 eur per share for the additional 17,742,705 shares or 2.64 per cent stake it bought in the Portuguese cement maker on Monday from Cemento
Jamaican cabinet approves additional duties
The Jamaican cabinet has accepted a recommendation by the Anti-Dumping and Subsidies Commission to apply an additional 25.83 per cent tariff on imported cement.
Cimpor stake bought by Lafarge
Cimpor Cimentos de Portugal SA said France`s Lafarge paid 4.07 eur per share for the additional 17,742,705 shares or 2.64 per cent stake it bought in the Portuguese cement maker on Monday from Cemento
Tunisian-Algerian Cement Company for Sale
The Tunisian-Algerian state-owned white cement company Sotacib will soon be put on sale.
Cemento Yguazu plans cement mill
Brazilian-Paraguayan cement importer Cemento Yguazu has plans to build a cement mill and clinker oven in Paraguay, according to a letter of intent signed by Cemento general manager Marcelo Castro dos
Serbian Novi Popovac
Serbian cement maker Novi Popovac said on December 22, 2003 it planned investments of Euro 20m for 2004. The funds will be used for modernisation of cement production facilities and for increase of t
KPPU to monitor cement industry
The Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) has said that it would keep a watchful eye on cement producers in Indonesia, due to suspicions over a cement cartel in the country
RMC group sells another 20 per cent of AdBri stake.
Takeover target Adelaide Brighton Ltd said today that its major shareholder, UK-listed RMC Group plc, had sold another 20 per cent of its stake in Adelaide Brighton at $1.40 per share.
Local Cement Price in UAE
The price of locally produced cement in the UAE has increased for the third time since the beginning of 2003 and currently stands at 165 UAE dirhams (US$45/Euro36.2) a tonne, against 155 dirhams
CRH ponders Israeli option
Talks are currently under way with Clal Industries, the diverse Israeli holding company that has a controlling 75 per cent stake in Mashav, in relation to an option CRH holds that wouldallow it acquir
Indonesian Cemex Case
The Indonesian Minister of Finance is making fund allocation to finance legal efforts against lawsuit filed by Cemex Asia to International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) Washingt
Dyckerhoff names Wolfgang Bauer chairman
German cement maker Dyckerhoff AG said its supervisory board has named Wolfgang Bauer chairman from March 1, 2004, succeeding Peter Steiner.
Lafarge to divest of stake in Molins
As part of its continued efforts to improve its balance sheet following the acquisition of Blue Circle Industries, Lafarge has signed an agreement to sell its 40.9% in Cementos Molins Industrial.
Spanish cement consumption.
The consumption of cement in the 11 months to November was up 4.3 per cent from a year earlier at 42.9Mt, industry association Oficemen said.