Cement News tagged: International
Lafarge, Strabag venture to start-up at end June
Lafarge and Strabag will start production of a EUR270m cement plant, under construction in Kiralyegyhaza (southwest Hungary)
Ambuja seeks more time for project execution, India
India’sAmbuja Cements has asked for an extension from the state government to execute its proposed greenfield cement plant at
Egypt production seen rising 30% by end-2012 – viewpoint
Egypt’s cement sector will shake off a property crisis and expand production capacity by 30 per cent by
Austrian demand down, improvements ahead
The Austrian cement market continued to decline last year, but the Austrian Cement Association (VÖZ) is expecting demand to stabilise at around last year’s level in 2011
FCC seeks buyers for US cement business
Spanish construction major FCC is looking to sell its US cement unit as part of a drive to shed non-core assets and trim net debts of EUR 8.23bn
West China Cement 1Q cement sales double
West China Cement said first-quarter sales doubled compared to those in the same period of 2010 to over 2Mt.
Lafarge Zimbabwe undertakes Phase 2 of modernisation
Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe has shut down its plant in Harare for the next month to carry out plant capacity
Vietnam Cement sales hit 16.02Mt in Jan-Apr
Vietnam’s cement sales stood at 16.02Mt in the first four months of this year, fulfilling 29.4% of the
Brazil April sales advance 4.5% YoY
Preliminary data and market estimates show that domestic cement demand in Brazil during April 2011 was 4.8Mt, representing an increase of 4.5 per cent on April 2010.
Derba Midroc power requirements, Ethiopia
Ethiopia’s Derba Midroc Cement Factory announced that it is getting closer to beginning production with
Cementos Polpaico hopes for better 2011 demand, Chile
Chilean cement operation Polpaico is hoping for a better 2011 given that increased demand predicted in the
Russia’s Sibirsky Cement swings to 2010 loss
Russian holding company Sibirsky Cement swung to a net loss of RUB69.6m (US$2.5m) in 2010 against
Polish producers see strong period of growth
During the first four months of 2011, Polish cement producers sold 4.3Mt – up 33 per cent over the same period last year
Poor demand leads to Philippine producers to price war
Uncharacteristically low demand of cement during this summer season on poor government infrastructure projects has forced Philippine cement producers to engage in
Adelaide Brighton forecasts flat full-year profit, Australia
Cement and lime manufacturer Adelaide Brighton Ltd says it expects its full year profit to be in line with its calendar 2010 result, despite a weaker first half.
Indian prices to rises to see marginal increases - report
Brokerage firm Elara Securities (India) has said it does not expect Indian cement prices to rise significantly in the current fiscal due to sluggish demand.