Cement News tagged: International
Pakistan: Maple Leaf and Lucky Cement plan power plants
Pakistan's two leading cement manufacturers, Maple Leaf Cement Factory (MLCF) and Lucky Cement, have approached the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) to obtain a formal generation licence for setting up power plants in the country. Maple Leaf Cement has earlier announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary company, Maple Leaf Power Ltd, had signed an agreement with plant su...
Indonesia: 8% growth predicted for 2017 consumption
According to the Chairman of the Indonesian Cement Association (ASI), Widodo Santoso, national cement consumption is expected to grow by 8.04 per cent in 2017, reaching 68Mt. The growth is expected to come as a result of steady overall growth and higher demand for building materials for public projects. Demand is forecast to reach 62.94Mt, a 4.14 per cent increase YoY in 2016. Mr Santoso co...
Brazil: Fives completes Horomill grinding tests
Following the start-up of kiln No 2 in the Barroso plant and the inauguration of the new line installed for Holcim Brasil SA, Fives has satisfactorily carried out performance tests on FCB Horomill ® 4400 grinding plant, implemented to produce 420tph of raw mix, according to the company's website. These 20-hour performance tests enabled LafargeHolcim to produce 438tph of raw mix with a produc...
BCIC and Al Rajhi Co to build 1.5Mta cement plant in Bangladesh
Bangladesh state-owned Corporation, Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC) and Saudi enterprise Al Rajhi Company for Industry and Trade have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to set up a cement plant with 1.5Mta capacity and 330MW power plant near Chhatak cement plant in northeastern Bangladesh. BCIC's Secretary, Hasnath Ahmed Choudhury, and Al Rajhi's Managing Director...
Vietnam: 2016 sales goal looks unlikely
Concerns have arisen that the Vietnamese cement industry will struggle to meet its sales target of 75-77Mt this year as a result of ‘market difficulties’, as reported by Viet Nam News. The 2016 target is 3.2-6 per cent higher than 2015. To meet this target a minimum of 20Mt will need to be sold in the fourth quarter, amounting to 7Mtpm. Chairman of the Vietnam Cement Association, Nguyen Qua...
Moroccan cement market contracts 19% in September 2016
Morocco’s cement demand fell by 19.1 per cent to 832,930t in September, according to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Policy. Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra showed the largest monthly drop at 48.4 per cent to 12,200t, followed by Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab which saw consumption fall from 2176t in September 2015 to 1589t one year later. Cement demand in Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima decreased 24 per cent Y...
Indonesia: commission will back Rembang plant
The state-owned PT Semen Indonesia Rembang cement plant, Central Java, will received the backing from the House of Representatives Commission VI, says its head Teguh Juwarno, following a Supreme Court case review decision in favour of the people of Kendeng mountain, reports the Jakarta Post. "The parliament gives its political support to PT Semen Indonesia in Rembang so it can continue its o...
Swiss cement sales up 2% in 3Q16
Swiss cement deliveries increased two per cent YoY in 3Q16, according to the Swiss cement association, Cemsuisse. In the first nine months of this year, domestic deliveries advanced 5.1 per cent. In 2015 Swiss cement deliveries reached 4.22Mt for the full year, representing a 7.9 per cent YoY drop from 4.58Mt.
Canada: LafargeHolcim to shut Kamloops plant
Lafarge Canada announced that it will shut its plant in east Kamloops for the foreseeable future. A downturn in demand in Alberta and western Canada and a result of plunging oil prices has made the 0.2Mta works unnecessary. The shutdown is due to be completed by the end of the year and will leave just operational cement plants in British Colombia, a Lafarge plant in Richmond and Lehigh Hans...
Cementos Argos sees Honduras potential
This week it was announced that Cementos Argos was looking to expand its overseas cement capacity by upgrading its 0.3Mta Cementos del Sur (Cesur) facility in San Lorenzo Valley, southern Honduras. Cementos Argos bought Lafarge’s 53.3 per cent shares in the Cesur grinding station as well as the 1Mta Piedras Azules integrated plant from Lafarge in 2013 for EUR232m. The Honduran population ...
Venezuela: Peña mini-plant expected online in 1Q17
The new cement plant currently under construction in Barranco Amarillo, Peña, Yaracuy state, has been completed 70 per cent and is expected to enter service in the first quarter of 2017, according to the Yaracuy government. Following commissioning, the mini plant, which represents an investment of US$15m, is expected to produce 4.5m cement bags per year destined for public works projects. ...
DR Congo: Matadi cement price falls
For the first time in a month, the price of a 50kg bag of cement has fallen in Matadi from CDF12,500 (US$12.16) to CDF8500, according to domestic news reports. The drop in price comes as a result of increased supply of cement imported from Angola. However, sales remain subdued and the Association of Independent Cement Consumers of Kongo-Central has recommended that the government removes...
Cameroon: new Cimencam plant by 2018
Société les Cimenteries du Cameroun (Cimencam) announced that the commissioning of its new Nomayos cement plant is scheduled for mid-2018. The new grinding unit will boast an installed capacity of 2Mta and is expected to cost XAF23bn (US$38.5m). The project, which was originally announced in 2011, will benefit from 5-10 years of tax and customs duties exemptions, as per an agreement signed ...
UK: construction activity falls in August
The UK's Office of National Statistics has released its construction figures for August that saw a fall of 1.5 per cent in construction activity. Decreases were seen in all new work as well as the repair and maintenance segments of 1.4 and 1.5 per cent, respectively. Infrastructure suffered the biggest downturn of 5.1 per cent. In comparison, July saw a 6.1 per cent rise in infrastructure....
India: JSW Cement capacity expansion by 2020
JSW Cement announced plans to expand its production capacity to 30Mta by 2020. According to Director and CEO of JSW Cement, Anil Kumar Pillai, an investment of INR27bn (US$404.3m) has been allocated to increasing capacity to 17Mta by 2018, up from its current capacity of 8.76Mta. The company has a five per cent market share in southern India and has plans to venture into the eastern markets...
Spain sees demand fall 3.4% in September
Spanish cement consumption contracted 3.4 per cent in September to reach 973,047t, according to the country’s cement organisation, Oficemen. In the January-September 2016 period demand slipped 2.9 per cent to 8.4Mta. Oficemen CEO, Aniceto Zaragoza, has insisted that the situation remains “very delicate” for the sector and he does not expect the situation to change in the next few months. ...