Cement News tagged: International
Swiss giant makes donation via Siam City Cement
The largest corporate donation so far for tsunami victims in Thailand was made yesterday through Siam City Cement Ltd by its Swiss-based shareholder, Holcim Ltd. The Bt33 million donation is part of
Ultratech loses ground to rivals
Grasim’s acquisition of L&T’s cement division was supposed to make the combined entity India’s largest cement group. In the market place however, Grasim and Ultratech is losing groun
Siam Cement branches out
Thailand’s largest manufacturing conglomerate, Siam Cement Group, plans to start a new building-services company, as it branches out into the service industry for the first time. The new subsid
Turkish Denizli Birlik Cimento to invest
Turkish cement producer Denizli Birlik Cimento will invest Euro120m in a cement factory in Yatagan, Mugla province, southwestern Turkey, in cooperation with 123 local businessmen, it was reported on J
Fire in Perlmooser’s plant
A fire broke out in Austrian cement producer Lafarge Perlmooser in Mannersdorf, Lower Austria, on the evening of January 6, 2005. The fire, which started in one of the cable conduits
Swiss cement sales up 7.0 per cent
Cement sales in Switzerland rose by 7.0 per cent year-on-year to 3.955Mt in 2004, the Swiss cement industry association Cemsuisse said on January 7, 2005. Cement sales went up by 9.2 per cent year-on
ACC to sell Andhra cement facility
Associated Cement Companies (ACC), country’s second largest cement maker, has decided to sale off its Mancherial Cement Works in Andhra Pradesh. The decision, which was taken by the ACC board to
Huaxin Cement outlines investment plan for 2005
Huaxin Cement Co. Ltd, China, in which Holcim has a sizeable stake plans to invest 1.258 billion yuan (US$157m) in 2005 to construct two more clinker production lines and two large cement grinding sta
Pakistan cement sector to add capacity
The Pakistan cement sector is likely to add 21Mt of additional capacity in the next four years, analysts said on January 5. "We foresee the existing production capacity of the industry increasing by
Salonit Anhovo Acquires 5stake in Kema Puconci
Slovenian cement manufacturer Salonit Anhovo has acquired a 54.93 per cent stake in its local building materials firm Kema Puconci. Salonit acquired the 119,382 shares by 30 December. But the bid to
Indocement sees demand up due to Aceh work
PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa, a unit of Germany’s Heidelberger Zement AG, said it expects demand for cement to increase once reconstruction work begins in the tsunami-hit Aceh province, but ad
Kuwaiti Cement Companies ask for price increase
Three Kuwaiti cement companies have asked the Kuwaiti Ministry of Trade and Industry for an increase in the cement price agreed between the two sides, it was reported on January 6, 2005. During a mee
Ship loss caught on camera
A photo of the MV Cina Andalas which was caught by the full force of the Tsunami whilst awaiting to load at the Semen Andalas facility in Bandar Aceh last week highlights the devastation caused by the
Cemex completion of RMC buy postponed
Cemex said the completion of its acquisition of RMC Group PLC will be postponed because the deal has not yet received clearance from the US anti-trust authorities. The court hearing to complete the
Cement industry expects to grow 8-9%
With the continued focus on infrastructure development and a boom in construction witnessed in many parts of the country, the New Year is expected to see an increase in demand for cement. AK Jain, exe
Construction supplier sales up 15%
Confirming the trend seen in previous months, the sales index of the Chilean construction sector’s wholesale providers climbed substantially in November. The year-on-year gain in the month reach