Cement News tagged under: Energy fuel & power
Raysut Cement, Arabian Industries sign OMR2.1m deal16 December 2015, Published under Cement NewsRaysut Cement Co has signed an agreement with Arabian Industries to implement a project to increase the competency of the Omani company’s gas pressure reduction plant (GPRP). The project is estimated to cost OMR2.1m (US$5.4m) and is expected to be completed in May 2016. Oman Gas Co has been nominated as the project services management consultant, Raysut Cement said in its filing with the Muscat Securities Market on Tuesday. |
Qalaa Holdings 9M15 revenue driven by energy and cement divisions10 December 2015, Published under Cement NewsQalaa Holdlings reported consolidated revenues of EGP2051.2m in the third quarter of this year, up 19 per cent compared to the same period of 2014. On a nine-month basis, revenues climbed 31 per cent YoY in 9M2015 to EGP6085.5m. Revenue growth in the 9M2015 was driven by both cement manufacturing arm ASEC Cement and energy distribution business TAQA Arabia. TAQA Arabia (energy distribution) posted a 36 per cent rise in revenues to EGP1713.2m in the period, while ASEC Holding (cement ... |
MAN Turbo wins contract with United Cement Industrial Co, Saudi Arabia16 November 2015, Published under Cement NewsGerman-based diesel engine provider MAN Turbo has won a contract with the United Cement Industrial Co (UCIC) to operate and service its new power plant in Saudi Arabia. The contract has a five-year term and includes the option of an extension for another five years. "This is a significant project for us" said Wayne Jones, Senior Vice President of MAN Diesel & Turbo and head of MAN's specialized service organisation PrimeServ Diesel. "This is our first comprehensive O&M contract in the e... |
Wärtsilä signs power plant maintenance contract with Umm AlQura Cement21 October 2015, Published under Cement NewsWärtsilä has signed a three-year maintenance agreement with Umm AlQura Cement Company for its power plant near Taif city in Saudi Arabia. With this asset management agreement, signed in August 2015, Wärtsilä assumes full responsibility for operations and maintenance of the power plant consisting of five Wärtsilä 32 engines with combined output of 47MW and its related equipment. ”We wanted a partner that can provide us with the highest possible level of risk management, ongoing maintenance a... |
SUEZ and Cemex launch new SRF facility, UK21 September 2015, Published under Cement NewsCemex and international recycling and waste management company SUEZ have launched a new Solid Recovered Fuel (SRF) facility which will supply the Rugby cement plant in the UK with high-specification alternative fuel for the next 25 years. Fernando A Gonzalez, CEO of Cemex and Jean-Marc Boursier, senior executive VP of SUEZ in charge of the Recycling and Waste Recovery division for Europe, along with Richard Dodd, Mayor of Rugby, officially opened the new facility on Friday. The SRF faci... |
Egypt: Ministry to assess environmental impact of coal use18 September 2015, Published under Cement NewsEgypt's Environment Minister, Khaled Fahmy, has agreed to assess the environmental impact of seven out of 19 cement companies that have conducted studies to use coal as an alternative source of energy. The minister told the MENA news agency that the approved studies included ways of reducing greenhouse gases, as the ministry requested. (Source : Egypt Independent) |
Cherat Cement to invest in wind power joint venture, Pakistan11 September 2015, Published under Cement NewsCherat Cement Company Co Ltd (CCCL) informed the Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) on 10 September. that it plans to invest up to PKR250m (US$2.4m) in a joint venture wind power generation company. The planned capacity of the power project is 50MW. Shareholder approval for investment in the proposed company will be sought at CCCL's annual general meeting to be held on 16 October 2015. Nine month performance During the first nine months of FY14-15, the company's overall dispatches increased... |
Fives facilitates Suez Cement's fuel substitution strategy06 August 2015, Published under Cement NewsIn the framework of a firing conversion to coal and petcoke, Fives will deliver a new FCB TSV™ classifier to to Egypt-based producer Suez Cement Co for the modernisation of a vertical ball mill and the optimisation of solid fuel grinding plant operations. Through the installation of its high efficiency third-generation classifier, Fives will enable Suez Cement to increase grinding plant capacity by 17 per cent and consequently increase its fuel substitution rate. The contract includes the... |
Pioneer Cement to install WHR plant, Pakistan24 July 2015, Published under Cement NewsPioneer Cement Ltd plans to install a 12MW waste heat recovery plant at its factory located at Chenki Village, District Khushab in the Punjab province of Pakistan. During the period ended on 31 March 2015, the company produced 736,510t of clinker, a decline of 12.4 per cent (or 104,668t) compared to the 841,178t produced in the corresponding period of last year. Capacity utilisation declined by seven per cent YoY to 49.2 per cent due to the availability of sufficient stock at the start of ... |
Egypt: Suez Cement 2Q net profit drops 57%22 July 2015, Published under Cement NewsSuez Cement posted a second-quarter net profit of EGP60.9m (US$7.8m) on Tuesday, down 57.2 per cent from the EGP142.5m recorded a year earlier. Revenue over the three month period declined by 15 per cent due to lower prices and exports. Suez Cement said it was diversifying its energy sources to mitigate the impact of shortages which "affected negatively the company's profits". |