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Farmers protest proposed cement plant in Gujarat26 February 2010, Published under Cement NewsFarmers and villagers of Mahuva town in Gujarat today carried out a protest march from Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad against the setting up of a cement plant. Led by Kanubhai Kalsariya, a state legislator of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from Mahuva constituency, around 11,111 villagers took part in the rally. "Around 10,000 to 20,000 people have come from the village to submit a memorandum that those who live near the proposed plant, whose land is getting used and water is getting co... |
TPI Polene to pay THB0.10 dividend26 February 2010, Published under Cement NewsTPI Polene PCL of Thailand said Friday that its board has agreed to pay a dividend of THB0.10 a share for last year’s performance. The dividend will be paid on May 27 to shareholders on record as of March 15, the company said in a statement to the Stock Exchange of Thailand. |
FLSmidth to supply equipment to Heidelberg in India26 February 2010, Published under Cement NewsFLSmidth has received an order worth approximately EUR48m (DKK 357m) from HeidelbergCement India Limited for the supply of equipment to their Indian capacity expansion project. The scope of the contract includes a 5,000tpd pyroprocess line at their existing plant in Narsingarh, MP, a new clinker grinding system at their existing grinding unit in Imlai, M.P. and a material handling system at their grinding unit in Jhansi, U.P. The contract comprises supply of crushers for coal and additive... |
Ash Grove’s Durkee plant reopens26 February 2010, Published under Cement NewsAsh Grove Cement’s Durkee plant is back in operation. After bringing back 48 laid-off employees over the past two weeks, the plant began the process of making cement on Monday. Seventeen workers returned earlier in the month to begin preparation for plant operation. Eleven employees had continued to work since the December shut-down in order to process existing orders. Last Thursday, February 18, employees celebrated with a “welcome back” lunch provided by the company. “Bringing our empl... |
Cement consumption to pick up mid-201026 February 2010, Published under Cement NewsAt the recently held World of Concrete meeting, Ed Sullivan chief economist at the Portland Cement Association (PCA) gave an outlook on the US cement industry 2010-14. He pointed out that from the consumption height of 2007 the US has seen growth rates fall by 9.6 per cent or a fall in cement consumption of 54Mt. New capacity expansion has been delayed because of the recession, while cement imports will fall to 5.7Mt this year from a high of 22.7Mt in 2007. Meanwhile, factory utilisation rat... |
Lafarge schedules public meeting on gravel mine expansion25 February 2010, Published under Cement NewsStudies conducted by a biologist and archaeologist will be available at an upcoming meeting on the expansion of a gravel mine in Pitt Meadows that’s faced vocal opposition from nearby residents. “We are going to present some of the findings and get public feedback,” said Brad Kohl, general manager of aggregates and marine division for Lafarge Canada (Vancouver area). Pitt River Quarries wants to expand its gravel mine in the Pitt Polder into the rock face of Sheridan Hill. The expansion w... |
Heidelberg to double capacity to 6Mt by 201225 February 2010, Published under Cement NewsHeidelbergCement India, which had acquired Indorama Cement and Mysore Cement, is all set to double its capacity from present 3.07Mta to 6Mta by March 2012. Heidelberg will add a clinker unit of 1.9Mta to its existing capacity of 1.2Mta at Damoh, Madhya Pradesh and double capacity of its cement grinding unit to 2 mtpa there. It will increase cement grinding capacity at its Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, plant by 1.9Mta. The plant currently has a capacity of 0.8Mta. Ashish Guha, managing director, ... |
BBMG plans to acquire three Lafarge facilities, China25 February 2010, Published under Cement NewsBBMG Corporation, said it plans to pay about US$74m to Lafarge China Overseas Holding Co Ltd to purchase shares in two cement makers and one concrete company. BBMG said it will acquire up 65 per cent of Beijing Xingfa Cement Co Ltd, 70 per cent of Beijing Shunfa Lafarge Cement Co Ltd and 76.72 per cent of Beijing Yicheng Lafarge Concrete Co Ltd. Shares in the three are all owned by Lafarge China Overseas Holding. The three companies own two new dry-process cement plants and one concrete pl... |
PPC reaches milestone25 February 2010, Published under Cement NewsPretoria Portland Cement (PPC) is celebrating its 100th year as a listed company on the JSE, and its chief executive Paul Striver has paid tribute to the company’s past leaders and their visionary leadership. Over the past 118 years PPC developed into a leading cement, aggregates and lime production and distribution company, which has played a vital role in the history and overall development of southern Africa. Established in 1892 with a factory in Pretoria, the company has grown to inclu... |
Egypt’s Suez Cement 2009 profit rises 25 per cent25 February 2010, Published under Cement NewsEgypt’s Suez Cement said on Thursday it posted a 25 percent rise in 2009 net profit to E£1.3bn (US$236.9m). The firm, Egypt’s largest listed cement maker by market value and a subsidiary of Italcementi , said its net sales were at E£6.38bn. |