Cement News tagged under: international
Cemex to increase cement production in the UAE28 March 2006, Published under Cement NewsCemex announced today that it intends to begin construction of a new grinding facility for cement and slag in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in order to help meet increased local demand. The construction of the grinding facility will increase commercial and production capacity in the region to 1.6Mt of cement. The estimated investment in the new facility is US$50m. Since January 2006, Cemex’s commercial cement operations have been supplying cement via the MV Corregidora silo ship to Cemex Read... |
Lafarge to participate in Mexican grey-cement market28 March 2006, Published under Cement NewsLafarge is to participate in the Mexican grey-cement market from late April. The company is to start operations in its Hidalgo plant, which demanded an investment of US$121m. The plant will produce 600,000t of cement a year, in a first stage. Lafarge Cementos Mexico CEO, Carlos Castillo, explained that the consortium’s strategy is to remain as an international construction leader in each of its divisions. |
Buzzi Unicem Elects Pavilion Technologies to Increase Operating Efficiency28 March 2006, Published under Cement NewsPavilion Technologies, a world leader in model-based software, today announced an implementation agreement with Buzzi Unicem, an Italian cement company and the world’s largest cement producer. As part of the agreement, Buzzi Unicem will deploy Pavilion’s kiln control solution on a kiln at its Robilante operations plant. The solution will enable Buzzi Unicem to improve product quality and enhance production, while further increasing the company’s use of secondary fuels. "Our Dyckerhoff su... |
Contractors demand control of cement prices28 March 2006, Published under Cement NewsThe Indian Builders and Contractors Association, on Sunday, demanded the government to control the prices of cement and steel. The Association members, who met here on Sunday, decided to take up a protest on March 28 against the increased prices of steel and cement in the town. Addressing the meeting, Kurnool MLA MA Gafoor said that the conditions imposed on the cement and steel industry should be eased. Builders Association President Somisetty Venkataramaiah criticised the government policy... |
Workers at Nevada Cement reject contract offer28 March 2006, Published under Cement NewsWhile their contract expired at midnight Friday, the workers have no immediate plans to strike, union officials said. Ninety workers at the company belong to either Laborers’ Union Local 169 or Teamsters Local 533. Union officials said Nevada Cement is the region’s major supplier of the most critical of all construction materials and a strike could cripple the region’s construction industry. Richard "Skip" Daly, Local 169 business manager, said workers and company officials are scheduled to ... |
Lafarge North America rejects buyout27 March 2006, Published under Cement NewsLafarge North America (LNA) said Friday, March 23, that a committee of board members had rejected a US$3bn buyout offer from its French parent, Lafarge SA. The committee considers the bid of US$75 a share "inadequate and not in the best interests of Lafarge North America stockholders, other than Lafarge SA and its affiliates," LNA said in a statement. The company noted that the committee unanimously recommended, on behalf of Lafarge North America, that its shareholders reject the offer and ... |
Construction of new US Holcim cement plant begins27 March 2006, Published under Cement NewsConstruction began Friday on one of the nation’s largest cement plants, about 50 miles south of St. Louis, in spite of environmentalist concerns about the factory that will sit near the Mississippi River. Holcim Ltd will build the US$600m facility after settling legal challenges from environmental groups concerned about pollution. Still, some environmentalists remain concerned, saying the plant will add to already high emission levels at a time when the St. Louis region already exceeds feder... |
Rising prices of cement, steel and other inputs27 March 2006, Published under Cement NewsThe Pakistan government is likely to revise the cost of development schemes upward due to increase in the prices of cement, steel and other inputs, a senior government official told the Daily Times on Saturday. He said the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) and the National Highway Authority (NHA) had been asked to submit their reports to the Planning and Development Division (P&D) with their findings about the real impact of the rise in input cost on the overall projects’ costs. ... |
Work on Dong Lam cement factory begin27 March 2006, Published under Cement NewsDong Lam Cement Joint Stock Co started construction on Monday on the Dong Lam cement plant in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue. The plant, built at a cost of VND2.8 trillion (US$176.5 million), is expected to produce 1.4Mta of cement per year when fully operational in 2008. |
Jaypee, Shree and Birla cement in race to form JV with Sail27 March 2006, Published under Cement NewsThree private Indian cement manufacturers -- Jaypee Cement, Shree Cement and Birla Cement — are reportedly in the race to form a joint venture with state-owned Steel Authority of India Limited to set up a 2.5Mta cement plant. SAIL would have 24 per cent stake in the JV, while the majority 76 per cent stake would be owned by one of the three bidders, sources said. The final decision with regard to selection of joint venture partner will be taken soon by SAIL. |