Cement News tagged: International

Rwanda charts strong cement demand

08 January 2008, Published under Cement News

Rwanda Investment Group (RIG), a private investment company created by some 43 local investors has committed Rw500bn (US$27.2m)

Thua Thien Hue licenses huge cement plant, Vietnam

08 January 2008, Published under Cement News

The central province of Thua Thien-Hue has granted license to the Nam Dong Viet Song Long Cement Investment Joint-Stock Company to build a 1.8Mt cement plant.

Builders association seeks cut in cement prices

07 January 2008, Published under Cement News

It will not be possible to implement the mega infrastructure projects envisaged in the 11th Five Year Plan period

Transparency the goal of cement APM, Malaysia

07 January 2008, Published under Cement News

The government of Malaysia has introduced automatic pricing mechanism to improve transparency between building materials manufacturers and end-users.

Algeria: Egyptian firm buys 35% of capital of Zahana cement factory

Algeria: Egyptian firm buys 35% of capital of Zahana cement factory

07 January 2008, Published under Cement News

The Egyptian cement-manufacturing company “Assik” has acquired 35% of the shares of the cement factory of Zahana, located in the province of Oran in western Algeria.

New cement plant to be built in Vietnam

07 January 2008, Published under Cement News

The construction of a new cement plant with a capacity of close to 1Mta is underway in the northern mid-land province of Phu Tho.

UAE cement and steel prices set for further increase

UAE cement and steel prices set for further increase

07 January 2008, Published under Cement News

Price escalation clauses could be good for both contractors and developers as cement and steel price increases in the UAE are

Iron, cement, power units to get 92Mt coal, India

07 January 2008, Published under Cement News

The coal ministry today decided to allot 92.38Mt of coal to ensure the much-needed long-term linkages to 73 cement manufacturing units, 224 captive power facilities and 236 sponge-iron plants.

Cement unit facing closure threat, India

07 January 2008, Published under Cement News

The only surviving cement factory in Koraput district might have to be closed for the lack of support from the administration, sources said.

Cementos Molins buys 65 per cent of Sotacib for EUR86m

04 January 2008, Published under Cement News

Cementos Molins has acquired 65 per cent of Tunisia’s Sotacib for EUR86m (US$125.8m),

Aditya Birla Dec cement shipments up 7.7 per cent YoY

04 January 2008, Published under Cement News

India’s Aditya Birla Group said on Thursday its cement shipments in December rose 7.7 percent from a year earlier to 2.7Mt.

Lafarge opens alternative fuels facility, US

04 January 2008, Published under Cement News

Lafarge has officially opened a state-of-the-art alternate solid fuels facility in Sugar Creek, Mo.

Shree Cement looking to go overseas, India

04 January 2008, Published under Cement News

Kolkata-based Shree Cement Ltd (SCL), which runs the largest single-location integrated cement factory in northern India, is eyeing foreign shores.

Pakistan cement sales jump 24 per cent, exports soar

03 January 2008, Published under Cement News

Pakistani cement sales jumped 24 per cent in the first half of fiscal 2007/08 from a year earlier

China National Material granted option to acquire Jidong Cement

03 January 2008, Published under Cement News

China National Materials Co Ltd (CNBM) said its parent China National Materials Group Corp has granted it an option and pre-emptive right to acquire Jidong Cement Group Co Ltd.

Private cement companies warned by Tamil Nadu government

03 January 2008, Published under Cement News

The Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday warned private cement companies in the state of nationalisation, if they did not help put a cap on the galloping cement price.