Cement News tagged under: international
Namibia: cement plant to start production soon08 February 2010, Published under Cement NewsWork on the Ohorongo Cement plant in Nambia is on track with commissioning set for the end of this year . Prime Minister Nahas Angula recently spoke of the project as something that would enhance the development of both physical infrastructure and the human capital development . The German Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Dirk Niebel, said the Schwenk Group realised what many European companies have not that Africa has many opportunities for investments . Ohorongo Cemen... |
Czech cement production down 23%08 February 2010, Published under Cement NewsCement production in the Czech Republic decreased by 23 percent year-on-year to 3.64Mt last year and exports of building materials sank by nearly a third to 438,461t, according to the Association of Cement Producers’ latest data. "The fall in cement production was caused by lower demand for concrete and products of concrete. Almost all projects financed from private resources were stopped or delayed in 2009," Jan Hrozek, chairman of the board of cement producer Ceskomoravsky cement, told CT... |
Shiva Cement dispatches fall 3.8%08 February 2010, Published under Cement NewsShiva Cement today announced that the dispatch of cement and clinker during the month January 10 was down by 3.8% in comparison to Jan `09 due to temporary drop in production. However, despatches during Apr’09-Jan’10 were up by 39.7% in comparison to same period of previous year. |
Iran cement exports to Africa at 4.6Mt08 February 2010, Published under Cement NewsThe capacity of cement production has reached 66Mta, said director of Cement Producers Association. Referring to the inauguration of three cement plants in Khuzestan, Zabol and Abyek, Mohammad Hassan Pourkhalil told IRNA that the sector has produced 43.110 million tons of cement over the past ten months, up 14 percent over the same period in the previous year. Iran has also exported 4.6Mt of cement to Iraq, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Persian Gulf states, Oman and Yemen. The expo... |
Raysut Cement plans bid to acquire Star Cement Group08 February 2010, Published under Cement NewsOman’s Raysut Cement, the sultanate’s largest cement producer by market value, is planning a bid to buy Star Cement Group of Companies, it said in a statement on the country’s bourse website on Sunday. Star Cement has a clinker production plant in Ras al-Khaimah, cement grinding plants in Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Bahrain, Yemen, Bangladesh, a cement storage and packing terminal in Sudan and a precast factory in Abu Dhabi, the statement said. No further details about the bid were given. Star Ceme... |
Russian producers look to export their way into firmer future08 February 2010, Published under Cement NewsRussian producers look to export their way into firmer future Russia’s cement producers over the coming year. They are looking to boost exports to ward off overproduction, and for the removal of export tariffs which were introduced during the boom years. RT spoke with Eurocement group president Mikhail Skorohod about how the sector is looking to respond and how the government can support the industry’s aims MS: " We expect to see investments from the government guaranteed by the budget.... |
Russian producers look to export their way into firmer future08 February 2010, Published under Cement NewsRussian producers look to export their way into firmer future Russia’s cement producers over the coming year. They are looking to boost exports to ward off overproduction, and for the removal of export tariffs which were introduced during the boom years. RT spoke with Eurocement group president Mikhail Skorohod about how the sector is looking to respond and how the government can support the industry’s aims MS: " We expect to see investments from the government guaranteed by the budget.... |
Vinaconex affiliate posts revenues05 February 2010, Published under Cement NewsCam Pha Cement Joint Stock Company, a subsidiary of the listed Vietnam Construction Import-Export JS Corp (Vinaconex or VCG) had revenues of VND2.3 trillion (US$124.46m) in 2009, the first year of its operation. The company sold 2.1Mt of cement and 1.8Mt of clinker last year, including 125,000t of cement exported to Mozambique, the financial website Cafef.vn reported Wednesday. The company started commercial operation of Cam Pham cement plant worth VND6 trillion (US$324.69m) in northern co... |
Ssangyong Cement returns to black in 200905 February 2010, Published under Cement NewsSsangyong Cement Industrial Co, a South Korean cement maker, said Thursday it jumped back into the black last year, thanks to rising cement prices. Ssangyong Cement posted a net profit of 74.2 billion won (US$64.3 million) in 2009, compared with a loss of 168.7 billion won in 2008, the company said in a regulatory filing. Operating profit rose to 70.7 billion won last year on sales of 1.08 trillion won, according to the filing. |
Vicem to Produce 18M-18.5Mt of cement in 201005 February 2010, Published under Cement NewsThe Ministry of Construction has assigned Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation (Vicem) to produce between 18Mt and 18.5Mt of cement in 2010, up 6.76% from a year earlier. Cement joint ventures and grinding stations will make between 15 million-15.5 million tons and 17Mt-17.5Mt, respectively this year, the Voice of Vietnam Radio said Thursday, citing the ministry. Vietnam’s cement consumption will reach 50 -51.5Mt of cement in 2010, up 9.89%-13.18% from a year earlier, the MoC said. Last ye... |