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Azerbaijan full year 2008 production03 December 2008, Published under Cement NewsAzerbaijan producer Garadagh Cement expects to produce 1.3Mt of cement, which will make up 35% of total amount of domestic cement market. "At present a new kiln with a capacity of about 1.7Mt of cement a year is under construction at the plant. Total amount of investment in stove construction and upgrade will total EUR 300m. The investment program will enable to continue delivery of top quality cement to the interior market and to meet figures of ecological standards," says a company press ... |
Jidong Cement constructs new production lines03 December 2008, Published under Cement NewsShenzhen-listed Tangshan Jidong Cement Co, Ltd recently commenced two 4500tpd clinker cement production lines in Fufeng and Jingyang counties of Shaanxi province. Moreover, the cement producer will have four dry-process lines in Fufeng and Jingyang, adding its production capacity to 10Mt the largest in Shaanxi province. The commence of clinker cement productions lines will raise the company’s market share in Shaanxi by over 30 per cent, improving its pricing power. As its major rivals also... |
Sinoma buys assets from Zhengda Cement for Rmb142m03 December 2008, Published under Cement NewsChina National Materials Company said its subsidiary Sinoma Pingxiang has agreed to acquire assets from Zhengda Cement for Rmb141.5 million in cash. The assets include certain equipment and machinery of Zhengda Cement, which also holds a 49% equity interest in Sinoma Pingxiang. |
Dalmia Cement commissions AP plant, India03 December 2008, Published under Cement NewsDalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd has commissioned a 2.25Mt greenfield cement project in Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh, according to a press release from the company. Mr Gautam Dalmia, Joint Managing Director, Dalmia Cement, lighted the kiln and launched the operation. This takes the company’s annual cement production capacity to 5.75Mt including the output from its two other plants in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. The company has another project under implementation at Ariyalur, Tamil Nadu. Dalmia Cem... |
India’s Ambuja Cement Nov shipments rise 8.8 per cent03 December 2008, Published under Cement NewsAmbuja Cements Ltd, India’s third-largest cement maker, said on Wednesday its shipments in November rose 8.8 per cent to 1.48Mt from 1.36Mt a year ago. Production rose five per cent to 1.47Mt from 1.4Mt, it said in a statement. Holcim owns about 46 per cent of Ambuja Cements. |
China’s Yunnan province cuts power tariff for some industries03 December 2008, Published under Cement NewsYunnan province in southwest China has cut power tariffs for some industrial users during the December-March period, the Xinhua news agency reported, Tariffs on hydropower electricity will be cut by CNY0.06/kW hour during the period for 10 types of industrial users, including cement companies aluminum, copper, tin, lead, zinc, steel and ferroalloys. |
ACC November shipments rise03 December 2008, Published under Cement NewsIndia’s ACC Ltd.’s cement shipments in November rose 9.5 per cent to 1.73Mt from 1.58Mt year ago, the company said in a statement late on Tuesday. The company said production rose to 1.70Mt from 1.59Mt a year earlier. |
Prosperity Minerals Interim Results03 December 2008, Published under Cement NewsProsperity Minerals Holdings Limited, which operates a cement manufacturing business in the People’s Republic of China and an iron ore trading business serving the same market, today announces its results for the six months ended 30 September 2008. All figures are expressed in US dollars unless otherwise stated. In terms of funding and expansion of operations, the company arranged the issue of US$100m Loan Notes with attached Warrants in May 2008 to finance the expansion of its cement oper... |
Ash Grove to cut staff at high-cost Idaho plant02 December 2008, Published under Cement NewsAsh Grove Cement Co is laying off two-thirds of 68 workers at an old, high-cost plant in eastern Idaho to save money amid an economic downturn that’s dented the construction industry. Ash Grove, based in Overland Park, Kan, said its Inkom facility will halt clinker production January 1. Only about 20 employees in Inkom will be needed to produce finished cement as well as operate grinding and other facilities that will get clinker from other Ash Grove plants in the region. Ash Grove is shu... |
Follow S’wak example on cement, builders urge govt, Malaysia02 December 2008, Published under Cement NewsThe Sabah Housing and Real Estate Developers’ Association (Shareda) called on the Government to review and reduce the price of cement and other construction materials. Its President, Kong Kwok Wah, cited the case in neighbouring Sarawak where the manufacturer lowered the selling price of cement by RM5/t last month. The call is among the four resolutions unanimously passed at the Shareda council meeting on Sunday. Besides cement, prices of other materials such as sand, bitumen, stone and b... |