Cement News tagged: International
HeidelbergCement expands its capacity in Liberia
HeidelbergCement has successfully commissioned a new cement mill at its cement grinding plant in Monrovia, the capital city of Liberia. The investment in the new mill, which has a capacity of 0.5Mta, amounted to US$14m. The Liberian subsidiary Cemenco is the only cement producer in Liberia and has a strong market position. The company is part of HeidelbergCement’s network of cement grinding...
Algeria’s cement imports double
Cement imports into Algeria reached US$159.4m in the first five months of 2013, representing a 102 per cent rise when compared with the equivalent period of 2012, according to the National Information and Statistics Centre of the Algerian Customs. In terms of volumes, a 105 per cent rise was noted with tonnage reaching 1.791Mt. The rise is due to the launch of new projects and the resu...
Sephaku Cement's two projects on track for 2014 completion
The construction of Sephaku Cement's ZAR3.2bn (US$322m) Delmas grinding plant and the Aganang clinker and cement works in South Africa are both at an advanced stage of development and are on schedule to commence production in the first two quarters of 2014. In a recent report the Dangote subsidiary said that the 1.4Mta Delmas cement milling plant in Mpumalanga is on-track for completion in th...
Athi River calls for use of locally-manufactured product
Athi River Mining Tanzania Ltd is seeking the government’s intervention to stop sub-standard imports entering the local market. Concerns have been raised recently over the quality of imports into the East Africa region amidst claims that some manufacturers are using local agents that are unqualified leading to sub-standard products. Calls have been made for all cement imports to be subject ...
Pakistan's June dispatches dragged down by lower exports
Total dispatches by Pakistan cement manufacturers during June 2013 fell 6.44 per cent to 2.702Mt compared to 2.888Mt in the previous month, held back mainly by lower export volumes. Domestic dispatches declined 1.4 per cent on monthly basis to 2.07Mt in June 2013 compared to 2.10Mt in the month before. The north region posted a marginal drop of 2.8 per cent to 1.665Mt compared to 1.713...
JK Cement aims to double capacity in 5-7 years
JK Cement Ltd is undertaking several expansion projects to cement its position in the domestic as well as international markets. The Kanpur-based Indian company is setting up a 0.6Mta white cement plant at Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates and plans to add 3Mta capacity at its existing facilities in India by September 2014. According to its annual report for 2012-13 (Apr-Mar), ...
Colombia cement consumption slips in May
Colombia’s cement demand slipped by 0.3 per cent in May, driven by a decrease at retail level. Distribution to builders and contractors as well as ready-mix companies, according to the national statistics office Dane. In Córdoba, Bolívar and Atlantico cement demand advanced 3.4 percentage points. Bogotá, Nariño and Cesar recorded the largest declines, well below the national average, at -15...
Peru's five-month cement deliveries rise 12.7%
In May, Peru’s Asocem members delivered 832,648t of cement to the domestic market and exported 12,460t. For the year to-date, deliveries increased by 12.7 per cent YoY.
MPA welcomes spending review but reiterates need for accelerated delivery
The Mineral Products Association (MPA) of the UK welcomes the Chancellor’s commitment to increase public investment to over GPB50bn per year from 2015-16 as well as the announcements on infrastructure, but remains concerned about the need for short term investment prior to the election. Nigel Jackson, Chief Executive MPA, said: “We have heard the words, we now need a greater sense of urgenc...
India: Century Textiles to raise capacity to 12.8Mta by end-FY14
BK Birla-led Century Textiles is ramping up cement capacity to 12.8Mta by end-FY14 even as it described the present over-capacity situation as a major concern for the sector. "The (Manikgarh Unit-II of 2.8Mta capacity) plant is expected to be operational by March 2014. After expansion, the company's total cement manufacturing capacity will stand increased to 12.8Mta," Century Textiles said i...
Pakistan: cut in discount rate should benefit cement sector
Pakistan's cement sector remained the major beneficiary in the reducing interest rates scenario being one of the major leverage sectors thanks to massive allocation of Public Sector Development Program (PSDP). The cement volume growth may cross the figure of 4 per cent in FY2013-14, as the National Economic Council has approved a 32 per cent hike in PSDP allocation to PKR1155bn (US$11.7bn) i...
India: Vicat keen to buy Shriram cement unit
French cement maker Vicat has emerged as a surprise frontrunner to acquire a cement unit of southern conglomerate Shriram Group. Vicat is expected to buy controlling shares in Sree Jayajothi Cements Ltd, which is a part of Shriram Ventures, the holding entity of the group's non-financial services businesses, valued at about US$250m. The US$3bn French MNC surged into the fray after Shriram's ...
Saudi Arabia: Eastern Province Cement launches trial operations of new kiln line
Saudi cement producer Eastern Province Cement Co (EPC) said in a bourse statement that it launched trial operations of its new production line yesterday. The new kiln line will have a cement capacity of 600tpd. The trial period will take three months.
Israel: Nesher cement to face competition
An Israeli cabinet committee working on ways to lower the cost of living approved a plan on Tuesday to inject competition into Israel's cement industry. Although lower cement prices would reduce the cost of residential construction to some extent, cement is not a major element in the cost of building homes, but the decision was also taken amid a forecast that by 2023, demand would outstrip t...
Taiwan: construction halted on Lanyu cement plant
Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior, the National Property Administration and the Council of Indigenous Peoples state that a plan to build a cement plant on Lanyu is likely to be illegal, despite the Taitung County Government’s and Lanyu Township Office’s insistence that they have completed all legal requirements for the project. “The Council of Indigenous Peoples has been closely following th...
USA: congressman tours cement plant
Congressman Mike Turner recently took a tour of Cemex’s Fairborn plant. The factory, which has been in operation for more than 80 years, is one of two operating cement plants in the state of Ohio. The facility has the capacity to produce 750,000tpa of cement, but in recent years has produced less than this due to the prevailing economic conditions. According to plant manager Alberto Caller...