Cement News tagged: International
Shree granted extension for Karnataka project implementation
Shree Cement has been granted an extension by the state government of Karnataka for the construction of a 3Mta cement plant in the village of Kodla-Benakanalli. The Indian cement producer obtained permission to establish the integrated works in January 2010 together with a 150MW captive power plant. It purchased 5.26km2 of land directly from farmers to set up the plant and mine limestone. ...
Menzel delivers customised replacement drive to Albanian producer
Berlin-based drive manufacturer Menzel has delivered a customised replacement drive that covers two different motors to an Albanian cement plant. After the drive was extensively tested in Menzel’s load test field in the presence of the customer, the motor was shipped in April 2014. The plant operator required a spare motor for two existing high voltage slip ring motors: the main drive for th...
CMA warns of rail freight hike
The Cement Manufacturers Association (CMA) of India has urged the Railway Board to withdraw the 6.5 per cent rail freight hike, claiming that the cement industry cannot absorb the additional burden of INR100/t (US$1.7) that the hike will bring. CMA representatives told the Railway Board that the 6.5 per cent hike, scheduled to come into effect on 25 June, would further discourage movement of...
TCL enters Colombian market
Trinidad Cement Ltd (TCL) recently imported its first load of oil-well cement into Colombia for processing in its plant at Barrancabermeja, Santander, and intends to start sales in the South American country this month. “This first import of TCL oil-well cement into Colombia is an important step in the strategy to expand our boundaries. For TCL it also represents the ability to offer our c...
Siemens wins Holcim Indonesia Tuban II contract
Siemens has received an order from ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions AG to supply an Integrated Drive System for the expansion of PT Holcim Indonesia Tbk’s cement plant in Java. As one of the top three cement producers in the country, with a capacity of 8.2Mta, the cement producer is expanding its facilities with a second production line which will have a capacity of 4000tpd of cement. Operati...
Holcim NZ gets set to increase imports
Holcim New Zealand has confirmed its Westport cement plant will close by the second half of 2016 as the company now has all the final approvals to go ahead with its investment to build two 30,000t import terminals. Work is expected to start on the US$50m terminal at Timaru's PrimePort in August, with a second, worth another US$50m, in Auckland in December. Both should be operational by the s...
Ethiopia: two new plants due to commence production in 2H14
Two new cement plants currently being implemented in Ethiopia are expected to begin production in the second half of this year, according to the director general of the Chemicals and Construction Materials Development Institute. Samuel Halala told local press that 90 per cent of Ethio Cement’s construction has been completed, while Dangote's Mugher works is 75 per cent finalised. The two fa...
PCA commends Corker-Murphy plan – estimates US$210bn additional for infrastructure investment
Last week, Senator Bob Corker (R-TN) and Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) announced a plan calling for an increase in federal petrol and diesel taxes to shore up the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) and prevent a potential nationwide road construction work stoppage. According to initial reports, the taxes will generate US$164bn increase in HTF revenues. Analysis by the Portland Cement Association (PCA)...
Spain: May cement demand down 2.9%
Cement consumption in Spain reported a 2.9 per cent drop in May to 978,688t, which is 28,849t less than the same month of last year, domestic cement association, Oficemen has said. The latest figure brings cement consumption for the year to date to 4,229,479t, down 3.5 per cent when compared with January-May 2013. Oficemen said it has been the first May since 1965 that cement consumption...
Lafarge and Holcim hire banks to sell assets
Lafarge and Holcim have hired banks to sell assets as they try to secure antitrust approval for their planned merger, according to reports by Bloomberg citing people with knowledge of the matter. Holcim has hired Credit Suisse and HSBC, while Lafarge is working with Morgan Stanley and BNP Paribas, the sources stated. The sales process is likely to start in the autumn, they said. To satis...
Paraguay river flooding reduces INC output capacity
Due to the flooding of the Paraguay River, Industria Nacional del Cemento in Paraguay will operate at only 70 per cent of its production capacity this week, said its president Jorge Méndez. He attributes the fall due to wet raw material to the mill, but expects dry raw inputs to arrive on Friday. "From Friday dry raw material will arrive and we will increase the mill capacity. We will have ...
Tajik-Chinese talks over new plant project
Talks between Tajiki and Chinese investors are underway over the construction of a cement plant in the south of the central Asian country. The 1Mta cement plant is expected to be constructed in Dangara, unnamed government sources revealed to local press. The estimated cost of the project is reported to be around US$150m.
Lafarge launches its first southeast Asia Construction Development Lab
Lafarge Malaysia yesterday launched its Construction Development Laboratory (CDL) – the sixth facility of its type to be opened by the group worldwide and the first in southeast Asia. Bradley Mulroney, president and CEO of Lafarge Malaysia said that the company is committed to contributing towards sustainable construction by providing the construction industry in Malaysia with solutions that...
Cementos Molins expects return to profit
Cementos Molins expects to be back in the black in Spain thanks to the deceleration of the market slowdown in the country and the development of its business in Mexico. Full-year profits in 2014 are expected to reach EUR30m, according to the company’s CEO, Juan Molins. Last year, the company’s profit were EUR10m, 77 per cent less than the year prior, mainly due to positive figures returned ...
India Cements to upgrade Tamil Nadu works
India Cements plans to upgrade and expand capacity of its cement plant in Salem, Tamil Nadu state, India. The company will optimise the existing kiln and add a new line. It has sought environmental clearance and once this is in place the project will be able to proceed, according to sources cited by Hindu Business Line.
Montana modernisation on the cards, USA
US-based Ash Grove Cement Company has applied for a change to its air quality permit for possible modernisation to its Montana cement facility. The Montana Department of Environmental Quality is accepting public comment on its preliminary decision to grant Ash Grove a change to its existing permit. The modified permit includes possible modernisation of the facility in the form of a new, more...