Cement News tagged under: electricity
CRH develops wind farm to power Romanian plant04 November 2024, Published under Cement NewsCRH has developed a new wind farm to provide renewable electricity to its Medgidia plant in Romania. The wind farm is the first of its kind in the country to exclusively power a cement plant. The farm will meet a significant proportion of the Medgidia plant’s annual energy requirements, helping lower the carbon footprint of the cement produced, while also contributing to Romania's clean energy transition. Enuice Heath, chief sustainability officer at CRH, said, “This is a significant ... |
High electricity costs trigger price hikes among Vietnamese cement producers23 October 2024, Published under Cement NewsVietnam’s leading cement manufacturers, including Vicem Bim Son, Bút Son, The Vissai, Thành Thang Group, and Xuân Thành Cement, have announced price hikes starting from 20 October 2024, driven by rising production costs, particularly due to higher electricity prices. The adjustment will see cement prices increase by VND50,000/t (US$1.97/t) across most producers, with The Vissai opting for a smaller rise of VND46,300/t. According to a Thành Thang Group representative, the hike follows a... |
Ignites to supply green electricity to Akmenes Cementas23 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsSmart energy solutions company Ignites will supply electricity generated by its wind farm in Mažeikiai to Akmenes Cementas , Lithuania. Ignites and Akmenes Cementas, which is owned by German building materials producer, Schwenk Cement Beteiligungen, signed a four-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for Ignites to start supplying electricity in 2026. This is the largest PPA Ignites has ever signed in Lithuania. Haroldas Nauseda, head of B2B customers and expansion at Ignitis, said,... |
New power supply agreement promises reduced costs for Cemex Holdings Philippines17 July 2024, Published under Cement NewsCemex Holdings Philippines (CHP) announced on Monday, 15 July that its subsidiary, Apo Cement Corp , has signed a supply contract with Semirara Calaca Reserve Corp to provide 44MW of electricity for Apo’s cement plant in Naga, Cebu . Led by Isidro A Consunji, DMCI Holdings Inc bought CHP earlier this year for US$305.6m, looking to turn a profit after a PHP2bn (US$34.24m) loss in 2023. CHP subsidiaries Apo Cement and Solid Cement agreed for the assignment of trademarks with Cemex ... |
Rohrdorfer Zement invests in new PV system20 June 2024, Published under Cement NewsRohrdorfer Zement has installed a new photovoltaic (PV) system as its plant in Rohrdorf , Bavaria, Germany. The system, which covers around 2000m 2 of roof space, has a peak output of 400KW. According to the company, the Rohrdorf site has been producing a third of its own electricity needs since 2011 thanks to its waste heat power plant. This latest PV project will add a further 350MWh per year to the share of self-produced electricity. The new PV installation took five weeks to cons... |
Lafarge Canada bets on ITCs to boost clean energy investments19 September 2023, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Canada ( Holcim Group) is among the companies counting on investment tax credits (ITCs) for its plant in Exshaw, Alberta, Canada, where it has a plan to capture 1Mta of carbon emissions. "Having ITCs in place in Canada... will certainly help the project's business case and in ensuring investment in decarbonisation occurs in Canada," the company's two heads of sustainability said in a joint statement to Reuters. The government first announced some CAD10bn (US$7.4bn) in IT... |
Cruz Azul will see power supply restored05 September 2022, Published under Cement NewsCruz Azul and Mexico’s Federal Electricity Commission have reached an agreement and the state power supplier must reconnect power to the cement plant in Tula, Hidalgo state, by 12.45h on Wednesday, 7 September, according to Federco Sarabia Pozo, president of Cruz Azul. The plant’s power supply was suspended 20 days ago as the cement companies had more than MXN300m in economic losses. Before the interruption to its power supply the plant worked at a 30 per cent capacity utilisation rate, re... |
Tudela Veguín halts production for 10 days14 March 2022, Published under Cement NewsCementos Tudela Veguín has shut down its plant at La Robla for 10 days from Friday, 11 March, citing the soaring electricity prices as the reason for the stoppage. The company has significant stocks of cement and expects to continue normal deliveries to its customers. The halt in operations will not affect the nearly 200 workers at the plant, the company said. While it has a cement capacity of 1.2Mta, it has a utilisation rate of around 25 per cent currently. The company follows Ceme... |
How energy reforms could impact Mexico's cement industry26 November 2021, Published under Cement NewsThis week, we will be taking a look at the proposed Mexican energy reforms and their potential impact on the cement industry. Mexico's president, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO), introduced the prospect of sweeping energy reforms earlier this year. The move would see state control of the energy market substantially increase. The state-owned Comision Federal de Electricidad (CFE) would generate 54 per of consumed electricity, while private companies would be able to produce the remainin... |
Hongshi Shivam Cement expected to receive electricity by summer23 December 2020, Published under Cement NewsNepal-based cement producer Hongshi Shivam Cement, which has been operating in the last two-and-a-half years using diesel, is scheduled to receive its first electricity supply by next summer, according to New Business Age. The Nepal Electricity Authority said that it plans the start of supply to Hongshi Shivam Cement after mid-April if the works related to installation of the Bardhaghat-Sardi 132 KV Transmission Line Project go ahead without any interruption. The project had earlier pledge... |