Cement News tagged: International
New Iranian plant scheduled to open
According to “Tehran Times”, the largest ever gray cement plant of the nation is projected to come on stream in the second half of the current Iranian year (some time after September 22, 2006). The fa
Harleyville set to grow
A US$291 million expansion and upgrade of the Lafarge North America cement plant near Harleyville represents the largest single capital investment in Dorchester County history, officials said Tuesday.
Annual cement production to increase by 3Mta
Based on the Iranian government plans, the nation’s cement production will increase by 3Mta. So far, licenses have been issued for the building of a number of the cement production plants across the c
Spanish housing boom near peak?
The Bank of Spain calculates housing prices, after five years of double-digit increases, are overvalued by about 30 per cent. Empty homes around the country suggest the market is close to peaking. Spa
Renminbi rise helps Taiwan producers
As mainland China’s currency renminbi has appreciated to hit over eight dollars against one US dollar. Taiwan Cement Corporation (TCC) will be able to secure more profits in the second half than the f
Four investors compete for a cement project at Djelfa
The growing demands of the Algerian cement market has promptewd four investors competing to obtain a transaction of a grey cement factory project in Ain El Bell, Djelfa. The four investors are from Sa
US housebuilding slump
Optimism among US house builders has fallen to its lowest level in 15 years, the latest sign that a once booming market has now slowed sharply. The National Association of Home Builders’ index o
National Cement approves fcb expansion
Board of Directors of Qatar National Cement announced on 29/08/2006 the approval to go ahead for an expansion with FCB cement which would be singed next month for the value of approximately Qr. 800 Mi
Iran to construct cement factory in Iraq
Iran Ministry of Industry and Mine’s international affairs chief announced that in the case Iranian and Iraqi officials reached agreement and a one billion dollar credit was allocated to industr
UltraTech won’t be merged with Grasim
The Aditya Birla group has no plans of merging UltraTech Cement with parent Grasim Industries, chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla said on Monday, putting to rest recent speculation that the group is workin
Irkutsk builders promised China’s cement
Vice mayor of Russia’s Irkutsk region, Igir Bychkov, has said the city administration intended to invite Chinese makers of cement and fittings to the region to establish competitive environment on con
Holcim fined for breach of open offer
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Friday slapped a penalty of Rs25 crore (US$5m) on Holcim (India) for violation of Sebi’s open offer norms with respect to its indirect acquis
Court Approves Euro Cement settlement
A Moscow court validated the settlement of an antitrust case between Euro Cement Group, Russia’s biggest cement maker, and the federal government, which may help provide affordable new apartments in R
Thanh Hoa province sees cement growth
The Vietnamese Cong Thanh Cement Factory is scheduled to be operational in August 2008. This is the third cement factory being invested in Thanh Hoa province. Bim Son and Nghi Son cement factories hav
CSN buys Chinese equipment
Chinese machinery and equipment manufacturing companies have moved into the Brazilian cement sector after Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (CSN) Cimentos signed a deal with two companies for the constru
Maple Leaf production rises
The third quarter of the current financial year 2005-06 ended on March 31, 2006. Maple Leaf Cement Factory Ltd (MLCFL) recorded production of grey cement at 1.083Mt. It also produced 252,000t of white