Cement News tagged: International
Venezuela pledges to increase cement production
Minister Ricardo Menéndez said that after the nationalisation of cement companies the government has initiated a process to increase production by 1Mt in 2011.
Lafarge Cement dissolves its wholly-owned subsidiary
OAO LafargeCement (the Moscow region) informed that it had dissolved its wholly-owned subsidiary
Tokyo Cement poised for better growth, Sri Lanka
RAM Ratings Lanka, which has assigned long and short-term corporate credit ratings of A and P2 to Tokyo Cement Company (Tokyo) respectively,
Philippines promotes the use of blended cements
Local cement producers are promoting the use of blended cement as an attractive option for basic construction material to strengthen or enhance most major infrastructure projects in the country.
Peru production seen rising 16.1%
Peruvian cement production is expected to have risen 16.1 per cent to 8.4Mt and in 2011 is forecast to rise 11.6 per cent to 9.4Mt.
Gresik sets out production targets to 2015, Indonesia
Semen Gresik , Indonesia’s largest cement maker by output, aims to boost cement production to 30Mta by 2015,
Dyckerhoff reports modest overall improvement
The Buzzi Unicem subsidiary Dyckerhoff’s turnover recovered by 3.2% to €1413m in 2010, having dropped by 30.9% in 2009.
SAVACEM workers/management dispute resolved, Ghana
Hon. Salisu Be-Awuribe, the District Chief Executive for Central Gonja in the northern region has resolved a long standing impasse between management and staff of the Savannah Cement Company
La Unión to sell cement to Congo, plans entry into Brazil

Spanish-based producer, Cementos La Unión, which has plants in Egypt, Chile and the Dominican Republic has bought a silo in the Congo
Holcim marks 10 years of operating in Mauritius
After 10 years of operations in Mauritius, the Holcim Group brought its customers and partners together to celebrate the anniversary.
Ohorongo Cement plant inaugurated, Namibia
German firm Schwenk Zement KG on Thursday opened its Ohorongo Cement factory in Namibia,
Shree Cement: sluggish demand, rising input costs hurt margins
Shree Cement’s result for the December 2010 quarter again highlights the difficult conditions for the sector
Egypt uprising disrupts cement industry
Mounting political turbulence in Egypt has resulted in a number of local cement producers temporarily closing production lines and evacuating expatriates
Ambuja Cements 2010 net profit rises
Ambuja Cements Ltd, India’s third-largest cement maker by capacity, Thursday posted a 3.8% rise in its 2010 consolidated net profit, buoyed by higher sales.
South Africa bank buys stake in Ohorongo, Namibia
The Development Bank of Southern Africa Ltd., a state-owned lender, will acquire a 7.3 per cent stake in Schwenk Zement KG’s Ohorongo Cement unit in Namibia
Canadian cement industry applauds impact of economic plan
The Cement Association of Canada (CAC) today applauded the findings of the Seventh Report to Canadians on the Implementation of the Economic Action Plan.