An increase in construction activity and government funded infrastructure projects in Oman is set to boost the country s cement market. Demand for cement is predicted to grow at an annual rate of 6% over the next four years, according to a ...
Tags: Cement, Construction
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
Muscat:Oman s cement companies are likely to benefit from a reduction in dumping by the neighbouring UAE producers and better demand for cement from within the country this year,said a top-level analyst. The Sultanate s two cement ...
Tags: Construction, Omani Cement, Cement
Saudi Arabia's cement sector is facing a slowdown in demand due to the knock-on effect that the recent visa crackdown in the Kingdom has had on construction projects. Efforts to boost Saudi employment in the construction sector has led to ...
Tags: Saudi Arabia, cement market, construction projects, shortage of labourers
Tackling excess capacity will be one of the top tasks on China's economic agenda in 2014, as the issue becomes a major challenge to maintaining the pace and quality of economic growth. "The Chinese economy still faces downward pressure ...
Tags: Slashing Capacity, Mineral
With cement manufacturers in Nigeria rapidly ramping up cement production capacity, Nigeria is now the biggest Sub-Saharan Africa manufacturer of the commodity. According to a Renaissance Capital (Recap) report on the cement industry in ...
Tags: Nigeria, upstage, South Africa, Cement Production
Asia Cement, the Thai unit of Italy s Italcementi Group, projects slower revenue growth next year on a likely weaker domestic market and uncertainty over the government s THB 2 trillion infrastructure investment. Co-managing director ...
Tags: Construction, cement
PT Semen Indonesia (Pesero) Tbk is establishing a packing plant in Banjarmasin, Indonesia. The company has reported that the facility was 90% complete as of August 2013. It is expected to begin operating in 4Q13. Rp120 billion has been ...
Tags: Packaging, Printing, cement, Construction
Pascal Lesoinne, the chairman of the East African Cement Producers Association (EACPA), has denied that a cartel exists in the Tanzanian cement market. His comments arose at a press conference in Dar es Salaam following action by the ...
Tags: Construction, Cement
Major infrastructure projects and extensive plans to galvanise residential construction have fuelled demand for building materials in Saudi Arabia, prompting the government to intervene in the cement market for the second time in as many ...
Tags: Cement, Construction, Decoration
India-Orient Cement Ltd, has placed an order with FLSmidth worth more than DKK200 million for a 6000 tpd greenfield plant in Karnataka. FLSmidth will provide engineering and supply of all main equipment, from the limestone crusher to the ...
Tags: Construction, Cement
The Romanian cement market declined 0.2 percent in 2012 owing to bad weather and an unfavorable economic context, and this year seems no better as yet. Any growth by yearend will be small, and could only come from infrastructure investments ...
Tags: Cement, Construction
China Shanshui Cement Group Ltd has announced its audited results for 2012 ending 31 December. The company, which is the largest cement producer in Shandong and Liaoning Provinces, achieved a revenue of RMB16,161 million, a profit of ...
Tags: Cement, Construction, Decoration
India’s fast-growing cement industry can reduce its carbon emissions by nearly half by the middle of the century, according to a technology roadmap issued today by the International Energy Agency (IEA) and the World Business Council ...
Tags: IEA, WBCSD, Indian Cement Industry
Northern Region Cement became the 13th cement company to list on the Saudi stock exchange on Tuesday and its shares enjoyed a healthy rise following its market debut. The company, which is based in the northern city of Arar, listed over ...