Cement News tagged: International
Al Jouf completes supply agreement
Saudi-Arabia based Al Jouf Cement said in a bourse statement today that it has completed supplying clinker and cement according to the contracts signed with Al-Rajhi Factory in Jordan. The company added that the contract value totals nearly SAR47m (US$12.5m).
Polish cement production grows 40.3% YoY in April
Polish cement production jumped by 40.3 per cent YoY to 1.45Mt in April, while sales increased 23.5 per cent YoY for the month of April to 1.46Mt, said Poland's Cement Producer Association in a statement. Year-to-date production increased 48.4 per cent YoY to 3.98Mta, while sales from January to April rose by 46.9 per cent YoY to 4.14Mta.
Semen Indonesia to acquire stake in Myanmar producer
Indonesia's largest cement manufacturing company, Semen Indonesia, is all set to enter Myanmar's cement market after it agreed to purchase a minority stake at a local cement firm, according to president director of the company, Mr Dwi Soetjipto. "At the moment we can only enter Myanmar's economy with minority control, so we will start with a 30 per cent ownership," Soetjipto announced. Mr S...
Pakistan: utilisation rates reach 5-year high
Cement despatches in Pakistan reached an all time high of 3.21Mt during April 2014 raising the industry hopes of a long awaited turnaround. The sector has achieved capacity utilisation of 75.21 per cent during first 10 months of the current fiscal year – the highest level achieved during last five years – and industry experts expecting that this will be increased to 80 per cent by the end of J...
India: cement firms need solutions to gypsum shortage
According to a research report jointly published on 30 April by lobby group Confederation of Indian Industry and consulting firm AT Kerney, India has a scarcity of gypsum resources, which does not bode well for the cement industry. Indian cement companies are on the lookout for overseas mines to secure supplies of gypsum. Domestic gypsum supplies are now limited, say industry executives, whi...
Indian expansion for FLSmidth MAAG Gear
The first assemble and service unit of FLSmidth MAAG Gear in India was inaugurated on 28 April at the Bawal Growth Centre manufacturing unit, Rewari district, Haryana at the Delhi – Jaipur national highway. With its state-of-the-art facilities the new gearbox assembling unit follows the business and market requirements in India and neighbouring countries. “This state-of-art assembly shop conf...
Indonesia: electricity price rise alarms cement producers
Surging electricity costs resulting from subsidy withdrawal by the Indonesian government have been cited as the reason for Holcim Indonesia to bring forward plans to increase cement prices this year and for PT Semen Indonesia to consider doing the same. The government began raising electricity costs on 1 May 2014 by either 38.9 per cent or 64.7 per cent, depending on businesses’ power consump...
Nigeria: Dangote to stabilise cement price
Speaking to shareholders at the 5th 2013 Annual General Meeting Aliko Dangote, Chairman of Dangote Cement Plc, pledged that his company would intensify direct-to-consumer deliveries to help stabilise cement prices in Nigeria. Aliko Dangote admitted that most input costs into cement production have risen to an "astronomically high" level, but that his organisation is committed to reducing pric...
US cement shipments rise in February
Total shipments of Portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico in February 2014 were 4.7Mt, up slightly from the level in February 2013 reports the US Geological Survey. Shipments for the year through February rose to 9.6Mt. The leading Portland cement-producing states in February were: Texas, California, Florida, Missouri, and Alabama, in descending order. The leading co...
Papua New Guinea to build new cement plant
A project to convert Simbu province's vast limestone resource into cement will begin this year, said Peter O'Neill, Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister. The Prime Minister told Parliament that the province's Chuave district has a limestone resource that will be commercially developed under a project that has already been brought before Cabinet for its approval. "The NEC has approved PGK28m ...
Cembureau: 4Q13 economic improvement in Europe
Cembureau noted a clear improvement in the macroeconomic and industrial environment across the EU over the second half of 2013, gaining some momentum in 4Q13, resulting in overall better annual 2013 figures compared to one year earlier. Real GDP growth in 2013 was 0.1 per cent (versus -0.4 per cent in 2012) in the EU. Germany recorded a GDP growth of 0.4 per cent (versus 0.7 per cent) and F...
Angola: FCKS inaugurates 4500tpd kiln line
Fábrica de Cimento do Kwanza Sul (FCKS) has inaugurated its Kwanza Sul Cement plant and is now ready to start supplying cement in Angola following a construction period of four years and six months of tests, said the company's director Tembua Mucazo Roberto.The US$600m project was funded by South Korean group Samsung Corp. At the inauguration ceremony, Tembua Mucazo Roberto said that the pl...
Nicaragua: Cemex builds new grinding plant
Mexico's Cemex has begun construction on a new US$55m cement grinding plant in Nicaragua, the company said in a statement. The new grinding plant will boost cement capacity in Nicaragua by 440,000tpa and help to meet rising cement consumption. The country's cement has been boosted by the need for more housing and infrastructure development. Cemex said the new plant in Ciudad Sandino, on the ...
Pakistan producers raise cement prices
Cement prices in Pakistan have increased by PKR10/50kg bag from PKR525 (US$5.31) to PKR535. Cement companies, including DG Khan Cement, Lucky Cement and Falcon Cement have raised the price of a 50kg bag from PKR515.20 to PKR525.35. In June 2013, a 50kg bag cost PKR450 but after the budget announcement it rose to PKR500 in July as the sales tax regime was changed. Cement makers that are d...
Colombia’s cement producers raise output by 16% in March 2014
Colombia’s cement production rose in March 2014 by 16 per cent, particularly in Cundinamarca (+35 per cent), Antioquia (+33.3 per cent), Bogotá (+22 per cent) and Valle del Cauca (+26 per cent). These latest advances in output see first-quarter 2014 cement production increase by 9.8 per cent, underlining previous expectations that the construction sector is contributing significantly to the c...
Egypt production disrupted by gas shortages
Securing sufficient fuel to operate production facilities has become one of the key challenges for Egyptian cement manufacturers with output rates dropping and input costs rising, leading to cement prices rising. Latest industry reports state that production has come to a halt at 10 cement plants following EGAS's decision to temporarily cut off the gas supply. The plants reportedly account f...