Cement News tagged: International
Belarus to produce 9.5Mt annually by 2010
Due to equipment upgrades, the Belarus cement industry is expected to produce 9.5Mta of cement by 2010,
Lafarge rejects merger proposals from Saint-Gobain
Lafarge has rejected proposals for a merger with fellow building materials group Saint-Gobain, French daily Le Figaro reported.
Deputy Minister Visits Butra Cement Factory, Brunei
Bandar Seri Begawan - Deputy Minister at the Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources Dato Paduka Haji Hamdillah bin Haji Abd Wahab yesterday made a working visit to the Butra HeidelbergCement Sdn
HeidelbergCement cancels Chinese and Russian projects
HeidelbergCement’s results for the first nine months include Hanson just for the month of September and show a 22.2% increase in turnover to EUR7,254.1m
Holcim open offer for India Ambuja to start Nov 14
A delayed open offer by Swiss cement maker Holcim for a further 20 percent in India’s Ambuja Cements Ltd will start on Nov. 14, nearly a month behind the original date,
Cimsa to buy 8 ready-mixed concrete plants
Turkish Cimsa Cimento said that it decided to buy 8 ready-mixed concrete plants along with
Cement delays hit key projects
Major construction projects in Bahrain are reportedly being brought to a standstill, at a cost of millions, by daily delays in trucking cement from Saudi Arabia.
Egypt’s Misr Cement Qena nine-month profit up 13.6 per cent
Egyptian cement company Misr Cement Qena posted a net profit of E£230.15m (US$41.92m) in the first nine months of 2007, 13.6 per cent up
Iran ready to build cement plants worldwide
Iran’s acting industries and mines minister here on Tuesday voiced his country’s readiness to construct cement factories across the world.
Malaysia’s YTL Cement looks to expand in China and Vietnam
YTL Cement Bhd is looking at expanding in countries like China and Vietnam.
Dyckerhoff to increase Ukrainian capacity
In the first nine months 2007, the Buzzi Unicem subsidiary Dyckerhoff increased cement shipments by 11.7% in Eastern Europe and by 10.0% in Western Europe.
Ambuja Cement October production up 4.8 per cent
Ambuja Cement has registered a 4.8 per cent growth in production in October this year at
China extends Belarus $500m credit to modernise
Belarus signed an agreement on Monday under which China’s Eximbank is to offer a credit of US$500m to modernise cement companies, President Alexander Lukashenko’s press office said.
Burnpur Cement to invest Rs10k cr over the next seven years
Asansol-based cement maker Burnpur Cement has drawn up plans to invest Rs 10,000 crore over the next 7-8 years.
Universal Cement mulls allying with Taiwan Cement to tap Mainland China market
Universal Cement Corp., one of Taiwan’s listed cement firms, has recently resolved to speed up investments in mainland China.
China cement output growth falls
Growth of China’s cement output has shown a downward trend and has presented three features in the first nine months of this year, sources of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC