Cement News tagged: International
Cemex associate raised US$420m for the sale of quarries
The Ready Mix USA LLC joint venture between Ready Mix USA and Cemex, in which Cemex has a
Kuwait development plan for ports and cities
The Kuwait government has set aside a total of $108 billion to develop new ports and cities, disclosed
UAE prices continue to vary despite MoE advisory
Factories in the UAE are continuing to sell cement at varying prices despite a move by the government
Slathia lays foundation for JK grinding plant, India
The Minister for Industries and Commerce, SS Slathia laid the foundation stone for a grinding and
Argos to form joint venture with Kersten, Suriname
Cementos Argos S.A, Colombia’s leading cement producer, has signed a US$3.2m joint venture agreement
Holcim Indonesia net profit jumps
The net profit of the country’s third-largest cement maker PT Holcim Indonesia shot up by 217% to
Saudi firms say no supply crisis on local market
Saudi cement companies said that there’s no supply crunch on the local cement market and that existing
Semen Gresik to lead cement holdings
The Indonesian government has decided to appoint state-owned Semen Gresik Group to head-up a holding company of state-owned cement producers that is expected to
Vietnam to see 13 new operations go on line this year
The Ministry of Construction and the Vietnam Cement Association have announced that an additional of 13
Japan producers to reduce domestic output 20-30%
Japanese producers are moving to reduce excess production capacity in Japan, with industry leader
New factory set to be established in Ghana
The executive director of Adwenpa Construction and Engineering Services Limited, Mr. Julius Kwaku
Indian cement prices forecast to rise 5%
Producers in north India are likely to hike prices up to 5% or Rs10-12/50kg bag early next month,
Lafarge reports fourth quarter loss
Lafarge reported a loss in the fourth quarter as construction in Europe and the U.S. struggled to recover,
First Tarmac disposals agreed
In 2009, Tarmac generated a turnover of US$2,870m (€2,106m), a reduction of 34.8%, and an EBITDA
Cement demand in Egypt defies the odds
Showing a 20% growth in demand last year – higher than China’s 16% growth and India’s projected 11%
Jakarta still mulling merger of two state cement makers
Indonesia’s state enterprises ministry is still studying the merging of cement maker PT Semen Kupang