Cement News tagged: International
AdBri to expand Birkenhead plant
Adelaide Brighton (AdBri) will spend AUD60m (US$60.2m) expanding its Birkenhead cement plant following a strong profit result.
Colombian production rise
Colombian cement production in December 2010 reached 894,003t, 11.2 per cent higher than the same month in 2009
Peruvian shipments increase 5.56%
Shipments of cement in the Peruvian market totaled 643,264t in January 2011, 5.56 per cent more than that recorded in the same month of 2010
Jaypee sees capacity utilisation improving, India
Jaiprakash Associates today said the capacity utilisation of the industry in general will be around 75-85% in next fiscal with the company’s utilisation levels at the upper end.
Uzbekistan output up 0.3%
Uzbekistan increased cement production by 0.3% YoY in 2010, the State Statistics Committee of Uzbekistan said
Goldman Sachs tips sustained China prices
Goldman Sachs keeps its view that China’s cement capacity growth is likely to peak in 2010, and cement supply will likely
Raw material costs driving higher prices – Japan
Japan’s largest cement producer Taiheiyo Cement Corp plans to raise cement prices by between Y1000 (US$12) and Y1500/t, starting with April shipments
Yanbu Cement to double production capacity in 2011
Yanbu Cement Co. said a new production line will start operations in the third-quarter, doubling output capacity
China’s cement demand to hit 2.1bn tons this year
China is likely to continue a strong demand for cement in 2010, which may grow 12% year on year to nearly 2.1bnt this year, said Xiangzhong Kong, secretary-general of the China Cement Association.
Eastern Province Cement Yemeni subsidiary to hike capital
Saudi cement producer Eastern Province Cement Company (EPC) that it would allocate US$15m
Attorney general back EPA cement plant rules, USA
Attorneys general from five states are urging House leaders to uphold Environmental Protection Agency rules to limit mercury and other pollution
India Cements says Indonesia mine buy delayed
India Cements, the South-based cement major which had initially planned to start mining from its Indonesian coal mine by May 2010
Russia’s Mordovcement says 2010 cement output up 13%
Mordovcement, one of Russia’s largest cement producers, increased its cement output 13% in 2010 to 3.76Mt, the company said on Friday.
Burundi plant begins cement production
Burundi Cement Company (BUCECO) has begun production at its 0.1Mta factory in the northern province of Chibitoke.
Tonasa to build new packing plant, Indonesia
Indonesian cement company PT Semen Tonasa plans to build a cement packing plant with a packing capacity of 600,000pta of cement in Jayapura this year.
Dominican Republic demand up 5% in 2010

Domestic demand in the Dominican Republic increased last year by 5%, from a total of 2.8Mt in 2009 to a little over 3Mt in 2010.