Cement News tagged: International
Pakistan construction sector slowdown
The continuing slowdown in the construction sector has hit the cement manufacturing sector hard, with
Zambezi Portland directors win back status,, Zambia
The Supreme Court sitting in Lusaka yesterday restored Zambezi Portland Cement Limited directors –
Lucky Cement to sell 49.5MW power, Pakistan
Lucky Cement of Pakistan said it would generate income from selling electricity to KESC.
Czech 1Q cement production falls
First quarter 2010 output from Czech Republic cement plants last year stood at 390,434t, a 28 per cent decline on the year earlier according to figures from the Czech Cement Association.
Siam Cement Group on track for growth target, Thailand
Siam Cement Group (SCG) of Thailand expects its building materials business to achieve its forecasted
Japanese cement sales continue to decline


Domestic cement sales in Japan fell 11.6 per cent on the year to 3.51Mt, extending the extent of its
SCH restores inland freight subsidy scheme, Pakistan
The Sindh High Court (SCH) has restored the government’s inland freight subsidy scheme for cement
Indian cement demand showing signs of weakness
Cement demand in India is showing signs of weakness for the second month in a row. Cement despatches
First quarter growth for Indonesian sales
Indonesia cement sales rose 17.72 per cent to 9.74Mt in the first quarter of this year from 8.27Mt in the
Lafarge sees Morocco cement market growing
Morocco’s cement market will pick up strength this year after a weak first quarter which saw sales falling
Dangote plans Sierra Leone operations
Alhaji Aliko Dangote, founder and chairman of Nigeria-based Dangote Industries, plans to open cement and
Vicat adds to Indian portfolio
France-based Vicat SA has bought a 51 per cent stake in Hyderabad’s Bharathi Cement Corp, promoted by YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, a Congress legislator and son of former Andhra Pradesh
Egyptian government plans to issue new licences
The Egyptian Government has announced that it plans to issue eight
KKS cement factory likely to begin operations, Sri Lanka
The KKS cement factory, which has been closed for the last 30 years, is likely to begin operations within
Saudi Cement first quarter profit rises 16%
Saudi Cement Co said first quarter profit rose 16.2 per cent as sales increased in the kingdom.
USGS preliminary results, February 2010

Preliminary figures from the US Geological Survey (USGS) for February 2010 show that domestic