Cement News tagged: International
Eurocement eyes Belarus cement investment
The Eurocement Group of Russia is ready to invest US$70-80m to upgrade cement production facilities in Belarus, Minister of Architecture and Construction, Anatoly Chernyi, told a press conference. "Eurocement Group suggested helping us to switch the cement production plants from the wet-process of cement production to the dry-process,” the minister said. Further negotiations will be held bet...
China prices seen rising over 2014-15
Cement prices in China are expected to increase by 10 and five per cent in 2014 and 2015, respectively, according to research report by HSBC. As a result, higher prices as well as lower coal costs may offset rising costs from environmental protection monitoring, the bank expects. It expects gross profit in 2015 for cement companies to rise by 59 per cent compared to 2012. Over the next two ye...
Southern Indian producers start shipments to Myanmar
Cement producers in southern India have begun exporting to Myanmar in a bid to boost utilisation rates as regional domestic demand remains subdued. According to reports by The Times of India, Chettinad Cements, India Cements, Dalmia Cements and Ramco Cement have started shipments to Myanmar in the past few months. Dalmia Cements began exporting cement last month with volumes amounting to 1...
India: Zuari Cement picks up 'Outstanding Company in Cement' award
Zuari Cement announced it won the "Outstanding Company in Cement Sector" Award as part of the Fourth EPC World Awards 2013. In a release, the company said it is a recognition for excellence. Now in its fourth year, the EPC World Awards is the foremost in its category that acknowledges the achievements of the companies and individuals from infrastructure, construction and real estate sectors....
Colombia's 2013 cement output up 3%
Colombian yearly cement production increased three per cent to 11.25Mt compared to 2012 with dispatches for 2013 up 3.5 per cent to 10.87Mt, reports Business News America.
Cemtech Middle East & Africa underway
Cemtech Middle East & Africa 2014, the leading international cement conference and exhibition series, has opened in Dubai in front of an audience of over 270 senior industry delegates from 35 countries, including Guest of Honour, His Excellency Sheikh Yaser Al Qasemi, General Manager of Union Cement Company, Ras Al Khaimah, and Chairman of the Cement Producers’ Association of the UAE. T...
Philippines: cement prices start to rise
Local cement manufacturers raised prices from 1 February 2014 by an average of PHP8/40kg (US$0.17/40kg) bag of cement to PHP220 (US$4.85) from PHP212 (US$4.67) per bag amid strong demand for cement on huge government infrastructure projects on top of buoyant construction activities from the private sector. Cemex Philippines was the first to implement the price increase as part of its sched...
Allied Cement wins approval for Bailonggang project
Allied Cement has been given approval for its Bailonggang project by the Development and Reform Commission. The new plant is to be based in Bailonggang, Pudong, Shanghai and is a joint venture between Allied Cement and Shanghai Building Material Group. Following granting of the major approvals from the relevant authorities for the Bailonggang project, the next stage will include land acquis...
Nigeria: coalition demand 42.5 grade of cement
A coalition of civil society groups and professional bodies in the construction industry is launching a campaign in Nigeria for the standardisation of cement production and importation. Specifically, the coalition said it would call on the relevant authorities to initiate actions to make 42.5 grade of cement the standard product in Nigeria. It noted that nearly all the cement manufacturers a...
Mondi’s Casablancan industrial bags plant obtains ISO 9001
Mondi’s Morrocan industrial bags plant in Casablanca has been successfully certified according to ISO 9001:2008 for quality management systems. “We are extremely proud to have achieved the ISO 9001 certification and it complements our OHSAS 18001 certification,” said Hicham Jalal, managing director Mondi Industrial Bags Morocco. “With this step our plant in Casablanca further strengthens its ...
Pakistan to report fall in dispatches in 1M14
The Pakistan cement industry is likely to post a MoM drop of 13 per cent of total dispatches in January 2014 as winter affected both domestic and export shipments, which were down by 13 per cent and 12 per cent, respectively. But 7MFY14 (Jul-Jan) total dispatches minutely improved by 0.4 per cent to 18.68Mt. According to estimates of leading brokerage houses, cement units located in the no...
Canada: competitors annoyed at government funding of cement project
The Quebec government has drawn criticism regarding its CAD250m (US$225m) guaranteed loan for the new McInnis Cement plant at Port-Daniel-Gascons. The McInnis project is scheduled to produce 2Mta of cement and will employ about 2,400 workers during the construction phase — and about 400 people directly and indirectly by 2016, when the plant should be fully operational. However, rivals...
PSCS price rise puts ready-mix companies on strike in West Bank
Scores of ready-mix companies in the West Bank have halted their operations in the Palestinian territories in an open protest against unjustified increases in the rates charged for imported Israeli cement by the Palestinian Commercial Services Company (PCSC). PSCS has increased the cement prices six times since the beginning of 2013. “A total of 67 ready-mix cement companies will not function...
Namibia: Ohorongo sees output rise in 2013
The Ohorongo cement works in Namibia saw its output rise by 23 per cent in 2013 after a muted 2012 production. While the company experienced a difficult business environment in 2012 with imports from Asia capturing a large share of the market, last year saw an improved scenario. The cement producer supplied product to multibillion dollar construction projects such as the Husab uranium mine ...
Azerbaijan output surpasses 2Mta mark
Cement production in Azerbaijan reached a high of 2.04Mt in 2013, up 3.8 per cent YoY. The central Asian country has recently seen the entry of two new players. Akkord Corp opened a greenfield plant located near Dash Salakhly village in the district of Gazakh. Built by CBMI Construction and with engineering advice from SC Industry AS of Turkey, the new facility has a cement capacity of 1Mta...
SPCB issues notice to Orissa plant, India
The State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) has issued a show cause notice to UltraTech Cement’s factory in the village of Arda, Orissa, for violating pollution norms and asked the company to respond within 15 days as to why action should not be taken against it. Residents surrounding the plant have claimed that dust emissions are causing a health hazard. Mukesh Mahalinga, regional officer of SP...