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Cameroon to build fifth cement plant06 July 2018, Published under Cement NewsCameroon-based Engineering Construction Manufacturing and Trading Ltd (ECMT) has announced the construction of a cement plant in Ebolowa (south) for a cost of CFA15bn (US$26.7m), following an agreement signed with the Investment Promotion Agency (API). The new plant will have a cement capacity of 0.5Mta and will bring the number of cement plants in Cameroon to five. These plants include the 1.5Mta Cameroon Cement works (CIMENCAM), a subsidiary of LafargeHolcim, and Dangote Cement Cameroon'... |
Argentine domestic dispatches down 4% YoY in June04 July 2018, Published under Cement NewsArgentina’s cement market contracted by 3.5 per cent to 970,978t in June 2018 from 1.007Mt in June 2017, according to the latest data from AFCP, the country’s cement association. Output from the country’s cement plants slipped 2.8 per cent to 973,743t from 1.002Mt in June 2017. Of this total, 968,676t was delivered to domestic customers, down three per cent when compared with 998,478t in June 2017. However, exports were up 35.7 per cent to 5067t in June. In June 2017 the country’s ceme... |
LafargeHolcim appoints new Head of Middle East/Africa04 July 2018, Published under Cement NewsLafargeHolcim has appointed Miljan Gutovic as the Head of Region Middle East/Africa and Member of the Executive Committee of the Franco-Swiss building materials producer, effective as of July 2018. He succeeds Saâd Sebbar who has decided to pursue opportunities outside of the company. Miljan Gutovic (39), an Australian national with over 13 years of experience in the building materials sector, joined LafargeHolcim in 2018 from a leading building materials company. He built up a successful... |
Saudi cement sector expected to record revenue decline in 2Q1803 July 2018, Published under Cement NewsSaudi Arabia’s cement sector is expected to record a fall in revenue in the 2Q18, according to Al Rajhi Capital. The companies monitored by Al Rajhi are expected to announce a revenue decline of around six per cent YoY for the period, while earnings could decrease by approximately 10 per cent. The sector’s sales volume fell 16.7 per cent in the first two months of the second quarter. Across the country, 15 companies have recorded a decline in sales volume, led by Riyadh Cement (-44.1 per c... |
Bestway Cement starts dispatch from Farooqia Line II03 July 2018, Published under Cement NewsBestway Cement Ltd (BCL) has started dispatches of cement from its new Farooqia Line II, having clinker capacity of 6000tpd, at Hattar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Local supply commenced on 20 June, according to Sehar Husain, company secretary, in a notice to Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX). Performance in 9MFY18 (July 2017-March 2018) BCL's cement production stood at 6.462Mt in 9MFY18, up by 13 per cent over last year's equivalent period. The local dispatches grew by 20 per cent, while exports ... |
Nigeria's CCNN and Kalambaina Cement to merge28 June 2018, Published under Cement NewsThe Board of Directors of Nigeria’s Cement Co of Northern Nigeria (CCNN) and owners of the 0.5Mta Sokoto cement plant have announced that it has informed the Nigerian Stock Exchange of its proposed merger with BUA-owned Kalambaina Cement Co Ltd, owned and operators of the 1.5Mta Kalambaina plant in Sokoto state, Nigeria. CCNN's Managing Director, Ibrahim Aminu, said the proposed merger would improve the competitiveness of CCNN in its home market and also enable it utilise the more modern p... |
Vietnam's Ministry of Construction develops 2030 industry strategy; country targets 5Mt annual growth26 June 2018, Published under Cement NewsIn his keynote address at Cemtech Asia 2018, Dr Nguyen Quang Cung, President of the Vietnam National Cement Association, highlighted the road ahead for the Vietnam cement industry The government in Vietnam has initiated a comprehensive industry review in an effort to kick-start a step change in efficiency and environmental performance of the industry, as the country targets a domestic consumption growth of 5Mta. “The Vietnam government has instructed the Ministry of Construc... |
Latest EPC kiln line upgrade project for Duna Drava26 June 2018, Published under Cement NewsThe 2400tpd Duna Drava Cement clinker line in Vác, Hungary, has been successfully re-commissioned and put into production in April 2018. In less than two years, IKN completed the project on EPC basis. The main target of the project was to adapt the pyroprocessing line to enable the use of up to 100 per cent RDF in the calciner. The two lower cyclone stages were replaced, a complete new preheater tower with the inline calciner was erected, a new bypass system as well as a new static inl... |
New kiln line at Burglengenfeld plant online25 June 2018, Published under Cement NewsAfter two years of intense work, first clinker was received on schedule at HeidelbergCement’s Burglengenfeld cement works in Germany in April 2018. IKN was awarded a contract for engineering, supply and installation to upgrade the pyroprocessing line to 4000tpd – from raw meal feeding to clinker discharge. The contract included integration engineering, supply and installation of add-on components for the raw meal grinding plant. The upgraded kiln line features state-of-the-art technology ... |
Huaxin Cement Narayani to build US$140m plant25 June 2018, Published under Cement NewsNepal’s Investment Board (IBN) has signed a project investment agreement with Huaxin Cement Narayani to establish a US$140m cement plant in Nepal. Following the deal signed by IBN’s CEO, Maha Prasad Adkhikari, and Xu Gang, vice-president of Huaxin Cement Co, in the presence of Prime Minister, KP Sharma Oli, the joint venture company will build a 3000tpd cement works in Dhading, Nepal. The agreement includes protection for the foreign investor in Nepal and the provision that, despite the c... |