Cement News tagged under: corporate
Russia: Anhui Conch signs Ulyanovsk plant agreement21 July 2016, Published under Cement NewsAnhui Conch Cement is planning to build a greenfield cement plant with a capacity of 5000tpd and an investment of US$500m in Ulyanovsk, Russia. The project will see the construction of a cement plant in the Terengulsky district of the Ulyanovsk region. According to Sergey Morozov, interim governor of the Ulyanovsk region, the agreement became a sort of a quality mark of an investment climate of the region. The governor’s press office indicates that the negotiations with the Chinese party... |
India: ACC's Jamul clinker plant starts up21 July 2016, Published under Cement NewsACC, part of LafargeHolcim group, has started commercial production of its new 2.79Mta clinker plant at Jamul, Chhattisgarh, India. “We are pleased to announce commencement of commercial production from our new state-of-the-art 2.79Mta clinker facility at Jamul, located in Chhattisgarh with effect from 19 July,” the company said in a regulatory filing. Part of this integrated project, the two new cement grinding facilities, one each at Jamul and Sindri in Jharkhand, are expected to be c... |
India: Shree Cement to invest INR5bn in 2Mta grinding plant20 July 2016, Published under Cement NewsShree Cement will invest INR5bn (US$74.4) in a new 2Mta grinding unit in Sarai Kale Karasawa, Jharkhand, India. The company entered a memorandum of understanding with the Jharkhand government in an investor meet on 20 July relating to the project, which is located in the fastest-growing state in eastern India. |
South Korea: Hyundai Cement up for sale20 July 2016, Published under Cement NewsHyundai Cement Co. is expected to put up for sale this year. Despite only having a small market share in South Korea, the upcoming sale is expected to bring about change in the local cement market that is fiercely competitive. Currently, South Korea’s cement market is dominated by seven major companies who hold a 90 per cent market share. Of these, Hyundai Cement ranks seventh, holding 7.38 per cent of the market share, but despite its lower position its sale will likely be a game changer... |
India: UltraTech to complete Jaypee acquisition ‘in next 12 months’20 July 2016, Published under Cement NewsBirla Group chairman, Kumar Mangalam Birla, told his firm's annual general meeting that its UltraTech Cement subsidiary should complete its acquisition of Jaypee Cement within the next 12 months, the Economic Times reports. The deal, which will see UltraTech acquire cement production capacity of 21.2Mta, was agreed earlier this month, despite efforts from Jaypee’s creditors that saw them convert debt into equity. On completion, UltraTech – already India’s largest producer – will contro... |
Pakistan: Kohat Cement new milling capacity at year-end20 July 2016, Published under Cement NewsKohat Cement Ltd (KOHC) says that work is going on its fourth cement mill to lift its current capacity of 105tph to take its total grinding capacity to 480tph at an estimated cost of INR650m. The mill will be operational by December 2017, says local report. The new mill will replace old technology and improve efficiency at the company's plant in Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Headquartered in Lahore, Kohat Cement is one of the smaller cement players in the sector with a market s... |
Sri Lanka: Tokyo Cement looks to US for investment backing20 July 2016, Published under Cement NewsThe chief financial officer and other members of the Tokyo Cement management team are in the US this week for an investor roadshow, Lanka Business Online reports. Mark Decker, whose brokerage firm is promoting the roadshow, said: “Tokyo Cement is an under-researched company with a dominant market position, brand equity built over three decades, and clear growth prospects in light of Sri Lankan infrastructure and building construction projects. “We’re honoured to introduce the firm’s m... |
LafargeHolcim increases El Salvador investment19 July 2016, Published under Cement NewsLafargeHolcim will invest US$9m to upgrade its production facilities in El Salvador in view of an expected rise in demand. Around US$3m will be spent on 16 projects in its El Ronco works, in Metapán, Santa Ana. The investment will enable the 1.7Mta plant to upgrade its transport areas and improve the flow, order and security at El Ronco. A further US$6m will be used to upgrade production equipment and enable the company to meet the demand generated by the El Chaparral hydroelectric dam, ... |
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 ... |
Ghana: Pozzolana Cement to make redundancies?19 July 2016, Published under Cement NewsManagement at Pozzolana Ghana Ltd is considering redundancies or the temporary shutting down of the company following power outages. According to Collins Opoku Gyan, production manager, the company cannot afford to continue paying salaries at a time when no profits are being made. “We have workers that we have employed and paying them, if there is no light, we can’t work. We have to pay them too, so it is costing the company a lot. If nothing is being done about it, the best thing is that... |