Cement News tagged: International
Malaysia: tougher conditions in 2006
Cement and steel producers, whose businesses have been affected this year due to a weak construction sector, may face an even tougher
Birla group to consolidate cement units?
Close on the heels of the Aditya Birla Nuvo consolidation which gave Kumar Mangalam Birla an upfront 10 per cent increase in promoter’s holding
Lebanese cement sales
According to Assafir newspaper (December 27, 2005), official statistics show that the total delivered cement sold in the Lebanon
Mika Cement modernisation
Armenian cement producer, Mika Ltd has invested US$6.5m in Mika Cement LTD since its privatization in April 2001. Director General
Mexican cement production increases
Cement production in Mexico rose by 3.35 per cent in the first 10 months of this year, according to preliminary figures released by the national cement chamber (Canacem).
UAE cement demand improves
Cement demand in the UAE reached 12Mt in 2005, which is a 15 per cent year-on-year increase, according to the latest report of the UAE Ministry of Finance and Industry, it was reported on December
Narmada Cement to merge with Ultratech
The Board of UltraTech Cement Ltd (UTCL), an Aditya Birla Group company, on Monday approved the merger of its subsidiary Narmada Cement Company Ltd (NCCL) with UTCL.
Birla Corporation expands Bengal cement plant
With the commencement of commercial production of its new plant, Durga Hitech Cement, at Durgapur on December 24, Birla Corporation Ltd of the M P Birla group, has become one of the largest cement
Open access to power distribution
To encourage captive private power generation in India, an enabling environment to the Electricity Act 2003 is being worked out to harness power from such sources.
Co-Management will help advance socialism in Venezuela
Hugo Chavez, Venezuela’s president is moving his socialist agenda into a new phase by turning some expropriated companies into government-financed operations, jointly run by the state and worker
Shaanxi Province project planning
China’s Shaanxi province plans to undertake ten major projects that will require an estimated 600 billion yuan (US$74.3bn) during the eleventh five-year program period (2006-2010).
Vietnamese cement markets make gains
Despite a stagnant real estate market, Vietnam is expected to consume 28.9Mt of cement this year, an increase of 9.5 per cent over last year’s figure, according to the Vietnam Cement Corporation
Ship en-route Albania saved
South Korean registered ’DEA’ a bulk carrier loaded with cement and en-route from Greece to Albania was saved from sinking around 2 miles off the Himara shores, Albania.
Foreign cement groups evaluate Russian investments
Recently, foreigh investors are reported to be looking closely at the Russian construction sectors with some announcing their plans to build new cement plants in
Vietnam: CPI forecast to rise in Q1/2006
Vietnam’s consumer price index (CPI) is estimated to surge three per cent in the first quarter of next year, a fall of 0.7 per cent on-year, the market management group forecasts. The group
Real estate boosts Indian cement sector
The ongoing real estate boom backed by soft retail loans and increased infrastructure spending has strengthened the cement sector to new heights and riding on this Associated Cement Companies (ACC) ha