Cement News tagged: International
Najran Cement's Line 3 begins production
Najran Cement has said that commercial production of its third production line has started. The Saudi-based cement producer said output was launched on 21 September 2013. The new production line has a clinker capacity of 6500tpd. Najran Cement floated on the Saudi stock exchange in April 2012, raising US$226.5m to fund construction of the third line. However, earlier this month the company s...
Sri Lankan government plans four port-based cement facilities
The government of Sri Lanka plans to establish four cement facilities adjacent to the country’s main ports as part of its plan to establish new industrial estates within new and existing port structures. Approval has been granted to lease lands owned by the major ports of Colombo, Galle and Trincomalee to set up grinding and packing plants under the ‘One Cement Factory in One Harbour’ conce...
Spain: Cemex invests EUR4.4m in new Lloseta clinker silo
Cemex invested EUR4.4m in the construction of a new clinker silo in its Lloseta works, Spain. The new facility is designed with sustainability in mind and includes the latest emissions control systems, with hermetic closures, dust extraction filters. The silo is 27.5m (dia) x 44m high and has a storage capacity of 25,000t. The managing director of Cemex in Baleares, José Antonio Cabrera, said...
Vietnam producers increase prices
Vietnam producers have increased cement prices by VND100,000/t (US$4.71) to help mitigate higher input costs despite domestic demand remaining subdued. The increase is due to the rising cost of inputs such as petroleum, coal and power. The average selling price is now VND1.28m. Prices in the north range between VND1.28m-1.66m/t while in the north they are VND1.36-1.74m/t. Producers have...
SCG outlines Indonesian plant spend
Thailand-based Siam Cement Group (SCG) is expanding its southeast Asian presence by constructing a new cement plant on the island of West Java, Indonesia, through its subsidiary PT Semen Jawa. “The total investment for this factory is IDR3.4trn [US$304.7m],” SCG CEO Kan Trakulhoon told local press on Monday. The greenfield facility will have a capacity of 1.8Mta.
Saudi: strong growth expected to continue
Cement sales in Saudi Arabia are expected to rise by 8.2 per cent this year and rise at a CAGR of 6.3 per cent, a recent report by NCB Capital forecasts. However, concerns are raised on capacity constraints and pressures on margins as local producers import clinker to meet booming demand. “We continue to expect a strong demand outlook for cement in Saudi Arabia in the coming few years. Thi...
India Cements explores export opportunities
India Cements is looking at the possibility of resuming exports in a bid to improve capacity utilisation and benefit from the falling rupee, N Srinivasan, Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of the company, has indicated. Addressing shareholders at the company’s AGM last week, Mr Srinivasan said the cement producer was taking all the necessary measures at an operational level to improve resu...
Thatta looks forward to increased efficiency, Pakistan
After swinging to a net profit in fiscal 2013, Pakistan producer Thatta Cement is looking forward to increased efficiency as it modernises existing operations. Earlier this year the company announced that it would invest in the preheater and cooler sections of its 0.5Mta plant situated in the southern region of the country. After completion of the BMR programme, the plant would achieve sus...
Semen Baturaja expects higher 3Q output and sales
PT Semen Baturaja anticipates third-quarter 2013 production and sales to rise by 14 and seven per cent YoY, respectively, but full-year sales are expected to fall short of an earlier target. The company’s corporate secretary, Zulkifri Subli, told local press that the company expects output to increase to 337,429t from a year earlier and dispatches to rise to 321,235t. However, full year s...
US to drive gains in Cemex EBITDA – report
The US construction sector is expected to be the main driver behind an annual 12.6 per cent rise in Cemex’s EBITDA over the next five years, a report by Banco Monex has stated. Cemex is expected to achieve an annual growth rate in sales and EBITDA of 6.7 per cent and 12.6 per cent respectively over the next five years, driven by a recuperation of the US construction sector, the report said. ...
Semen Baturaja raises investment spend
Semen Baturaja is having to increase investment for its new cement plant in South Sumatra to IDR2.9m (US$253m) from the original IDR2.6trn as the weaker rupiah has raised the cost of imported equipment. “According to our assessments, there will be additional costs of between IDR200bn-300bn due to exchange rate changes, as we have to import machines, Zulfikri Subli, corporate secretary of Sem...
Jan-August cement dispatches in Peru rise 9.9%
Cement shipments in the Peruvian market totalled 6.701Mt between January and August 2013, reflecting a 9.87 per cent increase YoY, according to the country’s cement association, Asocem. Cement production during the period was 6.847Mt, up 9.81 per cent from 6.236Mt recorded in Jan-Aug 2012. Exports in August reached 125,027t, noting a significant advance of 36 per cent YoY. In August 201...
Semen Indonesia to launch new packing plant
A new packaging terminal being built by Semen Indonesia in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, will be ready in the next quarter and forms part of a strategy to position the company closer to end-markets and reduce logistical costs. Around 80 per cent of the plant’s construction had been completed by August and the new plant is expected to be opened in the fourth quarter of 2013, according to c...
Loesche wins another order at Dangote's Ibese works
Dangote Cement has placed another order with Loesche for a VRM cement mill, this time for its new Ibese 7 project. Loesche will supply a LM63.3+3 mill for clinker to be ground with components such as gypsum and limestone.This is the seventh LM63.3+3 to be ordered by Dangote for the Ibese works, and the total capacity of the seven mills will be well over 2000tph. In addition, Loesche will d...
Ecuador sees Jan-August double-digit sales rise
Ecuador cement sales increased by 11.3 per cent in the first eight months of the year, according to the latest statistics from the Instituto Ecuatoriano de Cemento (INECYC). For the January-August 2013, accumulated dispatches totaled 4.271Mt compared to 3.836Mt in the same period of the year before. In August alone, sales climbed to 579,080t versus 557,125t in the same month of 2012, repres...
Al Jouf undertakes unscheduled kiln maintenance
Al Jouf Cement has temporarily halted its production line for unscheduled maintenance until 5 October, the Saudi-based company said in a statement to the bourse. Al Jouf Cement said that the shutdown will cost SAR18m (USD 4.8m/EUR 3.5m), but will not impact its ability to meet contractual obligations to clients. The company also stopped production in the last two weeks of June for unsche...