Cement News tagged: International
HeidelbergCement to buy Danish importer
HeidelbergCement, the sole cement producer in both Sweden and Norway, has signed an agreement with the Bach group to acquire Randers Cement and DK Beton. Randers Cement is the sole surviving independ
Cementir invests in white cement
Cementir, which acquired Aalborg Portland Cement last year, is building a new import terminal for white cement at Tampa in Florida. This terminal, which will come on stream in 2006, will be supplied
Afghanistan cement project
The US trade & development agency recently provided a grant to the local ministry of mines & industries to enable the completion of a project feasibility study regarding various cement
Growth in building materials production
In Jan-Oct 2005 Armenia produced building materials worth 10.373bn AMD - 20.4 per cent more than in Jan-Oct 2005, reports the trade and economic development ministry. The sales grew by 35.4 per cent t
Russia Partners calls for Eurocement meeting
The Russia Partners fund of the United States, which owns over 40 per cent of Russian cement company Eurocement has sent a request to the Eurocement board, calling for a shareholders meeting, A1 said
Cement plant inaugurated
Cementos Dominicanos (Domicen), built at a cost of over US$113.5m by Italian (Colacem) and Dominican investors, was inaugurated by President Leonel Fernandez in Sabana Grande de Palenque, San Cristoba
Florida Rock gets approval to expand
Florida Rock Industries is to be allowed to double the cement-making capacity of its cement plant on County Road 235, Newberry City Commission decided in a unanimous vote. But the company will have to
Lafarge Indian project hits hurdle
Lafarge’s plan to start a greenfield project in Jharkhand has run into problems due to the non-availability of the required grade of limestone in the state, although government sources claim otherwise
Two hurt in cement plant fire
US Federal mining officials are investigating the cause of an explosion and fire at a cement plant outside Branford late Monday that sent two employees to a hospital burn unit (reports the Sun Sentine
Cement demand could be at peak
The current South African cement boom, driven largely by the consumer-housing boom, is possibly at its peak, commented Aveng CEO Carl Grim yesterday. Grim, addressing media and analysts during a site
Ambuja Cement to invest in second grinding unit
Ambuja Eastern Cement Limited (ACEL), which made a spectacular turnaround after being taken over by Gujarat Ambuja Cements, has announced to invest Rs 115 crore for setting up a 1Mta grinding plant at
Jordan Cement takes first step in oil shale utilisation
Under an agreement signed with the Natural Resources Authority (NRA), the Jordan Cement Factories Company (JCFC) will utilize oil shale from the Lajoon area in Karak. NRA Director General Maher Hijaze
Thai Court approves TPI Polene Debt extension
Thailand’s Central Bankruptcy Court Tuesday approved a one-year extension of TPI Polene PCL’s debt restructuring plan to the end of 2006, Prasert Ittimakin, TPI’s senior vice preside
Pakistan plant in production next year
Pakistan Cement Company (PCC) will go into regular production from April next year after a lapse of long ten and a half years of this plant’s set up. PCC chief financial officer, Shafquat Mahmood told
US cement forecasts
Experts predict cement consumption this year to increase more than five per cent over 2004 levels, despite this year’s hurricanes. Residential construction is expected to decline due to raising
CP Cimento sale likely
CP Cimento is now reportedly up for sale. The indebted and loss-making cement maker is Brazil’s seventh largest with a five per cent market share and operates four plants in the