Cement News tagged: International
Vietnam produces 30.1Mt of cement in 1H11
Cement producers in Vietnam are estimated to have manufactured 30.1Mt of cement in the first half of this year.
Anhui Conch Cement to invest US$2.35bn in Indonesia and Semen Gresik to raise capacity
China’s biggest cement producer Anhui Conch Cement Co will invest US$2.35bn in four new plants in Kalimantan and Papua, an Indonesian government statement said.
Shuangma Cement to raise CNY2.8bn to buy assets
Sichuan Shuangma Cement, a subsidiary of Lafarge, said it will conduct a private placement of 250m shares at not less than CNY11.25 (US$1.74) per share to a maximum of 10 designated investors
Large cement production to be arranged in Dagestan
The president of Dagestan, Magomedsalam Magomedov met recently with the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Inter-regional production resource company GRAS,
Taiwan Cement and Asia Cement to raise output in China
Driven by the promising cement market in China, Taiwan’s two leading producers, Taiwan Cement Corp and Asia Cement Corp, have announced to start heavy investments in China.
India: cement overcapacity worries Birla Corp
Birla Corporation is worried over pressure on margins following huge overcapacity of cement owing to lack of demand.
Iraq: Karbala cuts electric power to Lafarge cement plant
The council of Iraq’s Karbala province decided on Monday to cut the electric power supplied to the Karbala Cement plant, run by Lafarge,
Messebo factory expansion inaugurated, Ethiopia
Messebo Cement Factory’s expansion project was inaugurated on 25 June 2011 in the presence of Ethiopia Prime Minister Meles Zenawi.
Mbeya Cement Company safety improvements, Tanzania
Safety in the work place is a priority that has assisted Mbeya Cement Company in maintaining its lead in
Egypt’s South Valley Cement Q1 net falls 76%
Egypt’s South Valley Cement first-quarter net profit fell 76 per cent to EGP9.7m (US$1.63m), the stock
Gresik to pay out 50% of 2010 net profits as dividends
Indonesian state-owned cement producer PT Semen Gresik Tbk has announced it would distribute
Cemex celebrates 100th anniversary of Castillejo plant, Spain
Over 700 people attended an event organised by Cemex to celebrate the centennial of its Castillejo cement plant in Toledo, Spain.
Ciments Francais to sell stake in Turkish Afyon
Ciments Francais said on Tuesday it would sell its 76.5% stake in Turkish Afyon Cimento Sanayi TAS.
Pakistan cement exports decline
Pakistan exported 861,500t of cement and earned US$40.440m in May 2011 compared to 933,709t at
May cement shipments strengthen
Growth in cement shipments in the countries that Jefferies International track strengthened in May. In the larger markets, there were
Government rescinds order for plants to use petcoke - Ethiopia
The government has rescinded its instruction to cement factories to start using petcoke