Cement News tagged: International
Reports support cement plant waste burning
Blue Circle Southern Cement has produced two reports to back its controversial plan to burn waste at its New Berrima plant in the NSW Southern Highlands.
Holcim Romania to invest EUR40m 2006 to protect environment
Holcim Romania, a unit of Swiss cement company Holcim Ltd, said it plans to invest EUR40m (US$49.4m) by 2006 to protect environment.
No Holcim cement in collapsed Paris terminal
Holcim Ltd has said that it didn’t ship any cement for the building of the Charles de Gaulle airport terminal in Paris which collapsed last May.
Turkish cement sale
Garanti Securities and Ernst&Young Corporate Finance consortium has been mandated by Turkish government’s Savings & Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF) to act as financial advisor in the sale of the Uzan Gr
Pakistani cement sales jump
KARACHI: Cement sales have recorded a growth of 20 percent on year-on-year basis, as sales exceeded 13.6Mt during the last fiscal year. According to the data compiled by Pakistan Cement Manufacturers
Shui On eyes two more mainland plants
Shui On Construction and Materials is in talks to buy stakes in two state-owned steel and cement companies in Guizhou province.
Cambodia crisis stalls Thai plans
Realizing that the cement market in neighbouring countries, especially in Cambodia, is excellent for its commerce, Siam Cement is having plans for greater investment to expand the export of its produ
Indian cement makers want cuts
Indian cement manufacturers have asked the government to reverse last year’s hike in excise duty in its budget for the current financial year, which is due to be released on Thursday. The Cemen
Secil to invest in Outao Plant
Portuguese cement producer Secil will invest a total Euro 22m in its plant in Outao, south of Lisbon, it was reported on July 1, 2004. The investment will be directed for the environmental requalific
Albanian rennovation
Seament Albania has carried out new investments of Euro100m in the cement factory of Fushe-Kruje to renovate its technology. Thanks to this renovation, which will last two years, the productive capac
Siam City goes low-cost
Siam City Cement (SCCC) responded yesterday to its rivals’ constant price-cutting by introducing its first low-cost product (reports The Nation) Chantana Sukumanont, executive vice president of
Bolivian cement initiative
Bolivia’s President Carlos Mesa and the country’s cement producers have developed a three-pronged strategy to promote the use of domestic products and inject funding into the country&rsquo
Chilanga Cement - more local sales
Zambia Consumers Association (ZACA) executive secretary, Muyunda Ililonga, has challenged Chilanga Cement to satisfy the demand for cement on the local market. And Chilanga Cement chief marketing man
Indonesian cement consumption up
Indonesia’s domestic consumption of cement reached 11.244Mt during the first five months of 2004, an increase of 8.7 per cent from 10.321Mt for the same period last year, according to data relea
June cement despatches dip
Cement despatches of cement majors Grasim Industries and Gujarat Ambuja Cements have dipped in June due to monsoon, while despatches of UltraTech Cemco have increased marginally. Grasim’s despa
Siam Cement eyes top spot
Kan Trakulhoon, the heir apparent at the Siam Cement Group, aims to turn the conglomerate into the No-1 player in Southeast Asia in all of its core businesses - reports The Nation."We don’t want