Cement News tagged under: Indonesia
Alternative ambitions16 January 2017, Published under Cement NewsLafargeHolcim’s leadership in reducing CO 2 emissions in the cement industry is spurring the group to make additional investments and further lower such emissions going forward. Its commitment to alternative fuels and the company’s increasing use of them to replace traditional fuels is key to achieving its ambitious CO 2 targets. By LafargeHolcim, Switzerland. As part of its 2030 plan, LafargeHolcim aims to ramp up alternative fuels usage to help reduce net specific CO 2 emissi... |
Indonesian cement consumption hits 62Mt in 201613 January 2017, Published under Cement NewsIndonesia consumed 62Mt of cement in 2016, up three per cent on the previous year, but below the Indonesian Cement Association’s (ASI) target of 65Mt, the Jakarta Globe reports. In a statement, ASI Chairman, Widodo Santoso,blamed delays in government infrastructure projects for the shortfall, noting that land disputes and financing problems had curtailed activity. Cement sales in Java, which account for over half of the national total, declined by two per cent to 33.7Mt, while Kalimant... |
Indonesia - new investment must be outside Java10 January 2017, Published under Cement NewsEstimates released by the Indonesian Ministry of Industry indicate that total national cement capacity in 2017 will reach 102Mta versus a total requirement of 70Mta. In response, the Indonesian government is formulating plans to manage the scale and distribution of future cement capacity investment in the country as it tries to control oversupply, particularly in Java, according to a report in Bisnis Indonesia. Director General of Chemical, Textile and Miscellaneous Industry Ministry, Har... |
Semen Indonesia net profit down by 3% in 201610 January 2017, Published under Cement NewsPT Semen Indonesia Tbk made a net profit of IDR4.01trn (US$301.6m) in 2016, which was lower than the IDR4.52trn the previous year. "National cement growth in the year was down three per cent due to the presence of new industries and the projection of a negative 1.1 per cent growth in December," said Rizkan Chandra, president and director of the company. Mr Chandra went on to say how the company’s Tuban plant was performing well, with production at the plant reaching 1,381,907t, five pe... |
Semen Indonesia expects 5% sales growth in 201709 January 2017, Published under Cement NewsState-owned cement company PT Semen Indonesia (Persero) Tbk is targeting 4-5 per cent sales growth in 2017. Semen Indonesia Corporate Secretary Agung Wiharto said that new plants in Rembang in Central Java and Indarung VI in Padang, West Sumatra, will help it achieve higher sales. “If they go according to plan, we expect Semen Indonesia’s new plants in Rembang and Indarung can contribute [to push growth],” he said. He revealed that Semen Indonesia’s total cement capacity stands at 29Mta... |
Indonesia: domestic cement sales weaken in November09 January 2017, Published under Cement NewsThe first 11 months of 2016 Indonesian cement sales reached a total of 56.5Mt, up 2.8 per cent YoY from domestic cement sales in the same period one year earlier. However, domestic cement sales weakened 5.4 per cent MoM to 5.7Mt in November 2016, according to Indonesian Investments. Meanwhile, in the first 11 months of 2016 Indonesia exported 1.5Mt of cement, up a massive 52.2 per cent YoY. Semen Indonesia and Holcim Indonesia saw their market share fall more than six per cent in Nov... |
Semen Indonesia IDR6trn expansion06 January 2017, Published under Cement NewsSemen Indonesia has designated IDR6trn (US$449.1m) for capital expenditure in 2017 to finance its expansion programme. The programme includes the development of four plants set to add 10.5Mta to the company’s current installed capacity of 32.3Mta. Two plants are already under construction. Approximately IDR1trn of the year’s spending will be channelled into the construction of the Rembang plant in Central Java and the Indarung VI plant in Padang, West Sumatra, which have both entered into... |
Indonesia: Bosowa Corp opens new 1.8Mta grinding plant19 December 2016, Published under Cement NewsThe Bosowa Corporation has started operation of two new facilities in Banyuwangi, East Java, built with a IDR1.59trn (US$118.2m) investment as part of its expansion strategy this year. The company has completed a cement grinding plant worth INR800bn and a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) terminal worth INR787bn, are set to tighten Bosowa's grip on both the cement and energy industries in the surrounding regions. "The facilities aim to strengthen distribution and the existence of LPG and cemen... |
Indonesian cement sales fall 9% in November14 December 2016, Published under Cement NewsThe Indonesian cement market is seeing a steep fall in cement sales as the year draw to a close. Cement sales volume during January-November 2016 was almost stagnant with November sales down nine per cent when compared with the same period last year to 5.74Mt, according to the Indonesian Cement Association (ASI). Cement sales volumes during the 11M16 period increased only 0.3 per cent YoY to 56.5Mt. In 2015 sales expanded by 1.8 per cent driven by government spending at the end of the yea... |
Semen Indonesia plant receives environmental permit12 December 2016, Published under Cement NewsDespite protests, Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo has issued a new environmental permit to Semen Indonesia for its plant in Rembang. The new plant is almost complete and although some local residents have fought its opening, many are highlighting the benefits it will provide such as 1200 jobs. Semen Indonesia has denied that the new works will damage the environment. |