Cement News tagged: International
Mary Nour crew given Mexican police welcome
Last week, five crew members from "MN" were robbed by the local police, according to an official compliant by the Master of the Mary Nour, Captain Dahl, a Norwegian national. Apparently At 2100 hrs, c
Iran’s cement production to rise to 60Mt by 2009
The Minister of Industries and Mines Es`haq Jahangiri announced here Saturday night that Iran`s cement production could reach 60Mt by 2009. His remarks were made at an inaugural ceremony for seven in
TPI Polene To Pay Full $650m debt To creditors
TPI Polene PCL (TPIPL.TH), Thailand’s third-largest cement maker, plans to repay all of its debt worth $650 million, without any write-down, to creditors, the Bangkok Post reported over the week
Indian Q3 sales set to rise
The Indian cement sector is poised for growth in the third quarter with increased volumes in the first two quarters, backed by rising prices. North India will be the growth driver followed by the cen
ACC to set up new plant
The Associated Cement Company Ltd (ACC) is planning to set up a cement plant in Madhya Pradesh and also expand the capacity of its unit. The company is likely to make investments of Rs 400-450 crore o
Moldova’s Rebel Dnestr region sells plant
Moldova’s self-proclaimed Transdniestria region sold the cement plant in the town of Ribnita to Hungarian construction company Tegep for $1.5 million (1.2 million euro) after a call price of $1.
Lafarge provides treatment for flood victims
Lafarge Surma Cement Limited organised a post-flood medical camp near its project site at Chhatak in Sunamganj on Sunday, says a press release. The two-day camp provided general medical check-up servi
Boost to GSB clampdown
Ghana Standard Board’s (GSB) move to crack down on cement retailers who alter the weight of bagged cement on the local market received a boost yesterdayy when the Ghana Cement Manufacturers (GHA
New chairman for Egyptian ASEC Cement
Mohammed Galal Yakout has been named chairman and managing director of Egypt’s ASEC Cement Co, part of the Egyptian-Swiss industrial group Arab Swiss Engineering Company (ASEC), it was reported
Sagar Cements plans to hive off grinding unit
SAGAR Cements Ltd (SCL) is planning to hive-off its grinding unit at Bayyavaram in Anakapalle taluk of Visakhapatnam district. The grinding unit is engaged in producing cement by grinding the surplus
Cima looking to set up new cement plant
Cement Industries of Malaysia Bhd (CIMA), the Perlis-based national cement producer, is looking at leveraging on the increasing demand for cement from Singapore by building a new plant, possibly in Ne
Surely some mistake?
The cost of Cement in Mexico is 15% lower than in the United States despite differences in the two countries’ distribution and marketing practices, reported the director of the National Cement C
Chilanga Increases Cement Price By 6%
Chilanga Cement Plc has increased the price of cement with immediate effect. Chilanga Cement managing director Ian Coulter yesterday said that the company had decided to increase the price of the com
DJ Peru’s Aug Cement Sales Rise
Peru’s overall cement sales in August rose 16.9% to 405,095t from the same month a year before, with Cementos Lima SA leading the way, the National Association of Cement Producers, or Asocem, sa
Egyptian Misr Cement Qena H1
Egyptian cement producer Misr Cement Qena reported a net profit of 36.51 mln Egyptian pounds ($5.9 mln/4.8 mln euro) for the first half of 2004, against 2.79 mln pounds ($447,000/365,000 euro) in the
Mary Nour writes to the president
The Mexican based Commercio para el Desarrollo Mexicano (CDM), heavily involved in the Mary Nour import case has published a paid-for letter in the national Mexican press stating its case for imports.