Cement News tagged under: international
HeidelbergCement to invest $180m in its Russian plant22 September 2006, Published under Cement NewsHeidelbergCement is projected to invest U.S. $180m in the construction of another production line at its Russian Leningrad Region-based cement plant Cesla, HedelbergCement’s General Manager for Cesla and Northwest Russia Silvio Thiede said at a news conference Thursday. The plant’s capacity is projected to increase to 2Mt of cement after the launch of the production line, which HedelbergCement hopes to build in two years, he said. This year the plant is projected to produce 717,000 ... |
Distributors announce six per cent increase in cement prices22 September 2006, Published under Cement NewsThe Ashanti Regional branch of Cement and Iron Rods Distributors and Retailers Association has increased the price of cement from 66,000 cedis to 70,000 cedis per bag with effect from Monday, September 18. The increase in the price of “Ghacem Cement” was the result of a 3,000 cedis increment announced by Ghana Cement Company Limited last week, Nana Kwaku Owusu-Ansah, regional chairman of the Association, said at a press briefing in Kumasi on Wednesday. He said the ex-factory price of cemen... |
16,000t of cement available this week from CCCL22 September 2006, Published under Cement NewsApproximately 16,000t of cement will be available for distribution this week by the Caribbean Cement Company Limited (CCCL). This is the word from the Ministry of Industry, Technology, Energy and Commerce (MITEC), in conjunction with the Incorporated Master Builders Association, the Hardware Merchants Association, and the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce. At a joint meeting at the Ministry today (September 18), the entities reported that last week, the CCCL sold 17,342t of cement with 3,624 be... |
Lafarge acquires Cimento Davi, Brazil21 September 2006, Published under Cement NewsLafarge has acquired the control of the Minas Gerais state based Cimento Davi in a deal rumoured to be around R$100m, and part of its strategy to reinforce presence in the Southeast regional market. Plans are to expand and modernize Davi, which is a small player in the Southeast with capacity for 500,000tpa of CP-II cement, and only 0,67% of the regional market, while Lafarge holds 10,61%, thus it expects the clearance of anti monopoly authorities. Headquartered in Rio de Janeiro and run... |
Birla Corp to raise cement capacity, India21 September 2006, Published under Cement NewsM P Birla group flasghsip Birla Corporation, currently being managed by Rajendra Singh Lodha, is in the process of chalking out growth plans. It has decided to add 1.25Mt capacity at its existing cement units. The Birla Corporation cement division has a capacity of 5.15Mt. Addressing shareholders at the company’s annual general meeting, Birla Corporation chairman R S Lodha said the company’s priority was to grow. The company would achieve the expansion through de-bottlenecking... |
Cimpor invests in Spanish plants21 September 2006, Published under Cement NewsCimpor plans to invest EUR45m to increase the clinker production capacity of its Spanish plants of Cordoba and Niebla (Huelva). Cimpor acquired these plants, both based in the Andalusia region, back in 2002 from Lafarge Asland. A total of 25m euros will be invested in the Cordoba plant, while the rest has been allocated to the other plant. Cimpor also owns a clinker mill in the port of Huelva, as well as seven concrete production plants in Andalusia. It also has a project to start expl... |
Cement consumption in Spain up 8.4%21 September 2006, Published under Cement NewsCement consumption in Spain rose by 8.4 per cent YoY to over 37.3Mt in the first eight months of 2006, the Spanish cement makers association Oficemen said. Cement output in Spain totalled some 36.1Mt, increasing by 7.6 pct. Spanish cement imports stood at 7.2Mt, up 0.7 per cent. Exports decreased by 21.9 per cent to 775,630t. Cement consumption stood at 4.9Mt and 4.3Mt in July and August 2006, respectively, rising by 7.7 per cent and 4.0 per cent YoY. The only decline in the 2006 mon... |
Lafarge Perlmooser Aquires Lasselsberger Concrete Plants21 September 2006, Published under Cement NewsAustrian cement producer Lafarge Perlmooser AG, part of the Lafarge Group, took over three ready-mixed concrete plants of Austrian construction material group Lasselsberger, Lafarge Perlmooser said on September 20, 2006. The deal includes two concrete works in Vienna, one plant and a gravel pit in Parndorf, in the province of Burgenland, and two cement terminals in the ports of Vienna and Enns. Gravel silos and a cement bagging line at the Vienna port were also acquired. Lafarge Perl... |
Cemex announces Construction of cement mill in Panama21 September 2006, Published under Cement NewsCemex announced today the construction of a new cement mill in its operations in Panama. The construction of the new grinding facility is expected to be completed in 2007. The new plant construction is part of a series of investments totaling US$70 million dollars planned for 2005 and 2006, designated to concrete operations and the construction of the new grinding facility. The overall objective of this investment plan is to guarantee the supply of cement in Panama to serve the diver... |
Solon hits P1-b Holcim expansion21 September 2006, Published under Cement NewsThe proposed plant expansion project of cement maker Holcim Philippines Inc. is facing allegations of violating environmental standards and posing health risks to residents of surrounding communities in Davao City. Holcim earlier announced it would spend around P1 billion over the next 12 months to restore its Davao facility. In a letter to Board of Investments managing head Elmer Hernandez, Davao Rep. Prospero Nograles said while he welcomed the proposed fresh investments of the cem... |