Cement News tagged: International
UK construction rebound not seen until 2014
Construction output is forecast to fall by 6.3% this year and a further 1.4% next, before a return to growth in 2014 according to the latest Construction Industry Forecasts published today by the Construction Products Association (CPA). This decline will mean a reduction of almost GBP8.5bn of construction activity over these two years, undermining the ability for construction to lead the ...
UK construction output down 11.6 per cent in August
UK construction output fell 11.6 per cent YoY in August 2012, non-seasonably adjusted data from the Office for National Statistics showed on Friday. Compared to July, construction dipped 0.9 per cent after a 2.1 per cent month-on-month rise in July. Between June and August construction output dropped 11.9 percent compared to the same three months in 2011, with the main drag coming from a ...
Iran exports hit 6.8Mt in six months
Iran exported over 6.8Mt of cement and clinker during the first six months of the current Iranian calendar year, which began on March 20. Exports grew by 26.4 per cent compared to the same period last year. Exports of cement and clinker amounted to 1.21Mt in the sixth calendar month of Shahrivar, which ended on 21 September. Iran plans to produce 75Mt of cement by the end of the current ...
Sri Lanka increases cement prices
Sri Lanka's consumer affairs authority has raised the price of a 50kg bag of cement by 68 to 85 rupees from midnight Saturday, Sri Lanka's Daily Mirror newspaper said in its online edition. The price of cement made by Holcim, which runs a fully integrated domestic factory, remain unchanged, the report said. Manufacturers of cement from imported clinker as well as importers were hit ...
Dr Strohmeyer returns to Loesche, Germany
One year after leaving, Dr. Daniel Strohmeyer has re-joined Loesche GmbH and has taken over the position as Head of Process Technology (PT) at Loesche GmbH starting September 2012.
Pakistan cement market progress
Latest statistics on the Pakistan cement sector show that the country will have ended the first quarter of FY12-13 (July-September 2012) ahead of the same period as last year as September sales gather pace on the back of increased real estate activity and higher government infrastructure spending. Improving prices and government incentives are likely to further spur industry profitability but ...
Lafarge appoints director of R&D
Carlos Espina has been appointed as Director of Research and Development of the Lafarge Group, with effect from 1 Octbober 2012. Mr Espina was formerly Chief Executive Officer, ArcelorMittal Méditerranée, a position he had held since July 2009. He began his career in the United Kingdom as a Researcher at AEA Technology. In 1995 he joined the R&D Centre of Aceralia Corporación Siderúrgica as...
Indonesian September sales rise 34.4 per cent YoY
Indonesian cement sales in September surged to a record high in September after dipping a month ago due to fewer working days during the Muslim festivities, data from the country's largest cement producer PT Semen Gresik Tbk showed on Friday. September sales soared 34.4 percent from a year ago to 5.2Mt boosted by increasing monthly sales in main islands of Java and Sumatra, the data sai...
Hanson set to announce job losses, UK
Hanson has told its workers that demand for its core products, including asphalt, concrete and cement, had fallen by more than 10 per cent during the year and that 2013 was likely to be worse. The company said it would have to take steps to balance the size of the business by reducing capacity and bringing overheads into line, moves that would "inevitably" result in job losses. An announceme...
Holcim’s Devil Slide facility reaches safety milestone, USA
Holcim (US) Inc announced today that its Devil's Slide facility located in Morgan, UT, surpassed the eight year mark without a lost time injury. "We congratulate the employees of our Devil's Slide facility for their accomplishment and untiring attention to safety," said Bernard Terver, president and chief executive officer of Holcim (US) Inc. "Our employees have shown great commitment to imp...
Arabian Cement Company fire damage, Saudi Arabia
Arabian Cement Company said that a fire which broke out at its third cement mill at its plant in Rabigh on 20 September was caused by an electrical problem, Construction Week reports. The company said that although clinker production was not impacted by the fire, the temporary closure of one of its five existing mills is likely to lead to an expected temporary drop in sales of around 1000tpd....
CCI asked to provide details on cement cartel ruling, India
The Competition Appellate Tribunal (COMPAT) has asked the Competition Commission of India to submit fresh copies of its order levying over INR 6,300 crore (US$1.1bn)) in penalties on 11 cement companies for cartel practices, providing them with complete details on production, pricing and sales. Hearing the appeals of the cement companies against the Competition Commission order of June 21, ...
Ecuador sales rise 4.3 per cent, Jan-Sept
Sales by domestic cement producers in Ecuador reached 4.36Mt between January-September 2012, up 4.3 per cent YoY compared to the same period of last year (4.18Mt). Data from the Instituto Ecuatoriano del Cement Y Hormigon shows that sales for September 2012 reached 519,919t representing a 4.1 per cent rise compared to September 2011 figures which stood at 499,369t.
Dunbar Cement Works celebrates safety milestone, UK
The Lafarge cement works at Dunbar, UK has celebrated a safety milestone after achieving a year without a ‘Lost-Time Incident’, where an accident causes an employee or contractor to take time off work. The milestone was reached in September after a heightened focus on good leadership, practical workshops, and proactive reporting and remedying of potential hazards. It was celebrated with a ...
Indonesia/Japan agree on infrastructure plan
Indonesia and Japan have reach an agreement that could see up to US$43bn invested in 45 infrastructure projects in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, by 2020. The deal was reached during the 4th Indonesia-Japan Joint Economic Forum was held on October 8 in Tokyo, Japan. It was co-chaired by Hatta Rajasa, Indonesia’s co-ordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, and Yukio Edano, the Japanese Min...
Shree cement expands limestone mining capacity, India
Shree Cement is expanding its limestone mining capacity from 11.4Mta to 14.4Mta on a 750ha unit in Ras, district. Pali, Rajasthan. Shree Cement is planning to expand the capacity of its Nimbeti Open Cast Limestone mining project from 17.2Mta to 19.6Mta, at village Ras, district of Pali, Rajasthan. The project is awaiting clearance.