A coalition of civil society groups and professional bodies in the construction industry is set to launch a major campaign for the standardisation of cement production and importation. Specifically, the coalition said it would call on the ...
Tags: Standardisation of Cement, good strength concrete, quality
Pakistan-based producer Fauji Cement Co posted earnings of PKR1.25bn (US$11.92m) in the first half of FY14, up 36 per cent YoY compared to the PKR922m in the comparative period of the previous fiscal. The improved earnings came on the back ...
Tags: Construction, Cement
Vietnam s domestic sales declined by 18.6 per cent YoY in the first month of this year to 2.93Mt due to subdued real estate activity, the country s Ministry of Construction (MoC) has said. Exports during January 2014 totalled 820,000t, ...
Tags: Cement, Construction
China's drive to transform its economy, which includes reducing the role of energy-intensive industries and paring steel capacity, is driving up coal inventories at key ports as demand across a variety of sectors weakens. Inventories at ...
Dangote is expected to commission its new cement factory in Ndola in July this year, senior general manager for Dangote Projects, Anand Kameshwar, has indicated. In an interview with All Africa news, Kameshwar said installation of major ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, Energy
Five out of six cement plants in Switzerland are expected to run out of limestone and marl over the next 10-15 years.As their existing quarries border areas with protected status as landscapes of national significance,they can not be ...
Tags: cement plants, cement, Raw Materials
Figures released by Mubasher show that the Tadawul-listed cement companies witnessed a 23.7 per cent drop in Q4-13 combined earnings to SAR 1.09 billion compared with SAR 1.43 billion a year earlier.However,Q4 combined profit is 3.13 per ...
Tags: Cement, Construction, Decoration
Loesche is to supply the first vertical roller mills for cement grinding in Saudi Arabia having secured an order from Southern Province Cement Co (SPCC) for a new brownfield project. SPCC is building a new 5000tpd clinker line at Bisha ...
Tags: Cement, Construction, Decoration
Kenyan producer ARM Cement is getting closer to launching construction of a US$400m plant in Kitui County, the company's managing director has said. Pradeep Paunrana told local press that the company has received support from the Kitui ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, Cement
India is currently the fifth largest economy of the world and is developing at a fast pace. The maximum growth is reported from the construction sector and minimum growth is observed from the agriculture sector. The primary industrial ...
Today, BASF announced the launch of its new global brand, Master Builders Solutions, for the construction industry in Europe. The global brand strengthens BASF’s industry orientation and reflects its commitment to provide the ...
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The federal government yesterday announced that the nation s cement industry had attracted an additional investment worth$8 billion,based on the successful implementation of the Backward Integration Policy. The Minister of Industry,Trade ...
Tags: Cement, Cement Industry, Construction
Oman Cement Company has placed a$38m order with Danish engineering company FLSmidth for new milling equipment for a cement plant. The new mill be the fifth to be be built at Oman Cement Co s HQ in the Rusayl Industrial Area,which is ...
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Saudi Arabia-based City Cement Co.announced the developments of using the SAR 946 million proceeds generated from its initial public offering(IPO)during the period from October 1,2013 till December 31,2013,as follows: 1-Main equipment ...
CBR,part of HeidelbergCement,announced Wednesday to staff representatives that the company plans to close the Harmignies 0.22Mta white cement plant in Belgium,a move which is expected to affect 97 jobs. "This announcement can be ...
Tags: Cement Plant, Construction