Cement News tagged: International
Birla to set up plant in Assam, India
Birla Corporation Limited, the flagship company of the MP Birla Group, Thursday signed a pact with the Assam Mineral Development Corporation (AMDC)
Lafarge India outlines plans for new plant
Lafarge India Eastern, which is a wholly owned arm of Lafarge India, has chalked out an ambitious plan to set up a 1.1Mta integrated cement plant at Nongkhleih
Vietnam demand forecast to rise to 56Mt
Vietnam is forecast to use 56Mt of cement in 2011, up nine per cent from a year earlier.
Binani to set up Greenfield plant in Gujarat
Binani Cement Limited has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Gujarat State Government to set up a greenfield cement plant,
Saudi Cement sales rise 13%
Cement sales in Saudi Arabia rose 13% last year, as the emergence of residential, commercial and
Ancap to increase production by 50%, Uruguay
Uruguay’s state oil company Ancap will invest US$70m during 2011 to reach cement production of 1Mta
Gresik upgrades strategies and boosts production
As part of its preparation for the increased demand, Indonesia’s Semen Gresik has upgraded its sales and marketing strategies, in addition to boosting production.
India: rural demand revives December sales
Cement sales seem to have revived across various Indian regions in December after a lull in the preceding two months
South Africa December sales fall
Cement sales in South Africa were down 5.2 per cent YoY in December 2010 to 746,514t from 787,719t in December 2009
Gresik to raise output, proceed with Sumatra plant
Indonesia’s PT Semen Gresik plans to build another plant next year which is expected to be located in Sumatra.
Cimpor sees growth in India, emerging markets
Portuguese cement major Cimpor says it is looking for more investment opportunities in India, where it already has a factory, and is optimistic for 2011
Hima Cement more than doubles output, Uganda
Lafarge Cement’s Ugandan unit has more than doubled its output after it completed expansion at its Hima cement plant
Saudi Arabia’s December Cement output rises 16%
Saudi Arabia’s cement production rose an annual 16 per cent in December and exports increased
Cemex: "constructive progress" in nationalisation talks
Cemex is hoping to reach an agreement with the Venezuelan government regarding the nationalisation of its local subsidiary Cemex Caracas in the near future.
Vietnam CFC Pretax Profit Surges 50% in 2010
Cement Finance Joint Stock Company (CFC), an affiliate of Vietnam Cement Corporation, said it made a pretax profit of VND108.5bn (US$5.56m) in 2010
Jefferies Downgrades Texas Industries (TXI) to Hold
Jefferies downgraded shares of Texas Industries to a Hold rating as they closed inline with the firms US$43 price target on last Friday.