Cement News tagged under: international
HeidelCement targets price hikes14 September 2004, Published under Cement NewsCement maker HeidelbergCement aims to raise German cement prices to Euro70 per tonne in the medium-term from a current level that is around 10 to 20 euros lower, its head said on Monday. "We must reach European (price) levels in the medium-term," chief executive Hans Bauer told Reuters in an interview. Cement prices have risen above Euro70 per tonne in parts of Europe, while HeidelbergCement is still trying to push through price increases of Euro 20 in its domestic markets, where competiti... |
Mangalam Cement cement production14 September 2004, Published under Cement NewsMangalam Cement Ltd., has informed the Mumbai Stock Exchange that by making some alternate arrangement the cement production of the second unit of the Company namely "Neer Shree Cement" has started. However, the production will be between 70% to 75% of its capacity. |
Cement Demand in Spain14 September 2004, Published under Cement NewsCement demand in Spain stood at 31.91Mt for the first eight months of 2004, up 3.52 per cent year-on-year, Spanish Cement Makers Association Oficemen said on September 13, 2004. Spanish cement output stood at 30.95Mt, a 4.34 per cent rise. Spanish cement and cement clinker exports went up by 17.4 per cent output stood at 45.92Mt from September 1, 2003 to August 31, 2004, a 5.3 per cent year-on-year increase, exports for the period growing 7.04 per cent year-on-year and totalling 1.39Mt. Imp... |
TCL sends aid to Grenada14 September 2004, Published under Cement NewsTrinidad Cement Limited (TCL) plans to ship on an ongoing basis several tonnes of cement to hurricane-torn Grenada but, to meet the immediate needs of the population, some $20,000 worth of foodstuff was shipped yesterday on the MV Future. Communications Manager Michelle La Chapelle was at the TCL docks at Claxton Bay to supervise the loading of the foodstuff and other supplies for distribution in Grenada. Among the items were bottled water, tinned foods, rice, diapers, mattresses and clothe... |
EBRD, IFC Lend $60m to Albanian cement producer13 September 2004, Published under Cement NewsThe European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) signed a US$60m loan deal with a leading Albanian cement maker to help it boost output and meet growing demand, the EBRD said on Friday. The financing represents the largest foreign direct investment in Albania’s manufacturing industry since the country’s transition to a market economy began in the early 1990s, the EBRD said in a statement. EBRD and IFC, the World Bank’s private s... |
New look for RMC13 September 2004, Published under Cement NewsDavid Munro, the new chief executive, plans a fresh start for the ready-mix concrete maker after years of problems in Germany and the UK’s Rugby cement business – reports the UK’s Daily Telegraph. Consequently, as much as UK£140m of RMC’s UK£365m of goodwill could be written off. Mr Munro is set to outline his full strategy in February and, so far, the signs have been encouraging. Instead of running the cement and aggregate arms as feeder businesses for the concrete operations, all three div... |
Holcim Romania Reshuffles Management13 September 2004, Published under Cement NewsHolcim Romania, a unit of Swiss cement company Holcim, undergoes management changes as part of plans for further increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of operations by introducing new organisational structures in Europe, starting September 2004. Kurt Habersatter, the president of Holcim Romania, will take the position of general manager for Holcim’s eastern European operations, taking over responsibility for nine countries, including Romania. Mr. Habersatter joined Holcim in 1995 as ... |
Argentina Cement Sales up13 September 2004, Published under Cement NewsThe cement sales of Argentina in August 2004 expanded 19.3 per cent year-on-year to 514,380t, the association of Portland cement makers in Argentina said on September 9, 2004. Sales in August 2004 marked a 0.5 per cent month-on-month increase, the association added. Domestic cement sales totalled 508,795t, rising 19.5 per cent from August 2003 and marking a 1.1 per cent increase from July 2004. The increased construction activity in Argentina mainly contributed to the rise in cement sales... |
China to Step Up Lending Curbs13 September 2004, Published under Cement NewsChina’s government will step up its lending curbs and investment restrictions because industrial expansion by state companies has yet to be reined in sufficiently, Vice Premier Zeng Peiyan said. “We must increase structural adjustments,’’ Zeng said in a speech to the World Economic Forum’s China Business Summit in Beijing. “Macroeconomic adjustments have been effective, but these are just initial results. We can’t relax the campaign.’’ China’s industrial production growth picked up last ... |
SCCC set to utilise full capacity of its cement kilns10 September 2004, Published under Cement NewsSiam City Cement Plc (SCCC) plans to restart the last two of its six kilns by the end of this year to maximise its production capacity for the first time since the financial crisis of 1997, in the wake of rising demand for cement exports. The company is capable of producing up to 14.5Mt of cement a year, managing director Leo Mittelhozer said yesterday. With a 28-per-cent share of Thailand’s cement market, SCCC is the country’s second-largest cement firm despite the fact that at present it... |