Cement News tagged under: corporate
Tokyo Cement Co (Lanka) incorporates ready-mix subsidiary16 February 2018, Published under Cement NewsThe Colombo Stock Exchange has been informed that Tokyo Cement Company (Lanka) PLC is incorporating Tokyo Supermix (Pvt) Ltd, a fully-owned subsidiary. The Primary objective for setting up the company is for operate manufacturing and distribution of ready-mixed concrete and value added cement products under a separate entity. Tokyo Cement Company (Lanka) PLC proposes to transfer all the assets and liabilities of the ready-mix operation to the fully owned subsidiary company. |
Caribbean Cement plans 2-year maintenance programme16 February 2018, Published under Cement NewsFollowing a challenging 2017, Jamaican cement producer Caribbean Cement expects to roll out a two-year maintenance programme that includes a programme of reinvestment in the Rockfort plant near Kingston. "After defining 2017 as a year of transition, the board of directors is now focused on consolidation of ongoing initiatives in health and safety, and roll-out of a two-year maintenance plan to ensure improved production performance and cement output," said the statement signed by Chairman ... |
Al Jouf Cement renews export licence for a year16 February 2018, Published under Cement NewsSaudi Arabia’s Al Jouf Cement has renewed its export licence for a year with the new authorisation ending February 2019. The Saudi cement producer received the licence on 15 February 2018, according to a statement to the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul). |
Najran Cement announces financial impact of line closure15 February 2018, Published under Cement NewsSaudi Arabia’s Najran Cement has halted production at a 6500tpd clinker line and resumed production at its 3000tpd second line. The second line was temporarily shut down to reduce excess capacity within the market. The company announced that the financial impact of these developments is estimated to reach SAR11.3m (US$3.01m) on FY18. |
PPC makes three new appointments15 February 2018, Published under Cement NewsPPC has appointed its current interim Chief Executive, Johan Claassen as CEO and an executive director of the group with immediate effect. "Since his appointment as interim CEO Johan has overseen a number of important milestones including the successful stabilisation of the business, an improvement in efficiencies following the completion of key projects and the strengthening of PPC's financial position," said Peter Nelson, chairperson of PPC. Elsewhere, Njombo Lekula has accepted the... |
HeidelbergCement to sell to stake in Lehigh White Cement Co15 February 2018, Published under Cement NewsHeidelbergCement announces that its subsidiary Lehigh Cement Company LLC has signed an agreement to sell its 51 per cent position in Lehigh White Cement Company to the minority shareholders Aalborg Cement Company Inc and Cemex Inc. The enterprise value of the transaction amounts to about US$140m. Closing of the transaction is subject to customary conditions and is expected during the first quarter 2018. “As a niche product with small volumes, the standalone production of white cement does... |
Cementir boosted by full-year results from Belgium15 February 2018, Published under Cement NewsCementir Holding's turnover in 2017 increased by 25.3 per cent to EUR1287.5m and EBITDA was ahead by 11.5 per cent to 220.5m. As regards the continuing business, the turnover advanced by10.9 per cent to EUR1140.0m and EBITDA emerged 13.3 per cent ahead at EUR224.2m, while the trading profit showed a 50 per cent advance to EUR142m. Net debt at the end of 2017 was 4.6 per cent lower at EUR536.6m, while capital investment in the year increased by 33.9 per cent to EUR92m. Since the year end, ... |
Shree Cement commissions grinding unit15 February 2018, Published under Cement NewsShree Cement has commissioned a new grinding unit in Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan. The new facility has a capacity of 3.6Mta. In the 3Q17 the company reported a net profit increase of 41.6 per cent YoY to INR3.33bn (US$52.1m) and 23.1 per cent growth in net sales to INR22.96bn. |
Cemex conducting pilot tests for Magdalena river transport14 February 2018, Published under Cement NewsTo improve its operational efficiency, Cemex has started running pilot tests to transport cement via the Magdalena River in Colombia. Cement is transported from central Colombia to the Caribbean region during these trials. On the first trip, some 950t were transported from the main plant at Caracolito to Sociedad Portuaria de Barranquilla. The river journey took six days with the entire trip from Ibague via Barrancabermeja to Barranquilla taking 17 days. For Juan Carlos Muñoz, vice pre... |
Adelaide Brighton reports equipment issues14 February 2018, Published under Cement NewsAdelaide Brighton Cement has reported issues with manufacturing equipment at its Birkenhead plant. Large plumes of dust were spotted leaving the chimney of the facility last Sunday, according to Westside Weekly. "I could see the plume rising into the air and spreading over residential areas from 10km away," said Tony Bazeley, member of the Port Adelaide Residents Environment Protection Group. As a result, the company alerted the Environment Protection Agency (EPA). A spokeswoman for t... |