Cement News tagged: International
Egypt cement prices down as demand falls
Mirroring the economic slowdown in Egypt, cement prices have fallen by around 30 per cent, traders say.
Spanish volumes see double-digit declines
For the first eight months of 2011, Spain consumed 14.5Mt of cement, down 13.3% for the same period of
Cameroon cement consumption to increase threefold
Cement consumption in Cameroon may climb to as much as 8Mta by 2013, from about 2.5Mt now,
Pakistan cement sales rise 7%
Pakistan rose seven per cent to 5.2Mt on the back of higher demand in the first two months of fiscal 2012
Kuwait Cement to import limestone from UAE
Kuwait Cement Co (KCC) has signed a US$500m long-term contract with UAE’s Ras Al Khaimah Rock Co
European construction output sees July rebound
European construction output rebounded in July from the biggest drop in six months, led by increasing production in Germany.
Oil prices see August decline
Economic woes in Europe and the USA impacted on August crude oil prices, which lost advances made a
Government imports cement to satisfy demand, Ethiopia
The first shipment of 150,000t of OPC out of 400,000t bought for US$34.6m by Ethiopia’s
Cemex Latvia targets 1Mta of production in 2011
Cemex Latvia plans to produce and sell more than 1Mt of cement in 2011, the company’s
Holcim announces Fontana as new CEO as Akermann retires
Effective February 1, 2012 Bernard Fontana, presently CEO of Aperam, a company recently spun-off from ArcelorMittal, is to assume the position of CEO of Holcim Ltd.
Azerbaijan boosts cement production
Azerbaijan produced nearly 895,5000t of cement in the first eight months of 2011, up six per cent from the
Yanbu production line faces delay, Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia’s Yanbu Cement said that a production line scheduled to open by the end of this month will
Lafarge Emirates expected to complete three years LTI free
Lafarge Emirates Cement expects to complete three years lost time injury (LTI) free to become one of the
Lafarge invests in inland navigation
In France, Lafarge aims to increase the amount of cement and aggregates that it transports by inland
PCA: "Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act of 2011" Protects Vital Construction Jobs
Testifying before the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Dan Harrington, president and
Orascom plans to bid for Egypt licence
Orascom Construction Industries (OCI) is planning to bid for Egypt’s new cement production licenses to be