Cement News tagged under: cement capacity
Capacity on the increase in Pakistan17 April 2018, Published under Cement NewsCement production capacity in Pakistan increased by 52 per cent in last decade. According to the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA), capacity has risen from 30.50Mt in 2006-07 to 46.39Mt in 2016-17. The trend continues in current fiscal year as well and further advanced to 49.44Mt in first nine months of 2017-18. According to a local research house, Attock Cement Pakistan Ltd (ACPL) and Lucky Cement have increased capacities by 1.2-1.3Mta in 2QFY18. As a result, the com... |
Signs of improvement27 September 2017, Published under Cement NewsFollowing an abrupt fall in 2009 and a continued decline in subsequent years, the central European cement market picked up in 2014 and has since shown a modest but stable expansion in recent years. However, while prospects are positive, it is expected that cement producers will continue to focus their investment on improving production efficiency and their environmental record rather than expanding capacity. Central Europe continues to recover after its 2013 nadir and prospects are la... |
New projects push Indonesia towards overcapacity27 April 2016, Published under Cement NewsIndonesia's dynamic market has attracted both foreign and local cement companies to invest in new cement plants, intensifying competition for existing producers and tipping the industry towards oversupply. Four new entrants - including companies from Taiwan, India and two local firms - plan to build new factories in Indonesia with a combined capacity of 12.1Mta, according to a report in the Jakarta Globe. The total investment is estimated at between US$1.3bn and US$3bn over the next few ye... |
Anhui Conch Cement Co29 April 2015, Published under Cement NewsEarlier this month a delegation from Anhui Conch Cement Company Ltd met with the governor of the Chelyabinsk region in Russia to discuss the possibility of setting up a cement plant in the South Urals. During the four-day visit, various sites were inspected along with the Atlyan limestone deposit near Miass and the Slavyansk deposit near Bakal. The company is reportedly yet to decide whether to upgrade the wet production facilities at the Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works or to launch a new ... |
Venezuela: 600tpd cement works to be built in Yaracuy11 November 2014, Published under Cement NewsTo help alleviate Venezuela’s cement shortage a new cement plant, ‘Valeroso Peña’, will be built in Peña, Yaracuy. The 600tpd works will be constructed with assistance from India in an area that is rich in high-quality limestone. "The complex is part of a proposed three mini plants by the governors of Portuguesa, Cojedes and Yaracuy, which was approved by President Nicolas Maduro to develop through the agreement India - Venezuela. For each US$15m was allocated, "noted Julio León, governor ... |
Cuba looks for foreign investment to build US$400m plant05 November 2014, Published under Cement NewsAs part of a wider package of projects requiring some US$8bn of foreign investment, Cuba is looking overseas to finance the construction of a US$400m cement works in Holguín. Cuba needs foreign investment of US$2bn per year to achieve future economic growth of five per cent rather than the current one per cent, according to Minister of Foreign Trade, Rodrigo Malmierca. "Governments can do much to create a climate but eventually businesses the need to do business," admitted Malmierca for w... |