Cement News tagged under: international
Decks cleared for JP Cement’s control of stone mines; In a major relief to JP Cement, the UP government11 October 2006, Published under Cement NewsIn a major relief to JP Cement, the UP government has agreed to abide by the Allahabad High Court’s order to give the company management and control of two stone mines in Sonbhadra district. The JP group, in an open bidding in January, had acquired control of the cement plants and stone mines of the defunct UP Cements Corporation. The auction was done by the official liquidator appointed by the Allahabad High Court. The UP State Minerals Development Corporation, another defunct PSU, had ... |
Swiss Holcim Opens €2m Concrete plant in Serbia11 October 2006, Published under Cement NewsHolcim on Tuesday opened a €2m (US$2.5m) concrete factory in Serbia’s capital Belgrade, local media reported. The factory, the first of its kind in the country, has an output capacity of 100,000 cubic metres of concrete a year, the state broadcaster RTS said. Holcim plans to open two other concrete factories in Belgrade in the next few years. The Swiss company bought Serbian cement plant Novi Popovac five years ago for some $60 million. Its investments in the landlocked southeast... |
Lafarge to give ACC, Ambuja run for money10 October 2006, Published under Cement NewsWith domestic cement companies ACC and Ambuja Eastern expanding their production capacities in the eastern region of India Lafarge does not want to be left out. The French cement major has jumped into the bandwagon to increase output, says Business Standard Ltd. In a fresh move, Lafarge announced expansion of the Sonadih plant in Chhattisgarh to add 3Mt cement production in next five years and to take the total capacity to 8.5Mta from the existing 5.5Mta. The proposed expansion will ... |
UAE cement industry entering transitional phase10 October 2006, Published under Cement NewsThe cement industry in the UAE is entering a transitional phase that will position the country amongst the highest producers and consumers of cement in the MENA region. The construction activity currently taking place in Dubai, and increasing signs of a shift in associated activity to Abu Dhabi and the other northern emirates are all drivers behind cement demand hikes witnessed over the past couple of years, and the expected continuation of momentum over the coming 3 to 5 years. To da... |
Holcim Indonesia to sell cement retailing unit10 October 2006, Published under Cement NewsThe country’s third largest cement producer PT Holcim Indonesia said it will sell its cement retailing subsidiary PT Wahana Transtama. PT Wahana Transtama, which is 98.9 per cent owned by Holcim, has continued to report losses because of rising operating cost, Holcim Communication Manager Monika Irawati Irsan said. In addition the subsidiary of the Swiss cement giant Holcim Ltd wants to concentrate on it core business in cement production, Monika said. She said Holcim management ... |
Greece’s Titan plans to build Cement plant in Albania10 October 2006, Published under Cement NewsGreek building materials producer Titan plans to build a cement plant in Albania, a company official said on Monday. "It will be a greenfield investment. We have recently applied for the permit by the Albanian authorities," Afroditi Sylla, a Titan investor relations office, told SeeNews but declined to disclose the size of the investment and the planned capacity of the plant. The construction of the plant would take two to three years after Titan has got the permit, Sylla said. M... |
Orascom Construction Inds, SAE New JV in Spain10 October 2006, Published under Cement NewsOCI acquires 50 per cent stake in largest independent aggregates and ready-mix concrete producer in Spain Orascom Construction Industries announced that it has acquired a 50 per cent stake in Group GLA (GrupoGLA), the largest independent aggregates and ready-mix concrete producer in Spain. The Group was founded by the prominent Monje Tunon family who will continue to be joint venture partners in the business. Group GLA has operations in aggregates and ready-mix concrete throughout Spain ... |
An international bid for building the second line for Quena cement10 October 2006, Published under Cement NewsThe envelope opening of the international bid to establish the second line for Quena cement which was bided for 7 international companies to produce 1.7Mt of clinker cement. The companies that contributed in the bid where from Germany, Denmark, France and china .the envelopes would be opened next January and would start implementing after that in 15 months with a limit of expenditures of US$100m or nearly 600m L.E. Mohamed Mahmud ali Hassan chairman of Egypt quena cement announced this ... |
Lafarge expands Aggregate business in Chicago market10 October 2006, Published under Cement NewsLafarge has announced that it has completed the purchase of Western Sand and Gravel, Inc.; Aux Sable Stone, LLC; Utica Stone, Inc.; and Conco Western Stone, Inc. located in the greater Chicago area and North Central Illinois. The acquired operations consist of one aggregate mine, two quarries, two sand and gravel facilities, and a dock on the Illinois River. The businesses will be consolidated into Lafarge’s existing aggregates operations in Chicago. "This transaction marks Lafarge’s sec... |
Lafarge to build new production line at its Sonadih plant in eastern India09 October 2006, Published under Cement NewsLafarge has announced the launch of a project to increase production capacity at in Sonadih plant in the Raipur District of the state of Chhattisgarth, in eastern India, where the group has developed a strong presence over the past six years. This announcement follows a signature of a Memorandum of Understanding with the state government of Chhattisgarth. The project, which is scheduled in two phases, will increase cement capacity by 3Mt over the next five years. Phase I of the project, ... |