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Tam Diep set to open this year02 March 2004, Published under Cement NewsThe Viet Nam Cement Corporation (VNCC) has set a target of putting Tam Diep Cement Factory into operation by the 4th quarter of this year. It will also speed up the construction of Hai Phong Cement Factory, scheduled for completion by 2005. The progress of the two cement projects has slowed down due to revised designs and the increased prices of building materials. Furthermore, the VNCC is set to start seven cement projects this year,. These include projects on the enlargement of Hoang Thach ... |
ACC Apr-Feb cement production up02 March 2004, Published under Cement NewsIndia: Associated Cement Companies cumulative cement production for the months April, 2003-February 2004 was at 13.877Mt, against 12.520Mt in the corresponding period last year, an increase of 10.83 per cent. Dispatches during the period rose 10.92 per cent to 13.881Mt from 12514Mt last year. The company¹s February 2004 production rose 13.57 per cent at 1.305Mt, while dispatches in the month climbed up 16.11 per cent at 1.333Mt. Compared with this, production and dispatches of the company ... |
New plant for Padang?01 March 2004, Published under Cement NewsPT Semen Padang, the West Sumatra unit of the country’s largest cement maker PT Semen Gresik, plans to construct a new cement plant, starting next year, to meet future rising demand. In its recent report to House of Representatives Commission V for trade and industry, the state-owned company said that the plant was estimated to cost US$345m, with a construction period of around 36 months. Semen Padang said that the new plant, known as the "Indarung VI" project, would have an installed capa... |
DTI orders price cut01 March 2004, Published under Cement NewsThe Department of Trade abnd Industry (DTI) has warned cement manufacturers in Cebu to price their products more reasonably or face intervention by the agency. DTI Secretary Cesar Purisima himself found out that cement price in Manila is lower than in Cebu and Davao where the plants are located. Earlier, Cebu Gov. Pablo Garcia accused multinational cement firms of operating as a ’cartel," controlling the prices of cement and keeping these up in order to earn more profit. Garcia said the c... |
Mexican prices to rise01 March 2004, Published under Cement NewsMexico’s two major cement makers Cemex and Apasco raised prices this week by 5 to 6 per cent, eliminating discounts from last year to compensate for higher costs, sources said. At the start of 2003, the cement makers beefed up cement prices around 7 per cent, but demand was hit by the increase and the two companies had to apply discounts to distributors so sales were not affected. "The increase was made on Feb 23," a Cemex executive who asked not to be identified told Reuters on Friday. "Al... |
Eurocement increases production01 March 2004, Published under Cement NewsIn January 2004, the Eurocement holding company produced more than 320,000t of cement, a 18 per cent year-on-year rise. Packed cement production increased by 25 per cent year-on-year. Eurocement plans to turn out about 8Mt of cement this year. Eurocement, Russia’s biggest cement holding company, controls 20 per cent of the Russian and 60 per cent of the Moscow cement market. In 2002, the company made over 7Mt of cement. |
Holcim to accept Azerbaijan claims?01 March 2004, Published under Cement NewsThe Minister for Economic Development Farhad Aliyev told Azer-press that the decision of the board of Holcim to replace the board and chairman of the board of Garadagh Cement is the indirect admission of the rightfulness of the Azeri Government’s complaints about the work of Garadagh Cement. It should be remembered that Holcim replaced the technical and financial directors of Garadagh Cement; former chairman of the board Alex Traun was replaced with Uve Keller. ’As a result of this, the pr... |
Indonesia appoints new negotiator01 March 2004, Published under Cement NewsThe government has appointed a new negotiator, Brigitte Stern, in the arbitration proceedings with Mexico’s Cemex Asia Holding Ltd over the sale of state-owned cement firm PT Semen Gresik, Bisnis Indonesia reported. "The government privatization team has agreed in a meeting to appoint Brigitte Stern as the new arbitrer," Bisnis quoted the State Enterprises Minister Secretary Bacelius Ruru as saying. Stern replaces Nickolas Stone. Ruru said the change follows a recommendation by Hong Kong-... |
Vietnam: work on new plant begins01 March 2004, Published under Cement NewsConstruction of the northeastern region’s largest cement plant kicked off in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai on Sunday. The Yen Binh cement plant, which is expected to have an annual capacity of 910,000t, is a 1,160 billion VND investment of the Yen Bai Cement Joint Stock Company (YCJC). The plant, is scheduled to go on stream in December, 2005, generating 600 jobs. Equipment will be supplied from Germany, Japan and China. Addressing the groundbreaking ceremony, Deputy Prime Mi... |
Blended cement for Northern Ireland01 March 2004, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Cement Ireland has signed an agreement with Civil and Marine Slag Cement Ltd which will increase Lafarge Cement’s range of products available in the Irish Market. To Civil and Marine’s Ground Granulated Blastfurnace Slag (GGBS) will now be added blended cements, consisting of slag/cement blends, to be produced and marketed by Lafarge Cement. This will add to Lafarge’s existing range of Portland cements. Up to 100,000 tonnes of blended products will be made each year at the Civil an... |