Cement News tagged: International
Dangote heads to South America?
Dangote Cement plc is planning to build a presence in three South American countries, according to Nigeria’s economic newspaper Business Day, quoting Devakumar Edwin, Dangote’s CEO. Mr Edwin said the company has signed a joint-venture agreement with an undisclosed regional firm. He also refused to name the three countries concerned, saying only that they “have enormous natural resources and e...
Cade likely to impose fine on Brazil producers
Brazil's antitrust watchdog Cade is likely to impose fines totalling BRL3.1bn (US$1.3bn) on six cement producers for alleged market collusion. Late Wednesday, four of five members of the board of Brazil's Administrative Council for Economic Defense, or Cade, voted for the penalties, while the remaining member requested a review of the process. Under the regulator's rules, during the review p...
West China Cement completes Phase 1 of waste sludge treatment facility
West China Cement announced that it has completed Phase 1of its first waste sludge treatment facility at its Lantian plant, as part of on-going energy conservation and environmental protection efforts. The facility has been established under the auspices of the Shaanxi Provincial and Municipal Environmental Protection Administrative Department to co-treat industrial waste produced by the ne...
CBR to close Harmignies cement plant, Belgium
CBR, part of HeidelbergCement, announced Wednesday to staff representatives that the company plans to close the Harmignies 0.22Mta white cement plant in Belgium, a move which is expected to affect 97 jobs. "This announcement can be explained by the structural difficulties faced by the plant as well as the deterioration of the white cement market. If it is confirmed, this could generate for t...
February launch for Cimaf plant
Ciments de L’Afrique (Cimaf), a subsidiary of Ciments de L’Atlas, has said it intends to officially start production at its Doula grinding plant in Cameroon next month. The new milling facility, located in the industrial zone of Bonabéri, will have an initial cement capacity of 0.5Mta and be supplied with clinker from Morocco. According to local sources, the last bagging tests were recent...
Ahangarancement output rises in 2013, Uzbekistan
Ahangarancement, part of the Eurocement Group, produced over 1.116Mt of clinker and 1.62Mt of cement in 2013. The Uzbekistan-based producer said clinker volumes rose by 13 per cent YoY (or 137,600t) while cement output was up by six per cent (86,400t). The company’s shipments increased by 88,100t to 1.613Mt last year, an increase six per cent. Shipments of bagged cement also rose by 23 per c...
Carib Cement receives cheque from government for Venezuela exports
The government of Jamaica has given Carib Cement Co a cheque worth US$1.69m as part payment for the provision of clinker to Venezuela under the Trade Compensation Mechanism of the PetroCaribe Agreement. The initiative will see Jamaica supply Venezuela with some 100,000t of clinker valued at approximately US$8.5m. The clinker shipments began in December 2013 and are expected to continue until...
Double-digit rise in Nepal cement sales
Nepal-based cement producers have reported a 10-15 per cent YoY increase in 2013 cement sales as the construction of dams, bridges and housing projects boosts demand. According to the Nepal Cement Manufacturers Association, there are around 44 cement facilities, of which around 12 are able to produce clinker. Despite local production being able to satisfy domestic demand, around 15 per ce...
Pakistan 1H export volumes and revenue down
Pakistan exports declined both in terms of volume and value in the first six months of the current fiscal, data from the Bureau of Statistics shows. Cement exports totalled 4.206Mt on revenues of US$257.07m compared to 4.681Mt at US$304.31m. This translates into a 10.15 per cent decline in volume and 15.52 per cent fall in dollar value on a YoY basis. In terms of the Pakistan rupee exports...
Cemex to export 100,000t white cement from Sagunto
Mexico-based cement producer Cemex anticipates it will export 100,000t of white cement through the port of Sagunto, Spain. A first shipment is expected to leave the port for Greece, carrying 4500t of cement. A second dispatch will deliver a similar volume in big bags. White cement demand has experienced a surge in north African countries as the material is enjoying growing popularity in the...
CG invests in Nepalese plants
Nepal´s leading business conglomerate Chaudhary Group (CG) is investing NPR10bn (US$101m) on cement plants in Dumkibas of Nawalparasi and Palpa. The CG brand of cement produced at the Dumkibas-based plant has already hit the market. The factory produces 1300tpd. Similarly, CG is also setting up both clinker and cement plants in Palpa with an investment of NPR7.5bn in the Palpa plants.
Moroccan 2013 cement sales decline
Cement sales in Morocco showed a 6.3 per cent decline in 2013, reflecting a worsening market contraction. In 2012, sales fell by 1.6 per cent, according to the Association Professionnelle des Cimentiers (APC). The latest figures, which show a 4.4 per cent decline in sales in December come after a November rebound in demand from a 18.63 per cent drop in October. APC Managing Director, Ah...
Raysut Cement selects Siwertell system for Omani port operations
Oman's leading cement producer, Raysut Cement Co, has ordered a high capacity road-mobile Siwertell unloading and conveying system from Cargotec for cement-handling operations at the ports of Duqm and Sohar, Oman. The contract, which supports the company's expansion plans in Oman, comprises the delivery of a road-mobile Siwertell 10 000 S unloader unit and a road-mobile Siwertell PumpMaster b...
ACC reports full-year loss, Saudi Arabia
Saudi producer Arabian Cement Company (ACC) reported SAR190m (US$50.7m) in net earnings in FY13, a 50.96 per cent decline compared with SAR387.4 min FY12. In the fourth quarter of 2013, ACC reported a loss of SAR108.7m against a loss of SAR82.3m in the corresponding period of the previous year. ACC is the the fifth-largest producer in Saudi Arabia with a capacity of 3.84Mta. The company had...
India Ratings maintains 'stable negative' outlook on cement sector
India Ratings has maintained a ‘stable negative’ outlook for the domestic cement sector in FY15 given the slowdown in construction and infrastructure sectors. Cement demand is expected to remain subdued with growth pegged at around 5-6 per cent in FY15, according to the research house. However, while slower infrastructure and construction activity impact growth, a number of other key driver...
CMS to invest in new grinding plant
CMS Cement, part of the Cahya Mata Sarawak group, has announced plans to invest in a third grinding unit to meet Sarawak's further cement consumption requirements. The new grinding plant will boost capacity by 1Ma to 2.75Mta. It will be established adjacent to CMS Cement's existing clinker plant in Mambong, Jalan Penrissen, according to Richard Curtis, managing director of Cahya Mata. C...