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Loesche mill series for Batisöke project in Turkey16 December 2015, Published under Cement NewsBatisöke Söke Cimento Sanayii has ordered an entire line of vertical roller mills (VRM) from Loesche as part of a new kiln line project at the Söke cement plant in Turkey. For raw material grinding, a Loesche LM 56.4 has been ordered with a capacity of 500tph and a product fineness of 12 per cent R at 90μm. The gearbox of this mill has a power of 3400kW. Magnetic separators, metal detectors, refined parts for the mill fan and the engineering of the cyclone are also included in the scope o... |
Vietnam output up 10.3%, exports to miss target16 December 2015, Published under Cement NewsVietnam produced 61.2Mt of cement in the first 11 months of this year, up 10.3 per cent from the same period of last year, the government-run General Statistics Office said. The country's cement sales increased 10.2 per cent YoY to 6.5Mt in November. The Ministry of Construction predicted that Vietnam’s sales of cement and clinker to rise to between 72-74Mt this year. Domestic sales are expected to have risen 4.5-6.5 per cent to reach 53-54Mt, while exports will be betweem 19-20Mt. ... |
CIMAF to start up Rep Congo works in January16 December 2015, Published under Cement NewsJanuary 2016 will see the start of operations at CIMAF’s Hinda works in southern Republic of Congo, according to the country's Industrial Development and Private Sector Promotion Minister, Isidore Mvouba. He reported the construction work at the new plant is now finished and the 0.5Mta facility is now ready for its official inauguration by Congo's President, Denis Sassou Nguesso. |
Joule and HeidelbergCement announce partnership15 December 2015, Published under Cement NewsJoule, pioneers in the production of liquid fuels from recycled CO2, and HeidelbergCement have announced a partnership designed to explore application of Joule's technology to mitigate carbon emissions in cement manufacturing. As part of the agreement, emissions (or offtake gas) from various HeidelbergCement factories could provide Joule with the waste CO 2 required to feed its advanced Helioculture platform that effectively recycles CO 2 back into fuel. "We've been focussed on l... |
Cementir Board announces forecasts for 2016, new organisational structure11 December 2015, Published under Cement NewsCementir Holding SpA's Board of Directors has approved the forecasts for the year 2016 and a new organisational structure for the group. The Group is expecting to achieve EBITDA of around EUR190m next year, and net financial debt of about EUR180m, with planned industrial investments of around EUR65-70m. The Italian cement producer said these forecasts are based on conservative assumptions, especially for Turkey, where the geopolitical situation is still highly unstable, with possible effe... |
Indonesia cement sales up 4.7% in November11 December 2015, Published under Cement NewsIndonesian cement sales rose by 4.7 per cent YoY to 6.1Mt in November 2015, due to improved government spending on infrastructure projects. Widodo Santoso, chairman of the Indonesia Cement Association (ASI), said domestic cement demand rose sharply in November despite seeing some rainfall (which usually leads to delays in development of infrastructure and other construction projects). Mr Santoso says this rise is due to improved government spending on infrastructure projects. Th... |
PCA: FAST Act set to increase cement usage throughout the five-year program11 December 2015, Published under Cement NewsWith the passage of a five-year federal transportation bill, cement manufacturers will see a rise in consumption, according to the Portland Cement Association (PCA). The Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act will provide more than US$305bn to maintain and improve the nation’s surface transportation. Cement consumption's largest impact will focus on authorisations from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). “FAST represents an average addition of 835,000t to the cement ind... |
Qalaa Holdings 9M15 revenue driven by energy and cement divisions10 December 2015, Published under Cement NewsQalaa Holdlings reported consolidated revenues of EGP2051.2m in the third quarter of this year, up 19 per cent compared to the same period of 2014. On a nine-month basis, revenues climbed 31 per cent YoY in 9M2015 to EGP6085.5m. Revenue growth in the 9M2015 was driven by both cement manufacturing arm ASEC Cement and energy distribution business TAQA Arabia. TAQA Arabia (energy distribution) posted a 36 per cent rise in revenues to EGP1713.2m in the period, while ASEC Holding (cement ... |
Cemex planning another price rise in Mexico09 December 2015, Published under Cement NewsCemex plans to increase prices for bulk cement in Mexico starting January 2016, according to local media. Reforma reported that a letter was sent by Cemex to its customers in November to inform them of the pending hike. JP Morgan has noted that Cemex had raised prices by 21 per cent over FY-2015 which resulted in a decline in the company’s market share as peers had raised prices to a much lower extent. In the research house's view, this is likely to result in continued volume improvement ... |
Malaysia: CMS Cement to raise prices09 December 2015, Published under Cement NewsCMS Cement Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Cahya Mata Sarawak Bhd, announced that it will raise its cement price by an average of 4.6 per cent, effective 1 January 2016, due to the depreciation of the ringgit. In a statement issued on Tuesday, CMS said it will increase the prices to maintain the quality of its cement manufacturing and supply businesses, among others. It added that the sustained depreciation of the ringgit since January 2015 had created an unprecedented increase in the cost ... |