Cement News tagged under: corporate
Lipetskcement brings new logistics facility online20 December 2017, Published under Cement NewsLipetskcement, part of the Eurocement Group, has launched a new RUB600m (US$10.4m) production and logistics facility for packing, palletising and shipping of cement. The investment enables Lipetskcement to ship up to 10,000tpd of cement. The company has increased its loading rate of bulk cement trucks by more than five times. In the packing section, the bagging rate has more than doubled to 2400bags/h. |
Siam Cement Group plans to diversify products20 December 2017, Published under Cement NewsSiam Cement Group (SCG) plans to diversify its products next year, according to the Jakarta Post. The company hopes to become more competitive in the market by applying technology and innovation to its products. “We want to compete by [introducing] more products and services,” said Nantapong Chantrakul, SCG country director for Indonesia. SCG has recently supplied construction materials for several large-scale projects in South Sumatra, such as new toll roads and a 2018 Asian Games st... |
Penna Cement Industries Ltd orders Loesche VRM20 December 2017, Published under Cement NewsPenna Cement Industries Ltd has ordered a Loesche VRM for its plant in Boyareddypalli, Andhra Pradesh.The four-roller mill will grind petcoke with a throughput capacity of 52tph. The order will be fulfilled by Loesche at the beginning of next year. Penna Cement Industries has a total production capacity of 7Mta and is primarily active in the southern and western regions of India. The company wants to expand the capacity at its operations in Boyareddypalli from 2Mta to 4.6Mta. |
UltraTech Cement receives award at NCCBM20 December 2017, Published under Cement NewsUltraTech Cement received an award at the National Council for Cement and Building Materials (NCCBM) award ceremony on 8 December 2017. The Indian cement producer's Kotpuli Cement Works received the ‘Best Thermal Energy Performance for 2016-17’ award within the ‘Energy Efficiency’ category. Alongside this, the company’s Vikram Cement Works received second place within the ‘Quality Excellence’ category. Kotpuli Cement Works had undertaken a series of initiatives to reduce thermal energy... |
UNTHA expands distribution in Japan20 December 2017, Published under Cement NewsShredding specialist UNTHA continues to expand in Asia, following the agreement of a new distribution partnership with Sun Earth, a leading technology provider in Japan's waste management industry. UNTHA’s Austrian manufactured shredding technology wil now be supplied to a number of sophisticated waste and alternative fuel production facilities throughout Japan. "We want to offer our customers the most advanced waste technologies in the world," commented Yutaka Ebihara, Sun Earth CEO.... |
Saurashtra Cement shuts down kiln for annual maintenance20 December 2017, Published under Cement NewsIndian cement producer Saurashtra Cement has scheduled to start its annual kiln maintenance at its plant in Ranavav, Gujarat, from 8 January 2018. The process is expected to take around 20 days. However, cement grinding and dispatch departments will remain operational and no impact on sales volumes is anticipated. |
Monarch Cement names Kent A Webber new president19 December 2017, Published under Cement NewsMonarch Cement’s board of directors has appointed Kent A Webber as new president of the board. He succeeds Walter H Wulf Jr, who will remain as chairman of the board and director at the cement producer. He will share day-to-day decisions with Mr Webber and gradually transfer responsibilities to him. Kent A Webber started at Monarch Cement in January 2013, as subsidiary operations manager, and has been executive vice-president since 1 September 2015. The board also appointed Tony Ka... |
Hongshi Shivam Pvt Ltd employs local Nepalis for plant development19 December 2017, Published under Cement NewsThe development of the Hongshi Shivam Cement Pvt Ltd plant in Nepal has provided employment to more than 1000 Nepalis directly or indirectly, according to My Republica. The plant workers earn a minimum of NPR20,000 (US$194) per month and the company has spent NPR128m on the salary of local workers so far. A portion of the employees are currently building a resettlement site for 26 families displaced by the project’s mine. "This project will uplift socio-economic condition of locals of... |
Lucky completes 1.3Mta expansion line in Karachi18 December 2017, Published under Cement NewsLucky Cement has informed the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on 18 December that construction and installation work for its 1.3Mta brownfield kiln line at its Karachi plant in Sindh province, Pakistan, has been successfully completed on time. A bourse filing of company says: "The new line was made operational with commencement of clinker production on 12 December 2017. With the addition of this new line in Karachi for 1.3Mt and certain efficiency improvements brought about recently in the... |
Holcim Argentina to invest US$120m in Malagueño18 December 2017, Published under Cement NewsHolcim Argentina has announced a US$120m investment to raise cement capacity at its Malagueño plant by 45 per cent. The expansion project includes the reconstruction of a complete clinker line and a new cement mill as well as the refurbishment of the dispatch lines. The implementation of the expansion is expected to start in early 2018. Some 0.73Mta of capacity will be operational by 2020. "It is a significant increase and will help alleviate some of the problems of backwardness ... |