Cement News tagged: International
Ketton solar power plant could see year-end start, UK
A new solar power plant to be built on land owned by Hanson Cement could be up-and-running by year-end, with over a third of its power destined to supply the UK cement producer's Ketton works. Lark Energy, based in Market Deeping, has been granted planning permission to create the farm on land near Pit Lane, Ketton, local news reported. If a condition on drainage is approved by Rutland Coun...
Semen Indonesia sees robust sales rise
Semen Indonesia has announced that its sales increased to 18.5Mt in the first nine months of the year, 15.6 per cent higher than the same period of last year including a notable rise in exports. Most sales derived from holding company Semen Indonesia (9.5Mt), followed by its subsidiaries Semen Padang (5Mt) and Semen Tonasa (3.95Mt). Sales increased by 17.5, 6.6 and 24.2 per cent respectivel...
China production rises in first eight months
China's cement and clinker production totalled 1.52bnt and 888Mt in the first eight months of 2013, up 9.2 per cent and 5.2 per cent respectively from the same period of a year earlier, according to the China Cement Association. The southwestern and northwestern regions saw the fastest growth rates of 14.6 per cent and 15.4 per cent, while production in the northeast continued to decline, ...
SGC full-year revenue to be affected by flood impact
Siam Cement Group (SCG) expects full year revenue to be slightly lower than original forecasts as flooding hits domestic sales. In an interview with the Bangkok Post, SCG’s chief executive Kan Trakhulhoon, said sales of cement and building materials have clearly witnessed a slowdown as floods spread to wider areas including the eastern area which is not usually flooded. The decline will resul...
Vicem sales rise 9.5% in first nine months
Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation (Vicem) reported a 9.5 per cent YoY rise in sales for the first nine months of 2013 to 15.84Mt, meeting 72.3 per cent of its full-year target. Of the total, 14.35Mt of sales were destined for the domestic market, a rise of 6.2 per cent YoY (comprising 11.61Mt of cement and 2.74Mt of clinker). Meanwhile, 1.49Mt of cement and clinker were exported, represent...
Holcim Indonesia commissions new packing plant
Holcim Indonesia has commissioned its new packaging plant and silo in Pontianak, West Kalimantan. President Director of Holcim Indonesia, Eaman Ginley, said the packing plant and silo would better serve the customers in the region. "With the facility we hope to reach our operational target . Our customers would easily find our product in the market in West Kalimantan," he told local media. T...
Zambia prices rise on increased fuel costs
Cement prices in the Zambian city of Ndola have risen by ZMW15 (US$2.84) as construction activity booms and the country’s leading producer looks to offset a rise in fuel costs. The Times of Zambia reported that in some outlets, prices have risen from ZMW65 to ZMW80 (US$12 to US$15). Eugene Chungu, corporate affairs and communication director of Lafarge Cement Zambia, said the hike in prices...
PCA: political risks could derail US recovery
US economic growth and employment levels continue to improve and PCA forecasts that this trend will carry on through 2013. However, the association warns that domestic political risks do have the potential to undermine this improvement. A recent article by the PCA notes that the Federal government shutdown (depending on its duration), along with long-term debt ceiling and budget sequestratio...
Russia: the rise of imported cement
Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has launched a case against stevedoring companies and ports in the Rostov region for refusing the transfer of shipments from Turkey over the past few months, against a backdrop of increasing imports into parts of the country. The Russian competition watchdog initiated the case following a series of complaints against SK "Blue Wave", LLC " D...
Indonesia sales growth slows, Jan-Sept
Indonesian sales growth has slowed over the first nine months of this year despite hitting a monthly record in September. Data from the Indonesian Cement Association (ASI) showed that domestic sales totalled 41.58Mt between Jan-September 2013, an increase of 5.3 per cent compared to 39.48Mt in the same period of last year. The YoY growth in the first nine months was lower than the 7.5 per...
Ulyanovskcement reports steady gains
JSC Ulyanovskcement, part of Russia’s Eurocement group, has shown a steady increase in all of its performance indicators during the first eight months of this year. In January-August 2013 the plant produced 1.243Mt of cement and 1.046Mt of clinker, a YoY rise of one and five per cent, respectively. Shipments reached 1.26Mt during the period, surpassing last year’s amount over the first eight...
Vietnam sees double-digit rise in 9M13 sales
Vietnam sold 44.4Mt of cement in the first nine months of this year, representing an increase of 12 per cent YoY, the Building Materials Department under the Ministry of Construction has said. The total amount sold also included 10Mt of cement and clinker exports. At present, the industry has around 2.6Mt of unsold products, mainly clinker, including 1.2Mta of cement and clinker from the V...
Construction of new Eskisehir plant begins, Turkey
Kupeliler AS has started the construction of an integrated cement plant in the northwestern Turkish province of Eskisehir. The facility will have the capacity to produce 1.5Mta and 2Mta of clinker and cement, respectively, once operations begin in 2015, Dunya daily news reported. Kupeliler is financing the project with own funds, the company's board chairman Hasan Kupeli, told the news portal.
SFERA eyes Montenegro project
The Russia-based SFERA group is considering developing a cement plant in the Montenegrin town of Pljevlja, local media reported on Wednesday. SFERA representatives and local company Crnogorski Cement Pljevlja met in Podgorica to discuss the project, as well as the potential of the Jagnjilo marl deposit site in the Pljevlja municipality, broadcaster RTCG reported. Consumption in the Montenegr...
Raysut to begin construction of new terminal by year-end, Oman
Construction of Raysut Cement's terminal at the Duqm Port, Oman, will begin by the end of this year, local press have reported. The new cement terminal will bolster the import of bulk cement in the country. Construction of the facility is expected to take one year. The Port of Duqm authorities are negotiating with several companies for the export of minerals such as limestone.
Urban development projects to spur Turkish demand
Mustafa Guclu, chairman of the TÇMB provides an overview of the Turkish cement sector Caglan Becan of the TÇMB welcomes 400 delegates to this year's event Urban development and large-scale projects will be key drivers of Turkish cement demand growth going forward, according to Mustafa Guclu, chairman of the Turkish Cement Association (TÇ...