Dyckerhoff Group’s 2010 sales rise to €1.4 billion
Dyckerhoff Group’s sales for 2010 have reached €1.4 billion as expected, with cement volumes increasing by 5%. The Group expects a slight improvement this year.
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Dyckerhoff Group’s sales for 2010 have reached €1.4 billion as expected, with cement volumes increasing by 5%. The Group expects a slight improvement this year.
Tecpro Systems has entered into a collaboration agreement with Nanjing Triumph Kaineng Environment and Energy Company for WHR projects in India.
Local reports of a planned merger between Holcim’s Indian subsidiaries ACC and Ambuja Cemnts persist, as ACC consolidates its assets. Holcim denies the plans.
The European Investment Bank (EIB) welcomes the inauguration of Namibia’s only cement plant on 3 February.
CEMEX’s consolidated net sales increased 1% in Q4 2010, as lower sales in the US and Europe were offset by increases in other markets, particularly Mexico.
In the UAE, cement producers have hiked prices by 15% - an increase attributed to the rising cost of energy and fuel.
Having experienced the lowest inflation rate among the major Latin American countries last year, Peru’s economic growth is expected to be the second highest in the region.
Lafarge has suspended production in Egypt, following increasing political tension.
Cemex UK has announced that it replaced more than 52% of the traditional fossil fuels used to heat its cement kilns with alternative fuels during 2010, up from 45% in 2009.
Indian cement producers have announced Q3 results; rising fuel costs dampen profitability.
China Resources Cement has entered a property transfer agreement with Fujian Zijin Hengfa Construction Materials, which will include the acquisition of a cement production line in Fujian Province.
Laing O’Rourke has joined Novacem’s investment group as part of a £1.6 million round. Novacem also announced that its three existing financial inestors also participated in the round.