Cement News tagged: International
Cement prices up VND20,000/t, Vietnam
The Vietnam Cement Corporation has decided to raise the retail prices in the northern region of its PC30 and PC40 cement products by VND20,000 (US$1.25) per tonne.
‘Low-quality’ imported cement distributed in Mindanao cities, Philippines
About 30,000 of the 118,000 bags of low-grade cement imported from China have been sold here and in nearby General Santos City
Cement production up by 7.6 per cent, Ukraine
In September, cement production in the Ukraine rose by 7.6% compared with September 2005,
Bahrain ups cement production
Bahrain’s only cement producer is to undergo an expansion in order to boost its output
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Lafarge plans to double Chinese capacity
Lafarge, the world’s leading cement producer, plans to double its production capacity in China in the coming years, the company’s chief executive officer said yesterday.
Taiwan Cement to tap European market in 2007
Taiwan Cement Corp (TCC), one of Taiwan’s largest cement producers, has resolved to tap the European marketplace
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Greek Titan Invests €40m to hike capacity of Bulgarian plant by 50 per cent
Greek building materials producer Titan will have invested €40m (US$50m) by the beginning of 2007 to increase the capacity of its Bulgarian plant by 50 per cent to 1.5Mt of cement annually
Vietnam to have Additional 8Mt of Cement in 2007
The cement industry will operate eight new cement production lines and transformed three blast furnace plants into reverter kiln lines in 2007
Portugal Cement consumption down 4.7 per cent YoY Jan-Aug 2006
The cement consumption in Portugal decreased by 4.7 per cent YoY to 5Mt in January to August 2006
Cemex Austria to Sell Prefab Concrete Division
Cemex Austria, a 100 per cent subsidiary of global cement producer Cemex, will sell its prefabricated concrete
Demand for cement in China to Reach 1.3bnt in 2010
Demand for cement in China will rise 5.1per cent annually to 1.3bnt in 2010,
Housing hit by high cement prices in Kenya
Rising cement costs are pushing up the cost of housing, the Architectural Association of Kenya (AAK) said yesterday.
Sri Lanka brings cement under government control
Sri Lanka officials said Thursday that it would make cement an essential item, bringing it under government price control similar
Cemex to build plant at UK’s Tilbury docks
Cemex has announced that it will invest US$49m in the construction of a grinding plant in Britain, specifically at England’s
Votorantim reluctant to divest
Votorantim Cimentos, a stakeholder on CP Cimento group from Koranyi Ribeiro family, is against the negotiations to sell a 27 per cent equity in CCRG (Comp
World Bank abandons concrete aims
A request that more than 500,000 earthquake damaged homes in Pakistan be rebuilt using concrete were this week withdrawn