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Philippines: Taiheiyo opens new mill05 January 2016, Published under Cement NewsTaiheiyo Cement Philippines Inc (TCPI), based in Cebu, has launched its new cement mill and has assured stakeholders it can readily obtain additional clinker should cement demand in the Philippines rise. TCPI has recently inaugurated its new finish mill at the Cebu plant and will be able to immediately import clinker from various cement plants owned, affiliated and operated by Taiheiyo Cement Corp (TCC) of Japan. Shuji Fukuda, TCC president, switched on the ceremonial button for the eight... |
Pakistan: Attock Cement selects Hefei for new plant04 January 2016, Published under Cement NewsAttock Cement Pakistan Ltd has awarded a contract to Hefei Cement Research and Design Institute (China) for a new 4000tpd plant in Hub, Balochistan, the cement producer said. "The management of Attock Cement has concluded an agreement for setting up new 4000tpd cement manufacturing plant with all standard parts and accessories with Hefei Cement Research and Design Institute (China)," the company said in a bourse filing. In August the manufacturer informed the Karachi Stock Exchange that... |
Spanish demand to November increases 5%23 December 2015, Published under Cement NewsSpain’s cement market has expanded by 5.2 per cent YoY to 10,573,572t between January-November 2015, according to Oficemen, the country's cement association. In November alone, demand rose by 13.8 per cent to 1,008.789t, helping to boost full-year forecasts. For 2015, the association expects domestic consumption to reach some 11.3Mt, representing an increase of around five per cent YoY. "In line with our forecasts, 2015 it was a year marked by strong volatility in the figures, on a ver... |
ITAC announces final anti-dumping duties23 December 2015, Published under Cement NewsSouth Africa has imposed final anti-dumping duties on Portland cement originating in or imported from Pakistan, ranging between 14.29 and 77.15 per cent, effective 18 December 2015. The duties will remain in place for a period of five years, unless a review process takes place. The decision follows an investigation initiated by the International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (ITAC) on 22 August 2014 after local producers AfriSam, Lafarge Industries South Africa, NPC Cimp... |
Anti-trust authority approves Buzzi deal23 December 2015, Published under Cement NewsItaly's Antitrust Authority has approved Buzzi Unicem's offer to purchase the SACCI business unit and informed the Italian cement producer that it will not to open an investigation about the purchase transaction of SACCI SpA (SACCI). Buzzi Unicem is now clear to proceed further with the acquisition. The Buzzi Unicem offer remains under review by SACCI and the bodies of the composition proceedings initiated by SACCI. The outcome of the Buzzi Unicem offer depends on the development of the afo... |
USA: Lehigh Hanson EPA hat-trick23 December 2015, Published under Cement NewsLehigh Hanson Inc announced that three of its cement plants have earned the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) prestigious ENERGY STAR certification for 2015. The company’s cement manufacturing plants in Leeds (AL), Union Bridge (MD) and Glens Falls (NY) perform within the top 25 per cent of cement plants nationwide for energy efficiency and meet the EPA's strict energy efficiency performance levels. This is the third-consecutive year the Union Bridge plant has received ENERGY S... |
LH and CDC: low-carbon construction solution23 December 2015, Published under Cement NewsLafargeHolcim and CDC Group plc (CDC), the UK’s development finance institution, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to set up a company to produce and promote an affordable low-carbon construction solution for developing countries. The new company aims at scaling-up production of earth-cement bricks, a simple, reliable, affordable and environmentally-friendly building material that was launched by LafargeHolcim in Malawi in 2013. Deforestation and forest degradation account for the ... |
Canada: climate agenda presents economic opportunity22 December 2015, Published under Cement NewsCanada has seen a real softening in its cement market with major cement companies seeing an annual fall of 15-16 per cent, according to Michael McSweeney, president and CEO of the Cement Association of Canada (CAC). Nevertheless, further challenges remain ahead. During his presentation at the Cemtech Americas conference, held at the Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes, USA, from 7-10 December 2015, Mr McSweeney said the industry was “on the cusp of significant efforts towards transitioning... |
Limak plans EUR1bn Africa spending spree18 December 2015, Published under Cement NewsTurkey's Limak Cement is currently in talks to acquire African cement operations to the value of EUR1bn, according to senior executive quoted by Reuters. While there was no certainty that the deal would go ahead, the Turkish cement producer has reportedly signed a confidentiality agreement relating to the acquisition from an international cement company. "A global cement firm is considering selling its facilities in three African countries... We are seriously interested and have signed a c... |
CMA consults on cement price announcement order16 December 2015, Published under Cement NewsThe Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has said it is consulting on a further draft order to prohibit Great Britain cement suppliers from sending price announcement letters to their customers. The CMA consulted on the proposed order in September and following changes made as a result of responses received to the first consultation, is now consulting on an amended version. The order sets out that GB cement suppliers will be prohibited from sending generic price announcement letters... |