Cement News tagged: International
UAE: Arkan Cement AED117.7m waste-power deal
Arkan Cement is set to sign a AED117.7m (US$32m) deal to set up a waste-to-power operation for its Al Ain plant. The technology, which will convert about 1000tpd of municipal waste into power for the plant, is being deployed for the first time in the Gulf Corporation Council (GCC), according to Martti Malmivirta, chairman of Arabian Finnish Waste Refining (Arafin). Arafin will partner with ...
India: Seven cement firms fined for bid-rigging
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has imposed fines totalling more than INR2bn (US$30m) on seven cement firms it found guilty of colluding in their responses to a 2012 tender from Haryana state, Indian media reports. The companies have each been fined 0.3 per cent of their average annual turnover for the past three years. Ultratech faces the largest penalty, at INR683m – around a th...
Zimbabwe: Redcliff plant complete
Chinese firm Mortal Investments Manufacturing has completed the construction of a US$20m cement plant in Redcliff, Zimbabwe. Initial production is slated to commence at the beginning of February, according to Wang Dongning, CEO of Mortal Investments. Mr Wang said they have completed the test run of the plant and were now awaiting the green light from the International Organisation for Stand...
USA: preliminary November shipments reach 7.82Mt
Preliminary data from US Geological Survey for the month of November reports that total deliveries of Portland and blended cements reached 7.82Mt to give a total of 87.26Mt for teh first 11 months of 2016. The biggest producing states in decending order were: Missouri 812,043t, California 774,647t and Florida 498,198t. The largest producing district was Idaho-Montana-Nevada-Oregon which out...
Georgia: HeidelbergCaucasus and Georgian Building Group set up GCA
HeidelbergCement Caucasus (GCC) and the Georgian Building Group (GBG), owned by Kavkaz Cement, have decided to form the Georgian Cement Association to help safeguard the quality of domestically-produced cement and create a “Good Quality Seal”. All domestically-produced products will be tested to ensure that the quality of cement in the bag corresponds to the quality of the product specified...
Saudi cement production forecast to fall 5-10% in 2017
A number of Saudi cement companies plan to cut production by 5-10 per cent this year to deal with reduction in demands, Al Sharq Al Awsat newspaper has reported. The decline is attributed to low local demands for cement and high competition with the existence of 15 companies, as well as increase in the production cost as result of the increase in the energy prices. Saudi cement companie...
Jamaica: Caribbean Cement Co fire
Caribbean Cement Company (CCC) reported a fire at its administrative office on Monday, 16 January 2017. “The incident did not affect production and will not affect our ability to supply cement to the trade and our valued customers. Our customers’ trucks continue to be loaded and the incident has not disrupted supply,” a statement from the Rockfort, Kingston, company said.
India: Binani Compat appeal dismissed
India’s Competition Appelate Tribunal (Compat) has dismissed the appeal of Binani Cement seeking waiver of the direction to deposit with it 10 per cent of the total penalty amount which was imposed by Competition Commission in a cartelisation case. "Binani Cement has failed to substantiate its claim for review of our order dated November 28, 2016," Compat said. “[Binani Cement has] neither ...
Egypt: South Valley denounces new capacity project
Three private companies are reported to have gained licences for new plants in Egypt after the latest round of bidding, according to local newspapers in Egypt. The new capacity was reportedly for Elsewedy Cement, Elmasreein Cement and South Valley Cement. However, South Valley Cement has categorically denied the announcement in a statement to the EGX, stating that the claim is totally u...
Peru's sees 3.4% market contraction in 2016
Cement consumption in Peru fell 5.2 per cent to 836,000t in December 2016, according to Asocem, the country's cement association. Exports decreased 43.5 per cent to 27,000t from 47,000t in December 2015. Cement production in December reached 886,000t, representing a 4.8 per cent decline YoY. For full-year 2016, Asocem reported a 3.4 per cent market contraction from 9.978Mt in 2015 to 9....
Colombia's cement consumption down 4.6% YoY in November
Cement demand in Colombia fell by 4.6 per cent in November 2016 to 1.019Mt when compared with November 2015, according to DANE, the country's statistics office. Output decreased by 3.5 per cent to 1.009Mt when compared with November 2015, when production reached 1.045Mt. In Nariño deliveries advanced by 21.1 per cent and in Antioquia by 7.7 per cent. On the other hand, Cesar noted a 29.1 p...
Bangladesh: SKS launches Sena cement brand
Yesterday Sena Kalyan Sangstha (SKS) launched its Sena Cement brand at its Mongla Cement Plant in the Port of Mongla, Bagerhat. General Abu Belal Muhammad Shafiul Huq, Chief of Army Staff and Chairman of the board of trustees of SKS, was the inaugurator of the launch.
Iran's cement industry is 'behind the times', says minister
Ambitious government plans were set out to boost cement production capacity to 120Mta from the current 80Mta by the end of 2025, as part of ambitious targets set in the 20-Year Vision Plan (2005-25). However, Minister of Roads and Urban Development, Abbas Akhoundi, has cast doubt on the Industries Ministry’s capacity expansion plan due to the persistent market glut and said the Vision ...
India: JSW Bellary expansion to 3.4Mta
JSW Cement Ltd is set to raise its installed capacity from 1Mta to 3.4Mta at its Bellary Plant in Karnataka. "We are increasing the cement manufacturing capacity from current 1Mta to 3.4Mta. The additional capacity will help JSW Cement to strengthen its distribution network in high-demand potential areas throughout South India," a company statement said. The company is also increasing ca...
Indonesian cement consumption hits 62Mt in 2016
Indonesia consumed 62Mt of cement in 2016, up three per cent on the previous year, but below the Indonesian Cement Association’s (ASI) target of 65Mt, the Jakarta Globe reports. In a statement, ASI Chairman, Widodo Santoso,blamed delays in government infrastructure projects for the shortfall, noting that land disputes and financing problems had curtailed activity. Cement sales in Java, w...
Spain: LafargeHolcim Valencia plant cuts production
LafargeHolcim's cement plant in Sagunto, Valencia, Spain, cut production by almost 10 per cent in 2016 in response to the import restrictions imposed by Algeria, its biggest market. The group is exploring its options to sell the Valencia product cement elsewhere, with Colombia being a potential buyer. In addition, LafargeHolcim holds a permit to extract sand and gravel from the Salt de L...