Cement News tagged: International
Lafarge's profit drops in Europe and Latin America, but group net profit jumps
Lafarge's turnover declined by 3.9 per cent to EUR15,198m in 2013, having increased by 3.5 per cent in 2012. The EBITDA came down by 9.4 per cent to EUR3102m and the trading profit fell by 14 per cent to EUR2,075m as carbon credits dropped by 85.9 per cent from EUR99m to EUR14m. Net financial charges, which had been rising in recent years, declined by 4.9 per cent to EUR1041m, while other ...
ACC to construct new kiln line, Saudi Arabia
The managing board of Arabian Cement Co has agreed to boost production at the company’s Rabigh plant in Saudi Arabia by constructing a new kiln line. The new kiln will add capacity of 10,000tpd and is expected to start operations in mid-2017. (Source: SeeNews Middle East & Africa).
UK: Flood-hit Ferriby works on target to resume production by end-Feb
Cemex is on target to resume production at its flood-hit South Ferriby works by the end of this month, however, challenges remain to meet the start-up schedule. Production at the 0.75Mta cement works has been out of action since 5 December 2013 after the river Humber burst its banks. The Cemex factory stands across the road from the river and was swamped by millions of litres of water. Th...
Bamburi signs waste management partnership deal, Kenya
Kenya’s largest producer, Bamburi Cement, and Mombasa County government have entered into a KES4.8bn (US$55.7m) partnership to develop a solid waste management system. Bamburi will finance a feasibility study and provide equipment to boost the country’s waste management capabilities. Most of the waste will be used to generate alternative fuels in the company’s cement production process. (Sour...
Cemex closes 2013 with zero accidents in its Spanish works
Cemex celebrated the end of 2013 with a zero-accident rate in its 65 Spanish work sites. The company attributes the success to its “Zero Accident” campaign, started in 2007. In some works, new records were set in terms of days without accidents. For instance, the cement works of Buñol in Valencia registered not a single accident since May 2010. ? ?"All the effort we have been making for yea...
Holtec wins Palestine plant feasibility tender
Holtec Consulting has won a tender to prepare a feasibility study for the first cement plant to be established in Palestine, the Palestinian Commercial Services Company (PCSC) said. According to a report by Palestine News Agency PCSC has announced plans to build a cement plant in the West Bank which is to be completed within four years. The company currently imports more than 80 per cent of...
CAC disappointed by BC government inaction
The Cement Association of Canada (CAC) has expressed its extreme disappointment with the decision by the British Columbia (BC) government not to change how the carbon tax is applied to the cement sector in its 2014 budget. "The way the tax is currently structured is jeopardising the sustainability of BC's cement industry," said CAC President and CEO Michael McSweeney, said in a statement. "...
Vietnam: Jan cement sales down 18.6% YoY
Vietnam’s domestic sales declined by 18.6 per cent YoY in the first month of this year to 2.93Mt due to subdued real estate activity, the country’s Ministry of Construction (MoC) has said. Exports during January 2014 totalled 820,000t, including 170,000t of cement, the MoC said on its website. Vietnam’s cement sales are predicted to rise by 1.5-3 per cent YoY to between 62-63Mt, includin...
Cementos Cosmos restarts Toral kiln, Spain
After a two-month shutdown and an investment of around EUR2m, Cementos Cosmos has lit the kiln at its Toral de los Vados plant following an upgrade project. The works were carried out to increase the efficiency and competitiveness of the facility and include a remodelling of the kiln to reduce energy consumption. The project has brought Toral, which celebrates its 90th year of continue...
India: Himachal Pradesh state revokes Jaiprakash MoU
The state cabinet of Himachal Pradesh (HP) has revoked the cement license granted to Jaiprakash Associates for a 2Mta cement plant for failing to get construction of the project off the ground, according to local press reports. The project was allotted to Jaiprakash in 2006. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed on 1 February 2007 between the cement producer and Virbahadra Singh, th...
Lacklustre start to year for Spain
Spanish cement producers can only hope for a better 2014 as demand figures for January 2014 show a 13.6 per cent fall to 764,011t, according to the country’s cement association, Oficemen. However, the rate of market contraction appears to be slowing somewhat. Over the past 12 months, consumption fell by 18.7 per cent. But recovery seems some time away as the result is worse than predicted. O...
China prices dragged down by eastern decline
China’s cement prices fell 0.7 per cent in the week through 16 February due to a 2.8 per cent decline in eastern China. Prices in all other regions were largely flat, according to a report by The China Perspective. Nationwide cement inventory level rose to 71.6 per cent of full from 67 per cent due to weaker demand in the eastern and south-central regions. According to research report by HS...
Zambia: Dangote’s Ndola plant on track for July commissioning
Dangote is expected to commission its new cement factory in Ndola in July this year, senior general manager for Dangote Projects, Anand Kameshwar, has indicated. In an interview with All Africa news, Kameshwar said installation of major equipment at the plant by Sinoma Engineering of China was nearly complete. "Most of the major equipment has been installed and the project is on course and sh...
Indonesian president inaugurates Tonasa V project
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia has officially inaugurated Semen Tonasa’s Line V project and power plant in Pangkajene Island District, South Sulawesi. Semen Tonasa, which is part of Semen Indonesia group of companies, invested US$289m in this fifth line which has a capacity of 8000tpd. The project has added 2.5Mta of volumes to Tonasa’s cement portfolio, bringing its total c...
Eurocement deliveries advance 5% in 2013
Eurocement, the largest building materials group in Russia and the CIS states, reported a five per cent YoY increase in cement deliveries last year, exceeding 2012’s level by 1Mt. The combined production of the group’s 15 cement plants in Russia, Ukraine and Uzbekistan, amounted to more than 24.5Mt in 2013. Among the company’s highlights last year was the launch of its 3Mta state-of-the-...
Guangdong Tapai Group and China Resources sign cooperation agreement
Guangdong Tapai Group has reached an all-round strategic cooperation agreement with China Resources Cement Investment. According to reports by Sinocast, the two parties will strengthen partnership in production technologies, energy saving and emission reduction, marketing, procurement and logistics, new projects and corporate culture.