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Northern Cement Jordan to install new line

02 March 2015, Published under Cement News

Saudi Arabia's Northern Cement Co said Thursday that Jordan-based Northern Cement-Jordan, in which it holds 99.35 per cent, has decided to install an additional clinker production line. In preparation for the expansion project, the company will carry out feasibility and environmental studies, the Saudi firm said, without disclosing any financial details. Northern Cement Co booked a net profit of SAR234.3m (USD$62.5m) in 2014, almost unchanged from SAR234.6m a year ago.

Indocement sees volumes rising 6% YoY

13 February 2015, Published under Cement News

PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa expects volumes to grow six per cent this year, reported Kontan, citing CEO, Christian Kartawijaya. The HeidelbergCement group reported cement sales of 18.8Mt in 2014, up three per cent YoY, thanks to increased capacity. The company said it will spend IDR5trn (US$391m) on capital expenditure this year. The 14th line at its Citeureup plant in West Java is expected to start operating from the third quarter of this year.

Cementos Argos in expansion mode

10 February 2015, Published under Cement News

Cementos Argos will be expanding its business in 2015 with investments of over US$400m, according to Jorge Mario Velásquez, president of Argos. He added that 2015 will be crucial for the company as it initiates a very important decade in the economy of US: “In the next 10 years in the US will see significant growth of the economy, it will be a dynamic decade, especially in the cement market where growth close to nine per cent is expected, accompanied by a recovery of prices are recorded, ...

UltraTech Cement

03 February 2015, Published under Cement News

Following its acquisition last month of two cement plants and related power assets from Jaiprakesh Associaties Ltd in Madhya Pradesh, UltraTech Cement Ltd has announced further expansion plans including two greenfield grinding units in Bihar and West Bengal. The new plants, which will add 3.2Mta capacity, will enable UltraTech to take advantage of the predicted upturn in cement demand in India. According to the government, the combination of 5.5 per cent economic growth in 2015 and a kick...

RHI wins order at Lafarge Exshaw works

22 January 2015, Published under Cement News

Austrian refractory materials maker RHI AG has been awarded a supply contract for around EUR10m from Lafarge for its plant in Exshaw, western Canada. Under the contract, RHI will deliver material for the expansion of the plant.

India: JSW Group eyes capacity expansion

19 January 2015, Published under Cement News

The JSW Group plans to expand its cement production capacity to 30Mta over the next decade from the current 5Mta as it seeks to become a bigger player on the Indian cement market scene. Speaking to BusinessLine reporters, Seshagiri Rao, Joint Managing Director of JSW Steel said the group plan is to become a significant player in the sector with 30Mta capacity by 2025. The company, one of India's largest business conglomerates, is looking to setting up grinding units closer to its steel pl...

Indonesia: a return to higher ground?

16 January 2015, Published under Cement News

As Indonesia’s cement sales growth disappointed last year, the industry is hoping a revival of government infrastructure spending will help overcome recent challenges and return demand levels to higher ground. From strong double-digit growth rates experienced in the 2011-12 period, Indonesian cement volume expansion has been slowing over the past two years. Latest industry figures show that Indonesian cement sales increased by just 3.6 per cent in 2014, dragged down by higher interest rat...

Tajikistan to add further capacity over 2015-16

15 January 2015, Published under Cement News

Tajikistan’s Ministry of Industry and New Technologies has said that six new cement plants will be put into operation in Tajikistan in 2015 and 2016, according to reports by Avesta news agency. Tajik-Chinese joint venture Tajchina has already started construction of a 1.2Mta cement plant, the report stated. Morever, new cement plants will also be built in Dangara, Bobojon Gafurov, and Isfara districts, as well as in Istiklol city. Another cement plant, with a capacity of 1Mta, will be const...

Cemex to increase capacity of Costa Rica cement works

19 December 2014, Published under Cement News

Cemex Latam Holdings (CLH) is to increase cement capacity of its plant located in Colorado, Costa Rica by approximately 25 per cent, reaching a capacity of 1.1Mta by 2017. The total investment is expected to be approximately US$35m over a three-year period including the construction of a new grinding mill, as well as several capacity enhancing projects on its clinker production line. “With this increased capacity we will strengthen our position in Costa Rica, reiterating our commitment t...

Saudi: Eastern Province in talks for new production line

10 December 2014, Published under Cement News

Saudi-based Eastern Province Cement Co said in a bourse statement that the board, in a meeting held on 9 December, discussed the project of establishing a new production line, with a clinker production capacity of 10,000tpd. The board has asked for further clarification regarding cement market data.