Cement News tagged: International
PPC cement sales fall 9.7%
Africa’s biggest cement maker, Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC), said on Tuesday regional industry cement sales fell 9.7 per cent
Cement plan proposal back for Manatee County review
The Manatee County Commission will be asked Tuesday whether it intends to delay or resolve a dispute
State legislators to discuss moratorium on Titan plant
State legislators will discuss a proposal for a moratorium on a local and controversial cement plant permit at
Shree Cement commissions extra 1Mt capacity
Shree Cement has commissioned an additional 1Mt of clinker capacity, which is expected to help the
ACC sees exports decline
ACC, which has seen a decline in exports for the first time in seven years, expects only state-led
Vietnam begins building 1.8Mta plant
Viet Song Long Co. has begun building a cement plant with a capacity of 1.8Mta in the central region,
Turkey Cimentas says to sell Alfacem stake
Turkish cement firm Cimentas has decided to sell its stake in Alfacem
ACC puts ready-mix plans on hold
ACC of India has decided to put on hold plans to expand its ready-mix concrete (ready-mix) business due
JAL new plant to produce from April 2009
Jaiprakash Associates Ltd’s (JAL), a subsidiary of Jaypee Group, new cement plant in Himachal Pradesh
Indonesia’s Feb demand down 4.5% YoY
Indonesia’s domestic cement consumption fell 4.5 per cent in February to 2.86Mt from a year ago,
Pope mass in Cimangola square draws one million, Angola
One million people attended a mass at Cimangola open ground as Pope Benedict XVI marks an end of a week-long trip to the continent.
Holcim initiates arbitration proceedings against Venezuela
Holcim said on Monday it wants full compensation for the assets seized by Venezuela’s government in 2008 during a nationalisation drive.
Chavez runs short of cash for takeovers as oil slumps
Venezuela is holding up payments to contractors, oil services companies and targets of President Hugo Chavez’s nationalization drive,
Sen. Boseman’s bill slows plant construction, US
State Senator Julia Boseman introduced S699 Thursday intended to put the brakes on the Titan Cement plant.
Pakistan producers benefit from declining coal prices
Cement producers in Pakistan are expected to witness another increase in their profits as the industry’s
Ghana cement prices rise
The sudden escalating prices of commodities occasioned by the falling of the Ghanaian currency, the cedi, has caught up with cement,