Cement News tagged: International
Ambuja Cements September sales and output climb, India
Indian producer Ambuja Cements said sales rose 4.73 per cent to 1.55Mt in September from 1.48Mt in the same month a year ago, the company said in a statement. The company reported growth of 6.85 per cent in cement production at 1.56Mt, compared to 1.46Mt in September 2011. For the first nine months of this year, sales reached 16.37Mt, a 6.23 per cent increase compared to 15.41Mt in the same ...
Eurocement to construct new plant, Russia
Russia’s leading cement producer is planning to build a new cement plant in the Blagodarnensky district of the Stavropol territory. The plant’s annual capacity will be 1.3Mta and the amount to be invested will be RUB15bn, SKRIN Newsire reports. Eurocement has a present-day capacity of 37.5Mta and is currently on an expansion drive which will see it starting up new facilities both in its dom...
Andhra Pradesh hit by declining prices and demand, India
Cement producers operating in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh continue to suffer due to lower prices and demand in the region, the Economic Times of India reports. Cement prices have corrected sharply by 10 per cent over the last few weeks and are down 25 per cent on peak levels from INR300/bag. The decline in prices is attributed to new market entrants rather than seasonal effects. For ex...
South Africa’s second-half sales rise seven per cent
Second-quarter cement sales in South Africa reached 2.91Mt, a seven per cent increase on the same period of the year before (2.7Mt), the latest data from the country’s Cement and Concrete Association (C&CI) shows. First half sales amounted to 5.55Mt, representing a 6.8 per cent rise on the first half of 2011 when figures reached 5.197Mt. For the 12 months to June 2012, the moving annual ...
Lafarge Dunbar receives quarry equipment, UK
Quarry operators at Lafarge Cement’s Dunbar Works are celebrating the arrival of some brand new four dumper trucks – measuring five metres to the top of the cab – and one giant excavator, managed under a contract hire arrangement, which have been given the thumbs up by operators including Dunbar-based Gerry Donnellan, production operator. He says he and fellow workers are finding the machin...
ACC September cement production up 9%, India
ACC Ltd, part of the Holcim Group, reported that its production in September rose by nine per cent to 1.82Mt from 1.67Mt in the same month of 2011. Dispatches reached 1.80Mt, compared with 1.73Mt, an increase of four per cent. For the first nine months of this calendar year, cement production stood at 18.28Mt compared with 17.76Mt in the corresponding period last year, an increase of three p...
Eastern Province Cement to add new line, Saudi Arabia
Eastern Province Cement’s management board decided at a meeting on Sunday to build an additional production line, to boost output. The new production line will have a capacity of 10,000tpd. (Source: SeeNews Middle East and Africa)
BAML sees 4Q2012 crude prices strengthen
A tightening market for oil sees upward pressure on prices while gas is expected to remain range-bound. The thermal coal glut is expected to need some time to improve, leaving prices at a low. Oil Although indications are for a weak recovery in the global economy, the emerging markets lead the way in improving momentum, creating demand for real assets such as oil. Meanwhile, spare pr...
FLSmidth MAAG Gear expands production facilities
FLSmidth MAAG Gear has widened the production capabilities at their gear production facilities in Poland. A major investment in the machinery enables FLSmidth MAAG Gear to manufacture bevel gear sets that will be sold through the global network of the FLSmidth Group. This newly installed state of the art bevel gear cutting as well as measuring machines will support the organization's strate...
Pakistan cement export volumes fall 20.8% YoY
During the first two months during FY12-13, Pakistan exported 1.154Mt of cement and earned US$91.356m compared to 1.457Mt at US$75.891m in corresponding period last year. This shows that cement export fell by 20.79 per cent in terms of quantity but rose by 20.38 per cent in terms of value in dollar over corresponding period last year respectively, according to data released by Pakistan's Feder...
BAI of India seeks government intervention for land acquisition process
The Builders Association of India (BAI) plans to seek government intervention to address pertinent issues such as land acquisition, environmental clearances and reforming the existing labour laws, according to the Times of India. The two-day meet which concluded on Saturday particularly stressed on the need to expedite the process of land acquisition and getting clearances to prevent delaying...
Cemex sees Malaysian market growth ahead
Cemex Concrete (M) Sdn Bhd (Cemex Malaysia) is doubling its capital expenditure this year as the continuation of infrastructure building activities would be sufficient to sustain the demand for building materials, according to country director Fikry El-Kaissouni. "There has been steady growth in the Malaysian construction market. This is something that gives comfort to large companies like C...
Iran cement prices increased by 22%
Iran’s ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade announced on 23 September that it is to increase the price of cement by 22 per cent. This is the third price hike in seven years and the decision to increase prices this time is mainly due to increased raw material costs which have led to declining profit margins. Moslem Dorrieh, the secretary of the Cement Industry Contractors Union, informed all ...
Colombian market update
In August 2012, grey cement production in Colombia reached 939,600t, representing a growth of 0.2 per cent over the same period of 2011, according to data released by Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadistica (Dane). During the month, 906,500t of grey cement was shipped to the domestic market, which represented a decrease of 1.1 per cent. So far this year to August 2012, grey ce...
Chinese prices climbs for third time in September
Cement price in the south China has just climbed for the third time in September, according to local press reports. Traditionally, the fourth quarter is the peak season for south China cement industry with quarterly demand accounting for more than one third of full-year demand. It has been reported that the clinker inventories of leading cement firms in south China like Anhui Conch, and T...
Exports drive Akmenes’ growth, Lithuania
Lithuania’s sole cement producer Akmenes Cementas is operating at almost full capacity as it benefits from its strategy to increase exports, business daily Verslo Zinios reported "Today we rely on exports for growth," it quoted Akmenes Cementas CEO Arturas Zaremba as saying. The company this year is targeting at least a 10 per cent increase in annual sales and a rise of around 15 per cent ...