Cement News tagged: International
Holcim Bulgaria Merges Two Building Materials Makers
Holcim Bulgaria on Friday officially merged building materials maker Remos Beton and concrete mixtures producer Komars in a bid to become the market leader in the region of Plovdiv where the two compa
Dyckerhoff concern and Orenburg region agreed on plant construction
Dyckerhoff AG, a German cement concern, and Orenburg region have signed an agreement on large cement plant construction in Akbulak settlement.
’No plans’ to axe production jobs at Clitheroe, UK
Bosses of a credit-crunch hit building firm have pledged that production will not be reduced at its Clitheroe plant
Texas holds up while California drops
In its first trading quarter, to the end of August, Texas Industries’ turnover declined by 2.7% to US$256.4m and the pre-tax profit was down by 13.5% to US$17.2m.
Sabah no longer faces cement shortage, says CIS
According to Datuk Aslie Awang Hashim, chief executive officer of Cement Industries (Sabah) Sdn Bhd (CIS, a cement shortage no longer exists in the country.
Java to offset cement slowdown in outer islands
Indonesia has arguably witnessed the start of a cement consumption slowdown in the outer islands, with consumer confidence deteriorating due to lower prices
Essroc raising cement prices, US
Essroc Cement Corp. is raising prices on cement-based products by US$15 per ton, citing rising production costs driven by higher energy prices.
Trade recommends removal of cement import tariff
Philippine Trade and Industry Secretary Peter Favila Wednesday said he would recommend the removal of the import tariff on cement to bring down the local prices.
Holcim likely to get more loans from IFC
PT Holcim Indonesia Tbk is considering to get more loans from the World Bank unit International Finance Corporation (IFC).
Lafarge to expand investment in North Korea
Lafarge says it will expand its investment in North Korea. A public affairs official from the firm on
Cement import accords signed, Bahrain
United Cement Company has signed contracts with two companies to import 200,000t of cement this year.
Otedola set for cement foray, Nigeria
Competition in the sugar and cement manufacturing sectors of the economy is set to heighten with the entry of billionaire businessman, Mr. Femi Otedola, into the fray.
New cement order to FLSmidth in India
FLSmidth has signed a contract with Prism Cement worth DKKm225 for the supply of machinery and equipment for a new cement production line with a capacity of 7200tpd
Holcim Indonesia set to increase income
PT Holcim Indonesia said it is set to register a 30 per cent increase in income to Rp4.88 trillion (US$530m) this year from Rp3.75 trillion last year.
HeidelbergCement makes further investment in Russia
HeidelbergCement announces plans to construct a new, modern cement plant with an annual capacity of 1.2Mt in the Voronezh region.
Belarus up 9.8 per cent in first eight months
Belarus’cement output in the first eight months of 2008 totaled 2.81Mt, a 9.8 per cent YoY increase, according to the Ministry of Statistics and Analysis.