Cement News tagged: International
Indonesia’s cement sales in July rise 17% YoY
Indonesia’s cement sales rose 17 per cent in July from a year ago
JK Cement’s new brand ambassador, India
JK Cement have enlisted Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag as its brand ambassador.
Venezuela produces 4.1Mt in first half 2011
For the first six months of 2011, Venezuela produced 4.1Mt.
Plant construction begins in Northern province, Vietnam
Vissai Ha Nam JS Company, an affiliate of Hoang Phat Vissai Group Company Ltd, started building a
Investor pledges to revive Pokot project, Kenya
Investors behind a factory in Pokot, Kenya have pledged to proceed with construction work,
Holcim Philippines reports marked 1H decline
Holcim Philippines reported a fall in net profit of PHP1.4bn (US$33m), down 48.6 per cent YoY as cement weakened in the absence of election-related government spending that boosted sales in early 2010
Chettinad to build grinding plant in Maharashtra state, India
Chettinad Cement Corporation Limited has informed the Bombay Stock Exchange that the Board of
Akemenes eyes Kaliningrad power plant project supply
Akmenes Cement, Lithuania’s sole cement producer, says it is interested in supplying cement for a
New Western Iran factory inaugurated
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has inaugurated a cement factory situated in Iran’s Western Kermanshah province.
US May shipments up 2.5% YoY
Total shipments of Portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico for May 2011 were 6.5Mt
Sri Lanka dispute over imported cement standards
The Chairman of Sri Lanka’s state-owned National Cooperative Trust, Bandu Kuruppu says that the Sri
New president for Cementos Andino
Crisanto Silva has been elected president of Cementos Andino, replacing Carlos Pacheco
India’s JK Lakshmi Cement drops Egyptian expansion plans
North India-based J K Lakshmi Cement has dropped its plan of last year to acquire a cement company in Egypt.

Public sector cuts finally start to bite, UK
The latest Construction Trade Survey published today, shows that the cuts to public spending, announced by the government last autumn, have finally started to impact
Loma Negra investment plans, Argentina? ?
Argentine cement maker Loma Negra – controlled by Brazil’s Grupo Camargo Correa – will invest US$404m in Argentina between 2012 and 2014,
Cementos Bío Bío in debt restructuring plan, Chile
Cementos Bío Bío (CBB) – the company controlled by the Briones family – is in full process of debt