Cement News tagged: International
Asia Cement boosting capacity in Chinese mainland
Taiwan’s Asia Cement Corp plans to build new plants to increase capacity in the Chinese mainland, said the company’s chairman Douglas Hsu.
Construction ministry: Uniform prices will not affect housing construction prices
The establishment of uniform prices for retail sales of cement will not affect housing construction prices, as the cement prices applied to construction organisations have not changed, a source at the
Colacem buys cement works in Canada
Colacem, Italy’s third largest cement producer, has strengthened its position in Canada
Lafarge invests EUR400,000 in Moldovan unit
Lafarge has invested EUR 400,000 to open a loading station for bulk cement in its Moldovan unit Lafarge Ciment, Lafarge Ciment said on Friday.
Cemex UK announces performance improvements in all it cement plants in 2007
Cemex UK has announced improved productivity at all three of its cement plants which together achieved world-class efficiency levels of 95.4% in the period January to June 2007.
Cemex declares US$14bn offer for Australia’s Rinker unconditional
Cemex SA has declared its US$14bn offer for Rinker Group Ltd unconditional after gaining acceptances for more than 50 per cent of the Australian construction materials group’s issued capital.
Cimpor buys stakes in Cimentacor, Betao Liz, Sells Cimentos Madeira
Cimpor announced on June 6, 2007 that it had completed the acquisition of local construction material plants Cimentacor - Cimentos dos Acores and Betao Liz from its peer Secil for a total EUR11.64m.
Turkey’s Oyak Cement registers $60.4m net profit in 1Q07
Turkey’s Oyak Cement Group said it registered a net profit of TRY79.7m (US$60.4m) in the first quarter of 2007.
Lafarge to invest EUR20m in Romanian Aggregates Unit 2007
Lafarge plans to invest EUR20m (US$27m) in 2007 to develop its Romanian limestone quarry and aggregates producer Lafarge Agregate Betoane, the group said on June 7, 2007.
Vietnam stops licencing new cement projects
The Prime Minister has asked the Ministry of Construction to examine the implementation of licenced cement projects and halt licencing new cement plants.
Lafarge may face legal action on Russia merger plan
A German fund firm is considering legal action against Lafarge over the French cement company’s plans for an $800m merger of two Russian subsidiaries.
Rising cement prices, soaring construction costs, Rwanda
Increases in the domestic price of cement appear imminent and will raise the cost of major construction projects in the country.
Belarus’ Economy Ministry sets single cement price for all retailers
Belarus’ Economy Ministry has signed resolution #112 to set a single cement price for all retailers, the press service of the ministry said in a press release.
County OKs rezoning for cement plant
Houston County approved the rezoning of 1,976.67 acres near Hayneville for a $200m cement plant and quarry.
Building merchants marking up cement price – PPC
Some building merchants have been placing huge mark-ups on the price of bagged cement, with one merchant in the Free State marking up the product by 50.94 per cent,