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County OKs rezoning for cement plant08 June 2007, Published under Cement NewsHouston County approved the rezoning of 1,976.67 acres near Hayneville for a $200m cement plant and quarry. The land sits between U.S. 341 and Ga. 247 and is accessed off of A.E. Harris Road and a Norfolk Southern rail spur. It is southeast of the Perdue Farms plant and next to the Cemex plant. The industry will add 100 jobs with salaries averaging about $42,000. The company, Houston American Cement, is a subsidiary of the Brazilian cement company Votorantim, which operates 24 plants in Br... |
Building merchants marking up cement price – PPC08 June 2007, Published under Cement NewsSome building merchants have been placing huge mark-ups on the price of bagged cement, with one merchant in the Free State marking up the product by 50.94 per cent, according to a survey by Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC). This was revealed this week by John Gomersall, PPC’s chief executive, when he confirmed that PPC had announced an increase of 3 percent across its range of cement products from July 1. PPC increased its cement prices by about 9.8 percent on January 1. Lafarge Sout... |
Emami to foray into cement08 June 2007, Published under Cement NewsPaper maker Emami group plans to enter the cement business and expand in real estate. The company will invest Rs 3,500 crore in the businesses. “The infrastructure sector has a huge potential and we want to take part in the growth of this sector. We have identified real estate and cement as the most promising areas and will invest Rs 3,500 crore over the next two to three years,” said Aditya Agarwal, director, Emami group. He said the cement plant will be in Chattisgarh. The MoU with the ... |
Cemex close to gaining control of Australia’s Rinker07 June 2007, Published under Cement NewsCemex said it now has won acceptances for 49.51 per cent of Rinker Group Ltd’s issued capital, putting it close to winning control of the Australian construction materials group ahead of the June 22 expiry of its US$14bn offer. The Mexican group, the world’s third largest cement company, said acceptances have increased from 47.13 per cent announced on Tuesday. Once Cemex gains 50 per cent of Rinker’s issued capital it intends to declare the bid unconditional and will also end the ... |
Chile’s Cementos Lafarge to open plant by year-end07 June 2007, Published under Cement NewsThe Chilean unit of Lafarge is investing US$27m in the construction of a new plant in southern city Puerto Montt in region X, according to local press. The new infrastructure will increase the company’s annual production capacity from the 1.6Mt of cement currently produced at La Calera plant, to 1.9Mt, said the company’s general manager, Erico Zursiedel. The new plant, which will help Lafarge keep up with the country’s increasing cement demand, is slated to launch operations by ye... |
Circle cement scales up limestone investment07 June 2007, Published under Cement NewsZimbabwe’s Circle Cement Limited is scaling up its investment at its Mbubu limestone quarry about 200km east of Harare to improve cement quality and expand its base for limestone reserves. Circle Cement managing director Mr Isiah Bingwa told local press that his company had so far invested US$420,000 for road construction and US$540,000 on a diamond drilling survey to find the extent of the limestone reserves at the quarry in the Uzumba-Maramba-Pfungwe district. "We have constructe... |
Philippine govt reviews move to lift tariff on imported cement07 June 2007, Published under Cement NewsThe Philippine Tariff Commission will weigh a government proposal to temporarily lift tariffs on imported cement to ease local prices of the commodity. The commission will meet en banc today to study the merits of the government petition asking for a short-term elimination of tariffs on imported cement, a source said. The source the rising prices of cement had been adversely affecting the government’s mass housing program. The tariff body earlier rejected a request of the Ceme... |
Holcim delays cement ship decision, New Zealand07 June 2007, Published under Cement NewsHolcim has delayed a decision on replacing one of two bulk carrier vessels, until it decides how to meet growth in cement demand. The company will decide by mid-2009 about replacing the MV Westport, used to transport cement from its Westport plant to depots in ports around the country. Holcim is considering designs for an 8000t vessel and a 12,000t vessel, expected to be operational in 2012. Chartering a suitable ship would also be considered as an interim measure. The co... |
Monsoon unlikely to impact cement prices07 June 2007, Published under Cement NewsAmid a nationwide construction boom, cement makers in India are bullish that they won’t see any major impact during the monsoon, the traditional slow period for the sector. “Cement prices used to fall by 5-7% during monsoons on account of a slowdown in production and low demand,” says AK Saraogi, president, corporate affairs, JK Cement Ltd, a North India-based mid-size cement player. But cement prices in the past two years have held up well during the rainy season. Most manufacturers also... |
Lafarge building plan submitted, UK07 June 2007, Published under Cement NewsPlans to build a new plant building at Lafarge’s Westbury Cement Works have been submitted. If given the go-ahead, the application will see the construction of a slurry analyser, which the company say will help make better use of raw materials and improve efficiency. Westbury Works manager Jim Cross said: "Following our successful application to extend our chalk quarry the new analyser will help us to make the most of our resources. "This is part of our on-going investment pro... |