Cement News tagged under: international
China to build cement works in Amur Region, Russia04 January 2000, Published under Cement NewsChina Triumph International (CTIE) will build a cement works in the Amur Region. The construction of the works, on the basis of the Chagoyansk deposit of limestone, is to begin in April 2011 and to be finished in the first quarter of 2013. |
Holcim Catskill layoffs extended through February, USA04 January 2000, Published under Cement NewsThe temporary layoffs at the Holcim cement plant in Catskill will continue until the end of February, a company official said Monday. The layoffs, which were announced in November and effective until Monday, are being extended until February 28, according to Holcim’s Vice President of Corporate Communications Robin DeCarlo. “We continue to face challenging market conditions,” DeCarlo said. In an email last November, Plant Manager Deon van den Berg said “slow market conditions, the no... |
Brazil 12 month accumulated sales up 13.8%04 January 2000, Published under Cement NewsPreliminary data industry data and market estimates indicate that accumulated domestic Brazilian cement sales over the 12 months from December 2009-November 2010 reached 58.4Mt, representing an increase of 13.8 per cent against the same YoY period (December 2008-November 2009). In November 2010 alone, domestic cement sales were 5.1Mt. Between January 2010-November 2010, sales amounted to 54.3Mt. |
Philippine sales growth slows04 January 2000, Published under Cement NewsPhilippine cement sales in 2010 likely grew at a slower pace from 2009 which saw increased construction activity to repair the damage caused by Tropical Storm Ondoy and Typhoon Pepeng, an industry group official yesterday said. Growth should be expected again in 2011 as the private sector takes on more projects this year, Cement Manufacturers Association of the Philippines (CeMAP) executive director Ernesto M Ordoñez said. Total sales in 2010 are estimated to have increased by 7%-8% to as... |
Dangote plans for cement dominance03 January 2000, Published under Cement NewsThe Dangote Group has expressed its readiness to make Nigeria a recognised nation in the global cement market within the next few years. The group President, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, stated at a local event: "it was time Nigeria started to look away from oil and gas and began to develop other viable sectors of the economy such as the cement industry". According to him, the Dangote Group is committed to fully meeting national cement demand by ramping up its domestic production capacity to 20Mta... |
Thailand luxury home builder sees further gains03 January 2000, Published under Cement NewsThe Emperor House Co Ltd expects its home-building business to grow at least 10 per cent next year, as the economy is forecast to keep expanding at 4.5-5 per cent. Managing director Suratchai Kunhakij told The Nation yesterday that demand for building luxury residences priced over THB20m had continued to grow by 10 per cent this year. The luxury segment will contribute THB1bn or about 10 per cent to the total home-builder market, he said. The figures are for only the members of the Home Buil... |