Cement News tagged: International
SCG expects cement demand will contract 10% in 2009
Mr Pramote Techasupatkul, President of SCG Cement Co. Ltd, a subsidiary of SCC Plc, has stated that
Venezuela VP Hopes for deal this year over seized Cemex unit
Venezuelan Vice President Ramon Carrizales said Thursday that the government hopes to reach a deal
Lafarge defers 18Mt of planned new capacity
Helped by the acquisition of Orascom, Lafarge generated a turnover 8.3% higher at EUR14,386m in the first nine months of the year and the EBITDA improved by 14.2% to EUR3,579m, with a similar
Continental Europe & emerging countries help HeidelbergCement’s advance
HeidelbergCement’s results for the first nine months include Hanson for the full period, compared with just one month last year, as a result of which turnover grew by 49.1% to EUR10,809.2m
Cementir’s main markets become more difficult
Cementir’s turnover edged ahead by 0.1% in the first nine months to €860m, but actually declined by
Dalmia Cement Oct cement shipments down 10.7% YoY
Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd’s October cement shipments fell an annual 10.7 per cent to 216,000t, the company said on Tuesday.
Israel withholds cement to Gaza Strip
Israeli companies stopped providing cement to the Gaza Strip upon orders by the Israeli military, a Palestinian importer said on Tuesday.
Shree Cement Oct shipments up 12.8 per cent
Shree Cement said on Tuesday its October shipments rose 12.81 per cent to 625,000t, from 554,000t a year earlier.
India Cements may relocate its proposed Himachal project
India Cements, the south Indian cement major, may relocate its proposed 2Mt facility in Himachal Pradesh or put it on hold because of infrastructure hurdles and a slowdown in the cement industry.
HeidelbergCement’s 3Q profit drops 25%, to cut costs
HeidelbergCement’s third-quarter pre-tax profit fell 25 per cent, it reported on Wednesday, and said it wa
Saudi cement producers 7% drop
According to Al-Riyadh newspaper (November 3, 2008), an official report shows that the sales volume of the operating cement companies in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Vicat moves into Mauritania
Vicat’s turnover for the first nine months of the year declined by 3.1% to EUR1,582.8m, which represents an underlying reduction of 1.3%.
Regulators raid Holcim, Lafarge, Cemex
Regulators launched a dawn raid on the offices of Europe’s biggest cement producers yesterday as Brussels embarked on a new inquiry into industry practices.
Benue plans new cement company, Nigeria
Despite the teething problems facing the Benue state government-owned Igumale Cement Company in Ado local government area, Governor Gabriel Suswam has laid
Siemens new order, Namibia
The Industry Solutions Division of Siemens Ltd. India, Mumbai, has won an order from Polysius AG, Beckum,
Holcim Philippines reconsidering 2009 investments
With declining demand for cement in the local market and the lowering of prices in other countries, Holcim Philippines Inc is already discounting