Cement News tagged under: Sri Lanka
Loesche receives compact grinding plant order from Siam City Ltd (Lanka)28 September 2017, Published under Cement NewsLoesche is supplying a Compact Cement Grinding (CCG) plant for Siam City Cement Ltd (Lanka) which will be used in the Galle harbour area on the southern tip of Sri Lanka, as part of an expansion of the Ruhunu cement plant. A wide variety of cement types can be produced with the 0.5Mta CCG plant, which consists of a vertical roller mill. With this mill, clinker and granulated blast furnace slag are ground into Portland limestone cement and Portland slag cement with a throughput of up to 60t... |
INSEE Cement opens its first executive leadership programme21 July 2017, Published under Cement NewsInsee Cement in Sri Lanka recently joined up with the country's Postgraduate Institute of Management (PIM), to launch its first Executive Leadership Development Programme (ELDP). The inauguration was held at the PIM education buildings, attended by the CEO and Directors of Insee Cement and PIM, faculty members of PIM and the selected participants of Insee Academy’s ELDP. The objective of the ELDP programme is to transform Insee Cement’s functional leaders into business leaders. This mean... |
Ube Industries increases stake in Tokyo Cement28 June 2017, Published under Cement NewsJapan-based Ube Industries' Singapore subsidiary Ube Singapore Holdings has acquired a further 10.62m shares in Sri Lanka-based Tokyo Cement Company Lanka Plc, for LKR764.6m (US$5m), a stock exchange filling said. As at 31 March 2017, Ube Singapore Holdings held a share of over two per cent (4.4m shares) in Tokyo Cement. With this new acquisition its shareholding has increased to over 10 per cent. |
Vietnam April exports up 6.7%19 May 2017, Published under Cement NewsVietnam exported more than 1.9Mt of cement and clinker, reflecting an export value of US$67.4m, according to the country’s Customs Department. This represents a YoY increase of 6.7 and 7.6 per cent, respectively. In the first four months of the year, the country exported 6.7Mt of cement and clinker, up 12.8 per cent YoY. In terms of value a 7.9 per cent rise to US$235m was reported. Bangladesh and the Philippines were the largest importers, accounting for 37 and 32 per cent, respectively o... |
Tokyo Cement inaugurates second biomass power plant11 May 2017, Published under Cement NewsSri Lankan cement producer Tokyo Cement has officially opened its second biomass power plant at Trincomalee in the presence of country president Maithripala Sirisena, Daily News (Sri Lanka) reported. The Tokyo Eastern Biomass Plant began construction in 2015 with an investment of over LKR2.5bn (US$16.3m). The plant will contribute 70GWh per year to the national grid, generated using industrial and agricultural waste sourced through community trade. In total, the plant will produce 160,... |
Sri Lanka: INSEE Cement launches INSEE Academy06 April 2017, Published under Cement NewsSiam City Cement (Lanka) Ltd (SCCL) launched the INSEE Academy on 23 March in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The INSEE Academy as an initiative by SCCL to accelerate the growth of 'home grown talent' to take senior roles within Sri Lanka and other group companies. The Academy’s motto is 'Inspire.Instill. Ignite', aims to 'Inspire' employees to be better, 'Instill' values and 'Ignite' a passion for excellence and is a virtual training academy with a strategic focus on five key areas. These areas incl... |
Sri Lanka: new CEO for Siam City Cement Lanka13 March 2017, Published under Cement NewsNandana Ekanayake will assume duties as CEO of Siam City Cement Lanka Ltd as of 14 Match. Prior to joining Siam City Cement, Mr Ekanayake has held positions of Finance Director of Holcim (Vietnam) and Finance Vice President of Holcim Lanka Ltd. |
Sri Lanka: production and imports spike in 9M1601 February 2017, Published under Cement NewsSri Lanka's combined cement production and imports were up 28.4 per cent YoY to 6.5Mt by October 2016, indicating a strong recovery in the construction sector. Domestic production was up 17.5 per cent (334,000t) to 2.24Mt, according to central bank data. Import volumes were up 35 per cent (1.1Mt) to 4.2Mt. In 2015 domestic production expanded 21 per cent to 2.28Mt, but imports fell 1.4 per cent to 4.09Mt. Total cement production and imports rose only 5.8 per cent to 6.78Mt in 2015. |
Sri Lanka: 'Vijaya' brand of cement launched30 January 2017, Published under Cement NewsOliver Impex (Pvt) Ltd launched its latest brand of cement to the construction market in Sri Lanka at a special event attended by key stakeholders from the construction industry and distributors from around the island. The cement will be marketed under the name “Vijaya Cement”, which is a high-quality product which is SLS 107 certified and with strength class of 42.5 N, said the company. Mohamed Saly Mohamed Faris, director of Oliver Impex (Private) Ltd, said,"Our main aim is not to... |
Sri Lanka: INSEE Cement links with universities23 January 2017, Published under Cement NewsCement manufacturer INSEE Cement (formerly known as Holcim (Lanka) Ltd) has signed a partnership with three of Sri Lanka’s universities – Peradeniya, Moratuwa and Ruhuna – to boost the local construction industry with research agreements. This partnership was formalised between INSEE Cement’s Sri Lankan corporate unit, Siam City (Lanka) Ltd. The agreement implies INSEE Cement’s assistance with research on identified challenges faced by the construction industry, knowledge sharing with t... |