Cement News tagged under: Indonesia
Indonesian cement demand up 13% in October20 November 2017, Published under Cement NewsCement demand in Indonesia in October 2017 and the first 10 months of 2017 has shown sustained robust growth. The Indonesian Cement Association (ASI) and PT Semen Indonesia expect this trend to continue for a further one or two months before the start of the rainy season. In October domestic cement consumption was 6,754,075t, up 12.5 per cent compared to October 2016, according to ASI. In addition, exports were 272,682t, up 39 per cent of which cement exports were 75,671t, a YoY ris... |
ASI: Indonesia cement sales up 7%02 November 2017, Published under Cement NewsFor the first nine months of 2017, cement consumption in Indonesia rose 6.6 per cent to 47.432Mt from 45.504Mt, according to the Indonesian Cement Association (ASI). The data reflects sales by ASI members only. Demand in Java increased 11.3 per cent to 26.962Mt YoY while the off-take from ASI members in Sumatra showed a 4.2 per cent rise to 9.988Mt and in Nusa Tenggara, ASI members supplied 2.687Mt (+2.1 per cent) in 9M17. The Kalimantan market contracted by 5.8 per cent in the period to 2... |
Semen Indonesia sales volumes up 6% in September02 November 2017, Published under Cement NewsSemen Indonesia consolidated sales increased by 6.3 per cent YoY to 2,639,187t in September 2017. Volumes were primarily destined for the domestic market, which received 2,513,297t, an increase of 3.7 per cent when compared with the year-ago period. In addition, the cement producer saw its export sales more than double from 60,499t in September 2016 to 125,890t in September 2017. Of total domestic sales, Semen Padang accounted for 631,158t, Semen Tonasa 501,997t and Semen Indonesia 1,380,... |
Semen Indonesia01 November 2017, Published under Cement NewsSemen Indonesia has been forced to suspend construction of its new plant in Aceh, Indonesia. Located in the Pidie Jaya regency, the works is due to commence operations in 2020 but has been plagued with land disputes. While local communities are supportive of the new plant, they want a disagreement over land issues to be resolved before construction resumes. They are also requesting that environmental impact requirements linked to the plant are met. It is not uncommon for issues over land ... |
PT Indocement01 November 2017, Published under Cement NewsDespite an announcement on 26 October by the Indonesian government of an infrastructure budget in 2018 of IDR410.7trn (US$30.2bn), 2.39 per cent higher than 2016, shares in PT Indocement lost 4.69 per cent, after rising by 12.6 per cent the day before. According to some analysts, although the announcement is expected to benefit the country’s construction and banking sectors in particular, there are concerns over how it will be funded. The news also comes hot on the heels of the World Bank... |
Indonesia’s Negeri Sembilan Cement agrees WHR JV with Tenega Nasional12 October 2017, Published under Cement NewsNegeri Sembilan Cement Industries Sdn Bhd (NSCI), owned by Cement Industries Malaysia Bhd, has agreed with Indonesian utility giant Tenega Nasional Bhd (TNB) to a joint venture that would see waste heat from the cement plants used in the generation of electricity. TNB subsidiary TNB Repair and Maintenance Sdn Bhd will develop, operate and raise financing for the waste heat recovery (WHR) plant, which represents an investment of MYR200m (US$47.5m). The WHR unit will have a combined power g... |
Baturaja II plant will start commercial operations this month08 September 2017, Published under Cement NewsThe Semen Baturaja II plant of Baturaja Cement Corp will start commercial operations this September after undergoing two months of trials. According to Baturaja Cement's General Director, Rahmad Pribadi, the schedule for operations was moved ahead by a month, from 1 October. The Indonesian plant will increase the overall production capacity at the site by 1.85Mta. The Baturaja II works will also raise its production capacity by 92.5 per cent, or 3.85Mt, in 2018 from 2Mt this year. The new... |
KSI opens slag grinding plant04 September 2017, Published under Cement NewsPT Krakatau Semen Indonesia (KSI), a joint venture between state-owned steel maker PT Krakatau Steel and state-owned cement maker PT Semen Indonesia, has opened a new slag grinding plant. Located on a 4ha plot in Cilegon, Banten, Indonesia, the IDR420bn (US$31.4m) project saw construction start in 2014. The grinding plant has a production capacity of 690,000tpa of ground granulated blastfurnace slag (GGBS) that will be used in cement manufacture. "GGBS is a more stable product that can... |
PT Indocement30 August 2017, Published under Cement NewsCement consumption in Indonesia advanced by 56 per cent YoY in July 2017, rising from 3.8Mt to 5.9Mt, according to figures from the Indonesian Cement Association. Domestic consumption improved by an almost identical 56 per cent, jumping from 3.6Mt in July 2016 to 5.6Mt in the same month a year later. Jakarta saw the biggest rise with a 96.2 per cent advance to 374,744t in July, closely followed by Banten with a 90 per cent increase to 247,352t. Java as a whole saw its cement consumption i... |
Indonesia's cement producers predict better 2H1711 August 2017, Published under Cement NewsWhile the first six months of 2017 proved challenging for Indonesia’s cement producers, their expectations for the second half are more upbeat. Semen Baturaja is focussing on the South Sumatra market with its 6Mta demand, significantly higher than the region’s production capacity of 3.85Mta. "Southern Sumatra is a unique market because the market keeps growing while national cement demand declines," said Semen Baturaja President Director, Rahmad Pribadi. As of June, Semen Baturaja saw... |