Cement News tagged under: coal
UltraTech Cement24 August 2016, Published under Cement NewsUltraTech’s plans to construct a new 1.5Mta plant in Bokaro, Jharkhand, have received the backing of the district authorities, according to local press reports. Bokaro is also home to two steel factories, which have reportedly responded positively to the possibility of a local cement works. Meanwhile, the company has secured 129,000t of coal from Gevra Road mines in Maharashtra and 138,200t from New Kusmunda mines in Chhattisgarh. With both locations landlocked, UltraTech has helped miti... |
Philippines: Republic Cement confident despite environmental crackdown17 August 2016, Published under Cement NewsRepublic Cement has vowed to continue with its expansion plans and has said that it is "ready" to face an environmental audit from the Filipino government, ABS-CBN News reports. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources has recently handed out suspensions to 10 mining companies over safety violations and has challenged the country’s largest coal mining firm, Semirara, to make the case for allowing its operations to continue. Republic’s president, Rentao Sunico, said he was co... |
Nigeria: Dangote Cement to switch to using coal09 August 2016, Published under Cement NewsDangote Cement has announced plans to begin its own coal mining operations as it switches away from gas as a means for powering its plants. The company will begin producing coal at the Ankpa mines in Kogi State from 4Q16. Previously, Dangote had used natural gas as a fuel for its plants, but interruptions to supply and the revaluation of the naira have caused the company to seek alternatives. Group CEO Onne van der Weijde stated: "We decided two to three years ago to diversify and re-r... |
Myanmar: protestors vow to continue fight against MCL09 August 2016, Published under Cement NewsLocal protestors in Kyaikmaraw in southeast Myanmar have reacted angrily to the publication of a report into the building a new coal-fired cement plant, Burma News International reports. The report, which follows a consultation on the building of the plant, was seen as being biased towards the Mawlamyine Cement project. The US$400m plant, which is being built as a joint venture between SCG and Pacific Link Cement, is to come online in mid-2016 and will have a capacity of around 1.6Mta.... |
India: UltraTech purchases more coal linkages27 July 2016, Published under Cement NewsUltraTech Cement has won an auction for 95,000t of coal from Junadhi Mines in Chhattisgarh. The rights to use the coal are being sold off as part of a wider exercise within the Indian coal industry. UltraTech will pay INR1050/t (US$15.60/t) for the coal. |
India: Shree Cement wins bid for 80,000t of coal19 July 2016, Published under Cement NewsShree Cement has announced that it has won a bid to be supplied with 80,000tpa of coal from state-owned firm South Eastern Coalfields Ltd (SECL), reports the Economic Times. The deal will see Shree pay INR970/t (US$14.45/t) for the grade 11 coal – in line with the prevailing prices charged by SECL. Earlier this month, UltraTech agreed a deal to pay over INR1500/t for coal to supply cement plants in Maharashtra. That today’s deal is lower-priced reflects the lower energy density of the ... |
India: UltraTech wins two coal mines in auction08 July 2016, Published under Cement NewsUltraTech Cement, one of the largest cement manufacturers in India, has secured two coal linkages for its cement plants in Maharashtra. The company had participated in the auction of coal linkages for cement sector and won Penganga OC mines and Mana Incline mine in the State. The company has won the Penganga OC mine for a basic floor price of INR1510/t (US$22.4/t) and a premium of INR20/t (US$0.29/t). The bid price for the Mana Incline mine was at a basic floor price of INR2060/t. Fu... |
India: Prism Cement secures fuel supplies30 June 2016, Published under Cement NewsAfter a successful bid, Prism Cement Ltd is set to receive 120,000tpa of coal from South Eastern Coalfields (SEC), a subsidiary of Coal India Ltd (CIL). In a filing to the BSE on 29 June 2016, Prism Cement said, “The company has successfully bid for 120,000 tonnes per annum of coal from South Eastern Coalfields Limited (a subsidiary of Coal India Limited) in a recently held auction of coal linkages for the cement industry… The company has secured part fuel requirement for the next 5 years... |
Pakistan: rising coal prices trouble cement sector27 June 2016, Published under Cement NewsThe All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) has called on the government to remove import duties on coal following a 16 per cent rise in price, The Nation reports. The cement industry is Pakistan’s main consumer of imported coal, accounting for 95 per cent of the total. A spokesperson for the APCMA said: “Our all efforts to reduce production costs faded away when the government imposed import duty on the cement industry’s main source of fuel, reducing our competitive advanta... |
Egypt receives 37 applications for new coal-fired cement plants16 February 2016, Published under Cement NewsA total of 37 companies have applied for licences to construct new coal-fired cement plants in nine governorates, Daily News Egypt reported on Saturday citing Egypt’s Industrial Development Authority (IDA). Ismail Gaber, head of the IDA, said the new licences aim to increase investments in the cement industry to meet local consumption. Minister of Industry, Tarek Qabil, announced earlier this year that the IDA would issue licences to establish cement factories in the governorates of Be... |