Cement News tagged under: Eastern Europe
Belarusian cement plants quadruple peat consumption in 2015-2125 January 2022, Published under Cement NewsBelarusian cement plants increased the consumption of peat fuel by 4.36 times to 362,000t between 2015-21, according to Valery Kovalyov, vice CEO of Beltopgaz. “Peat fuel consumption by cement plants increased from 83,000t in 2015 to 362,000t in 2021,” Mr Kovalyov said in an interview with Beltopgaz’ corporate journal. Cement plants account for 44 per cent of total peat fuel sales and have been actively substituting imported natural gas with locally-available peat products. |
Iskitimcement ups output by 20%24 January 2022, Published under Cement NewsRussia-based JSC Iskitimcement (owned by JSC HC Sibcem) produced 1.18Mt of cement in 2021, representing a 20 per cent YoY rise. The company also advanced sales by 21 per cent to 1.19Mt in the year. Bulk cement sales, which represent 80 per cent of total sales, reached 954,000t. In addition, 86,000t of cement were shipped in 1t bulk bags and 145,000t were dispatched in 25kg and 50kg paper bags. A total of 92,000t, or 63 per cent of all products sold in paper bags, were supplied on pallets i... |
Belarusian plant increases production by 10.5 per cent YoY21 January 2022, Published under Cement NewsThe OAO Krichevcementnoshifer Cement plant in Kirchev, Mogilev Oblast, Belarus increased its cement production by 10.5 per cent YoY in 2021 to 2.001Mt, the company administration told PrimePress. Shipments of cement to domestic and foreign markets in January-December 2021 increased by 11.5 per cent to 2.029Mt. The plant has been operating since September 1996. In January 2012 it was reorganised into an open joint-stock company. The state's share in the company's authorised capital is... |
Preparations start for new plant in the Kyrgyz Republic18 January 2022, Published under Cement NewsA total of 10ha of land have been transformed in the village of Tunuk-Suu, in the Batken region of the Kyrgyz Republic to build a cement plant, reports Central Asia News. Currently part of a 60km-long road is being repaired. Part of the plot belongs to the local administration with the remainder leased by investors. It is expected that the construction of the new plant will be carried out in two years and upon completion, the new facility is forecast to produce 1.8Mta of cement. In terms o... |
Steppe Cement sees 16% hike in revenue in 202117 January 2022, Published under Cement NewsKazakh cement producer Steppe Cement saw its revenue increase 16 per cent to KZT36.02bn (US$82.7m) in 2021 as it sold 1,688,544t of cement, up from the 1,645,744t reported in 2020. The company’s domestic market share was 13.9 per cent. Exports fell by 57.2 per cent to 86,500t from 202,000t in 2020. In addition to increased sales volumes, the company was also able to benefit from a 13 per cent increase in average prices (ex-VAT) for delivered cement. In 2021 the average price was KZT21,332/... |
Russia gets recovery rolling16 January 2022, Published under Cement NewsAs Russia’s economy returns to growth and the domestic construction sector saw a revival in 2021, the country’s cement industry looks set to prosper. Will cement producers be able to capitalise on these positive trends and increase capacity utilisation in the next few years? By Aleksei Semenov, GS-Expert LLC, Russia Despite the continued COVID-19 pandemic, Russia’s cement industry benefitted from growth in domestic demand (© Atom Cement) Despite the continuing COVID-19 pandem... |
Russian monopoly watchdog blocks Atakaycement acquisition12 January 2022, Published under Cement NewsRussia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has blocked the acquisition of Atakaycement by AO Actual Investments and OAO Novoroscement. FAS concluded after a market analysis that if the transaction went ahead, the aggregate share of the corporate group Actual Investments, Novoroscement and Atakaycement in the Southern and Northern Caucasus federal districts would exceed 50 per cent in terms of sales and production capacity. The acquisition would enable Actual Investments and Novoroscemen... |
United Cement Group privatises Qizilqum Cement05 January 2022, Published under Cement NewsUnited Cement Group is privatising Qizilqumcement JSC, according to the investment company UzAssets, which operates under the State Assets Management Agency of Uzbekistan. UzAssets reached an agreement on the sale of a 86.92 per cent stake held by the Uzbek state to United Cement Group through United Cement Group plc for UZS1.89trn. The cost of the transaction significantly exceeds the level of recent similar transactions in the industry, UzAssets notes. United Cement Group undertook obli... |
Ersel Heavy Machinery completes Sivas Cement order05 January 2022, Published under Cement NewsErsel Heavy Machinery Inc recently completed its final delivery of 2021 to Votorantim’s Sivas cement plant in Turkey. The equipment order was for a new ball mill measuring 2.8m x 4.5m. |
Belarusian commodity exchange sees 64% rise in cement exports30 December 2021, Published under Cement NewsThe Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange (BUCE) saw a 64 per cent YoY increase in cement export transactions in January-December 2021 to US$15.2m, according to the exchange’s press service. Two transactions were carried out on 28 December to supply 6000t and 39,000t of Belarusian Portland cement with a total value of US$2.7m to Poland. In 2021, 74 per cent of the country’s cement exports were sold through BUCE to the Russian Federation, with 10-12 Russian companies regularly participa... |