Cement News tagged: International
Lafarge to invest EUR410m to boost capacity in China
Lafarge SA said on November 27, 2008, it would invest US$600m to boost its business growth in the fast growing Chinese market, the company said on November 28, 2007.
Semapa’s Secil cement unit to double production capacity in Tunisia
Semapa SGPS’s cement unit Secil said plans to double the production capacity at its Tunisian subsidiary
Orascom to export 250,000tpa of white cement
Algerian Cement Company ACC, subsidiary of the Egyptian Orascom Group, is to export sooner about 7000t of white cement to Spain among the first production quota of its new cement factory in Afaz area,
Cade to sign agreement with Lafarge Brasil
Brazilian antitrust agency Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Economica (Cade) approved on November 28, 2007,
Binani Cement to embark on expansion programme
Binani Cement Ltd (BCL), a Braj Binani group company, plans to double its capacity to 12Mta by FY11 and expand the capacity of its Chinese facility
Thailand’s construction sector: all cement plants up price by Bt200-220/t
According to cement sales agents, the top three cement makers, Siam Cement (SCC), Siam City Cement (SCCC) and TPI Polene (TPIPL), have announced an increase in ex-factory price by Bt200-220/tonne
China 2007 cement output to Hit 1.4bn tons
China’s cement output is expected to hit 1.4bn tons for the 2007 full year, up
Holcim gains interim consent for Oamaru plant, New Zealand
Holcim New Zealand Ltd has gained interim resource consent to operate a new cement plant at Weston, near Oamaru.
Regulator recommends lifting import duties, Russia
The Federal Anti-Monopoly Service (FAS) has submitted proposals to the government aimed at preventing further increases of cement prices, the regulator said.
GCC set to launch Pueblo, Colorado plant
More than four years after first announcing a Rocky Mountain market expansion, GCC Rio Grande (a subsidiary of Mexico’s Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua) plans a December 4 opening of a $200 million
Cemex sees US sales volume down in 2008
Cemex, the world’s top building materials company by revenue, is set to post its second consecutive annual decrease in U.S. cement sales volumes
Lafarge to resume Meghalaya mining this week
Lafarge is resuming limestone quarrying operations and restarting movement of limestone to its Bangladesh plant this week after more than six months of complete halt at Nongtrai mine in Meghalaya.
Indian cement prices to remain stable
Cement prices in India have remained stable for the past few months and are expected to be "reasonable" in the near future, helped by capacity expansion and imports, an industry ministry official said
Vicat helped by firm French volumes and prices
Vicat’s turnover for the first nine months of 2007 increased by 3.3% to EUR1,632m, which corresponds to a growth rate of 5.0% on a comparative basis
Egypt’s Orascom Construction nine month net up 40 per cent
Egypt’s Orascom Construction Industries reported a 40 per cent rise in net income on Tuesday for the first nine months of 2007 to US$491.8m from $350.3m a year earlier.
China cement prices expected to surge by year-end
China’s cement price is expected to continue surging towards the year-end as a result of