Cement News tagged: International
Production in construction up 0.3% in euro area
In April 2017 compared with March 2017, seasonally-adjusted production in the construction sector increased by 0.3 per cent in the euro area (EA19) and remained stable in the EU28, according to the first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In March 2017 production in construction fell by 1.1 per cent in the euro area and by 0.5 per cent in the EU28. In Apri...
Peru cement market contracts 2% in May
Peru’s cement demand reached 774,000t in May, reflecting a two per cent drop YoY, according to Asocem, the country’s cement association. Total deliveries, including exports, decreased 2.8 per cent to 797,000t. Domestic production in May fell 6.4 per cent YoY to 781,000t. Going forward, cement demand is expected to pick up by the implementation of reconstruction works following the Niño Coste...
Closure notice issued to three Telangana plants
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has directed three cement manufacturing units in Telangana state to shut down their operations and issued show-cause notices to 11 others, seeking replies as to why they should not be shut down for non-compliance with pollution control norms. The units that were issued closure notices belong to Kakatiya Cements in Nalgonda, Mancherial Cements in Manch...
Republic Cement outlines capacity development plans
Philippine-based Republic Cement group, a joint venture between CRH and local conglomerate Aboitiz Equity Ventures, has announced plans to invest an initial US$300m for its capacity development activities, the Manila Bulletin reports. The first phase of these activities, targeted for completion by 2019, focuses on increasing the capacity of all its integrated plants in Luzon and Mindanao, bot...
ACC updates on sustainable development achievements
ACC Ltd of India, part of the LafargeHolcim group, yesterday released its 2016 Sustainability Report where its emissions show a reduction of 30 per cent from the 1990 baseline. Among the highlights from the report, during the year ACC commissioned Hybrid Electrostatic Precipitators (ESP) at its Jamul plant and and upgraded its coal mill bag house and cooler ESP at the Gagal plant. The new Ze...
Caribbean Cement announces price increase
Caribbean Cement Co of Jamaica has announced an increase in the price for cement, effective Monday. In a release published by the Jamaica Gleaner, Carib Cement said the price of its most popular product, Carib Cement Plus, will be increased by JMD38 in addition to General Consumption Tax (GCT). It says the price of its other cement products will also be increased. The company added that aft...
Gharibwal WHR plant starts operations
Gharibwal Cement Ltd has started operations from its 20MW waste heat recovery (WHR) system as well as a conveyor belt at its plant located in Chakwal district, Punjab Province, Pakistan. Earlier, the company informed the Pakistan Stock Exchange that it has finalised a contract with CITIC of China for the supply of an 8000tpd line together with a waste heat recovery system. Furthermore, t...
Dangote to seek intervention on Oromia order
Dangote Cement Plc is to seek intervention regarding the state of the Ethiopian state of Oromia's order calling on cement makers to hand over control of some parts of their businesses to local young people, according to a report by Bloomberg. Oromia state’s East Shewa Zone administration wants the Nigerian company to outsource its pumice, sand and clay mines to youth groups or be responsible ...
MPA presses for a more collaborative approach to Brexit
Following the General Election on 8 June 2017, Chief Executive of the Mineral Products Association (MPA), Nigel Jackson, has written to the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), expressing the industry's continuing support in helping the new government deliver a positive outcome in the process of the UK's withdrawal from the EU, also known as Brexit. In the l...
Cemex takes top spots in USGS quarry rankings
New rankings from the US Geological Survey (USGS) have listed three of Cemex USA's quarries in the top 25 Crushed Stone Operations in the nation, with Balcones Quarry taking the top spot. Statistics from the USGS recently released show Cemex’s Balcones Quarry in New Braunfels, Texas, was the number one quarry in the United States for production volume in 2015, and Cemex’s FEC Quarry in Miami...
Efforts underway to revive Bheema Cements
The Telangana state government has begun efforts to revive the Bheema Cements work in Suryapet district, India. The plant was closed due to losses in 2014 and mining leases allotted to the plant also lapsed, according to the report in Business Standard, India. In November last year, the state government established a committee comprising senior officials for revival of the company. B...
McInnis produces first cement
McInnis Cement announced the production of the first cement on Friday, 16 June 2017, in line with the company’s schedule. “This important milestone marks the work of hundreds of employees, workers and partners who have helped make our plant a performance model for the cement industry, both in terms of productivity and environment,” said Hervé Mallet, President and CEO of McInnis Cement. “Wit...
BOI seeks further industry investments
The Philippine Board of Investments (BOI) is seeking investment in the cement sector as it expects demand to hit 40Mta by 2020 due to a peak in government infrastructure spending. To prevent a supply shortfall, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is starting preparation to ensure that construction materials are sufficient to support the government’s massive “Build, Build, Build” p...
Pacific Cement sells clinker to Tengy
Fiji-based Pacific Cement Ltd (PCL) has sold approximately 4000t of clinker to local producer Tengy Cement Company Ltd to ensure continued supply of cement on the island. The move comes following a breakdown of the machinery at Pacific Cement which resulted in the stoppage of cement production. Tengy is the only other producer on Fiji, operating a 0.3Mta grinding unit.The clinker is being so...
Ecocem launches second UK import terminal
Ecocem Ireland has increased its export capacity with the launch of its second UK-based bulk import terminal at Sheerness in the Port of Medway. Ecocem launches second UK import terminal involving an investment of GBP2.5m The import terminal which represents a GBP2.5m (EUR2.8m) investment has been developed in partnership with Peel Ports, to help Ecocem capitalise on the potent...
Double-digit decline in Pakistan cement exports over 11FY17
Pakistan cement exports during the first 11 months (July 2016 to May 2017) of the current fiscal declined by 21.27 per cent to 4.319Mt versus 5.486Mt a year earlier, according to latest data from the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA). Exports to Afghanistan decreased from 0.206Mt in May 2016 to 0.097Mt in May 2017, representing a decline of 53.03 per cent. Exports to Ind...