Cement News tagged: International
Lafarge to build new production line at its Sonadih plant in eastern India
Lafarge has announced the launch of a project to increase production capacity at in Sonadih plant in the Raipur District of the state of Chhattisgarth, in eastern India,
Vietnam: Cement industry faces oversupply
The Ministry of Construction has predicted that domestic cement supply will surpass demand by 2009. The ministry reported that cement manufacturers will have surpluses of 5 million tonnes in 2009 and
Growth in the South African cement market gets producers to increase capacity
Local cement producers are in the enviable position of having to scramble to keep up with the pace of growth in demand for their product.
Heidelberg Close To Stake Buy In India Gujarat Sidhee-TV
Germany’s HeidelbergCement AG is close to buying out the founders’ stake in India’s Gujarat Sidhee Cement Ltd, television news channel NDTV Profit reported Monday.
Top cement companies in race for Broh-Shind project in India
Lafarge and Heidelberg, the global cement majors, are vying with 10 other companies for the Broh-Shind cement project to be set up in Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh.
Three Enexco Teknologies employees killed in accident in Indonesia
nexco Teknologies said three members of its senior level management were killed in a road accident in Indonesia.
ViCAT in discussions to acquire stakes in CIMA subsidiaries
Cement Industries of Malaysia BHD (CIMA) announced that it is still in discussions with French cement company VICAT
Listed cement companies report high-speed growth
China produced 109.537Mt of cement in August this year, up 21.3 per cent YoY.
Indonesia: West Sumatra to get US$5m donation
The West Sumatra province of Indonesia is to receive a US$5m donation from PT Rajawali Corpora, a company that has just taken over Cemex SA’s stake in cement producer PT Semen Gresik Tbk
Fushe Kruje opens new production line, Albania
Albania’s cement producer Fushe Kruje has opened on a US$130m state-of-the-art production line to cease imports of clinker and raise production
Castle Cement’s new kiln line officially opened, UK
Castle Cement’s new kiln at its Padeswood works in Flintshire Padeswood works was officially opened by the Welsh First Minister on Friday 29 September.
Higher input prices push up cement production costs, Slovakia
Higher input costs, including electricity, have been pushing up cement production costs.
Lafarge inks agreement to construct works in Rostov Region, Russia
The Rostov regional administration has signed an investment agreement with Lafarge, according to local news reports.
HeidelbergCement expands into Chinese growth region
HeidelbergCement has signed an agreement on the acquisition of a majority stake of 80% in the Chinese cement manufacturer Liaoning Gongyuan Cement.
ACC Sep cement production up eight per cent, India
ACC Ltd today said its cement production figure for September increased eight per cent at 1.35Mt against 1.25Mt for the same month last year.
Ministry unveils criteria for cement importation, Ethiopia
Briefing journalists, State minister of trade and industry, Tadesse Haile said with a view to alleviating shortage of cement in the country, the government permitted importation of cement through inve