Cement News tagged under: Vietnam
Vietnam’s GENCO 1 in cement deal17 October 2017, Published under Cement NewsVietnam’s Power Generation Corporation 1 (GENCO 1), a unit of the country’s state utility Vietnam Electricity (EVN), has signed deals with seven partners to sell some 2.9Mt of fly ash from the Duyen Hai 1 and 3 thermal power plants in the southern province of Tra Vinh. The fly ash will be used as additives in cement production, reported the Thoi Bao Kinh Doanh newspaper, citing Nguyen Hai Ha, head of technical production at EVN. To date GENCO 1 has sold 140,000t of fly ash since the Du... |
Xuan Thanh cement plant opens 12,500tpd line06 October 2017, Published under Cement NewsThaiGroup JSC, formerly known as Xuan Thanh Group JSC, has inaugurated the second production line of the Xuan Thanh cement plant in the northern province of Ha Nam, Vietnam. The production line has a total investment of VND10.8trn (US$475.25m) and a clinker capacity of 12,500tpd, the Dau Tu newspaper reported. After inaugurating the second production line, the company plans to invest in a third one with a cement capacity of 4.5Mta, raising the plant’s output to 10Mta. In early 2016... |
Vietnam's exports rise to 12.17Mt in first eight months02 October 2017, Published under Cement NewsAccording to preliminary statistics released by the General Department of Customs, Vietnam exported 12.17Mt of cement and clinker for a value of US$430.63m in the first eight months of 2017. The cement volume was up 20.5 per cent and the clinker volume up 13.2 per cent over the same period last year. In August alone, exports of 1.38Mt of cement and clinker reached US$54.09m (down 0.9 per cent in volume, but up seven per cent in value against July 2017). Vietnam's average export price of cem... |
Environmental concerns increasingly block expansion plans in Vietnam29 September 2017, Published under Cement NewsThis week, Vicem Hoang Mai Cement JSC, an affiliate of Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation (Vicem), was instructed by the provincial authorities to locate its prospective 4.5Mta Hong Mai 2 cement plant in a different location to the planned Hoang Mai 2 Industrial park site. The decision will be a set-back for Vicem who had announced its intention to build the factory in October 2015 in the central province of Nghe An, as a two-phased project. Hoang Mai Cement is one of the older Vicem ... |
Vietnamese market grows 6% YoY in 9M1727 September 2017, Published under Cement NewsVietnamese cement producers sold an estimated 59.27Mt of cement in the first nine months of this year, according to the country’s Ministry of Construction. This represents a six per cent YoY rise and 74 per cent of its 2017 target. Around 45.28Mt of cement were sold in the domestic market, which expanded by four per cent YoY. Some 13.99Mt were exported. In September, domestic sales remained stable YoY at 5.2Mt with exports reported to reach 1.45Mt. |
Vicem Hoang Mai requested to build plant elsewhere27 September 2017, Published under Cement NewsAuthorities of Vietnam’s Nghe An province have asked the Vicem Hoang Mai Cement Joint Stock Company, an affiliate of Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation (Vicem), to study a different location for the construction of the company’s 4.5Mta Hoang Mai 2 cement plant. The provincial authorities have rejected the company’s proposal to develop the VN10.8tn (US$475.25m) plant in Hoang Mai 2 industrial park while suggesting the company survey an area in Tan Thang commune, Quynh Luu district, for th... |
Vissai Cement starts exclusive Vietnamese QuickFill® deal Billerud20 September 2017, Published under Cement NewsVissai Cement Corporation, part of Vissai Group, officially launched the QuickFill ® Clean (QFC) eco-friendly cement paper bags this week at the Vissai Ninh Bình cement plant. The QFC cement sacks are produced by leading Swedish packaging company BillerudKorsnäs. "Vissai has studied and tested many types of cement sacks produced in different countries for both the domestic and export market. However, BillerudKorsnäs' product is by far the most competitive in terms of technology and cost... |
Vietnam's Long Son Line 2 enters operation08 September 2017, Published under Cement NewsLong Son Co Ltd has successfully brought its second production line of its Long Son cement plant in Thanh Hoa, into production, raising the plant’s capacity to 14,000tpd (5Mta). Located in Dong Son, in the town of Bim Son, the works counts as one of the country’s largest cement works, according to Viet Nam News. |
Vicem appoints new general director06 September 2017, Published under Cement NewsVietnam Cement Industry Corporation (Vicem) has appointed Bui Hong Minh general director. Mr Minh, 46, has held the position of deputy general director since 2013. Before that, he worked at But Son and Ha Tien cement companies. He became director of Bim Son Cement Company in 2011 prior to joining Vicem. |
Semen Indonesia30 August 2017, Published under Cement NewsWith three factories in Indonesia, located in North Sulawesi, Java and Sumatra, and one overseas plant in Vietnam, Semen Indonesia is now looking to expand into the Philippines. According to local press reports, the company is seeking a partner to help establish a cement plant in Davao City. The news comes on the back of Semen Indonesia attending the first Manufacturing Product Exhibition to be held in the Philippines. The event, which took place last month, was designed to ignite new tradin... |