Cement News tagged: International
Philippine producers seek incentives on expansion
Philippine cement manufacturers are seeking incentives with the Board of Investments for new capacity projects, as local producers seek to meet expected increases in cement demand. The Cement Manufacturers Association of the Philippines (CeMAP) has petitioned the BOI for the inclusion of the industry in the 2013 Investment Priorities Plan (IPP) to be eligible for government perks, particul...
Phu Son added to list of Vietnam investment projects
The Phu Son cement plant in the northern province of Ninh Binh has been added to the list of projects to be invested in for the 2012-15 period by Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung. Phu Son cement plant is located in Nho Quan district, Ninh Binh province and has a total investment of US$136.3m and production capacity of 1.2Mta. Construction of the plant, which began in 2011, is expe...
CPA: UK construction output, growth ‘conceals underlying trend’
The latest figures from the UK’s Office of National Statistics (ONS) published Friday indicated a pick-up in February as the industry recovered from the poor weather experienced in January. Overall, construction output in February was 5.5 per cent higher than in January but 7.0 per cent lower than it was one year ago. Commenting on the figures, Construction Products Association Economics Di...
Capacity increases boost Semen Indonesia's first-quarter sales
Semen Indonesia, the country’s largest cement producer, has reported a double-digit rise in first quarter sales and has increased its market share thanks to new capacity additions. The company achieved record quarterly sales of 5.95Mt of cement in 1Q13, a rise of 20.4 per cent compared to 4.94Mt in the same period of last year, data from the Indonesian Cement Association (ASI) shows. The...
Jaiprakash Associates seeks permission for land acquisition
Jaiprakash Associates is seeking permission from the Himachal Pradesh state government to start land acquisition for a new cement plant. Industries Minister Mukesh Agnihotri informed the state assembly on Tuesday that the company requires 212ha, including 158ha of forest land, for the plant at Malokhar in Bilaspur district, NewsTrack India writes. "The company has now sought...
Association warns of industry losses through exports, Vietnam
Despite the Vietnamese government calling for the domestic industry to increase exports, the chairman of the Vietnam Building Association has called for local producers to cooperate in a fair pricing environment to prevent further losses. Last year producers were reported to have incurred a loss of US$80m as volumes were sold at below floor prices to undercut each other, said Mr Huynh, chai...
Credit Suisse sees Indian demand higher from next fiscal
Despite the Indian cement sector facing a number of challenges last year, Credit Suisse forecasts improvements in consumption going forward with higher growth rates expected from the next fiscal. The domestic market saw mixed results in calendar year 2012, with the first half proving encouraging but a slowdown in the second part of the year fell short of analysts expectations. While the ini...
Indonesia first-quarter sales rise 8.6%
Indonesian cement sales rose by 8.6 per cent in the first quarter of 2013 to 13.6Mt, latest data from the country’s largest producer, Semen Indonesia, shows citing figures from the Indonesian Cement Association (ASI). While cement demand in the Southeast Asian country continues an upward climb, cement sales in March only rose by 3.5 per cent YoY to 4.5Mt – the slowest pace in seven months. ...
Suez Cement production scaled back 30% due to energy shortages
Egypt-based Suez Cement said that it scaled back production by as much as 30 per cent last year due to a lack of fuel supplies. "A lack of fuel supplies has cut our annual production of 12Mt by between 20-30 per cent since the start of the year," Mohamed Shanan, director of business development of Suez Cement, told Reuters. In terms of fuel price hikes, Mr Shanan told reporters at a rec...
Lafarge Ciment Moldova opens rail terminal to serve southern market
Lafarge Ciment Moldova has opened a new terminal to help better serve the southern market of the Balkan country. Previous deliveries from the plant in Rezina to the south were carried out by truck, travelling a distance of over 200km. However, with the new Comrat terminal, bagged cement will be transported by rail and stored, and thereafter be delivered to local distributors and sold to end-us...
DTI probes Philippine cement price hike
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has asked Philippine cement manufacturers to explain why prices have risen from a year ago and are above the suggested retail price (SRP). Trade undersecretary Zenaida Maglaya cited Holcim Philippines Inc which has raised its selling price to PHP218/bag (US$5.3) from PHP195 (US$4.7) last year. Similarly, Lafarge Republic and Cemex both raised thei...
Lafarge Pakistan signs health and safety MoU with APCMA
Lafarge Pakistan and the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a health and safety training and awareness initiative. Mr Amr Reda, CEO of Lafarge Pakistan said in a statement: “The cement industry operates in an environment with multiple types of hazards, making it our priority to ensure the safety of all people working directly an...
Pakistan cement dispatches rise on increased exports
Pakistan reported a rise in dispatches last month led by gains in export volumes but domestic sales were subdued. Latest data from the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers’ Association show cement dispatches reached 3.326Mt last month, of which 2.558Mt was consumed by the domestic market and 0.786Mt exported. Exports during March rose by 22.9 per cent YoY, and were up 15 per cent MoM compared ...
Vietnam cancels nine proposed cement projects
Nine proposed cement projects in Vietnam are to be cancelled by the government following calls by the Vietnam Building Materials Association to help bring cement capacity more in line with market trends. According to reports by Vietnam News Brief Service, the projects cancelled by Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, include Ha Tien-Kien Giang, Truong Son- Ro Li, Hop Son, Ngoc Ha, Vin...
Swiss cement deliveries in the first quarter of 2013
Swiss deliveries increased slightly in the first quarter of 2013 despite harsher weather conditions, latest data from domestic cement association Cemsuisse shows. In the January-March 2013 period, domestic deliveries increased by three per cent to 821,655t compared to 798,008t in the same period of the previous year. This advance was achieved despite a colder and more prolonged winter than...
Nepal Cement factory limestone supplies obstructed
A cement plant in Nepal has been unable to producer clinker for over a year and a half as local residents have prevented it from extracting limestone. Arghakhanchi Cement Industry obtained a 30-year permit from the government to extract 1000tpd of limestone at Narapani, Arghakhanchi, however local residents have said the quarry has caused their water sources to dry up. The plant’s invest...