Cement News tagged: International
Mary Nour gives up the fight
A Mexican importer has given up on selling within the country a shipment of Russian cement that has become for many analysts a symbol of the difficulties of competing with big business in Mexico. Im
Dyckerhoff sees continued German downturn
Dyckerhoff, in which Buzzi Unicem now controls 91.2 per cent of the voting shares and 76.7 per cent of the total equity, generated a turnover of €1,199m, underlying increase of around five per cent b
China’s Huaxin sees rapid growth
Huaxin Cement Co. Ltd sold 11Mt of cement and clinker in 2004, up 111.5 per cent year-on-year. Huaxin, one of the top 10 cement producers in China, is headquartered in Huangshi City, central China&r
Nuh Cimento posts good results
Turkish cement and clinker producer Nuh Cimento expects to post at least 100 per cent year-on-year rise in its profit for 2004. The company ended 2003 with a net profit of 20.666 trln Turkish lira (US
Cemex announces Mexican price rise
The average price of cement in Mexico will increase five per cent effective immediately, newspaper El Norte quoted officials from cement maker Cemex as saying. The raise comes as cement makers have h
Cement Firm Expects Good Returns
East African Portland Cement located in Kenya will be the first State corporation to surpass all key annual financial and non-financial targets set by the Government in performance contracts. Managin
Lafarge Polska hikes cement prices
Lafarge Polska, the Polish unit of French cement manufacturer Lafarge, raised cement prices in Poland by between 16 Polish zloty (Euro 3.9 euro and 24 zloty (Euro5.9) per tonne, an increase by 10 per
Russian production makes steady gains
According to Eurocement, Russian cement production reached 45.6Mt in 2004, an increase of 11.3 per cent from the figure reported in in 2003.
Cimento Tupi to target exports
Brazilian Companhia Cimento Tupi, controlled by the group CP Cimento e Participacoes, will start to export next June, initially targeting at the US. The company is investing R$15m resources in the imp
Pakistan’s MCA price probe
The Monopoly Control Authority (MCA) is probing into the cement factories pricing mechanism to determine if any cartel is involved in the price escalation of cement. It is suggested that the cement f
Union Cement to raise output
The new clinker production facility of the UAE Ras al-Khaimah cement manufacturer Union Cement is to raise the company’s annual clinker output to some 4.5Mt of clinker from the current 1.25Mt, i
Indian cement output up in December
Indian cement production recorded 8.54 per cent growth to 10.93Mt in December 2004 over 10.07Mt registered in the same month of the previous year. Despatches increased 8.84 per cent to 10.84Mt in Dec
Worker killed in mill unit
A 19-year-old man was killed while working at Portland Cement Factory in Makata industrial area in Blantyre last week after being crushed by machinery. Steven Smart from Dambo Village,
Indonesia faces deadlock in negotiations with Cemex
The government faces a deadlock in ongoing talks with Cemex SA to settle a dispute over a failed put option deal involving a 51 pct stake in PT Semen Gresik, Bisnis Indonesia reported quoting an unnam
Indian cement industry is sprucing up to meet domestic and global demand
The Indian cement industry is sprucing up to meet the increase in demand from both domestic and global markets.
Siam City Cement aims 2005 domestic sales to rise 10%-11%
Siam City Cement PCL Thailand’s second-largest cement producer, aims to increase its domestic cement sales this year by around 10%, a company executive said.