Cement News tagged: International
Sri Lanka facing a cement crisis
Sri Lanka has been facing a serious cement shortage crisis since late September. Some cement suppliers
AIC to take a 10 per cent stake in cement Holcim project, Azerbaijan
Holcim, EBRD and Azerbaijan Investment Company (AIC) have finalised negotiations on construction of a new cement plant in Azerbaijan.
SC puts on hold Lafarge’s plea to ferry limestone, India
The Supreme Court today refrained from granting Lafarge’s plea to allow transporting limestone from its mines in Meghalaya to the company’s plant in Bangladesh.
Eurocement Group to acquire Nevyansk Plant
Eurocement Group, one of Russia’s largest cement producers, has proposed to the shareholders of Nevyansky Tsementnik, incorporated in Eurocement Group and based in the Sverdlovsk Region, to buy out th
New cement factory to be built in Tuyen Quang, Vietnam
CTQ Cement JSC announced plans to spend VND1.25 trillion (US¢78m) on a new cement factory.
MSP Steel signs MoU with Madhya Pradesh Government for cement plant
MSP Steel & Power Ltd has announced that the it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with
Slovakia set to increase prices by at least 3-4 per cent in 2008
President of the Association of Construction Businesses (ZSPS) Jan Majersky said on Sunday that the price of cement in Slovakia will rise by at least 3-4 per cent next year
Strike at new Caledonia’s cement works ends
A six-week strike at New Caledonia’s only cement plant has been settled after causing massive disruption to the territory’s construction industry.
Indonesia ’08 cement demand seen rising-Gresik
Indonesia’s largest cement maker, PT Semen Gresik Tbk , expects domestic cement demand to increase to 35Mt next year from an estimated 33-34Mt this year, a senior company official said on Friday
India’s Ambuja Oct cement shipments up 3.6 per cent YoY
Ambuja Cements , India’s third-largest cement maker, said on Friday its October shipments rose 3.6 per cent to 1.48Mt from 1.43Mt a year earlier.
New cement plant planned for Irkutsk region
A new cement plant with a capacity of at least 1.2Mta is planned for construction in the Irkutsk region. Nowadays, two sites are considered for this project
India’s ACC Oct cement shipments up 6.7 per cent YoY
India’s ACC Ltd said on Thursday its October cement shipments rose 6.7 percent to 1.76Mt from 1.65Mta year earlier.
Oil to increase cement cost in KL
The cost of buying property in Malaysia looks set to increase after analysts predicted that the spiraling cost of oil on the international market could trigger domestic cement price hikes.
Birla Plus Cement renamed UltraTech
The Aditya Birla Group has announced renaming of its premier product, Birla Plus Cement, as UtraTech Cement,
Pakistan cement sector profitability dips 87% in Q1
Cement sector witnessed a steep decline of 87 per cent in its profitability during the first quarter of current fiscal year against the corresponding period of last year.
Florida holds back Titan
For the first nine months of the year, Titan’s turnover declined by 3.7% to EUR1,143.8m and the EBITDA was off by 6.7% to EUR341.8m.