Cement News tagged under: international
HeidelbergCement to build plant in Kyiv, Ukraine05 August 2004, Published under Cement NewsHeidelbergCement is to build a ready-mix concrete plant in Kyiv according to the company’s main operations director of the northern region of the Central Europe, chairperson of the supervisory board of the Kryvyi Rih Cement and Dniprotsement Andrzej Balcerek "We plan to build a concrete plant in Kyiv. We already have a right for land, we know what equipment needs to be installed, and are only waiting for mayor’s permission for construction," he said. The company plans to build a plan... |
Customs to decide on Russian cement imports05 August 2004, Published under Cement NewsMexican company CDM (Comercio para el Desarrollo Mexicano) is expected to submit documents by Friday (Aug.6) to the federal customs authority to receive permission to import cement from Russia, a port authority official told BNamericas. Until then, the company cannot unload the 27,000t of cement stored on its Panamanian-flagged ship Mary Nour, which has been docked at Altamira port for nearly two weeks. The Altamira port official said CDM tried to import foreign cement without a perm... |
Tourah Cement Co Q104 net profit soars, Egypt05 August 2004, Published under Cement NewsThe net profit of Egyptian cement company Tourah Cement Co soared to E£42.38m EUR5.7m in the first quarter of 2004 from 7.36 mln EUR987,000 in the same period of 2003. The growth in earnings followed a 60.4 per cent YoY upsurge in net sales to EUR18.9m, coupled with a 1.7 per cent increase in the cost of goods sold to EUR11.4m. As a result, gross profit jumped to EUR7.6m. |
Rise in cement sales, India05 August 2004, Published under Cement NewsTwo Indian cement majors have released shipment figures for July have reported increases in sales , YoY with one of them reporting a steep spurt in sales. Associated Cement Companies has reported a 7.6 per cent increase in shipments, at 12.79 lakh tonnes in July 2004 (11.88 lakh tonnes). The Ambuja group has reported a 20 per cent increase in sales, at 11.43 lakh tonnes (9.54 lakh tonnes). Production figures showed a 10 per cent increase at ACC, at 13.23 lakh tonnes (12.02 lakh tonnes),... |
Mohammed waives cement duty05 August 2004, Published under Cement NewsDubai Crown Prince General Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has ordered the waiver of customs duty and storage fees on cement imported by Nakheel in a bid to keep cement prices down in the Emirate. He praised the initiative by Nakheel as beneficial to the local community, reported Gulf News. |
Half-year report: Tianjin Cement Co, China05 August 2004, Published under Cement NewsShenzhen-listed Tianjin Cement Co, Ltd. has reported earnings per share of 0.015 yuan for the first half of 2004 ended June 30, as compared with the 0.016 yuan for the same period of 2003. The company¡&hibar;s net profits before deduction of non- current gains and losses in the first half of 2004 reached 3.4644 million yuan, as compared with 3.83 million yuan for the same period of 2003. Its main operating turnover in the first half of 2004 stood at 169.0301 million yuan, down from 191.9183... |
AdBri cements green record05 August 2004, Published under Cement NewsAdelaide Brighton has dipped a toe into green energy in a joint venture with Adelaide-based waste recycler Resourceco. The 50-50 venture, Alternative Fuel Company, will provide AdBri’s Birkenhead cement kiln with wood waste sourced from demolition sites. AdBri managing director Mark Chellew said the company -- currently the subject of a disputed takeover bid by Boral -- had invested between A$5m and A$6m in the venture, and expected to make substantial savings by reducing the plant’s he... |
Readymix concrete gaining ground05 August 2004, Published under Cement NewsMajor cement manufacturers in India propose to enter the ready-mix concrete (RMC) segment. Associated Cement Companies (ACC) intends to add two RMC units to the existing set-up of 11 units in 2004. Madras Cements had set up two RMC plants near Chennai in 2003-2004. Chettinad Cements has set up an RMC plant near Coimbatore. Grasim recorded a turnover of Rs116 crore from RMC business in 2003-2004. |
Wienerberger to close two more German brick plants05 August 2004, Published under Cement NewsAs part of optimising group capacity, Wienerberger AG is investing €8m in increasing capacity at its Ansbach and Bad Neustadt hollow brick plants in Bavaria. This will result in the closure of the Bavarian Spardorf brick works towards the end of next year. The Mühlacker brick works in the province of Baden-Württemberg is sent to close at the end of this year, with its market being supplied by the Malsch plant near Heidelberg in the same province and from the Betschdorf works in the French ... |
Cemex steps up the pressure04 August 2004, Published under Cement NewsWith claims that the crew of the Mary Nour are carrying SARS infections, that the Russian cargo is possibly contaminated by radiation and thousands of Mexican workers are about to lose their jobs, the situation of the Mary Nour currently stranded in the port of Altamira, Mexico, while not yet desperate, is certainly not looking good. Readers will recall that the ship was banned from entering Tampico port, Mexico in late-July by a court order and after a stand-off with local officials was... |