Cement News tagged: International
Chilean cement industry seen to register four per cent growth in 2005
Chilean cement industry is seen to register a growth of four per cent in 2005 in comparison with 2004, the general manager of the Chilean cement maker Polpaico, Oscar Parada.
HeidelbergCement’s Turkey Joint Venture Invests €100m
Turkey’s Akcansa, a joint venture of HeidelbergCement AG and Sabanci Holding, said it would invest €100m to increase clinker production capacity to 5.7Mt from 3.8Mt by the end of 2007.
Japan Ryukyu Cement posts US$4.5m parent net profit FY 2004
Japanese cement and mineral products maker Ryukyu Cement Co in Okinawa, southern Japan, posted a parent net profit of 489m Japanese yen (US$4.5m/€3.7m) for fiscal 2004/2005, ended March 31, 2005, down
Cement prices stable for now
Cement prices in India are expected to be stable following the arrival of monsoon. The increase in production and despatches will be countered by the onset of the monsoon, which will prevent any fluct
Cement Factory Inaugurates new filtering system
According to “Jordan Times”, Minister of Environment Khalid Irani and Minister of Industry and Trade Sharif Zu’bi inaugurated a US$3.5m dust filter installed by the Jordan Cement Factories Compa
Mary Nour: going, going, gone?
Hard to believe, but the ill-fated Mary Nour, still stranded in the port of Altamira, Mexico after almost one year of inactivity could be about to be given her freedom.
China to build cement factory in western Iran
Chinese firm CNEEC signed a contact here Wednesday to build a cement production factory in the Western city of Hamedan.
Price of cement to rise in Kabul
Cement prices in the Afghanistan capital Kabul have been on the rise following the closure of the under-construction Mahipar Road linking the city with Torkham.
Vietnam to import 4.5Mt of clinker this year
Vietnam will this year have to import some 4.5Mt of clinker for cement production, the same amount as last year, the country’s biggest cement producer said on Wednesday.
Sinoma wins US$78.87m cement plant bid
Sinoma International Engineering Co said it has signed a 652.8m yuan (US$78.87m) contract to build a cement production line for Guochan Industrial (Fujian) Cement Co Ltd.
Carpatcement appeals over Romanian cartel fine
Carpatcement, a unit of Germany’s HeidelbergCement will ask a local court to cancel an €8.6m fine by Romania’s competition watchdog for price fixing, the company said on Wednesday.
Russian Cement Industry needs US$5bn in Investment by 2010
Russian cement industry investment requirements of up to US$5bn for the rest of this decade were revealed this week by Michael Skhorohod, President of Eurocement Group, during the XIII International C
Amran Cement production to be increased soon
Amran Cement Factory will increase its production from 611,715t to 750.000tpa the factory director said Tuesday. Noman Doweid said in a press statement said that the cost of the
Eurocement Group to build two cement mills which cost US$450m
Eurocement Group JSC expects to build two cement mills in the near future, President of the Company Mikhail Skorokhod said. According to him, the building companies will face deficit of cement in 2007
Evrocement Group cuts costs
Evrocement Group will stop using intermediary sale companies and reinvest the saved funds into modernisation.
SIAM Cement: SCC’s Cement Investment in Cambodia
The Board of Directors of The Siam Cement Plc (SCC) has approved a 3200 MB cement investment in Cambodia, whereby SCC will hold a major stake in the venture, while a local investor will take up the re