Cement News tagged: International
Holly Hill awarded EPA Energy Star, USA
Holcim (US) Inc announced that its Holly Hill plant in South Carolina has earned the US Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star for the fourth consecutive year. “It is with great pride that once again Holly Hill is recognised by the EPA validating the commitment that our management team and employees have to protect the environment,” said Joe McFalls, Holcim Holly Hill plant manager. ...
Argentina’s cement market expands 9.1% YoY
Argentina’s cement plants shipped 1,062,099t of cement, including exports, in November 2013, a MoM decline of 7.8 per cent but a YoY rise of 8.1 per cent. The domestic market absorbed around 1,046,486t, both from domestic and overseas producers – some 7.9 per cent less than October 2013. However, when compared with November last year, sales expanded by 9.1 per cent.
Kolomna plant hits production highs, Russia
Holcim’s Kolomna plant in Russia produced 1Mta of clinker for the first time in 2013 on the new production line on November 24 at 3.00am. The company attributed the achievements to the coordinated efforts of production staff as well as maintenance and support services. In July this year, the company reached another significant high, having produced a record monthly volume of grey cement of 23...
China's changing dynamics
The dynamics between small and large players in the Chinese cement industry could all change next year on the back of a number of new policies led by a change in tax rebate policies and more stringent environmental regulation, a new report by BNP Paribas has stated. Going forward, larger producers who can meet the higher environmental standards are sent to benefit from the changes. Changes...
Indonesia monthly sales growth picks up
Sales in Indonesia increased by 7.9 per cent in October, having experienced slowing growth in recent months. Data from the Indonesian Cement Association shows October sales reached 5.58Mt, rebounding from 5.3 per cent growth in the previous month. The October growth rate was mainly attributed to increased demand from islands other than Java, with a significant rise in consumption register...
Thang Long delivers export shipment to Peru
Thang Long Cement JSC has exported 30,000t of bulk cement to Peru, its first shipment to the country and largest consignment so far this year. Since May, the Vietnamese cement producer has exported 750,000t of cement in total, including 100,000t of OPC, Vietnam News Brief Service reported citing data from the government’s website. For the year to-date, Thang Long Cement’s total sales (d...
Contract awarded for new East Timor plant
POSCO E&C Australia Pty Ltd announced it has won a US$350m project to build a cement plant in East Timor. The Timor-Leste Cement plant, owned by BGC (Australia) Pty Ltd, will be situated 120km east of the capital Dili, according to reports by the Korea Economic Daily. POSCO E&C Australia will be responsible for the whole process from engineering to procurement and construction. The length of...
Pakistan November dispatches decline, prices hold firm
Pakistan cement dispatches in November fell six per cent compared to the previous month but cement prices have risen by four per cent since the start of the current fiscal. Preliminary data shows that dispatches declined to 2.6Mt in November 2013 as the onset of winter hampers sales. However, on a YoY basis, sales were down by only two per cent. Domestic demand is expected to have reached 2...
Colombian market expands 14% in October
Colombia’s cement production jumped 18.4 per cent YoY to 1.4Mt in October while deliveries increased by 13.9 per cent to 1.032Mt, according to the country’s national statistics office, DANE. Norte de Santander noted the biggest rise in deliveries with 52.2 per cent, followed by Caldas (31.5 per cent), Bolivar (27.3 per cent), Ontario (27 per cent) and Antioquia (17.7 per cent). In Bogotá de...
Sephaku Cement grinding project on-track
Sephaku Cement said its new grinding plant near Delmas in Mpumalanga, South Africa, is 95 per cent complete and is on-track to start production early in the new year. The 1.4Mta facility will be launched ahead of the company’s 1.2Mta integrated Aganang plant in Lichtenburg, North West. Recent cold commissioning milestones at the Delmas grinding plant have included the starting of the mill mo...
MPA Cement publishes first full Sustainable Development Report, UK
The UK's Minerals Products Association (MPA) – Cement, today published its first full sustainable development report. Marking a significant change from traditionally reporting on principally its environmental performance, the new sustainable development report sees the industry setting out its broader sustainable development aspirations, not only in the manufacturing process, but also in how c...
Cemex cautiously optimistic on Latvian outlook
Cemex is cautiously optimistic on the outlook for Latvian construction activity in 2014 as a pick-up in activity is starting to be seen. Cemex country CEO Enrique A Garcia said that growth has finally resumed in the construction industry, albeit from a low base, LETA news agency reported. During recent times of depressed domestic demand, the company has been highly-dependent on regional ...
Buzzi to modernise Maryneal works, USA
Buzzi Unicem USA plans to upgrade its Maryneal cement works in Texas, USA, which will more than double capacity at the plant and reduce its environmental footprint. Capacity at the Maryneal facility will be increased from 0.55Msta to 1.2Msta. The company will also install state-of-the-art pollution control equipment to significantly reduce the plant’s NOx emissions and comply with other strin...
Vietnam: Jan-Nov cement sales increase
Vietnam has reported a double-digit rise in sales over the first 11 months of the year, with exports up 63 per cent YoY. A total of 55.2Mt of cement was sold over Jan-Nov 2013, up 13 per cent from a year earlier, Le Van Toi, director of the Building Material Department, said. The volume included 12.5Mt of cement and clinker exports. The main export destinations were the Middle East, Afric...
Al-Amoudi plans new Ethiopian ventures
Ethiopia’s biggest private investor, Mohammed al-Amoudi, plans to construct two more cement factories in the country, according to reports by Bloomberg. Saudi billionaire al-Amoudi is also the owner of the Derba MIDROC Cement factory which opened in early 2012. With an investment of US$351m the plant has a capacity of 2.3Mta and produces OPC and PPC. Derba also operates two mini plants – the ...
Temporary lay-offs at Brookfield plant, Canada
Lafarge Canada plans to layoff 31 of about 50 unionised workers at its Brookfield plant in Nova Scotia during December as part of a cost-cutting measure. Plant manager, Scarth MacDonnell told the Herald Business that the lay-off is consistent with the seasonal nature of demand given the “weather-related impact of the construction industry.” However, he confirmed that the workers will be ba...