Cement News tagged under: Energy fuel & power
UltraTech first quarter profit falls 5.5%21 July 2015, Published under Cement NewsUltraTech Cement's first quarter standalone net profit fell 5.5 per cent YoY to INR591 crore. The Aditya Birla Group firm had posted net profit of INR628 crore in the year-ago period. Cement and clinker sales during the quarter ended 30 June 2015 climbed six per cent to 12.14Mt from 11.7Mt a year earlier. Energy costs improved by seven per cent but the reduction in fuel prices was partly offset by an increase in rail freight expenses. Input prices remained stable except for the rise i... |
Lafarge Africa to supply Nigerian electricity grid13 July 2015, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Africa said on Friday it had applied to Nigeria's energy regulator for a licence to generate 260MW of electricity to supply to the country's grid. Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) is licensing 'embedded power companies' to try to end electricity shortages. Embedded power companies are not primarily power generating groups, but those which generate extra power from their operations and can then sell the surplus to the grid or distribution companies. Dangote is als... |
Sanghi Industries to inaugurate new mill, India03 July 2015, Published under Cement NewsSanghi Industries has installed a new 1.2Mta grinding mill at its plant located in Sanghipuram, Kutch district, taking total capacity to 4.1Mta. The company now proposes to commence work on a 15MW Waste Heat Recovery (WHR) system at the main part of the plant. Chief Minister of Gujarat, Anandiben Patel, will inaugurate the grinding facility and lay the foundation stone for the WHR plant at a ceremony on 10 July 2015. |
Amreyah Cement Co awards coal mill contracts to Christian Pfeiffer29 June 2015, Published under Cement NewsChristian Pfeiffer Maschinenfabrik signed a contract for the delivery and construction of two complete coal mills on 3 June 2015 at the head offices of Amreyah Cement Co, a member of InterCement, in Alexandria, Egypt. The contract will be implemented as a turnkey project, meaning that Christian Pfeiffer Beckum (CPB) will be responsible for the engineering, delivering all equipment and organising the construction work in Egypt. Signing the contract for two turnkey coal mills at ... |
Government of India transfers environment clearance of 19 coal blocks23 June 2015, Published under Cement NewsThe government of India has so far transferred the environment clearance (EC) of 19 coal blocks out of a total of 29 approved mines from the previous allottees to new successful bidders including some cement producers. In a bid to expedite operations from the recently allocated coal mines, the Environment Ministry had amended EC norms after a request made by the Coal Ministry to facilitate the transfer of ECs to successful coal bidders. "We have so far transferred the ECs of 19 coal blocks... |
CCNN to increase power generation capacity, Nigeria23 June 2015, Published under Cement NewsThe Cement Company of Northern Nigeria (CCNN) is to build an additional power plant to enable it to self-sufficiently supply its plant near Sokoto in the northwest of the African country. The company is teaming up with CBMI (China) to build a new plant to increase power generation capacity from the current 12MW to 16MW, according to Alhaji Sada Suleiman, Principal Manager, Corporate Affairs of CCNN. Suleiman disclosed the information, which was subsequently reported by local press, to ... |
Pakistan: Dewan Cement restructuring debt22 June 2015, Published under Cement NewsDewan Cement Ltd (DCL) has taken steps to ease debt burden and improve production efficiency. According to a local brokerage house, the company has taken the first step in converting its debt amounting PKR450m into equity by issuing 45m shares and is planning to further convert debt amounting to PKR500m into 50m shares to its director. This will lower Dewan's financial leverage thereby helping it obtain a loan to meet its working capital requirements. Moreover, management intends to resch... |
Recalled Nestlé 'Maggi' noodles reused as alternative fuel at five Indian cement plants17 June 2015, Published under Cement NewsSome 27,420t, of Nestlé's Maggi noodles has been recalled in India and is now being used as an alternative fuel at five Indian cement plants. Nestlé said that the recall process is one of the largest in the history of India's food industry. "The recall of Maggi noodles from the market is an immensely complex mammoth activity, the largest in the history of Nestlé," said Luca Fichera, executive vice president of the supply chain in India. "The trust of our consumers is extremely important for... |
Mechel signs memorandum with Jidong Cement10 June 2015, Published under Cement NewsRussian mining and metals company Mechel ОАО signed a coal supply memorandum with Chinese cement producer Jidong Cement. According to the signed memorandum, Mechel is due to supply 1Mt of steam coal produced at Neryungrinsky and Elga open pits to Jidong Cement between April 2015 and March 2016. The price and exact volume of the supplies will be determined on a monthly basis. The sides also agreed to consider expanding further their cooperation into supplies of metallurgical coals to Jidon... |
Pakistan increases duty on imported cement09 June 2015, Published under Cement NewsPakistan's Finance Minister, Ishaq Dar, has proposed a number of measures under Budget FY15-16 that will have a direct and indirect impact on the cement industry and which are likely to help increase demand in the country. The proposals include an increase in the duty on imported cement, rationalisation of the tax structure for the cement industry and housing development, a significant rise in spending under the government's Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP), a five-year tax holi... |