Cement News tagged under: Indian sub-continent
Premier Cement sets date for production at new units14 October 2020, Published under Cement NewsBangladesh’s Premier Cement is yet to begin production at two of its new manufacturing units despite being fully-prepared in March, as a few key foreign experts and employees could not return to Bangladesh due to the COVID-19 pandemic. "We could not start production within the stipulated time due to the absence of some technical experts and workers from China and Denmark," said Mohammed Amirul Haque, managing director. After operating on a trial basis for a month, the units were schedu... |
MI Cement Factory postpones expansion plan12 October 2020, Published under Cement NewsThe MI Cement Factory Ld (MICFL) in Bangladesh informed the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) on 11 October that the Board of Directors of the company, have approved the postponement of setting up the sixth cement unit in central Bangladesh. They cited as reason the severe negative impact of COVID-19 on the Bangladeshi cement industry. Earlier in January 2019, the company announced its plan to expand its daily production capacity by 76 per cent to 19,400t with the introduction of the sixth m... |
Gebr Pfeiffer's Indian subsidiary celebrates 20th anniversary12 October 2020, Published under Cement NewsOn 26 September 2020, the oldest of Gebr Pfeiffer's seven international subsidiaries celebrated its 20th anniversary. Employees of Gebr Pfeiffer (India) Private Ltd, based in Noida, near New Delhi, met at 11 am local time in a virtual meeting to celebrate the foundation. The ceremony started with some video speeches. First of all, Mathias Dülfer, Chairman of the Gebr Pfeiffer parent company, reviewed the success story of the subsidiary. This was followed by a video message from his fell... |
Nuvoco celebrates 'International Day of the Girl Child'12 October 2020, Published under Cement NewsNuvoco Cement celebrated 'International Day Of Girl Child' on 11 October 2020. Nuvoco's commitment towards women empowerment and contribution to the life of adolescent girls was reaffirmed by Mr Joydeep Chatterjee, Nuvoco Vistas Corp’s Chief Projects & Corporate Affairs Officer. Mr Joydeep Chatterjee said: "Guided by one of its core values, care, Nuvoco has worked at making a responsible and sustainable contribution to society. One such cause is offering girls and women the opportunit... |
Two applications for new capacity at Dera Ghazi Khan09 October 2020, Published under Cement NewsTwo of Pakistan's leading cement manufacturers are seeking environmental approval from the Environment Protection Department (EPD), Government of Punjab, for setting up a cement plant in Dera Ghazi Khan. According to official communications of the government department, DG Khan Cement Ltd and Pioneer Cement Ltd have both applied to set up new capacity in the same region. The approval is necessary under section 12 of Punjab Environmental Protection Act (1997), amended in 2012. The gover... |
Ramco Cements inaugurates new grinding unit09 October 2020, Published under Cement NewsIndia’s Ramco Cements has commissioned its new 0.9Mta grinding unit in Odisha. The plant represents an investment of INR7.1bn (US$97m). The company had been marketing around 1Mt of cement each year in Odisha, with the product being delivered from its manufacturing facilities in Andhra Pradesh. The unit uses German machinery and is equipped with energy-efficient motors and automatic packing machines capable of continuous operation and dispatch, according to the New Indian Express. |
JK Cement commissions 0.7Mta Gujarat unit09 October 2020, Published under Cement NewsIndia’s JK Cement has commissioned and begun commercial dispatches from its new Gujarat unit. "The company has successfully commissioned 0.7Mta of grey cement grinding capacity at JK Cement works, Balasinor, Gujrat, unit of JK Cement and also commenced commercial dispatches today, ie 8 October 2020," said the company. The company has now completed its planned 4.2Mta grey cement capacity expansion from its units in Rajasthan (2Mta), Uttar Pradesh (1.5Mta) and Gujarat (0.7Mta). |
INSEE Sri Lanka appoints new CEO08 October 2020, Published under Cement NewsGustavo Navarro has been appointed as the new CEO of INSEE Cement Sri Lanka. Mr Navarro took up the position on 1 September after Nanndana Ekanayake relinquished the CEO duties after three-and-a-half years in the position. Mr Navarro was previously CEO for Holcim in Serbia and Russia as well as CEO for CRH's Romanian subsidiary. |
Minerals Department issues 8 cement plant licences in Punjab07 October 2020, Published under Cement NewsPakistan’s Minerals Department has issued licences to eight companies willing to invest in Punjab to establish cement factories. These licences were issued on the direction of Provincial Minerals Minister, Hafiz Ammar Yasir, who noted that the province was making headway towards progress and development, according to The News International. Under the previous government, there was a ban on establishing new cement factories in Punjab. However, Hafiz Ammar Yasir has since had the ban wit... |
Nepal reports rise in imports due to lockdown06 October 2020, Published under Cement NewsCement and clinker worth NPR957.2m (US$8.15m) have been imported in Nepal after limestone excavation and cement production was stopped due to the COVID-19 lockdown imposed by the government. After the production and excavation stopped, cement and clinker were imported from India. According to the Department of Customs, cement and clinker worth NPR513.4m was imported in August. In September, cement and clinker worth NPR443.7m was imported. Despite claims that the country is self-suffici... |