Cement News tagged: International
Barak Valley Cement eyes expansion, India
The ongoing wrangling over cement prices following the Budget proposals to contain them has had little effect on the North-East based cement company Barak Valley Cements Ltd (BVCL),
CRH announces acquisitions in Turkey and US
CRH has announced two transactions, one in Turkey and one in the US, completed for a total cash consideration, including debt assumed, of US$293m (EUR225 million).
Indonesia’s cement exports surge 40 per cent in 1Q
Indonesia’s cement exports surged 40 per cent to 700,000t, while consumption rose 8.8 per cent to 7.58Mt in the first quarter of this year compared with the same period last year.
Lucky Cement to invest US$300-400m to set up plant in Vietnam
Lucky Cement Corp, one of Taiwan’s leading cement makers, plans to invest, within three to five years, about US$300-400m to establish a cement plant and related facilities in Vietnam
YSR to lay stone for cement unit
Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy will lay foundation stone for Dalmia Cement Factory at Navabpet in Mylavaram mandal on April 20.
Cemex seen surviving any Venezuela cement takeover
Any nationalisation of cement companies in Venezuela is unlikely to hurt the global operations of producer Cemex, but the Mexican company is still trying hard to avoid a possible government takeover.
First VP tours Sharq Cement Plant
First Vice President Parviz Davudi on Saturday inspected the development process of Sharq Cement Plant, 24km northeast of Mashhad, the capital of Khorassan Razavi Province.
Incombank, VNCC cement partnership
Vietnam Industrial and Commercial Bank (Incombank) signed an agreement with Viet Nam Cement Corp (VNCC) on Thursday to supply financial services.
China Anhui Conch Cement ’06 Net CNY1.48bn
Anhui Conch Cement Co, China’s largest cement producer by output, Friday said its 2006 net profit almost quadrupled from a year earlier, helped by sales growth in rural areas and an increase in
Sri Lanka sees rich cement export potential from Jaffna plant
Sri Lanka has the potential to ship cement to South Indian markets across the Palk Straits if peace comes and a defunct plant in the northern Jaffna
Venezuela’s Chavez: government could seize cement factories
President Hugo Chavez said Thursday that his government could seize control of Venezuela’s cement factories if their owners
Cement price raised by Rs 10 per 50kg bag, Pakistan
Local cement manufacturers on Thursday have raised the prices of cement by Rs 10 per 50kg bag in the wake of its rising export orders, dealers said
Iran completing Syrian cement plant
Iran’s Ehdasse Sanat Corp. will complete a cement production plant in Syria by the end of the Iranian year on March 20, 2008.
Limak Ergani Cimento increases production capacity by 50%
General manager of Limak Group’s Ergani cement factory, Huseyin Sahan, said that the plant’s production capacity was increased by 50%.
Orascom to add 10.3Mt of capacity in 2007
Orascom Construction Industries increased its turnover in 2006 by 46.7% to US$2,865.3m and the EBITDA advanced by 68.9% to US$778.9m
India cement exports hit record low
Cement exports have hit record lows because cement manufacturers are worried of drastic measures including a possible ban