Cement News tagged: International
Shree Cement expansion, India
Shree Cement (SCL), the Kolkata-based firm will invest Rs 550 crore in the current fiscal.
Holcim successfully commissions Romania’s largest kiln line
Holcim Romania has just successfully commissioned a new kiln line in the cement plant of Campulung.
Acquisitions strengthen GCC results
Mexico-based Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua (GCC) announced consolidated results for the quarter ended June 30, 2008. During the second quarter of 2008 were generated double-digit volume growth in cement
’No early end’ to cement shortage
A senior official of Qatar National Cement Company (QNCC) said yesterday that the current shortage of cement in the local market is not expected to be resolved soon,
Mexico’s Cemex 2Q net profit down 27% to US$444m
Cemex said Tuesday its net profit fell 27% in the second quarter to $444m, while higher sales and operating gains helped the company cut debt following athe Rinker acquisition.
China’s Jilin Yatai wins approval for stake sale to CRH
Cement firm Jilin Yatai (Group) Co Ltd said it has received approval from the National Development and Reform Commission
Hoang Thach cement factory’s output hits 1.7Mt
Nhan Dan - Hoang Thach cement factory is reported to have sold over 1.76Mt of cement so far this year,
India: 1Q cement sales rise
Despite cement sales of leading Indian producers improving in the first quarter of 2008-09, the steep rise in input cost is expected to exert pressure on the bottom lines.
Brazil’s cement producers to invest US$3.4bn by 2012
Brazilian cement producers will invest around 5.5bn reais (US$3.4bn) by 2012 to expand production capacity by 35% in response to growth in demand,
Rajasthan rejects limestone mining applications
BK Birla Group’s Mangalam Cement, Sanghi Industries, MP Birla Group’s Birla Cement, Indorama
Belarus output up 10 per cent in first six months
Belarus’ cement output in the first six months of 2008 totaled 2Mt, a 10 per cent YoY increase, according to the Ministry of Statistics and Analysis.
Aditya Birla eyes coal mines
India’s Aditya Birla Group Friday said the group is looking to buy coal mines overseas to lower input costs
Shiva Cement sales rise 24.1% in Q1
Shiva Cement announced that the despatch of cement during the quarter, April - June 2008 rose by 24.1% as compared to previous quarter last year.
Merrill Lynch invests US$50m in China’s Ziping
Merrill Lynch & Co Inc has signed an agreement to buy 46 pct of Ziping Cement Co for US$50m
Qatari Cement Co posts annual profits worth US$69m
Qatari National Company for Cement Industry announced Friday annual profits totaling
Brazil: Itambe expands cement capacity in Balsa Nova
Itambe, the cement manufacturer based at Balsa Nova (Parana) is investing BRL$400m over the next three years of which