Cement News tagged: International
Eurocement Group unveil plans to build cement plant
According to Trend News Agency, the new cement plant will be an expansion of Akhangarancement JSC’s existing site in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. This project is expected to raise the production capacity of Akhangarancement from 2Mta to 5Mta. The site already includes the Combine of Building Materials and Structures (KSMiK), which produces commercial concrete, mortar and reinforced concrete str...
Pakistan’s cement industry expected to grow 8%
Pakistan’s cement consumption grew 16.53 per cent between July-August of this year with a positive outlook for the rest of the year forecast. Domestic cement demand is expected to increase by 8-8.5 per cent per annum on the back of hydropower plants currently under construction or planned as part of the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) and China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) i...
Mexico City government agrees preferential price with CANACEM
Miguel Angel Mancera, Mayor of Mexico City, has confirmed an agreement between the capital’s government and the national cement industry association, CANACEM, to access preferential prices in the acquisition of materials for reconstruction projects. He further explained that the special prices would also apply when the materials were used in earthquake reconstruction of buildings or infrast...
Fund manager gains veto control over PPC
The Public Investment Corporation (PIC) has increased its stake in PPC Ltd, South Africa, to just over 25 per cent, the threshold required to gain ‘negative control’ over the country’s largest cement producer, according to a report in Business Day. The PIC, which also controls 66 per cent of the second-largest player in South Africa, Afrisam, is now the able to block any significant transacti...
Iran cement production output falls 2.6%
The output of Iranian cement production facilities has fallen by 2.6 per cent YoY. Iran has produced 23.62Mt of cement within the first five months of this financial year, compared to the 24.25Mt produced during the corresponding period last year. Trend News Agency reports that this fluctuation has been common in recent years. In 2014, Iran’s cement production fell by 33 per cent due to wea...
Dangote market share in Cameroon now exceeds 45%
The Cameroon subsidiary of Nigeria’s Dangote Cement Group (Nigeria) has captured a 45 per cent share of the local market only two years after launching activities in the country, according to a report in Journal du Cameroun. “We can say that we are above 45 per cent”, said Mr Diekam, the commercial director of Dangote Cement Cameroon. This has been achieved in spite of a competitive market pl...
Pakistan sees the highest capacity utilisation in 20 years
A spokesman for the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) has stated that the nation’s cement industry utilised over 93 per cent of installed capacity over the July-October period. Although a capacity of 1.08Mt remained idle, this was still the highest capacity utilisation for the last 20 years. The spokesperson added that the idle capacity could have been used if the govern...
Vietnam's Vissai Cement joins WCA
Vietnam’s largest cement exporter Vissai Cement has joined The World Cement Association, adding to the organisation's network which covers 26 countries. “We are delighted that with Vissai Cement, we are welcoming a new member from an exciting country to our international community,” said Norman Greig, Secretary General of the World Cement Association. “A lot is happening in the Vietnamese c...
Argentina’s cement market expands 23% in October 2017
In October Argentina cement producers delivered 1,150,386t of cement, including exports, according to the Argentine cement producers association, AFCP. This represents a two per cent rise MoM and 23.2 per cent YoY. Of this total, domestic deliveries stood at 1,141,190t, up 23.3 per cent YoY, while exports increased 14.5 per cent YoY to 9196t. When compared with September 2016, domestic dispatc...
Cement sales in Puerto Rico down 70% in September
Cement sales in Puerto Rico fell by 70.2 per cent YoY in September. While sales have been declining since 2013, the size of the reduction in September has been attributed to the economic inactivity following the passage of Hurricanes Irma and Maria. Cement sales fell 12.3 per cent in 2016, following a decline of 8.5 and 9.8 per cent in 2015 and 2014, respectively. Local cement output dr...
SCG Cement sees 8% rise YoY from sales in Vietnam
SCG Cement’s revenue from sales in Vietnam has seen an eight per cent rise YoY to VND6.88tn (US$309m) for 3Q17. The company’s revenue from selling high-valued products reached VND87.13tn for 9M17, which is a rise of seven per cent YoY and represents 39 per cent of the group's total revenues. In addition, the company invested VND1.6tn in research and development activities in the first...
Eurocement Group unveil plans to build cement plant
The new cement plant will be an expansion on the site of Akhangarancement JSC in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. This project is expected to raise the annual production capacity of the site from 2Mt to 5Mt. According to Eurocement Group, the plant will be fitted with equipment mainly from European manufacturers and become the largest cement enterprise in the region. The new plant will be operational...
Fuel shortage causes cement plant to halt production
Fábrica de Cimento do Kwanza Sul SA ( FCKS) in the Cuanza Sul Province of Angola was forced to stop production on Wednesday after a significant lack of HFO. According to local reports, Edmundo Ferreira, the operational manager of the plant, confirmed that the plant will resume production as soon as the fuel issue is resolved. The plant requires 400,000l of fuel to achieve its daily produ...
ASI: Indonesia cement sales up 7%
For the first nine months of 2017, cement consumption in Indonesia rose 6.6 per cent to 47.432Mt from 45.504Mt, according to the Indonesian Cement Association (ASI). The data reflects sales by ASI members only. Demand in Java increased 11.3 per cent to 26.962Mt YoY while the off-take from ASI members in Sumatra showed a 4.2 per cent rise to 9.988Mt and in Nusa Tenggara, ASI members supplied ...
August cement shipments in the US up 3%
Total shipments of Portland and blended cement in the US and Puerto Rico in August 2017 reached 9.7Mt, an increase of 3.1 per cent when compared with August 2016, according to the latest data from the US Geological Survey (USGS). The leading cement-consuming states – Texas, California, Florida, Ohio and Illinois (in descending order) – accounted for a 37 per cent of August 2017 shipments. Th...
Nigercem Nkalagu preparing to commence production
Nigercem Nkalagu is planning to begin production in a move which will reinforce Nigeria’s cement production capacity, which presently stands at 25Mt. After shutting down in 2003, the Federal Government made a pledge in May 2017 to ensure that Nigercem was re-opened. Chief David Umahi, the Governor of Ebonyi State, has informed stakeholders that BUA Cement and Lafarge Group are interested i...