Cement News tagged under: Spain
Cemex Spain to close Gádor plant17 October 2018, Published under Cement NewsCemex Spain has announced the closure of its Gádor cement plant, which has been in operation since 1977. The closure of the cement works, announced via an employment regulation fire (ERE) to the works committees at the plant, will see the employment of 100 permanent and 200 temporary workers. The step follows the earlier statement that the company will also end operations at the Lloseta facility in the Balearic Islands. Cemex has said that the restructuring is a result of the current sl... |
Oficemen downgrades growth forecast11 October 2018, Published under Cement NewsCement producers have reduced their growth forecast for 2018 from 12 per cent to seven per cent, according to Oficemen, Spain’s cement association. They attribute the lower growth rate to the economic slowdown and “paralysis” that governs the execution of public work. The extra demand generated by new housing is unable to offset the lower civil works activity, which accounts for the majority of cement consumption, according to the association. The construction of flats now accounts for 28 ... |
Cementos Tudela Veguín to construct terminal in Gijón14 September 2018, Published under Cement NewsSpain’s Cementos Tudela Veguín has announced plans to construct a terminal at Gijón port, Asturias, for the reception, storage and loading of cement. The terminal is expected to serve the facilities of the company’s subsidiary, Masaveu Industria, and occupy an area of 14,000m 2 . The project was given permission to proceed by the port authority after the deadline for a 20-day competition process expired. Therefore, the company will become the first to have a long-term concession on the exp... |
Votorantim España appoints Alan Svaiter as new CEO11 September 2018, Published under Cement NewsVotorantim España has named Alan Svaiter as its new CEO, replacing Jorge Wagner, who has taken up the post of CEO of Votorantim Cimentos Europe, Asia and Africa. Mr Svaiter will oversee a 500-head strong business that includes four cement plants, two grinding units, 29 concrete plants, eight sand quarries and a mortar plant. Mr Svaiter, a Brazilian national, has been part of Votorantim since 2008 and after managing cement logistics for two years, he was appointed director of Engemix, Votora... |
Cemex seeks increased exploitation of Can Negret quarry10 September 2018, Published under Cement NewsCemex has filed an appeal for reversal of the Government resolution regarding the cement producer’s exploitation of the Can Negret quarry in Alaró, Spain. Cemex extracts limestone from the quarry for its Lloseta cement plant and wants to exploit the quarry until 2042 (and to 2072 with an extension) and over an area of 483,734m 2 . The government has agreed only to a term until 2032 (2037 including the restoration phase) and over an area of 452,621m 2 . In addition, the extraction volume h... |
Lloseta plant applies for raw material extension02 August 2018, Published under Cement NewsCemex's Lloseta cement plant in Spain has applied for permission to extract a maximum of 15Mt of raw material from its quarry of Can Negret, Alaró, until 2032. The cement producers has presented the project to the Ministry of Treball in line with the Balearic mining ordinance of 2014. It also has drawn up a plan for the restoration following exploitation. The project will need to obtain permission from the environmental commission, according to Ultima Hora. The quarry is located in the t... |
Spain's cement demand up 9% in May18 July 2018, Published under Cement NewsThe Cement Demand Index in Spain noted a YoY 9.3 per cent rise in May 2018, down 1.2 percentage points when compared with the previous month, according to Oficemen, the country’s cement association. In the last 12 months Spain’s cement market totalled 12.8Mt of cement, up 1.1Mt when compared with the same period of the previous year. “These volumes maintain the annual demand for cement in our country in figures similar to those recorded in 2013 and in half of what would be a normal le... |
Molins to start old Sant Vicenç del Horts demolition20 June 2018, Published under Cement NewsCemento Molins will start the demolition of its old plant in Sant Vicenç del Horts, a project which is expected to take around 18 months. The plant, which was built between 1965-1974, was replaced by a new works on an adjacent plot of land in 2010. Once the demolition is complete, it is possible that the owners will expand the current operational factory using the 19,000m 2 area. The project represents an investment of EUR2m. Sources at the company said there is no precedent in Cat... |
Spain’s cement consumption sees 12% YoY in April19 June 2018, Published under Cement NewsSpanish cement demand rose by 11.7 per cent YoY in April, according to the country’s cement association, Oficemen. The growth has been attributed due to a recovery in housing starts, particularly in large cities such as Madrid and Barcelona, which have seen apartment prices rise in the last three years. In the last 12 months up to April, 12.4Mt of cement were consumed in Spain, which represents an additional 1.25Mt when compared with the same period of the previous year. New residential h... |
Spanish cement demand growth decelerates15 May 2018, Published under Cement NewsCement demand in Spain saw its growth slow to 7.6 per cent in March 2018, when compared with the previous month, according Oficemen’s Cement Demand Index (IDC). For the rolling year, from April 2017 to March 2018, consumption rose to 12.4Mt, an increase of 0.9Mt when compared with the same period in the previous year. While the latest market expansion represents 13 months of growth, the March data point to a strong deceleration of growth. Oficemen has attributed this slowdown to the effe... |