Cement News tagged: International
UAE Gulf Cement to add new line
UAE cement maker Gulf Cement Company, based in the emirate of Ras al-Khaimah, is expected to sign on October 12, 2004 an agreement for the delivery of a new clinker production line, estimated at some
Cement prices soar in provinces
The cement shortage in Lampung and Banten provinces, Indonesia, triggered by mechanical problems at the PT Semen Baturaja cement factory in South Sumatra, has propelled the price of the commodity upwa
Cement Firm Begins 50th Birthday Fete
Bamburi Cement has launched month-long celebrations to mark its Golden Jubilee. The firm’s managing director Didier Tresarrieu said in a statement that the celebrations would be marked by commu
Kryvyi Rih Cement increases production
Kryvyi Rih Cement, one of the five largest cement producers in Ukraine, increased cement production by 71,011 tons or 18.9% to 445,819 tons in the July-September period of this year, compared with the
Polish Cement consumption
Cement consumption in Poland is seen at 11.3Mt for 2004, almost unchanged from 2003, the chairman of the country’s association of cement and lime producers SPCiW, Andrzej Tekiel, said on October
Birlas to put UltraTech on fast track, India
The AV Birla group is looking at various measures to put UltraTech CemCo Ltd (UltraTech), which it acquired from Larsen & Toubro (&T), on the growth path. Apart from a Rs 200-crore capital expenditure
Turkish Konya Cimento exports 90,000t cement to Iraq
Turkish building materials producer Konya Cimento has exported about 90,000t of cement to Iraq since March 2004.
Yanbu Cement Jan-Sept 2004 net profit increase, Saudi Arabia
Saudi cement producer Yanbu Cement Company (YCC) posted a net profit of SAR337.5m (US$90m) for the first nine months of 2004, up by 12.9 per cent YoY.
Lafarge substitute fuel to be decided, UK
Lafarge Cement UK wants to switch from burning coal in the cement kiln at its Aberthaw works and burn bonemeal as a partial substitute.
ACCC acknowledges Boral’s withdrawal of AdBri bid
The competition regulator today formally acknowleged that legal proceedings against Boral Ltd’s troubled $840m bid for Adelaide Brighton Ltd had been called off.
Vietnam to face cement shortage Of 6.5Mt In 2005
Vietnam expects to face a cement shortage of about 6.5Mt next year, as demand is increasing faster than domestic supply, a government executive said. Next year’s requirement is forecast at 29Mt
Government testing center defends Island Cement test results
The Bureau of Research Standards (BRS) has belied accusations that its testing equipment for cement products are outdated, saying the results of the state-run testing center are reliable.
Javedan Cement Ltd posts INR121.697m, India
Javedan Cement Ltd (JCL) has posted a record profit of Rs 121.697m during the year 2003-2004. According to JCL here on Thursday, for the first time the company has reported such a big profit in the la
INC plans to invest US$15mn next year, Paraguay
Paraguay’s state cement company Industria Nacional del Cemento (INC) plans to invest US$15m next year to optimize and increase production, local paper La Nación quoted INC president Amílcar Troc
Govt considers use of cement-concrete mix for roads
Delhi government is in an experimental mode these days. The latest technology being considered to make roads maintenance free and last longer is using the cement-concrete mix instead of bitumen on roa
Decision time for the Benelux
Plans by HeidelbergCement to rationalise its Belgium and Netherlands cement-making operations are expected to be announced later this month. At present HeidelbergCement operates two large capacity