Cement News tagged: International
SCCC maintains positive outlook for 2014, Thailand
Siam City Cement Co (SCCC) maintains a positive outlook for cement demand in its domestic market of Thailand despite government infrastructure project having been delayed due to current political instability. Thailand’s second-largest cement producer expects cement demand to increase by five per cent as government-supported infrastructure should resume following next year’s general election,...
Dangote to commission Zambia power plant by end-1Q14
The Dangote Group will commission a US$50m power plant in the first quarter of 2013 to supply its factory currently under construction in Ndola, Zambia Anand Kameshwar, company senior general manager responsible for the project told the Times of Zambia that construction of the power plant was progressing well and the power plant will start operating by the end of the first quarter of 2014. “...
Holcim (New Zealand) selects locations for two cement import terminals
Holcim (New Zealand) has selected Timaru and Auckland as the location for two new 30,000t bulk cement import terminals. The company said that having reviewed proposals from ports throughout New Zealand, it had identified Waitemata in Auckland and Timaru as its preferred locations for the two terminals. "An import terminal at the Port of Auckland enables Holcim to supply cement direct into o...
New US capacity plans to ease imbalances
A pick-up in the number of new capacity projects announced in the USA is set to ease the imbalances caused by depressed economic growth and subsequent plant closures and expansion postponements seen over the past period, the Portland Cement Association has said. Approximately 7.5Mta of new clinker capacity is scheduled to come on-line in the USA by the end of the PCA’s forecast horizon (2018)...
Bosowa Corp set to start Banten plant construction, Indonesia
The Bosowa Corporation said it plans to start construction of a new cement plant in Cilegon, Banten, in the first quarter of next year. Company CEO, Erwin Aksa, told the Jakarta Post that should construction begin in March 2014, operations could commence by the end of 2015. The new facility is expected to serve the surrounding areas, notably Banten, Greater Jakarta and Lumpung, Erwin added. ...
Jamaica close to concluding PetroCaribe supply deal
The government of Jamaica is close to concluding a supply contract with Venezuela to use cement exports to meet some debt repayment obligations under the PetroCaribe agreement. Under the Trade Compensation Mechanism of the PetroCaribe energy cooperation agreement, Jamaica is allowed to settle a portion of its oil debt to Venezuela through the export of goods and/or services. According to a ...
Chaudhary Group launches production at new Nepal plant
The Chaudhary Group (CG) has started production from a new 1500tpd plant in Nepal. Barun Chaudhary, director of CG, said the new Chinese-built plant can produce 250tpd of OPC and 1350tpd of PPC. The group plans to formally launch CG OPC next week, while CG PPC will follow a month later. “We have identified places between Janakpur in the east to Darchula in the west as our potential mark...
PPC gets competition tribunal go-ahead for Safika Cement acquisition
PPC’s previously-announced acquisition of South African blended cement producer Safika Cement has been unconditionally approved by the country’s Competition Tribunal. An agreement to acquire a controlling equity stake in Safika Cement for a cash consideration of approximately ZAR350m (US$35.3m) was announced by PPC in August this year. PPC said last Friday, that the completed deal further...
Al Jouf begins trial production of new line, Saudi Arabia
Al Jouf Cement has launched trial operations of its second production line, the Saudi-based cement producer said in a bourse statement. The new kiln line has a clinker capacity of 5000tpd. In late October, the company had signed an agreement with Al Rajhi Bank for a SAR400m (US$106.7m) loan to partially finance the construction of the new line, to be repaid by June 2019.
FLSmidth confirms talks for new Oman Cement project
FLSmidth has confirmed it is in talks with Oman Cement Co for supply of equipment and machinery for a cement plant following reports in Omani media. The Danish equipment supplier said in a statement that: “If and when down payment is received and the contract becomes binding, we shall immediately inform the market.”
Mbeya Cement inaugurates new bag filter, Tanzania
Lafarge Mbeya Cement, part of the Lafarge group, has inaugurated a new bag filter to reduce stack emissions at its plant at Songwe, Tanzania. The initiative forms part of the company's efforts to improve its overall production process which will also see an increase in capacity. The filter reduces stack emissions to 10mg/nm3, lower than the 2013 Tanzania Environmental Regulations of 50mg/nm3...
Chinese sign US$733m cement deals in Nigeria and Myanmar
Sinoma and CITIC Heavy Industries have agreed deals worth US$733m to construct cement plants in Nigeria and Myanmar, respectively. Sinoma International Engineering Co Ltd, part of China National Materials Co Ltd, signed a US$536m contract with Nigeria’s Dangote Cement Plc, according to a Reuters report. Sinoma and Dangote will build two clinker cement production lines in Nigeria, each with a...
Zambia: Zambezi Portland ups cement output
Zambezi Portland Cement (ZPC) chief financial officer, Peter Kang’ombe, said that the company had increased production from 36,000tpm to 39,000tpm in the last four months of 2013. Mr Kang’ombe said despite the measure, local market demand for the commodity remained high, forcing the ZPC to reduce cement exports by nearly 10 per cent of the monthly output. Kang'ombe said the Kalumbila Mine pro...
Israel: Nesher to pack cement in smaller bags
Nesher Cement has to comply with a Knesset committee bill to sell cement in 25kg bags in addition to the 50kg bags that are currently available. N esher has asked for more time to make the switch-over, but the request has been refused by the committee. “The company is preparing to manufacture 25kg bags in any case, with no connection to this bill,” Nesher vice-president Aya Avidor told the ...
Ghana: Ghacem cement to regions in need of development
Ghacem has donated 16,000 bags of cement to schools and hospitals which were drawn from the Upper East, Upper West, Northern, Ashanti and Brong Ahafo regions. The list of beneficiaries includes about 137 health and educational institutions in deprived communities in northern Ghana. The Managing Director of Ghacem, Mr Morten Gade, in a keynote address, said it was the objective of the Ghacem C...
UltraTech in talks for two plant projects
UltraTech Cement is planning to invest the construction of two cement plants in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand. The Industrial Development Department of Uttarakhand has reportedly signed a Memorandum of Understanding with India’s largest cement producer for a 3.5Mta plant in Tuni and a 2Mta plant in Someshwar. Chief minister of Uttarakhand, Vijay Bahguna, said: "The setting up ...