Cement News tagged: International
The Netherlands: Limburg postpones ENCI decision
The provincial government of Limburg, The Netherlands, has not taken any further decision regarding ENCI – contrary to expectations. A new decision is required as the Dutch Council of State revoked the cement company’s environmental permit. While the subject was discussed in a meeting on Tuesday, the decision has been postponed until next Tuesday. Environmental pressure group ENCI...
Nigeria sets up technical committee to review quality
The government of Nigeria has set up a technical committee to review the quality of cement produced within the country and is said to be evaluating the impact of eliminating 32.5 grade cement. The Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) had earlier relaxed the minimum standard for cement used in the country from 42.5 grade to 32.5 grade. However, Joseph Odumodu, director general of the organ...
Argentina: producers benefit from modest rise in demand
In January 2014, Argentina’s cement plants shipped 931,738t, including exports, reflecting a MoM increase of 0.4 per cent and a YoY rise of two per cent. The domestic marked demand, which includes imports, reached 910,379t, noting a 0.5 per cent fall from December 2013, but a 2.5 per cent advance on a year ago.
ACC inaugurates blended cement facility, India
ACC has inaugurated a blended cement plant at Padubidri in Udupi district in the Karnataka state of India. The unit will use fly ash from Udupi Power Corporation’s thermal power plant in Udupi, PN Iyer, chief executive (South) of ACC Ltd, told those in attendance. Clinker from ACC’s plant at Wadi in Gulbarga district will be used for the production of blended cement. The new facility has a ...
Dungsam Cement eyes northeast Indian markets
Bhutan-based cement producer Dungsam Cement is looking to market its cement in northeastern India. A wholly-owned subsidiary of the government’s Druk Holdings & Investments, Dungsam Cement operates a 1.36Mta cement works in Nganglam, southeast Bhutan, and close to India. Dorji Norbu, managing director of Dungsam Cement, told the Economic Times that given the relatively small size of the ...
Honduras government freezes cement price for further 30 days
Following an agreement with local cement companies, the Honduran government resolved to continue freezing cement prices at HNL160 (US$8.07)/bag. On 11 January, the country’s executive power decided to maintain cement prices for a month, due to the strong hikes applied by cement companies and DIY shops. “We are going to extend the price of cement at HNL160 for a further month and during ...
Saudi approves licence for new Riyadh plant
Saudi Arabia's minister of commerce and industry, Dr Tawfiq bin Fawzan Al-Rabiah, approved the licence for the establishment of Baha Cement Co, in Riyadh, with a share capital of US$106.7m (SAR400m). According to the Saudi Press Agency, 50 per cent of the company's shares will be held by the project's partners, and the remaining 50 per cent will be offered to the Saudi public. The Ministe...
Indonesia: January sales decline on floods
Cement sales in Indonesia declined by 0.3 per cent to 4.64Mta as heavy rains triggered extensive flooding, causing disruption to construction activity and distribution networks. Cement sales in Java fell by two per cent to 2.5Mt, state-owned Semen Indonesia announced on its website, citing data from the Indonesian Cement Association. Sales in Sumatra, Indonesia's second-largest market, drop...
CCCL looks to boost cement usage for road construction
Caribbean Cement Co Ltd (CCCL) is seeking to improve the usage of cement in the construction of roads with plans to double sales to this segment. Speaking to the Jamaica Gleaner, Anthony Haynes, managing director of CCCL highlighted that cement roads last twice as long as asphalt surfaces. He added that project managers and the government may soon see the advantages and that demand is also in...
DTI steps up monitoring of reported price hikes
The Philippines' Department of Industry is stepping up its monitoring of cement prices following recent reports of price hikes. "Our monitoring teams in all provinces and regions have been notified to conduct daily monitoring activities over the next two weeks on prices of cement bags," Victorio Mario Dimagiba, officer-in-charge of the DTI Consumer Protection Group told local press. The D...
Polish January output and sales jump
Poland's cement production totalled 521,100t in January 2014, up by 34.4 per cent YoY, according to data from the country's cement producers association, SPC. Cement sales jumped to 553,300t, marking an increase of 35.7 per cent YoY. For the 12 months to December 2013, cement output declined by 7.5 per cent to 14.45Mt, while sales dropped by 7.6 per cent to 14.62Mt.
Italcementi: only Asia shows sales growth in 2013
Italcementi's turnover declined by 5.4 per cent in 2013 to EUR4235.4m, or by 2.2 per cent on a comparable basis. Group cement shipments declined by a further six per cent to 43.1Mt and the turnover from cement and clinker was down by 6.4 per cent to EUR2716.8m, with cement volumes lower everywhere other than in Asia and in North America. The concrete and aggregates turnover eased by 2.5 per...
Lafarge awaits gov't decision on petcoke usage, Egypt
Lafarge has been ordered by Egypt’s Ministry of State for Environmental Affairs (MSEA) to halt its preparations to build storage units for petcoke, according to a statement by the ministry on Tuesday. The MSEA expects the company to wait for a final decision on the use of petcoke as fuel in its industrial operations. Lafarge submitted a study to MSEA on the environmental impact of petcoke in...
Cargotec wins Libyan cement handling order
Turkish construction services company Mussa Insaat Dis Ticaret Ltd of Istanbul has placed an order with Cargotec for a standard road-mobile Siwertell 10 000 S cement unloader. The trailer based, diesel powered unit will have a rated discharge capacity of 300tph and is scheduled for delivery in mid-May. "While the unloader's primary location will be in the western part of Libya, our customer i...
US Jan-November cement shipments up 4% YoY
Total shipments of Portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico in November 2013 were 6.56Mt, down slightly from the same month of the year before. The latest data from the US Geological Survey shows shipments for the year through November were 76.9Mt, up by about four per cent YoY. The leading Portland cement producing states in November were Texas, California, Missouri, ...
ENCI loses environmental permit
On 6 February 2014, the Dutch Council of State revoked the environmental permit of ENCI, local press have reported. The measure has been taken as the impact of cement production on the European protected nature areas in Kanne (Riemst) are not sufficiently mapped, according to Belgian newspaper Het Belang van Limburg. At present the plant is still running, but the provincial authorities in Maas...