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Bahrain ups cement production16 October 2006, Published under Cement NewsBahrain’s only cement producer is to undergo an expansion in order to boost its output, according to TradeArabia, citing the Gulf Daily News. The production capacity of the Arabian Gulf Cement Company’s Star Cement plant in Hidd is being upped from 250,000tpa to 360,000tpa, just over 20% of Bahrain’s yearly requirement. The AGCC started production in Bahrain in 2002. |
Lafarge plans to double Chinese capacity13 October 2006, Published under Cement NewsLafarge, the world’s leading cement producer, plans to double its production capacity in China in the coming years, the company’s chief executive officer said yesterday. "Our cement production capacity in China should reach at least 40Mt, if we follow China’s 11th Five-Year Plan," Bruno Lafont told reporters during his first visit to Beijing after he took over as CEO in January. The French company is currently able to produce 20Mt of cement a year in China. The expansion could be don... |
Taiwan Cement to tap European market in 200713 October 2006, Published under Cement NewsTaiwan Cement Corp (TCC), one of Taiwan’s largest cement producers, has resolved to tap the European marketplace, said TCC chairman Leslie Koo. To reach that goal, TCC is applying for cement certification by the European Union. The company said it would enter the eastern and southern European cement markets in the beginning of next year at the earliest. In addition to the European market, TCC also gives high praise to the development potential of the cement market in India. At presen... |
Greek Titan Invests €40m to hike capacity of Bulgarian plant by 50 per cent13 October 2006, Published under Cement NewsGreek building materials producer Titan will have invested € 40m (US$50m) by the beginning of 2007 to increase the capacity of its Bulgarian plant by 50 per cent to 1.5Mt of cement annually, a company official said on Thursday. The company, has launched an investment programme aimed at raising the plant’s capacity three years ago and has financed the upgrade through its own funds, a company official, who asked not to be named, told SeeNews. "The Bulgarian market is going well, the c... |
Vietnam to have Additional 8Mt of Cement in 200713 October 2006, Published under Cement NewsThe cement industry will operate eight new cement production lines and transformed three blast furnace plants into reverter kiln lines in 2007, which will help add eight million tons to the market, says the Ministry of Construction. The ministry said with the current investment in and implementation of cement projects, the country will have an additional 23 operational cement plants in 2008, supplying 21.5Mt more to the market. Currently, the industry with around 70 cement plants and... |
Portugal Cement consumption down 4.7 per cent YoY Jan-Aug 200613 October 2006, Published under Cement NewsThe cement consumption in Portugal decreased by 4.7 per cent YoY to 5Mt in January to August 2006, data of the country’s association of building and public works companies AECOPS showed on October 11, 2006. The decline registered for the first eight months of 2006 corresponds to a reduction in the consumption of cement in Portugal of close to 205,000t. According to AECOPS, the cement consumption in the country has kept negative trends since the beginning of 2006. The association esti... |
Cemex Austria to Sell Prefab Concrete Division13 October 2006, Published under Cement NewsCemex Austria, a 100 per cent subsidiary of global cement producer Cemex, will sell its prefabricated concrete component unit Readymix Fertigteile GmbH to Upper Austrian sector firm Franz Oberndorfer GmbH for an undisclosed sum aiming to streamline its strategy and focus on its core business, Cemex Austria said on October 12, 2006. Villach-based Readymix currently has three production sites. Cemex Austria with 40 production sites and 750 employees is said to be Austria’s leading pref... |
Demand for cement in China to Reach 1.3bnt in 201013 October 2006, Published under Cement NewsDemand for cement in China will rise 5.1per cent annually to 1.3bnt in 2010, driven by moderating yet still healthy growth in construction expenditures. China is the largest national consumer of cement in the world, accounting for close to half of global cement consumption. Portland cement will continue to dominate, although significantly faster gains will be registered in blended and specialty cements. These and other trends are presented in "Cement in China," a new study from The Freedonia... |
Housing hit by high cement prices in Kenya13 October 2006, Published under Cement NewsRising cement costs are pushing up the cost of housing, the Architectural Association of Kenya (AAK) said yesterday. At the same time, labour costs have also shot up, with wages having risen to 8.4 per cent of total costs last year, up from six per cent in 2004. The association now wants the Government to intervene. Speaking at a press conference in Nairobi yesterday, during the opening of the fourth Home Expo at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre , AAK chairman Mohamme... |
Sri Lanka brings cement under government control13 October 2006, Published under Cement NewsSri Lanka brings cement under government price control Sri Lanka officials said Thursday that it would make cement an essential item, bringing it under government price control similar to cooking gas and milk powder. Cabinet spokesperson and media minister Anura Yapa said Thursday the government had decided to include cement on the essential items list, given soaring retail prices. A 50kg bag of cement currently sells at between 610 and 630 rupees (US$5.94 or US$119/tonne). All importer... |