Cement News tagged: International
Schwenk invests EUR20m in grinding unit
Germany’s Schwenk Zement will invest EUR20m in a new grinding plant, which is slated to work more efficiently, with lower energy requirement and reduced noise levels. Part of the equipment at the Allmending works is 30-40 years old, said works manager Jürgen Thormann, including a tube ball mill. As a result, the company will invest in a new unit – a roller mill. It is expected that work ...
Pakistan’s October exports fall but 4MFY12-13 exports see rising value
Pakistan’s cement producers recorded a fall in cement exports to 741,782t at US$43.68m when compared with the September figure of 745,237t at US$54.96, declines of 0.46% and 20.53%, respectively. On a YoY basis, export volumes fell 19.4% from 920,375t and 12.54% from US$49.948m in October 2011. In the first four months July-October of FY12-13, Pakistan exported 2.641Mt of cement and earned ...
Kuwait investors to build cement plant in Budaka, Uganda
President Museveni broke ground for the construction of a cement plant in Daka village, Budaka District, Uganda. The new 5000tpd factory will be constructed by the Dao Group of Kuwait and is expected to be twice the size of the Hima Cement Factory in Kasese. Presently, Uganda counts two cement plants, operated by Tororo Cement and Lafarge-owned Hima Cement, resulting in a national instal...
US cement demand to rise or fall depends on resolution timing
Although cement consumption and overall US construction activity increased significantly more than expected in 2012, these gains would be immediately erased in 2013 if the fiscal cliff is not resolved in a timely manner, according to the Portland Cement Association (PCA). The PCA expects cement demand to rise 7.5% in 2012, up 50 basis points from its summer forecast. However, the instabilit...
Indonesia’s October cement sales up 10.7%
Cement sales in Indonesia rose 10.7% YoY in October with the highest growth in the Moluccas and on Papua. October sales in the areas stood at 87,316t, representing a 68.5% hike on the previous year, according to data from PT Semen Gresik Tbk. Consumption increased 0.1% to 5.17Mt in October MoM with the highest demand on Java. Growth was supported by buoyant domestic demand and increasing in...
US cement consumption falters
United States cement consumption in September fell 2.3 per cent versus the same month last year, representing a reversal of the growth trend for the first time in 2012. According to preliminary figures released by the USGS, monthly cement consumption reached 6.95Mt in September, versus 7.12Mt in 2011. Nevertheless, year-to-date consumption in 2012 has still outperformed 2011, and reached 59....
Adocem reports fall in domestic demand
The Dominican cement association Adocem reports that this year to date has seen a decline in cement consumption. In the first 10 months of the year, cement demand in the Dominican Republic totalled 2.2Mt, down 8.2% when compared with the equivalent period in 2011. It forecasts a full-year figure of 2.6Mt. The contraction is attributed to several factors, including lower activity in the cons...
PPC prepares for start Riebeeck modernisation
With the environmental authorisation by the Western Cape Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning for phase two of its Riebeeck modernisation in place, South Africa’s PPC is one step closer to replacing two of the old cement kilns with a new five-stage preheater. The project will increase capacity in the Western Cape by around 50% up to 2016. The upgrade is part of the c...
Indian government deallocates coal blocks
India’s Ministry of Coal has issued deallocation letters for eight coal blocks, putting into action a recent decision by the Inter-Ministerial Group. Government has issued letters for at least eight coal blocks given to a single company or jointly,” ministry sources said. Companies affected by the measure include cement producers Grasim, Gujarat Ambuja Cement and Lafarge. The Bhaskarpara c...
Vietnam cement stocks rise to 4Mt in Jan-Oct
Vietnam’s cement inventory rose by 51.3% YoY to 4Mt in the first 10 months of 2012, including 1.4Mt of Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation (Vicem), according to the country’s Ministry of Industry and Trade. The economic slowdown and the government’s policies to cut public investment were the main reasons for the huge inventory, said Tran Van Huynh, chairman of the Vietnam Building Material ...
Egyptian Steel ventures into cement
The Qatari-Egyptian steel producer Egyptian Steel will be investing around US$250m in a new cement works. The venture will seek to acquire a cement licence out of the seven the Egyptian government is planning to offer. If successful, it is expected that the works will have an annual capacity of 1.5-1.8Mta, said Abu Hashima, Egyptian Steel chairman.
Bangladesh: Premier Cement Mills completes expansion programme
Leading cement manufacturer and exporter in Bangladesh, Premier Cement Mills Limited (PCML), has announced the completion of it expansion programme, raising the consolidated installed capacity of PCML to 2.4Mta from 1.2Mta at West Mukterpur, Munshigonj in central Bangladesh. MD Shafiqul Islam Talukder, Chief Finance Officer & Company Secretary of PCML, told CemNet that the expansion project...
Thailand: SCCC reports net profit dip of 8.8% on weak prices
Siam City Cement Plc reported a drop in net profit for the third quarter and the first nine months due to weak prices even though sales have surged. Third-quarter net profit fell 8.8% YoY to THB792m (US$25.7m), while revenue grew 7.7% to THB6.59bn. For the nine-month period, net profit fell 5.3% from a year earlier to THB2.88bn as revenue increased 10.8% to THB20bn, according to SCCC's filin...
India: Kozhikode construction sector comes to a standstill
India's construction sector in the Kozhikode district has come to a grinding halt with the availability of all key building materials, including cement, severely hit by indefinite strikes called by various trade and construction industry associations. Cement, crushed stone and laterite bricks have become hard to obtain due to the indefinite strike called by cement wholesalers and granite and...
Thailand: cement consumption rises by 12% in 2012
Cement consumption this year is on track to surpass the target of 8-10% thanks to continued government investment in mass transit projects, says the Thai Cement Manufacturers Association (TCMA). The grouping of all eight local cement producers now expects consumption will grow by 12% over last year's 25.5Mt. The TCMA website pointed out that 12% growth would be triple last year's rate. "S...
Cohrs Elected Chairman of Portland Cement Association
The Portland Cement Association (PCA) Board of Directors elected Cary O. Cohrs as chairman during the association’s fall board meeting in Washington, D.C. Cohrs succeeds Aris Papadopoulos of Titan America. John Stull, president and CEO of Lafarge North America Inc., was elected vice chairman. “It is not only a pleasure but a great honor to serve as Chairman of the Board,” Cohrs said. “...