Cement News tagged: International
Indocement acquires 51 per cent stake of aggregate quarry Gunung Tua
Indonesian cement maker PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa said Wednesday it has closed the purchase of a 51 per cent stake in PT Gunung Tua Mandiri for an undisclosed amount.
Siam Cement to invest in Cambodia cement plant powe generators
Siam Cement PCL, a Thai industrial conglomerate, said Wednesday its board has approved a THB450m investment to install power generators at its cement plant in Cambodia.
MRTP investigation into cement cartel, India
Allegations of cartelisation continue to swirl around the cement industry. The country’s trade practices regulator
Cement merger decision prolonged until Thursday
The Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) has asked for additional guarantees and commitments from Vassiliko Cement and Cyprus Cement officials
Lafarge to invest in Kaluga Cement
Lafarge plans to build a cement plant in the Kaluga Region not far from Moscow
Belarus President wants cement output tripled to 10Mt by 2011
Belarus’ President Alexander Lukashenko has commissioned the government to increase cement output three times by 2011 to 9.5-10M
Azerbaijan cement production exceeds 770,000t
Azerbaijan produced 771,000t of cement during the first half of 2007
PPC’s Zimbabwe plant breaks down, Zimbabwe
The failure of a raw mill gearbox has halted production at the Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC) plant at Colleen Bawn near Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
Nalco eyes cement manufacturing, India
National Aluminium Company Ltd (Nalco), the country’s second largest aluminium producer, is planning to get into cement manufacturing business
Zimbabwe: cement shortage looms after price blitz
Zimbabwe faces a cement shortage following a cement manufacturing giant’s decision to stop production for the local market in protest against the government order to roll back the prices.
Indocement to expand capacity to 20Mt
Publicly listed cement producer PT Indocement Tunggal Parkarsa said it will increase its production capacity to 20Mt in 2009 from 15.5Mt at present.
Holcim reviews Weston submissions, New Zealand
Holcim New Zealand is distributing this week around 8000 copies of its latest newsletter on its Weston Option cement plant to households in the Oamaru district.
Saudi Arabia sees 37Mt cement production
A recently released study by the Consulting Center for Finance and Investment (CCFI) of Saudi Arabia, estimates the Kingdom’s cement production capacity will reach 37Mt
Brazil: Cement manufacturers prefer direct distribution
Holcim is reorganising distribution channels in Brazil seeking to be present in selling points targeted to individual consumers,
Lafarge to approve US$41m Ventanas project design by year-end
The Chilean unit of Lafarge is expected to approve the final project to invest US$41m in the construction of a new milling plant in Ventanas in central region V.
Govt inches closer to cement import, India
Nearly two months after it made public its intention to allow import of cement certified by international agencies, the government has set out to designate these agencies.