Cement News tagged: International
Lehigh Cement cuts production
Lehigh Cement Co. has reduced most of its employees’ work week to 32 hours,
Semen Gresik to sign US$604.8m loan for expansion
Semen Gresik (SG), will sign a loan agreement worth IDR6.3trn (US$604.8m) with a number of local
Turkish Akcansa posts Q1 loss of TRY3.3m
Turkish cement manufacturer Akcansa posted a first quarter loss of TRY3.3m which resulted from
Eagle Materials resignation of Chief Financial Officer
Eagle Materials Inc announced that Mark V. Dendle, Eagle’s Executive Vice President - Finance &
PPC’s first-half profit declines
Pretoria Portland Cement’s first-half profit declined by 85 per cent, the cement maker said on Tuesday.
Vietnam south’s cement plants fail to meet demand
The south will still need 12-12.5Mt of cement transported from the north, even though the region has
Carib Cement employees to resume work
Staff at the Caribbean Cement Company have been ordered to resume work this morning after the
New Eagle cement plant update, Philippines
Eagle Cement Corp, a company owned by San Miguel Corp chairman Eduardo Cojuangco and president
Cemex subsidiary to invest in limestone quarry
Rinker Jamaica Limited, the local subsidiary of Cemex, plans to invest US$300m to build a limestone
India industry on steady growth path, says industry body
The economic slowdown and slump in the housing sector notwithstanding, the cement sector continues to
PCA forecasts concentrated weakness in 1H09
Although all US market segments and all regions are expected to record significant declines
Egypt is now Italcementi’s largest profit earner
Italcementi’s first quarter turnover declined by 11.1% to €1201.2m, while the running EBITDA fell by 27.0% to €188.9m and the trading profit by 57.3% to €64.6m.
Cemex in cement probe, denies collusion, Mexico
Cemex said on Thursday it was under investigation for possible collusion with its competitors in Mexico but denied
Birla expects 10Mt cement capacity in two years, India
Birla Corp Ltd, part of the MP Birla Group, expects its cement capacity to rise to 10Mt in two years from
Vicat receives boost from Egypt
Vicat’s turnover declined by 9.8% in absolute terms and by 14.0% on a comparative basis to €425m during the first quarter of 2009.
HeidelbergCement sees comfort in China
HeidelbergCement’s first quarter turnover declined by 23.9% to €2,359.4m and the EBITDA fell by 49.6% to €201.6m.