Cement News tagged: International
TCC expects sales increase in China and Taiwan
Taiwan Cement Co (TCC) said it expects shipments to China to increase by double-digits this year due to strong infrastructure demand while domestic shipments are also forecast to advance. Shipments to China are forecast to increase by 10-15 per cent this year from 39.7Mt in 2012 to 45-46Mt this year, the Tapei Times reported Taiwan Cement’s senior vice president Edward Huang saying during an...
ASEC Minya begins production, Egypt
ASEC Minya Cement, an affiliate company of ASEC Cement, announced it has started production at its new 2Mta factory in the Minya governorate. The new factory is located 200km from south Cairo and 50km from North Minya city. Daily News Egypt reported that Giorgio Bodo, CEO of ASEC Cement, expressed his gratitude for the beginning of the new factory’s production despite the political and ...
ACC plans West Bengal grinding plant, India
ACC Ltd plans to boost its cement capacity in eastern India through the construction of a new grinding plant in West Bengal, as well as expansion of two existing facilities. Vivek Chawla, Chief Executive of East, ACC Ltd, told Business Line that the company plans to expand its capacity in the East by 4Mta to 10Mt over the next three years, financed through internal accrual. The new 1.5Mt...
Belgian fines for restricting market access
The three leading cement producers in Belgium, together with two industry associations, have been fined EUR14.7m for restricting market access. The Belgium Competition Council said in a statement on Friday that CBR (part of the HeidelbergCement group), Holcim Belgium and CCB (Italcementi) colluded with the Belgian cement association FEBELCEM and the national centre for technical and scient...
Tanzanian producers call for reinstatement of EACUP import duties
Cement producers in Tanzania are calling for the government to reinstate the East African Custom Union Protocol (EACUP) 2005 to protect the industry against an influx of imports. The Guadian reported that during a half-day seminar chaired by the ministry of Transport (drawing key industry players, contractors and media representatives) local cement producers said their profits have been decl...
Armenia production rises 6.2% in first seven months
Cement production in Armenia rose by 6.2 per cent in the first seven months of the year, according to the latest data from the country’s national statistics service. During January-July 2013, Armenia produced 235,600t of cement, the government’s statistics agency reported. Meanwhile, local press reported that 92,500t of this amount was exported to neighbouring Georgia. Armenia’s building ...
Cementos Progreso to construct new plant, Guatemala
Guatemala’s largest producer, Cementos Progreso, plans to spend US$720m on the construction of a new cement plant, according to local news reports. The greenfield plant will be constructed in the San Gabriel Buena Vista farm in San Juan Sacatepequez and have an installed capacity of 2.3Mta, according to reports by Prensalibre.com. Completion is expected in 2016. Cementos Progreso currentl...
Southern Province Cement 1H net profit up 3.7%
Southern Province Cement posted a SAR566m (US$150.9m) net profit for the first half of 2013, up from SAR546m a year ago. The company attributed the increase to higher sales driven by a rise in local demand. The company operates 6.2Mta of cement capacity in the kingdom from three cement plants. Line 2 at its plant in Tahama was put into operation last year with a capacity of 10,000tpd and a ...
Mozambique plans supervisory system to ensure steady supplies
The government of Mozambique plans to implement a supervisory system to ensure the time and sufficient supply of cement into the market. Henrique Banze, spokesperson for the Council of Ministers and deputy Foreign Affairs, said on Tuesday that the government was concerned about ensuring steady supplies of cement as large infrastructure projects are swallowing up much of cement output, leavin...
Construction of Ain El Kebira second line begins, Algeria
Algeria’s Minister of Industry, SMEs and Investment Promotion, Cherif Rahmani, started off the construction of the second production line at the Ain El Kebira cement plant, north of Setif. The new line, which has a clinker capacity of 6000tpd, is part of GICA’s drive to up state-owned production capacity by 26Mt by the end of 2016. When completed, in 33 months’ time, the extension will take...
Najran delays launch of WHR project, Saudi Arabia
Najran Cement has postponed the launch of its waste heat recovery (WHR) plant by six months, the company said in a bourse statement yesterday. The Saudi-based cement producer will now bring the new WHR plant on line in March 2014 instead of September 2013 as originally planned. The project is costing US$45m with a projected power generating capacity of 27.1MW.
Tajikistan-China JV plant inaugurated
A new Tajikistan-China joint cement plant venture was inaugurated yesterday in the presence of Tajikistan president Emomali Rakhmon, taking the country a step closer to achieving its aim of self sufficiency in the cement sector. The 1Mta greenfield plant, situated in the Yovon district, has been built by Huaxin Gayur Cement at a cost of US$100m. Huaxin Gayur Cement was established by Huaxin Z...
Monthly cement production rises 6.2%, Colombia
Colombia produced 966,800t of cement in July 2013, up 6.2 per cent YoY, according to the latest data from national statistics office Dane. In terms of dispatches, a 11.5 per cent rise to 980,500t was reported as construction companies increased orders by 19.7 per cent and ready-mix concrete firms by 18.5 per cent. Sales to the retail sector also saw a six per cent advance. During July, Có...
Siam City Cement shelves Cambodia plant plans
Thailand-based Siam City Cement (SCCC) has put its plans for a 1Mta cement plant in Cambodia on hold while it concentrates on meeting domestic market needs. Managing director of SCCC, Philippe Arto, told the Bangkok Post that the company's board has decided to put its plans for the US$150m Cambodia facility “on the shelf” after finishing a feasibility study. Construction had been expected to...
India invites expressions of interest for CCI units
The government of India has announced plans to sell four non-operating units of state-owned Cement Corporation of India. “Cement Corporation of India has started the sale process as it has invited expressions of interest for the outright sale of four non-operational units. The sale would be done through an e-auction process,” an official said. The government owns 100 per cent of the public s...
Moroccan sales slide 12.6% in first six months
In the first half of 2013 Moroccan cement sales fell 12.6 per cent YoY to 7.8Mt, although the pace of decline significantly eased in the second quarter, latest statistics from the Directorate of Studies and Planning of the country’s Ministry of Economy and Finance show. While the market continues to contract, second-quarter sales fell by four per cent, far less than the 21 per cent drop reco...