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Anhui Conch to spend CNY3.17B to raise output

Anhui Conch to spend CNY3.17B to raise output

Anhui Conch Cement Co said it will spend CNY3.17bn to increase production capacity by 18,000tpd, to meet strong demand
International - 05 January 2009



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Jai Balaji Industries new cement plant, West Bengal

Reuters quoted Mr Aditya Jajodia CMD of Jai Balaji Industries Ltd as saying that Jai Balaji Industries Ltd will
International - 05 January 2009

Indonesia’s Semen Gresik to lift 2009 cement exports

State-owned cement maker PT Semen Gresik is planning to increase its export volume despite the economic
Trading - 05 January 2009

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Aditya Birla Group cement sales up 13.4% in Dec

The Aditya Birla Group said on Friday that its cement despatches in December rose 13.4 per cent from a
International - 05 January 2009

Binani Cement in talks with FIIs to raise funds for new projects

Binani Cement has initiated talks with a few foreign institutional investors (FIIs) to raise Rs 1,500 crore
International - 05 January 2009

Iran production capacity at 55Mt

While attending the inauguration of a new cement production line in Hamedan Province, Ali Akbar
International - 05 January 2009

China National Building Material gets RMB5bn assets

The state-owned Inner Mongolia Power Group has agreed to transfer all of its equity holdings in Inner Mongolia Volan Cement Group (Volan Cement) to China National Building Material Group Corp.
Corporate - 05 January 2009

Tancem workers on strike, Tamil Nadu

Production in the state-owned Tamil Nadu Cement Corporation’s (TANCEM) plant has come to a grinding halt as majority of workers
International - 05 January 2009

China shares up on government support plans

China’s shares jumped Monday on the first trading day of 2009 after the government promised to take new steps to boost economic growth.
Corporate - 05 January 2009


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Speaking at the recent Cemtech Americas meeting in Florida, the chief economist of the US Portland Cement Association, Ed Sullivan, forecasts that cement consumption should decline 12% in 2009 and an additional 5% in 2010, with no recovery until 2011. He also noted that, because of the upcoming capacity increases in the U.S. and the low level of imports, the supply/demand imbalance could result in the closure of plants, as capacity utilization stands now at 75%.

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