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Birla White named India’s first white cement Superbrand26 June 2009, Published under Cement NewsIndia’s ‘whitest white’ cement has notched up another first. Birla White cement has been elevated to the status of a ‘Superbrand’ by popular consensus among industry experts and consumers. This global acknowledgement places it in an elite league of the world’s best brands. Birla White is the only white cement company to be conferred Superbrand status. Superbrand is a concept that started in 1993 in the UK to chronicle case studies of exceptional brands; to pay tribute to them and their bra... |
Polish cement sales up in May26 June 2009, Published under Cement NewsSales of cement rose in May for the first time in several months, Puls Biznesu reported, based on figures from the Polish Cement Association (SPC). SPC representatives believe that the upturn is a result of an increase in infrastructure investments. If this trend continues in the coming months sales of cement will be similar to last year’s levels. Admittedly, the developer market is still in recession, but consumption of the material is increasing among individual investors – sales of bagg... |
South Africa: Competition Commission raids cement producers26 June 2009, Published under Cement NewsThe Competition Commission on Wednesday raided the premises of cement producers in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal, it disclosed on Thursday. It said it searched the offices of Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC), Lafarge Industries South Africa, AfriSam Consortium (formerly Holcim South Africa) and Natal Portland Cement Cimpor. The search was conducted in five locations in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal simultaneously. "Given the government’s substantial infrastructure investment and its broad impact o... |
Indonesian cement consumption falls eight per cent in 1Q0926 June 2009, Published under Cement NewsDemand for cement in Indonesia fell eight per cent to 17.3Mt in the first quarter of 2009 compared with the same period last year. Slow disbursement of IDR12.2trn (US$1.2bn) in stimulus the government pledged for the infrastructure sector was blamed for the decline cement consumption. Unless the stimulus is disbursed immediately cement consumption in the country will continue to decline, the association of cement companies said. Producers may decide to slash production in the second half ... |
Eurocement Gr to spend US$700m on two production lines in Lipetsk25 June 2009, Published under Cement NewsRussian cement holding Eurocement Group plans to invest US$700m in 2009-13 to build two production lines at its cement plant in the city of Lipetsk, Filaret Galchev, the chairman of the group’s board of directors, said at a news conference on Wednesday. Eurocement Group plans to start the construction sometime in 2009, Galchev said, adding that the project was expected to take up to three and a half years. The plant currently has three production lines and two of them are planned to be clo... |
Bamburi sees E. Africa cement consumption up 12 per cent25 June 2009, Published under Cement NewsKenya’s biggest cement maker, Bamburi Cement, expects consumption in east Africa to grow 12 per cent this year thanks to road projects and individual home-building, its managing director said on Wednesday. Bamburi, majority owned by Lafarge, the world’s biggest building materials group, forecast in February the market would be resilient during the global economic downturn. "Cement consumption in east Africa is still growing. The growth is slightly below the expectation but it is still growt... |
Chinese corporation to invest in cement plant24 June 2009, Published under Cement NewsLipetsk Mortgage Corp, a company managed by the regional government, plans to build a cement plant on an 800-ha (1,977-acre) site in the region’s Yelets District to produce 2Mta of cement. |
Pikalyovo Cement resumes operation24 June 2009, Published under Cement NewsPikalyovo Cement, one of the three largest plants in Pikalyovo, a town east of St Petersburg in northwest Russia, has resumed production. It is again receiving the necessary raw material, slurry, from BaselCement . |
Saudi Arabia: Al-Baha Cement eyes IPO in 201024 June 2009, Published under Cement NewsThe newly founded Al-Baha Holding Cement Co. aims to launch an IPO in 2010, Al-Baha Gov. Prince Muhammad bin Saud, chairman of the company, said in a meeting at Laylati Hall in Jeddah yesterday. "The new cement factory, with a projected daily capacity to manufacture 12,000t of cement, is licensed to quarry limestone and other raw materials in the province essential to cement industry," Prince Muhammad said in his address. The meeting, which was attended by 500 businessmen and officials inc... |
Jidong Cement Concrete Capital Base to enlarge24 June 2009, Published under Cement NewsTangshan Jidong Cement Co., Ltd. and its parent Hebei Provincial Jidong Cement Group Co., Ltd. will additionally inject CNY113.19m and CNY67.81m in cash into Tangshan Jidong Cement Concrete Investment Development Co Ltd, respectively. And then total capital base of Jidong Cement Concrete will be enlarged to CNY231m from CNY50m. Ultimately, Jidong Cement and Jidong Cement Group will separately hold 49 and 51 per cent of the target company. Located in the northern Chinese city of Tangshan, H... |