Cement News tagged: International
Cement firm Cimentas to raise capital to EUR41m
Turkish cement company Cimentas Izmir Cimento decided to increase its capital by TRY11.36m to
Cementir maintains a strong balance sheet
Cementir’s turnover for the first six months declined by 27.2% to €419.2m, with the EBITDA falling by
Asia provides some support for HeidelbergCement
HeidelbergCement’s first half turnover declined by 22.5% to €5,369.9m and the EBITDA fell by 35.2%
Holcim selling shareholdings in Panama and Caribbean
In connection with the nationalization in Venezuela, Holcim announced it is selling shareholdings in Panama and the Caribbean to joint venture partner Argos.
Strong Middle East results from Lafarge contrast weak Europe
Lafarge saw its first half turnover fall by 11.9% to €7,991m, with the EBITDA declining by 19.7% to
JSW to invest in cement plants, India
JSW Cement, part of the OP Jindal Group, plans to set up a cement ventures near the group’s steel plants
Israel to allow cement into Gaza for first time since war
Israel will allow a one-time transfer of cement into Gaza for the first time since its war in the
Venezuela creates state cement conglomerate
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez ordered the creation of a state-run cement company on Wednesday, a year after seizing control of 90 per cent of the local industry in a wave of expropriations.
Tanzania sees cement output capacity rising in 2009
Tanzania’s cement production capacity will rise to 2.97Mt by the end of the year from 2.47Mt, thanks to
Nigeria’s Benue Cement Q2 net profit leaps
Nigeria’s Benue Cement Company saw net profit jump to NGN9.67bn (US$65m) from NGN1.14bn in its
HeidelbergCement sells Israeli operations
HeidelbergCement has agreed the sale of its concrete, aggregates and asphalt-based Israeli operations to
New President for ERMCO
ERMCO, the European Ready-Mix Concrete Organization which gathers all the national concrete
GCC reports second quarter 2009 results
Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua (GCC) of Mexico today announced consolidated results for the quarter
Oman’s cement prices expected to rise
Oman’s cement prices are expected to rise in the latter half of the year thanks to US$8bn worth of state
US development team assesses Afghan cement plant
Accompanied by members of Task Force Warrior and Task Force Gladius, a US government business and
Akmenes cement sales plunge, Lithuania
Akmenes Cementas (Akmene Cement), the sole Lithuania’s cement manufacturer, posted LTL61m