Cement News tagged: International
Nuh Cimento acquires Kudret Enerji
Turkish cement producer Nuh Cimento has acquired TRY 3.8m (EUR 1.73m) stake in Kudret Enerji Elektrik Uretim,
Lafarge Philippines wants to expand market share
Lafarge Cement Services (Philippines), Inc and Republic Cement Corp. want to further expand their market share in the next few years, an executive said yesterday.
Govt revives plan to sell Cement Corporation units, India
The Indian government is actively pursuing its plan to put seven non-functional units of Cement Corporation of India up for sale
Italcementi to sell Set Group Holding, Turkey
Italcementi Group announces that its sub-holding Ciment Français has agreed to sell Set Group Holding and its subsidiaries for a total amount of EUR290m (on a cash and debt free basis
Stable production at TPCC despite power hitches, Tanzania
The Tanzania Portland Cement Company (TPCC) Limited has said the power shortage in the country which started at the end of last year’s last quarter
New plant for Azerbaijan to be signed
The contract for the construction of a new cement plant by Ghizildash Cement is set to be signed in Baku between Azerbaijan’s Norm Ltd and a Chinese company in a matter of days,
Siam Cement’s net soars 54%, Thailand
Siam Cement’s consolidated net profit jumped 54 per cent to THB37.38bn (US$1.2bn) last year mainly on
Illinois cement recalls workers, USA
llinois Cement has called back the 96 employees laid off in January.

Secil workers strike on wage protest, Portugal
Workers at Portuguese cement producer Secil’s Setabul plant have taken strike action as wage increases
China’s rising housing construction to help drive demand
A new wave of government housing projects in China this year will likely boost the demand for cement,
GCC expects US93m compensation for Fancesa
Mexican group Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua, partner of the Bolivian company Soboce, announced
Binani Cement set to delist, India
Binani Cement, part of the Braj Binani group, is set to delist from Indian bourses, as a culmination of it
Housing boost for Indonesian producers
According to local news sources, the Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has suggested that the construction of millions of very cheapest housing
FLSmidth to use Intergraph® SmartPlant® Enterprise Solutions
FLSmidth has selected Intergraph® SmartPlant® Enterprise to design cement and mineral processing facilities, in order to improve processes control and increase efficiency.
India cement prices to increase in western region
Cement companies in the Western part of India are reportedly said to hike the prices by INR7-10/50kg bag due to an increase in demand.
GCNet rejects link to substandard cement, Ghana
Managers of the electronic clearance platform at the Tema port in Ghana, GCNet have rejected suggestions that they may have allowed the importation of substandard cement into the country.