Cement News tagged: International
India: cement majors advocate higher prices
Vicat (France) has joined Swiss major Holcim in advocating higher prices for cement in the Indian market, according to
Social housing boosts Moroccan cement consumption
The revival of Morocco’s social housing programme has given a significant boost to the country’s cement consumption. In November,
Indonesia – infrastructure spending to drive cement demand
A finance ministry official said government capital spending in 2012 would be directed mostly for basic infrastructure
Pakistan five-month cement exports decline
Pakistan cement exports during first five months of current financial year 2011-12 (July-November) were
Readymix sells some non-core land assets, Ireland
Readymix PLC, an Irish cement company, has agreed the sale of certain non-core land assets at Cahir,
HeidelbergCement not to bid for US Vulcan
HeidelbergCement will not place a counter bid for US competitor Vulcan after US Martin Marietta
Lafarge seeking to sell South African unit
Lafarge is seeking a buyer for its cement operations in SA in a transaction that may be worth up to
Oman Cement receives approval to export surplus
Oman Cement Company has announced that it had received government approval to export surplus cement after it increased its capacity.
Lafarge WAPCO inaugurates new Ewekoro plant, Nigeria
The President of Nigeria has inaugurated a 2.5Mt cement plant built by Lafarge WAPCO plc at Ewekoro, Ogun State.
FAS extended term for consideration of application of Gazmetallproyekt
Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) extended the term for the consideration of the application of
Prices jump 50% in Medina, Saudi Arabia
Cement prices in the Muslim holy city of Medina jumped to SAR23 (US$6) a bag in the past week, from an
Pakistan central bank reviews cement industry’s FY11 performance?
A review of the Pakistan cement industry’s performance in FY11 (July 2010 – June 2011) by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) shows that
Approval for AfriSam takeover, South Africa
South Africa’s Competition Tribunal has given conditional approval for the Public Investment Corporation’s (PIC’s) takeover of empowered cement maker AfriSam,
Two Nepalese factories prepare to start production
Two large cement factories based in Dudhrash and Gogli of Dang, Nepal, are preparing to commence productions in two months
Vicem sales rise to 16.8Mt in Jan-Nov 2011
The state-run Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation (Vicem) sold 16.8Mt of cement and clinker in the first 11 months of this year,
Reliance positions itself for market upturn, India
Reliance Cement is planning new capacity and scouting for new locations that the company says will pay off once the demand improves in 2013-14