Cement News tagged under: corporate
UK: Hanson Cement set to expand Padeswood26 November 2014, Published under Cement NewsHaving staved off closure, Hanson Cement's Padeswood plant is now looking to expand with a rail link and additional cement capacity in a new GBP1.2m investment project. The scheme will see staff numbers at the Flintshire site double to nearly 100 staff at Padeswood and the nearby Cefn Mawr Quarry. The turnaround has occurred after an increase in local house building and other construction activity has improved cement demand. Work is underway on a new cement line and the plant is also co... |
Vietnam: Dong Lam Cement to build US$221m plant26 November 2014, Published under Cement NewsDong Lam Cement JSC will invest VND4.7trn (US$221m) on a new plant in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue. The Dong Lam cement plant in Phong Dien district currently has a clinker and cement capacity of 5000tpd and 2Mta, respectively. The company plans to sell its product in the central region to meet rising demand of cement there. At present, Vietnam’s cement output has reached 73Mta. The country’s cement sales are predicted to rise by 1.5-3 per cent YoY to 62-63Mt this year, inc... |
Angola: Kwanza Sul Cement to raise capacity26 November 2014, Published under Cement NewsKwanza Sul Cement Factory (FCKS) plans to increase the cement production with a new 1500tpd line to raise total installed capacity to 6000tpd. FCKS entered the Angolan market in February 2014 and produces the ‘Yetu’ brand of cement. Most of its customers are located in the Benguela region. Speaking to ANGOP, at ExpoIndustry, which ended on Friday in Luanda, Tambwe Mukas, the executive director of FCKS, said the introduction of a new line will enable greater productivity and marketing of t... |
Russia: Sibirskiy Cement produces 3.9Mt in 10M1426 November 2014, Published under Cement NewsRussia's Sibirskiy Cement produced nearly 3.9Mt of cement in the first 10 months of 2014, the company reported. In 2014, the Kemerovo-based holding company is planning to produce and sell about 4.3Mt of the construction material, which corresponds to the last year’s sales. The company and its subsidiaries produce and sell cement and cement-based building materials primarily in the Siberian Federal District. The group currently has a total cement capacity of 5.6Mta and 750,000Mm 3 of ... |
Turkey: Afyon Cimento to relocate plant25 November 2014, Published under Cement NewsTurkish cement producer Afyon Cimento Sanayi has decided to invest US$165m (EUR133m) to reloctate its cement plant from Afyonkarahisar in western Turkey. The company will reconstruct the 0.55Mta cement plant at a new site in Halimoru village in the same district and will upgrade the plant with modern technology, the company said. |
Alfonso Conde new COO Cemex Aragon, Spain25 November 2014, Published under Cement NewsAlfonso Conde has been appointed COO of Cemex in Aragon, Spain. His new responsibilities will include managing quarrying operations, the integrated cement works of Morata de Jalon, as well as the company’s Aragon mortar and concrete plants. Mr Conde hails from Madrid and has a degree in Chemical Engineering from the Alfonso X El Sabio University and an MBA in Management of People for the IDE-Cesem Institute of Directors of Spain. He has spent most of his career at Cemex since its incor... |
India: Amul Cement to build mini cement plant25 November 2014, Published under Cement NewsAmul Cement is constructing a vertical shaft kiln in Patapar village, Junagadh, Gujarat, India. The mini plant will cost INR30m (US$484,587) and will have a capacity of 37,500tpa of cement and concrete products. Machinery will be procured locally. The project is waiting for environmental clearance. Civil work is nearing completion and the project is scheduled for completion in 2Q15. |
Tanzania: Twiga Cement forms MOU with Boko prison25 November 2014, Published under Cement NewsA Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between Tanzania Portland Cement Company Ltd (Twiga Cement) and Tanzania Prison for the production of limestone at Boko Prison on the outskirts of the Dar es Salaam. Mbaraka Abdulwakil, the permanent secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs, said the production of limestone from Boko prison mines will commence during the 1Q15 following the government approval of the deal. At an official ceremony US$100,000 (TZS100m) as well as 1200 bags ... |
Egypt: Arabian Cement Co’s consolidated 9M14 revenues up 17%24 November 2014, Published under Cement NewsArabian Cement Company has reported its consolidated results for the first nine months of 2014. Revenues in the period rose 17 per cent to EGP1788.5m (US$250m) as compared to EGP1532.1m in 9M13, on the back of the early signs of economic and security improvements in Egypt. Net profit dropped 35 per cent YoY to EGP200.4m, while net profit margin was down nine percentage points to 11 per cent on the combined impact of the expiration of the company’s tax-exempt status – ACC is now taxed at th... |
Nigeria: Lafarge develops 6th cement research centre24 November 2014, Published under Cement NewsNigeria will soon be joining France, China, Brazil, India and Algeria as host to Lafarge’s development laboratory, which is targeted at developing new solutions and business opportunities to consumers, disclosed Gilles Rochard, Lafarge's prospective research and development (R&D) director, during a media tour of the group’s facilities in Lyon, France. “There will be one in Nigeria,” Rochard said, while explaining the group’s plan to launch the state-of-the-art research facility in Africa’s ... |