Cement News tagged: International
Kichedzhi to construct five cement plants in Central Russia
Vasiliy Kichedzhi, the owner of Vsya Rossiya media group, has decided to construct five cement plants in the Central Russia,
Lafarge Moldovan unit raises capital to MDL445m
Lafarge Ciment, has raised its capital to 445 million lei (US$39.8m) through a
California Nevada Cement Association to receive American Concrete Institute Award
The American Concrete Institute (ACI) has announced that its Distinguished Achievement Award will be
India budget countdown: cement makers may get excise duty relief
The Indian budget may bring cement manufacturers much awaited relief in the form of a 35% abatement on excise duty and waiver of import duty on coal and petcoke.
Consent granted for Holcim’s Weston plant, New Zealand
Holcim Ltd has been granted resource consent for a cement plant, quarries and pits at Weston, 5km northwest of Oamaru.
Lafarge expects signal from Azerbaijan for start of geological surveys
Azerbaijan Investment Company and France’s Lafarge have failed to achieve any progress so far on a Baku cement factory project
NDEP to hold hearing on Nevada Cement expansion
The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection is slated to consider an operating permit to construct request from Nevada Cement
New orders for Scheuch
Over the past few months, Polysius has awarded Scheuch a variety of contracts for global plant installations.
Indonesian cement kept ’overweight’ on robust growth outlook
PT Trimegah Securities said in a note to clients it has kept its "overweight" rating on Indonesian cement stocks on a strong growth outlook for this year.
Cimpor to invest EUR600m by 2012 to boost production capacity
Cimpor plans to invest EUR600m by 2012 to hike its production capacity to about 33.5-36Mta from 28.5Mta currently
Buzzi Unicem: growth in Eastern Europe and Mexico offset weaker USA and Italy
Buzzi Unicem improved turnover by 9.1% to EUR3,205m in 2007. Based on a constant structure and exchange rates, the underlying increase was 8.8%.
Lipetsktsement to invest in upgrade in 2008
Russian-based manufacturer Lipetsktsement said it produced 1.5Mt of cement in 2007.
Shanks in second Castle Cement fuel deal
Shanks will supply refuse-derived fuel to Castle Cement’s Ketton works in Rutland.
Votorantim purchases Prairie in the US
Brazilian company Votorantim Cimentos announced today the purchase of the American company Prairie
Ukrainian cement production grows 9.3% in 2007
Ukraine cement production increased by 9.3% YoY to 15Mt in 2007, according to industry association Ukrcement.
Cement prices up INR5 per bag, India
Cement prices have shot up by INR5 per 50kg bag in Maharashtra and Mumbai on account of pressure on margins faced by manufacturers.