Cement News tagged: International
Orient Paper to set up Karnataka plant, India
The board of Orient Paper & Industries cleared the company’s proposal to set up a 3Mta greenfield plant at Gulburga, Karnataka
Iran to build cement plant in Tajikistan
Iranian Ambassador to Dushanbe Ali Asghar Sherdoust says Iran plans to set up a cement plant in Tajikistan.
Vicem increases cement prices, Vietnam
Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation (Vicem), which now holds 40% domestic market share, has raised prices of their cement by VND60,00/t (US$3.08).
Qatar National Cement rises nearly a quarter
Gross profit at Qatar National Cement Company rose by nearly a quarter last year against 2009 as a steep fall in sales cost compensated for a 28% fall in revenue.
HeidelbergCement reports strong increase in 4Q10
HeidelbergCement AG Thursday reported a strong increase in fourth quarter operating income on the back of
South Africa cement sales down 4.6%
Cement sales in South Africa fell 4.6 per cent YoY in January to 641,860t from 672,676t at the same time in 2010,
Locals demand pollution data from Lafarge, Slovenia
Locals from Zasavje, a region in central Slovenia are continuing their battle against Trbovlje-based LafargeCement plant,
Buzzi Unicem expects general improvements
Buzzi Unicem’s 2010 turnover declined by 0.9% to €2,648m, of which Dyckerhoff accounted for €1413m and that represented a 3.2% improvement.
Pakistan domestic sales rise, exports fall
Pakistan domestic sales during January 2011 were 1.91Mt, registering a growth of seven per cent while exports stood at 0.57Mt,
Vietnam producer delivers its first African shipment
Thang Long Cement JSC, a joint venture between the state-run Vietnam Machinery Installation Group (Lilama) and Hanoi General Export Import Corporation (Geleximco), has exported its first batch of ceme
Boral looks for improved Australian, Indonesian and Thai results
Boral’s turnover in the six months to the end of December improved by 2.5% to A$2388m (EUR1791m)
Cimpor to restart production in Egypt in three days – report
Portuguese cement producer Cimpor will restart the production in Egypt three days from now.
US monthly shipments rise 3%
Total shipments of Portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico for November 2010 were 5.8Mt. This was 3% higher than shipments in November 2009.
Gresik earmarks funds for expansion
Indonesian cement maker PT Semen Gresik plans to set aside IDR6.3 trillion (US$706 million) in funds until 2015 to expand its business.
JK Lakshmi to invest in Chhattisgarh unit
Envisioning higher cement demand from rural India, JK Lakshmi Cement plans to set up a 2.7Mt greenfield plant at Durg (Chhattisgarh)
Companies comment on Egyptian operations
Firms in Egypt have started to resume operations for the first time in a week.