Cement News tagged: International
Lafarge, Comex team up to build gypsum plant
Lafarge will team up with Mexico’s largest paint manufacturer Comex to build a gypsum production plant in the central state of Querétaro, local press reported. The two firms will also create a
Oman Cement to boost output capacity
Majority state-owned Oman Cement Company said on Monday it will increase its production capacity by 88 per cent to 3Mta, to meet increasing demand in local and international markets. Current output
Qilianshan Cement to build two production lines
Qilianshan Cement Co. Ltd in northwest China’s Gansu Province announced recently that the company will invest 530 to 610 million yuan (approx US$70m) in building two new cement
Cement prices on decline, no need for import duties
There will be no need to impose regulatory duty on Pakistan’s cement imports since its the prices have already started to decline after increased supply by the industry, said Tariq Sehgal, the chairma
QNCC production capacity to increase
Qatar National Cement Company (QNCC) production capacity is expected to reach a total of 7000tpd cement by the end of this year when the new unit currently being assembled goes on stream in October, Q
India Gujarat floods stop production
Heavy rains over the past week in the industrialized western Indian state of Gujarat have halted operations of some companies, but major financial impact is unlikely, say analysts. Ultratech Cement s
Hainan’s largest cement production project operational
A 2Mta cement plant has been put into production recently in Changjiang Li Autonomous County, South China’s Hainan Province, after construction for one year and a half. The plant,
Saudi Cement Co to import 500,000t clinker
Saudi cement producer Saudi Cement Company (SCC) has signed an agreement to import 500,000t of clinker, used for cement production, local media reports. The move is aimed at
Competition to stay robust - Fletcher
Fletcher Building’s proposed purchase of assets from Auckland company W. Stevenson & Sons would not reduce competition in the ready-mix concrete building products sector, says an independent app
Hyundai Cement to shut down plant until September
South Korea’s Hyundai Cement Co said Saturday it was shutting down one of its two main plants until September to ease inventories and save production costs. In a disclosure statement to the Fin
Producers press government to raise prices
Thai cement producers the Commerce Ministry for permission to raise prices yesterday. But the ministry responded by noting that product prices could be adjusted only after it thoroughly screens their
Cementos Yguazúo seek approval for new mill
Paraguayan cement company Cementos Yguazúill seek approval from the country’s industry and commerce ministry (MIC) for a planned US$17m cement mill, newspaper Útima Hora quoted Concret-Mix presi
Fancesa wins US$18m in road contracts
Bolivian cement producer Fancesa is due to sign US$18m worth of contracts to provide cement to major roadworks and other operations in Tarija and Potosíepartments, local daily Correo del Sur reported.
Lafarge Romcim installs waste processor
Romanian cement producer Lafarge Romcim has installed a Euro 1.0m waste processor at its plant in Medgidia, southeastern Romania, it was reported on June 29, 2005. The system
Flexible concrete studies
A team of researchers at the University of Michigan , Ann Arbor , under engineering professor Victor Li , have come up with a concrete that is actually flexible. Belonging to the class of materials ca
World Bank Approves $150m housing loan
The World Banks Board of Directors approved today a US$150 million loan to support the efforts of the Moroccan government in the process of reforming an enabling environment for