Cement News tagged: International
Sri Lanka cement firm eyes increasing demand after war
Lanka Cement, a Sri Lankan state-owned firm listed on the Colombo bourse, has increased
Laos to produce more cement
Efforts are being made to produce more cement so that by 2011 Laos would be producing
Prices remain unchanged until spring, Romania
Lafarge, Holcim and Carpatcement Holding are keeping cement prices in Romania at the same level,
Holcim Indonesia reviewing plan to build new plant
PT Holcim Indonesia is reviewing its plan to build a cement plant in East Java this year due to the current
Demand for cement in China to rise
Demand for cement in China is forecast to rise by +6% annually through 2012 to 1.8bnt, according to Cement in China,
Russia’s Sibirsky Cement output down 4.6%
Russian holding Sibirsky Cement produced 4.045Mt of cement in 2008, down 4.6% on the year, the holding’s press office said in a statement Tuesday.
Shree Cement 3Q net profit rises
India’s Shree Cement Ltd Wednesday said its third quarter net profit jumped to INR1.24bn from INR350.34m a year earlier.
Gresik President: expects 2009 net to grow by more than 10%
PT Semen Gresik maintains a target for net profit to grow by more than 10% in 2009
Holcim will remain in Philippines, despite temporary shutdowns
Holcim said Wednesday it "has no plans to cease" operations of its plants in the Philippines, although there could be temporary shutdowns of production lines.
India’s top four see dip in market share
Fall in demand and aggressive capacity expansion by competitors has resulted in the top four cement manufacturers in India witnessing a dip in their market share.
Lafarge Romanian delays completion of investment plan
Lafarge Ciment Romania will delay the completion of a EUR90m (US$116.5m) investment plan by a
Cyprus cement production up 2.2% in 2008
Cement production in Cyprus rose by a modest 2.2% in 2008 according to the latest figures from the Statistical Service.
Indonesia production down 39% in December
Indonesia’s cement production in December fell 39 per cent to 1.91Mt from 3.13Mt in the previous month,
Demand expected to remain ’reasonably’ resilient - PPC
Regional demand for cement would remain “reasonably resilient”, despite the economic slowdown, Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC) chairperson Bheki Sibiya said on Monday, adding that
Cheetah Cement finds new partner, Namibia
Cheetah Cement signed an agreement with a Chinese state-owned company for the construction of the cement plant at Otjiwarongo, at a cost of nearly N$70m.
Beni Suef Cement says Egypt OKs capacity expansion
Egypt’s Beni Suef Cement, owned by Greek cement maker Titan, said Egyptian regulators have granted it permission to launch a new production line with a capacity of 1.5Mta.