Cement News tagged under: international
Police arrest Portland staff16 March 2006, Published under Cement NewsPolice in Blantyre last Friday arrested four Portland Cement Limited (Lafarge) workers for allegedly working in the country without permits and another one for alleged theft by servant and fraudulent false accounting. The five were released on bail the following day by the Blantyre High Court. Blantyre Police Public Relations Officer Elizabeth Divala confirmed the arrests but said she did not have further details on the matter as she was still waiting for information from the Fiscal Police.... |
Construction to gain from public spending whoever wins16 March 2006, Published under Cement NewsItalian construction companies, such as Impregilo SpA, and cement firms Italcementi SpA and Buzzi Unicem SpA would gain from public works spending in plans proposed by both political groupings fighting Italy’s general election on April 9-10, economists and analysts said. The outgoing centre-right coalition and the centre-left opposition are both proposing infrastructure spending to boost Italy’s weak competitiveness, though via a different mix of projects, they said. “Italy’s GDP grows less... |
TCL still to decide on Haiti16 March 2006, Published under Cement NewsTrinidad Cement Limited, TCL, says it will await completion of the expansion of Caribbean Cement before deciding whether to take up an offer to expand operations to Haiti. TCL has controlling interest in Caribbean Cement which is Jamaica’s sole manufacturer of cement. Interim Prime Minister Gerard Latortue has invited TCL to construct a cement plant in Haiti. TCL’s Chief Executive Officer Dr. Rollin Bertrand says the proposal is being considered. Dr. Bertrand says Haiti has the raw material ... |
Siam Cement proposes new Indonesian plant15 March 2006, Published under Cement NewsSiam Cement, Thailand, plans to build a cement plant in Indonesia’s Banten region, Java, within the market catchment region of the capital Jakarta. Total investment cost is noted at about US$300m. The factory, to be built in the district of Bojongmanik, Rangkasbitung, is to have an annual production capacity of 1Mt, said Mutia Farida Tahir, the president of PT Semen Prima, which will partner Siam Cement in the project. Part of the production will be exported, Mutia told the newspaper Bis... |
Cemex ditches plan, will opt for milling plant15 March 2006, Published under Cement NewsCemex has announced it is shelving plans for expansion - leaving villagers and campaigners celebrating. Cemex UK Operations, which owns Barrington Quarry, is suspending an application to build the new plant - which would have included a huge preheater tower that could be seen for miles - at the site between Royston and Cambridge. Cemex said the move was due to uncertainty over the future of carbon dioxide (CO2) strategy in the UK. Initial proposals for the expansion, including the construct... |
Indian cement prices justified say producers15 March 2006, Published under Cement NewsThe consolidation in the industry has begun to pay off for cement makers. Cement prices across the country have touched historic highs and are expected to rise further. In North India, for instance, for the first time ever, prices have crossed Rs 200 per bag against Rs 140-Rs 150 a year ago. Cement executives put the higher prices down to a variety of reasons, not least, the recent court order against overloading by trucks which has affected the distribution of cement. Trucks, which earl... |
Constructors urged on cement use15 March 2006, Published under Cement NewsHima Cement, Uganda, under the auspicious of The East Africa Cement Producers Association plus a team of experts from the ministry of Works and Road Agency Formation Unit plus private consultants and contractors has just completed a workshop looking at ways of increasing cement usage in roads and soil stabilisation projects. The workshop was also followed by an inspection of ongoing pilot projects in western Uganda where cement is being used for various similar projects. Speaking to the pr... |
Libyans brainstorm on cement supply15 March 2006, Published under Cement NewsKey players of the cement industry here met Sunday to discuss supply of the commodity on Libyan market and implementation of new marketing plans in the sector. Chaired by Economy, Trade and Investment Minister Tayeb Saffi, the meeting was attended by the secretary of the people`s committee of the national cement company, the secretary of the Arab Cement Company and the chairman of the board of directors of the Union of Arab entrepreneurs. The forum examined studies and analyses on marketing... |
Cemex to build new plant in Latvia?14 March 2006, Published under Cement NewsCemex has apparently decided to build a second plant in Latvia in eastern Europe, newspaper Reforma reported, citing Latvian daily Dienas Bizness. The plans for the new plant were reportedly discussed between Cemex representatives and Latvian Prime Minister Aigars Kalvitis, according to sources. Cemex previously announced plans to invest more than US$50m in the renovation of its existing plant in the country, in Broceni around 100km southwest of capital Riga, to increase production from 3... |
Uzbekistan plans to build more plants14 March 2006, Published under Cement NewsChairman of Uzstroimaterialy, Irkin Akramov, says that Uzbekistan plans in the next five years to build three cement plants. "We plan to build two plants with capacity of 1Mt each and one with capacity for 500,000tpa," he said." Akramov said the two larger plants would be built in Surkhandarya region and Karakalpakstan and the smaller one would be built in Dzhizak region. The new plants will significantly increase the export capacity of the cement industry, he said. The plant in Surk... |