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Tan Thang plant set to begin operations in 202019 December 2019, Published under Cement NewsVietnam’s Tan Thang cement plant is expected to be put into operation in the central province of Nghe An next year, according to Vietnam News. The project represents a total investment of VND4.9trn (US$211.21m). The plant has been equipped with imported production lines from EU and G7 countries, and is expected to be able to produce 2Mta of cement upon commissioning. While no new cement plants have been made operational in the country this year, two more production lines are set to beg... |
Semen Indonesia volumes surge 44% in November18 December 2019, Published under Cement NewsSales volumes of the Semen Indonesia Group, including Thang Long Cement Co (TLCC) and former Holcim subsidiary, PT Solusi Bangun Indonesia (SBI), surged 44.2 per cent in November 2019 to 4.399Mt from 3.05Mt (before the group’s acquisition of SBI and therefore, not included in the group’s consolidated numbers), according to a company statement. Semen Indonesia, excluding TLCC and SBI, improved its sales volumes by 11.8 per cent YoY in November 2019 to 3.18Mt. A rise was particularly noted i... |
US-Puerto Rico Portland and blended cement shipments up 13% in September16 December 2019, Published under Cement NewsTotal shipments of Portland and blended cement in the USA and Puerto Rico advanced 13 per cent in September 2019 to 9.4Mt, when compared with September 2018, according to the latest data from the US Geological Survey (USGS). The leading consuming states were Texas, California, Florida, Ohio and Georgia, which made up 37 per cent of total market demand. The leading producing states were Texas, Missouri, California, Florida and Michigan, which accounted for 41 per cent of output. Masonry cem... |
CRH reportedly in talks to sell stake in Indian joint venture13 December 2019, Published under Cement NewsCRH is reportedly in talks to exit its joint venture with India’s My Home Group, according to VC Circle. In 2008, CRH acquired the 50 per cent stake in My Home Industries for around US$450m and the deal would see this returned to the Indian group. My Home Industries operates across four locations in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Telangana, with a total cement capacity of 9.6Mta. The company is a market leader in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana under its flagship brand of Maha Cement. |
Cement Innovation for Climate research initiative created12 December 2019, Published under Cement NewsOn 6 December 2019, Dyckerhoff (Buzzi Unicem group), HeidelbergCement AG, Schwenk Zement KG and Vicat founded the joint research corporation CI4C – Cement Innovation for Climate – which is currently waiting for final approval from the antitrust authorities. The aim of the corporation is to realise the joint research project catch4climate, which will investigate the practical applicability of the oxyfuel carbon capture technology in the cement production process. In the frame of the catch4cl... |
Power Cement starts new production lines11 December 2019, Published under Cement NewsPower Cement Ltd (PCL) has informed Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) that its new 7700tpd clinker production plant has started producing clinker from 10 December, says a notification sent by Company Secretary, Tahir Iqbal. PCL has been in process of installation of its two plants, namely a 7700tpd 'clinker production plant' and an 8800tpd 'cement production and dispatch plant' – increasing its capacities to 10,700tpd of clinker and 12,100tpd of cement, respectively. With this installation, PC... |
Vietnamese exports rise 3% in the 10M1911 December 2019, Published under Cement NewsVietnam exported 3.58Mt of cement in October at a value of US$141.62m, representing an increase of 24.9 per cent and 17 per cent YoY, respectively, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs. During the month, the average price of exports decreased 0.7 per cent MoM and 6.3 per cent YoY to US$39.6/t. In the first 10 months of 2019, the country exported 26.9Mt of cement worth US$1.12bn, up 2.6 per cent YoY in volume and 10.5 per cent in value. Average prices also increased 7.7 p... |
ENCI announces shutdown in 202010 December 2019, Published under Cement NewsThe Board of HeidelbergCement-owned ENCI in Maastricht, The Netherlands, has informed its employees regarding the closure of the factory next year, according to Het Belang Van Limburg. A precise date of closure has not been disclosed, but as a result, 50 employees will be dismissed. In recent years, the plant has been gradually shutting down its operations. In July 2018 quarrying activities were halted and in March 2019 clinker production ceased. To date the company was supplied with clin... |
Brazilian cement market expands 4% in November09 December 2019, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in Brazil increased 3.9 per cent YoY in November to 4.7Mt, according to SNIC, the country’s cement association. Apparent cement consumption, which includes imports, totalled 4.7Mt, up 3.5 per cent YoY, in November 2019. SNIC attributed the rise in sales to the recovery of the real estate sector. "The number of new residential launches accumulated an increase of 17 per cent until September compared to the same period of 2018. The number of new properties financed by SBPE (Brazil... |
NuCycle ramps up AF production for Cemex05 December 2019, Published under Cement NewsUS-based NuCycle Energy has launched a facility in Plant City, Florida, to make alternative fuels, primarily as a coal substitute, exclusively for Cemex. The plant, which came online in April, is now fully operational and ramping up to process 150,000tpa of post-industrial materials, primarily process and packaging residuals. While the facility was built to support Cemex, plans are to build more facilities in Miami, Greater Atlanta and Massachusetts in the near future, according to Jim La... |