Cement News tagged under: Huaxin Cement
Construction to begin on Nepali-Chinese joint venture01 March 2019, Published under Cement NewsHuaxin Cement Narayani, a Nepali-Chinese joint venture, is set to begin construction on its facility in Dhading district, Nepal, within the next few days. "The promoters of the company have informed us that they will lay the foundation stone on Friday and start the construction," said Uttam Bhakta Wagle, spokesperson at the Investment Board Nepal (IBN). The company has already acquired a limestone mine from the country's Department of Mines and Geology through a global tender for NPR60... |
Huaxin Cement announces new Uzbekistan project07 February 2019, Published under Cement NewsHuaxin Cement has announced that it will construct a new cement plant in Uzbekistan, with government approval already received. The company has set up a new venture, Huaxin Cement Jizzakh, for the implementation of the 1.2Mta facility. The plans will see the plant built in Zafarobod, Jizzakh, at an investment cost of US$150m, with the company expecting to spend US$78m to purchase equipment. Commissioning is expected in December 2019, while plans for the first stage of production include ex... |
Holcim Philippines contracts Huaxin for US$245m project13 December 2018, Published under Cement NewsChina’s Huaxin Cement has announced that it has been contracted to build and renovate cement production lines and supporting facilities for Holcim Philippines. The US$245m engineering, procurement and construction contract is expected to be fulfilled over a two-year period. It will see Huaxin build a 6000tpd production line, renovate an existing 3000tpd line and erect a 7MW waste heat power generation project. Huaxin will design, provide equipment, build civil works, install and debug equ... |
Huaxin Cement seeks funding for US$140m project03 December 2018, Published under Cement NewsHuaxin Cement Co Ltd is seeking the assistance of international banks to close funding on its US$140m plant in Nepal, after it secured a US$30m loan from the Export-Import Bank of China (EIBC), according to Inside International Industrials. Nanjing Golden Cement Technology Engineering Co has been confirmed as the project design firm. The design of the 3500tpd facility is expected to be completed before March 2019, with the funding also expected before then. The company plans to add one o... |
Chinese producers expect significant rise in 1H18 net profit10 July 2018, Published under Cement NewsChina’s Huaxin Cement has announced that it expects 1H18 net profit to rise 179-192 per cent YoY, compared to CNY728m (US$109.94m) of the year-ago period, according to Reuters. Elsewhere in the country, Jiangxi Wannianqing Cement has also announced that it expects a significant surge of 440-490 per cent YoY in net profit for the period. |
LafargeHolcim02 July 2018, Published under Cement NewsLafargeHolcim has started its EUR100m+ investment in its Martres-Tolosane plant in Haute Garonne, southern France, with completion envisaged in 2020. This should enable the use of alternative materials in clinker production to be increased from 39 to 80 per cent and the overall capacity of the works to be raised by some 20 per cent. Huaxin Cement, a 41.8 per cent-owned LafargeHolcim associate has formed a 50 per cent-owned associate in Nepal to build a US$140m cement works at Dhading. Hu... |
Huaxin to set up Nepal cement plant28 December 2017, Published under Cement NewsHuaxin Cement (China) has signed an investment agreement with the Investment Board Nepal (IBN) to invest US$140m to establish a 1Mta cement plant in the country, according to a report in the Himalayan Times. The agreement was signed by Maha Prasad Adhikari, CEO of IBN, and Liu Jianguo, overseas development director of Huaxin Cement. The IBN board, which is chaired by the prime minister, will now need to approve the agreement for the investment to be realised. The cement manufacturer has... |
Huaxin Cement plans US$140m works in Nepal08 December 2017, Published under Cement NewsChinese cement producer Huaxin Cement is planning a new US$140m cement facility in Nepal having started talks with authorities and setting out a project investment agreement (PIA) for the factory. "We have already started informal talks with the Chinese company on signing of the PIA," said a highly-placed source at the Investment Board Nepal (IBN). "The formal negotiations on PIA will begin after the Chinese investor pays a pre-negotiation and agreement execution fee of 0.2 per cent of the... |
LafargeHolcim02 September 2016, Published under Cement NewsLafargeHolcim has agreed to sell its 65 per cent stake in LafargeHolcim Vietnam to Siam City Cement Company, assuming that the existing minority shareholder does not exercise its pre-emption rights. Based on a company value of CHF867m this values the deal at EUR516m. LafargeHolcim Vietnam has one integrated works and four grinding centres with a total capacity of 6.3Mta. The company also has seven ready-mixed concrete works in southern Vietnam. LafargeHolcim reached an agreement with... |
LafargeHolcim announce further Chinese sales04 August 2016, Published under Cement NewsLafargeHolcim has, for the second time in a week, announced that it is to sell some of its Chinese assets. Reuters reports that the company is to sell 13 integrated plants and four grinding stations for CHF208m (US$215m). The assets – currently operated by Lafarge China Cement – are to be purchased by Huaxin Cement, in which LafargeHolcim itself has a 41.8 per cent shareholding. Commenting on the sale, LafargeHolcim CEO Eric Olsen said: "Following our announcement earlier this week to ... |