Cement News tagged: International
Holcim pays US$3.8m for 50% stake in ecoWise unit, Singapore
Waste management company ecoWise Holdings has formed a joint venture with Holcim (Singapore).
Expansion of Indonesian factories to be disrupted
The Indonesia Cement Association (ASI) states expansion of cement factories this year will be disrupted if coal supplies to new factories and power plants cannot be secured by the government.
Cementos Otorongo to start new plant construction in April, Peru
Peruvian firm Cementos Otorongo, controlled by Cimpor, will begin construction of a cement plant in Matarani,
Eurocement Group to construct plant in Sverdlovsk region, Russia
The Governor of the Sverdlovsk region Eduard Rossel and President of Eurocement Group Mikhail Skorokhod have reached an agreement
ASEC plans investments of US$2.951bn by 2011
ASEC holding for Cement has been granted preliminary approval to establish grey cement planet in Libya with investments approaching US$540m and an expected annual capacity of 3Mt.
Cambodia opens first cement plant amid building boom
Cambodia opened its first cement plant on Monday in a multimillion-dollar joint venture with Thailand’s Siam Cement to back the booming construction industry in this impoverished kingdom.
Indonesia Dec cement consumption up 5.3 per cent
Indonesia’s domestic cement consumption rose 5.3 per cent in December from a year ago to 3.13Mt, data from the Indonesian Cement Association showed on Monday.
Camargo Correa invests R$4bn in cement, Brazil
Camargo Correa Cimentos has announced plans to invest R$4bn over the next five years to increase its cement capacity in Brazil and abroad to
Egyptian cement producers raise prices
A number of Egyptian cement companies have raised their prices over the last few weeks
South Africa cement sales up
The 2010 Soccer World Cup stadia, some new dams and the Gautrain project should add to cement demand in the current year.
ABG Cement scales up Kutch plant capacity
ABG Cement Limited has scaled up the capacity of its cement plant in Kutch, Gujarat, from the present 4,500t clinker a day to nearly 10,000tpd.
Huaxin Cement builds RMB1.2bn plant in Hunan
The Zhuzhou plant of Hubei province’s Huaxin Cement Company started constructions in the county of Zhuzhou recently with a total investment of RMB1.2bn.
Birla White to expand speciality products base
Birla White, the white cement division of Grasim Industries Ltd, is planning to expand its speciality products base to double its turnover in the next two years.
Brazil’s cement sales grow in 2007
Brazil’s cement consumption is expected to have reached 44.7Mt in 2007, up 9.8% on the previous year,
Will Lafarge’s Orascom loan find favour?
The €7.2bn loan backing the acquisition of Egypt’s Orascom by French building materials company Lafarge has been launched
Iraq nominates companies for cement investment
The Iraqi government has named three companies to upgrade and invest