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Three Gorges Area sees new cement line01 January 2007, Published under Cement NewsA 2Mta dry-process cement production line technology upgrading project, the second phase of Kehua Company’s cement project in the Wanzhou District of Chongqing Municipality, formally started operating on December 26th. The construction of the said second phase of cement project is planned to be completed within one and a half year. Following completion of construction, Kehua will become the largest cement manufacturer in Chongqing Municipality. |
Costly raw materials in Qatar01 January 2007, Published under Cement NewsPrices of building materials in Qatar which spiked due to the frenzied bout of construction work prior to the Asian Games have yet to cool, reported The Peninsula. But industry experts believe prices should ease after the Eid Al Adha holidays. Both cement and steel have recently seen 25 per cent price hikes and the former is still in short supply. |
Chile cement sales up 3.5 per cent01 January 2007, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in Chile during the first 11 months of the year reached 3.78Mt, up 3.5% on the same period 2005, local press reported. In the month of November alone, Cementos Bío Bío sold 127,654t of cement, up 15.2% on the same month one year ago, while Cemento Melón increased its sales 3.7% to 131,835t. Cemento Polpaico’s sales slipped 7% year-on-year to 116,556t. Despite the lower sales in November, for the year Polpaico leads the market with a 34.3% share. Cemento Melón controls 33.6% a... |
More mergers for China cement sector in 200701 January 2007, Published under Cement NewsMarket prices and the industrial profits of cement industry will remain at a rational level in 2007, experts predict. But as there is anticipation of price hikes on the domestic market and that China will further lower its export rebate for cement, the growth of China’s cement exports in 2007 is expected to be lower than in 2006. Experts predict that Mergers and Acquisitions (M&As) and reorganization will remain the main tune of the industry in 2007. More foreign companies and institutions ... |
Worker killed in UK cement kiln01 January 2007, Published under Cement NewsA man was crushed to death at the Lafarge Northfleet cement works, UK. The Polish national was carrying out routine maintenance work inside a kiln when a piece of refractory concrete fell on top of him. He died at the scene. Three other men who were working alongside him received minor injuries. The kiln had been taken out of service so the work could be carried out, a spokeswoman for Lafarge Cement said. The four men were wearing appropriate personal protective equipment and a safety-chec... |
CRH announces major cement investment in Ireland22 December 2006, Published under Cement NewsCRH plc has announced that its Irish subsidiary, Irish Cement Limited, is commencing a EUR 200m investment project to modernise its Platin Cement Works near Drogheda in Ireland. The new plant – CRH’s largest ever single investment in Ireland – comprises a new kiln line and milling facility and will replace the older of the two existing kilns. It will increase the cement capacity of Platin Works from approximately 2Mt to 2.8Mt and will ensure that adequate supplies of cement are available ... |
South Africa’s Aveng still in talks with Holcim22 December 2006, Published under Cement NewsSouth African construction, cement and engineering firm Aveng is still in talks with Switzerland’s Holcim Limited on a proposed sale of shares to black investors in Holcim South Africa as part of an empowerment drive, the firm said on Friday. Swiss-based Holcim, the world’s second-biggest cement maker, said it plans to sell 85 percent of its majority stake in Holcim South Africa to a consortium of black investors, employees, charities and other groups, a stake it values at around SwFr1.... |
Peru domestic cement sales up 16.2 per cent YoY Jan-Nov 200622 December 2006, Published under Cement NewsPeruvian domestic cement sales totalled 4.61Mt for the period from January to November 2006, up 16.2 per cent YoY, according to data of the country’s association of cement producers Asocem, as reported on December 21, 2006. The domestic cement sales were driven up by the higher number of public and private construction projects announced in the country, including the state’s housing programmes Mivivienda and Techo Propio, and some motorway projects as Interoceanica Sur and Interoceanica ... |
Govt seeks pre-budget proposals from cement industry22 December 2006, Published under Cement NewsFavouring reduction in the central excise on cement, the Industry Ministry has asked India’s manufacturers to submit their proposals seeking relief in the coming budget. "If cement production and demand have to increase, the duties have to be rationalised," Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion Secretary Ajay Dua said at the annual session of the Cement Manufacturers’ Association here today. He said the DIPP had taken up the issue last year with the Finance Ministry. "We ar... |
Taiwan’s cement company licensed to expand22 December 2006, Published under Cement NewsThe central province of Thua Thien-Hue on Dec. 20 granted license to Taiwan’s Luks Cement Co. Ltd to invest US$72.7m to raise capacity of its production to 2.6Mta in 2008. The investment will bring the company’s total investment to US$171.8m. The company currently produces 1.2Mt of cement a year after its second phase of expansion in 10 years of operation in Viet Nam. The company’s products have been used for irrigation and transport projects in central provinces of Viet Nam and exported ... |