Cement News tagged: International
Cemex hikes Mexican cement prices
Cemex said on Tuesday it had increased its domestic bagged cement prices by MXP138/t (US$9.5), citing higher raw material costs.
Dyckerhoff delays Russian and Ukrainian investments
The preliminary results from Buzzi Unicem’s subsidiary Dyckerhoff show a 1.4% reduction in group cement shipments to 17.32Mt
India cement despatches stays strong in Jan
Cement demand continued to remain strong in January with the three major cement producers – ACC, Ambuja Cement and Aditya Birla Group – posting a quantum jump in their dispatches.
Libya to construct EUR116m cement plant in Sebha
Work will start on the construction of "Fezzan Gara Mahrou gha" cement plant in Sebha, in the southern part of Libya in the next few days,
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Production at Pennsuco Plant Will Continue
A spokesperson for Titan America said the company is well- prepared to maintain production at the Pennsuco cement plan
Cement sales still strong, says Lafarge, revealing expansion plans
Lafarge will open a cement factory in Saudi Arabia and a readymix concrete factory in Abu Dhabi, said its chairman.
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Vietnam: cement industry warns of glut
Experts in the Vietnamese cement industry have warned of an oversupply in the domestic cement market, yet there are still more cement factories being built.
Demand for cement to fall, prices under pressure: Grasim
Aditya Birla Group’s flagship company, Grasim has said that slowdown in construction activity and commissioning of large capacitie
Cemex: US$700m in cost cuts as sales plunge
Cemex SAB will cut $700 million in costs to mitigate the effects of the global economic downturn, the company said Friday, a day after posting its first quarterly net loss in a decade.
Saudi cement clinker mountain
Following the export ban on cement and clinker enacted by the Saudi government in April last year, Saudi producers have been busy stockpiling excess clinker production
Askale Cimento invests US$38m in two plants, Turkey
Askale Cimento is to invest USS$38m in two cement plants, established in the cities of Erzincan and
Lafarge to move ahead with US$200m Balaka plant, Malawi
Lafarge Cement is to invest US$200m in a new cement plant in the southern Malawi district of Balaka, which,
Vicat sees weaker start to 2009
Vicat’s turnover in 2008 declined by 3.7% to EUR2,057m, which represents an underlying reduction of 3.0%
Cemex’ margins decline
Cemex’ turnover was virtually unchanged (+0.1%) in dollar terms last year at US$21,688.5m, but increased slightly by 2.8% in peso terms. The EBITDA declined by 5.3% to US$4,343.1m and
Marginal delay in upgrading units, says India Cements
India Cements has reported a nearly 50 per cent drop in net profits
Shortage imminent over Navy blockade, Apapa, Nigeria
Cement scarcity is set to hit the Nigerian market following the stoppage of production at the major bagging plants around Apapa.