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Buzzi Unicem improves margins thanks to Dyckerhoff12 November 2004, Published under Cement NewsUnderlying turnover at the enlarged Buzzi Unicem group increased by 6.1 per cent to €2,097.2m during the first nine months of 2004 and the operating profit at the EBITDA level showed a 13.0 per cent advance to €549.0m on the same basis, but currency movements, principally the weaker dollar, reduced the actual increases to 2.0 per cent and 7.6 per cent respectively. Cement deliveries were 3.6 per cent higher at 24.3Mt on a comparative basis and ready-mixed concrete deliveries rose by 3.3 per... |
More on the Rawang expansion12 November 2004, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Malayan Cement Bhd (LMC) will see the cement-grinding capacity of its Rawang plant increase by 800,000t by July next year when it commissions an additional cement mill there. The company has embarked on a project to transfer an idle cement-grinding mill at its Langkawi plant to the Rawang plant. The addtional mill will enable LMC to consume the excess clinker from its plants in Rawang and Kanthan in Perak, which have increased clinker production over the last few years as a ... |
India Cement Output up 20% in north12 November 2004, Published under Cement NewsMajor cement companies in northern India have increased production by about 20% from mid-October to meet growing demand from the construction sector, an industry executive said Thursday. "There has been a surge in house construction, which has led to a sharp rise in cement usage," said the executive, who asked not to be named. However, the rise in demand hasn’t boosted cement prices due to the increase in supply, said the executive. The average cement price in north India is currently I... |
Demand for cement to shoot up12 November 2004, Published under Cement NewsA continuing construction boom in Qatar may see the demand for cement go up steeply over the next two years. According to a study conducted on the region’s cement industry by Kuwait-based Global Investment House (GIH), the consumption of cement in Qatar was estimated at 1.5Mt in 2003. Demand is projected to shoot up to almost 2.53Mt in 2006 when the construction activity is expected to reach its peak with the Asian Games slated to be held by the end of that year. The annual growth rate fo... |
Lafarge says its Indian brand push is costliest11 November 2004, Published under Cement NewsLafarge spends more on brand promotion as a proportion of sales in India than any other country in the world, the company’s chairman, Bertrand Collomb, told Business Standard today. "The marketing initiative is the maximum in India. Our advertising budget is Rs 13 per tonne or 0.4 per cent of the selling price. This is the highest in the world," Collomb said, adding: "The figure of 0.4 per cent might not look very high. But please remember we are supposed to be in the commodities business."... |
Maltsovsky Portlandcement output higher11 November 2004, Published under Cement NewsIn the past ten months of 2004, Maltsovsky Portlandcement, a major supplier of cement in Russia and Europe, made over 3Mt of cement, a 3 per cent boost year-on-year. Last year the factory made over 3.5Mt of the total 41Mt output of the sector as a whole. It was among the first Russian businesses to be granted the Russian Quality mark, which certifies that its products are of top quality as established by a federal program of the same name. This year the Maltsovsky Portlandcement businesses... |
Growth of China’s building materials industry slows11 November 2004, Published under Cement NewsThe growth of China’s building materials industry has been slowing down quarter by quarter this year owing to the government’s macro economic control measures since the second half of last year, particularly since the second quarter of this year. The sector generated an industrial added value of 143.9 billion yuan (US$17.4 billion) in the first three quarters, up 31.5 per cent year on year, with the growth rate down from 47.9 per cent in the first quarter and 39.7 per cent in the first half ... |
Garadagh cement increases output11 November 2004, Published under Cement NewsGaradagh Cement has put out about 1Mt of cement since the beginning of this year. The chairman of the board of Garadagh Cement Uwe Koehler told Azer-press that it was planned to put out 1.3Mt of cement until the end of this year and as much should be produced next year because the company will be busy repairing the facilities and continue importing clinker from Russia. Besides, the market price of cement may rise somewhat next year. The tariffs will be adjusted with the reference to the tra... |
HeidelbergCement improves margins10 November 2004, Published under Cement NewsIn the first nine months of the year, HeidelbergCement achieved a turnover of €5215m. This represents an underlying increase of 2.6 per cent and of 8.3 per cent in absolute terms. The operating profit at the EBITDA level rose by 20.7 per cent to €943m, while the trading profit moved up by 49.7 per cent to €584m. At the EBITDA level, profits were boosted by €88m from the consolidation of Indocement. Although the consolidation of the Indocement pushed up financial charges by 23.6 per cent ... |
Spanish cement sector targets waste burn10 November 2004, Published under Cement NewsThe Spanish cement industry is aiming to reduce costs and comply with the Kyoto protocol on climate change by adapting some plants to burn refuse instead of coal and petcoke. The measure, supported by the government but apparently still not fully backed by local authorities, should also allow the industry to improve its profitability. The cement industry, which will be allocated a total quota of 28.5 million tonnes of CO2 emissions each year, is awaiting the news of how this quota will be sh... |