Cement News tagged under: international
Azerbaijan production falls21 September 2010, Published under Cement NewsCement production in Azerbaijan totalled 845,600t in January-August 2010. Production has decreased by 11.1% over January-June 2009. |
Strike affects Cimangola production21 September 2010, Published under Cement NewsHundreds of workers completed a strike period on Monday at the Nova Cimangola works to demand better wages and the end of unwarranted dismissals. The strike comes at a time when the company increased its production to 1.2Mt of Portland cement. The factory built in 1957 is constituted by shareholders with 49 per cent Ciminvest, Cimangola 40% and the African Investment Bank (BAI) 9.5%. |
Cemex demolishes chimney at Medway, UK21 September 2010, Published under Cement NewsThe Medway skyline was changed forever when the 375ft tower at the former plant came crashing to the ground at 11am on Sunday. Hundreds of people - many gathered on the hills around the plant - turned out for the demolition, part of work to dismantle the site by owners Cemex. The top half of the chimney crashed down in a haze of dust. The whole of the structure was meant to fall to the ground, but some is still left and will be destroyed manually. Former Cemex employee Dave Dark pushed th... |
Russia’s Sibirsky Cement output up 8% on year21 September 2010, Published under Cement NewsRussian holding Sibirsky Cement increased cement output 8% on the year to 2.088Mt in January–August, a spokesperson for the company said Monday. In August, Sibirsky Cement produced 415,099t of cement. No comparison was provided. Cement sales amounted to 2.092Mt in January–August and 403,345t in August, the company said. Founded in 2002, Sibirsky Cement, or Sibirskiy Cement, is based in the Kemerovo Region. The holding includes five cement plants in the Siberian Federal District. In 2009, ... |
Lebanon cement deliveries rise 7.5% through July??21 September 2010, Published under Cement NewsShipments of cement in Lebanon rose 7.5% during the first seven months of 2010 compared to the same period of 2009, according to figures released by the Bank of Lebanon (BDL). They thus totalled 3.1Mt. For July alone, they are down 0.4% to 517,000t delivered. Cement supplies have recorded a steady increase during 2010. This strong growth shows that real estate was fully developed, based on a solid base already established last year. |
Lafarge Malayan 2Q falls 10% on lower revenue21 September 2010, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Malayan Cement Bhd’s net profit fell 10% to RM75.6 million in its second quarter ended June 30, 2010 (2QFY10) from RM84.3 million a year earlier mainly due to a 6% decline in revenue and a more than doubling of tax expense to RM16.8 million from RM7.6 million previously. At the pre-tax level, profit rose slightly to RM91 million from RM90 million a year earlier due to tighter control on operating costs, lower plant maintenance costs and domestic cement price adjustment in May 2010. ... |
Wugang to build slag recycling plant JV21 September 2010, Published under Cement NewsChina’s steel giant Wuhan Iron and steel (Wugang) plans to build a new blast furnace slag processing plant which can produce 1.2Mta of slag cement. The plant will be jointly developed by Wugang subsidiary Wugang Metal Resources and a Singaporean slag-cement producer, EnGro Corporation. The two companies held a signing ceremony in central China’s Hubei province on 10 September, which was witnessed by Li Xianlong, the prime minister of Singapore and top officials from the Hubei provincial gov... |
Dangote, BCC merger will enhance local production21 September 2010, Published under Cement NewsAs Nigeria moves towards increasing its local cement production capacity, President and Chief Executive of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has assured that the merger between Dangote Cement and Benue Cement will assist the Federal Government in actualising its objective to achieve self-sufficiency in cement production. Currently, the combined cement production capacity at Obajana and BCC plants is 8Mta. A new production line in Obajana with annual capacity for 5Mt and the greenfield plant at... |
India cement prices up by INR7 per 50kg bag21 September 2010, Published under Cement NewsMajor cement companies on Monday hiked prices by INR5-7 per 50 kg bag with immediate effect due to increase in input costs, dealers said. “Cement makers like Ambuja (Cements Ltd), Binani (Cement Ltd), ACC, Vasavadatta (Cement) have increased prices in Maharashtra by INR5 per 50kg bag,” dealer Senan Shah said. |
China Shuangji Cement, sees demand rise21 September 2010, Published under Cement NewsChina Shuangji Cement, Ltd. is a company on the rise. Located in Zhaoyuan City, China, this young company has evolved into a leading producer of high-quality Portland cement in both the Shandong and Hainan Provinces. Today, China Shuangji announced they are seeing a major demand for the company’s products due to the strength of the domestic economy. According to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), industrial production accelerated 13.9% year-over-year in August which w... |