Cement News tagged: International
Dangote signs business pacts in Congo, Ethiopia
The Dangote Group of Nigeria has signed fresh investment agreements worth US$750m with the
New tax could force Cemex UK to ‘move abroad’
Bosses at Cemex’ Rugby cement plant Cemex claim a new government “green tax” could force them to move their UK operations abroad in the future
Cimpor invests EUR60m in Spanish units
The chairman of the executive committee Cimpor Group, Francisco de Lacerda, and the Minister of
Holcim puts New Zealand plant on hold
Holcim has put plans for a new factory near the South Island town of Oamaru on hold
Vicem receives green light to acquire stake in Cam Pha Cement
Vietnamese Prime Minister has given the Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation (Vicem) to purchase a
Preview: Asia Cement sees nine-month net to soar, Taiwan
Taiwan-based producer Asia Cement said it expects over 450% YoY increase of its unaudited net profit
Swiss 3Q cement shipments decline marginally
Domestic cement deliveries in Switzerland declined in the 3Q11 by 2.3% YoY to 1.26Mt.
Ukraine’s largest clinker line comes on-stream
In August 2011, CRH brought the Ukraine’s largest clinker production line online at the Kamenets-Podilsky plant.
“Arab Spring” impacts on Turkey’s cement exports
The “Arab Spring” has negatively impacted Turkey cement exports in the first half of 2011 as export volumes registered a 27% decline to 5.9Mt.
Zimbabwe’s cement price surges as Lafarge reports mill out
Cement prices in Zimbabwe have shot up from their recommended average price of US$12.50/50kg bag to US$16-20.
Lafarge expands rail transport from Nigerian Ewekoro works
Lafarge and Dangote look at rail transport to alleviate Nigeria’s cement transport issues and bring the price of the building material down.
ACC achieves stabilisation at Wadi kiln, India
India’s ACC Group has achieved production stabilisation at the world’s largest kiln at its Wadi plant,
Lafarge opens R&D lab at Chongquing, China
Lafarge announced the opening of a development laboratory for sustainable construction in Chongqing
Pakistan August cement sales down, prices still rising
Pakistan cement sales in August 2011 fell to 2.4Mt, down 18% MoM and witnessed the sharpest MoM contraction in 21 months since September 2010.
UK construction product manufacturers facing worsening future
The UK’s Construction Products Association’s latest State of Trade Survey, which was launched Monday, shows that the continuing economic uncertainty,
PPC acquires Quarries of Botswana
As part of its southern Africa expansion strategy, Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC) has acquired three