Cement News tagged: International
Schenck Process opens new test centre, USA
Schenck Process has opened its renovated test center located in Whitewater, Wisconsin. The newly
Gresik to acquire US$117m coal mine, Indonesia
Indonesia’s largest cement maker PT Semen Gresik said it has set aside IDR1trn (US$117m) to acquir
HeidelbergCement: India dispatches below target
Ashish Guha, CEO & MD of HeidelbergCement India, has said cement dispatches have been below
Cemex Thailand 730 days without loss incident time
Cemex in Thailand recently celebrated Safety Day at its Saraburi cement plant, north of Bangkok.
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Cameroon to start 0.5Mta factory
A cement factory in Cameroon’s port city of Douala will start production in four months, with an expected
Tanzania Portland Cement 1H net up 43%
Tanzania Portland Cement, a unit of HeidelbergCement, said first-half net profit rose 43 per cent and forecast higher sales for the rest of 2011 thanks
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Post war construction boom faces cement shortage in Sri Lanka
Increased demand from a booming construction industry in post war Sri Lanka has resulted in a severe cement shortage in the country.
Exane downgrades Italcementi, Buzzi Unicem on weak Italian demand
In a report on the construction sector, Exane BNP Paribas lowered Wednesday the ratings and price targets on Italian cement makers Italcementi and Buzzi Unicem due to expected weak demand in Italy.
Indonesian construction sector to expand 5% in 2H11
The Indonesian Construction Association (AKI) is upbeat that the construction sector will grow more
UK construction orders at lowest level since 1980
Orders for new construction work in the UK fell dramatically in the second quarter of the year and are
ACC August cement production up 20.5%
ACC Ltd, one of the two quoted Indian subsidiaries of Holcim, in which it holds 50.10% of the equity,
Jaiprakash August shipments rise 21% YoY
India’s Jaiprakash Associates said in a statement on Thursday its cement shipments in August rose 21 per
Hills Group to acquire Cemex ready-mix operations, UK
The Hills Group, Ltd., a UK-based provider of waste management services, has entered into an agreement
Tunisian cement shortage being addressed
Tunisian cement producers Ciments de Bizerte among other firms, will import 200,000t of cement to
Lafarge projects stable Zambian cement demand
Lafarge Cement Zambia has projected that domestic and regional demand for cement will remain strong,
Ambuja Cements August shipments rise
Ambuja Cements Ltd , India’s No. 3 cement maker, said on Friday shipments in August rose 2.7 per cent