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FLSmidth receives Vietnam cement plant order26 May 2015, Published under Cement NewsFLSmidth has received an order worth approximately EUR100m (DKK750m) from the Vietnamese cement producer Xuan Than Group for the supply of a complete cement plant with a capacity of 12,000tpd. The plant will be located approximately 100km South of Hanoi, Vietnam. Once completed, the plant will be the largest cement plant in Southeast Asia, FLSmidth highlighted. "The Vietnamese cement market is expected to grow over the coming years and it is a well-known market to FLSmidth as we have been... |
JSW Cement plans portfolio of grinding Indian grinding facilities20 May 2015, Published under Cement NewsJSW Cement plans to install 10 grinding units across India over the next three years in addition to expanding its existing facilities. According to the initial proposal outlined by The Hindu newspaper, JSW Cement has earmarked the construction of 1.2Mta grinding units in West Bengal, Vijayanagar (Karnataka), Dolvi (Maharashtra), Odisha and Tamil Nadu. The company is also due to embark on the expansion of existing facilities in Vjayanagar and Dolvi in the coming months, with land and envi... |
PPC's first-half revenue lifted by higher Zimbabwe, Botswana and Rwanda volumes19 May 2015, Published under Cement NewsPPC’s group cement sales volumes rose by five per cent above last year's figure, with strong demand growth in its African businesses offsetting lower demand in the core South African business. PPC’s revenue increased by nine per cent to ZAR4541m (2014: ZAR4157m) for the half year ended March 2015, on the back of increased volumes in Zimbabwe, Botswana and Rwanda, as well as the consolidation of sales from Safika Cement and Pronto Readymix. Cement selling prices declined in South Afric... |
Approval for Mitsubishi terminal expansion, USA19 May 2015, Published under Cement NewsThe Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners approved the Mitsubishi Cement facility modification Project last week, which will allow the company to meet increasing regional demand for cement more efficiently. The expansion project involves 40,000t of additional storage capacity consisting of storage and loading silos on vacant Port property adjacent to Mitsubishi’s existing facility. The site will increase in size from 4.21 acres to 5.92 acres. Environmental measures The board’s app... |
Cemex to double capacity at Luzon cement plant, Philippines15 May 2015, Published under Cement NewsCemex announced yesterday that it is undertaking a new US$300m investment in the Philippines involving the construction of a new 1.5Mta line at is Solid Plant in Luzon. The investment will double the capacity of the Solid plant and will represent a 25 per cent increase in Cemex's capacity in the Philippines. With the recent visit of Fernando A. Gonzalez, Chief Executive Officer of Cemex and his executive team in the country, highlighted by a meeting with His Excellency President Benigno S.... |
CIMERWA unveils new corporate identity, Rwanda12 May 2015, Published under Cement NewsRwanda's largest cement producer, CIMERWA, last week unveiled its new corporate identity and product packaging ahead of the completion of its expansion project later this year. The new identity involves a new logo and brings to market bold blue 32.5 bags and bright red 42.5 bags. "We have moved from the previous green to a bold blue reflecting the refreshing nature of the business as we go through a rebirth and repositioning of CIMERWA. The previous logo was a closed diamond; the new lo... |
Prosperity Indonesia plans new investment08 May 2015, Published under Cement NewsProsperity Indonesia, an engineering company from Hong Kong, plans to build its second cement plant worth US$400m in Tuban, East Java, at the end of this year, the Jakarta Globe reports. “The second plant in Tuban will provide the domestic demand of cement. Exports will be implemented if the domestic demand is strong,” said He Yunfeng, Prosperity Indonesia general manager, told the daily newspaper. Prosperity expects to complete construction of its second plant in the next two years. The ... |
CMS grinding unit on track for 2016 commissioning06 May 2015, Published under Cement NewsA new grinding plant by the CMS Group is progressing well with trial production scheduled for the end of 2015, according to the group's managing director. Richard Curtis told the Star Online that the 1Mta new facility, situated adjacent to the group’s clinker plant in Mambong, Sarawak, is due for commissioning in the first quarter of 2016. Upon completion, this third grinding plant for the group will raise cement capacity for the group by almost 60 per cent. CMS, Sarawak’s sole cemen... |
Algeria: GICA to increase capacity to 18.5Mta by end-201705 May 2015, Published under Cement NewsState-owned Groupe Industriel des Ciments d’Algérie (GICA) will invest DZD154bn (US$1.6bn) to increase its production by from 11.5Mta currently up to 18.5Mta by the end of 2017. The investment involves the expansion of two cement plants and construction of a further two cement facilities, the group's CEO Rabah Guessoum told Algerie Press Service (APS). Expansion work at Chlef and Ain Kebira (Setif) has already been launched, and will allow the group to reach a production capacity of 15.5Mt... |
PPC to ease expansion, focus on existing projects23 April 2015, Published under Cement NewsPPC said it will expand more slowly after spending on its 'Rest of Africa' projects has raised its debt load, the company's chief executive said on Wednesday. PPC is building plants in African countries as part of a wider plan to generate 40 per cent of its sales outside its home market by 2017. However, spending on these projects is pushing up its debt levels and CEO Darryll Castle said PPC's debt would likely hit as much as ZAR12bn (US$982m) in the next two years and possibly breach agree... |