Cement News tagged: International
Indonesian to complete coal acquisition by 2012
Indonesia’s largest cement producer PT Semen Gresik said it hopes to wrap up plans to acquire two coal
Indonesian demand expected to rise 13%
The Indonesia’s Cement Association sees cement demand in 2011 is expected to reach 43Mt, up 13 per cent from last year’s
Semen Gresik plans US$1bn bond sale next year
Semen Gresik, Indonesia’s largest cement producer, may sell bonds next year to help finance its expansion plans, a company executive has said.
Karl von Wedel receives lifetime achievement award, Germany
As part of the Technical and Scientific Meeting of German Cement Works Association (VDZ) in
Oman Cement secures OMR26m in modernisation loans
Oman Cement Co has obtained two loans totalling just over OMR25.77m from Bank Muscat as it aims to finance a number of modernisation projects and revamp its aging cement works.
Malawi’s new Njereze plant completes first phase
Cement Products Ltd (CPL) announced it has completed phase I of the US$50m cement plant at Njereze in the lakeshore district of Mangochi, Malawi.
India’s R-Infra plans cement expansion
RInfra is currently setting up two 5Mta cement plants in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra and plans to expand its business to other parts of India.
Holcim sees 20% rise in Malaysia’s large and infrastructure market
Holcim Malaysia Sdn Bhd expects a 20% increase in business from large and infrastructure projects in 2012.
Algeria aims for 20Mta of cement output by 2015
As Algerian cement production edges up, the government plans to increase capacity to 20Mta by 2015.
Colombia’s August cement demand expands by 22%
Colombia’s domestic cement shipments rose YoY by 22.2% to 917,000t in August, according to the national statistics office DANE.
NCB: Saudi cement sector heads for another strong quarter
The outlook for Saudi Arabia’s cement sector remains strong during 2011 with good demand growth, according to NCB Capital
Vietnam cement producers urged to cut costs
Cement producers should cut energy and other costs and restructure to improve their financial capacity, said Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai.
Romania’s 1H2011 cement output up 8.1%
Cement production in Romania rose by 8.1% YoY to 3.18Mt in 1H2011 while cement sales increased by 2.4% to 2.95Mt.
Sri Lanka restores Kankesanthruai works
The Sri Lanka Cement Corporation (SLCC) has started work on restoring the Kankesanthruai cement plant while taking action to assess the quality of the clinker stock available at the unit, which closed
Cemtech Europe gets underway in Warsaw, Poland
The first day of presentations at Cemtech Europe, the leading cement industry conference and exhibition, began today at the Marriott Hotel, Warsaw, Poland in front of some 230 delegates.
Taiwain: Chinese cement imports hurt local producers
A Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs probe into anti-dumping charges against cement and cement