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Pakistan's cement dispatches rise 16% in January03 February 2021, Published under Cement NewsPakistan's cement factories recorded a growth of 16.3 per cent in cement dispatches during January 2021 when total cement dispatches reached at 4.73Mt against 4.07Mt in the same month of last fiscal year, says data released by All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA). Out of the total dispatches, local cement shipments increased to 4.03Mt compared to 3.26Mt in January 2020, depicting a growth of 23.7 per cent. Whereas exports dropped by 14.1 per cent from 808,874t to 694,9... |
JK Lakshmi Cement's sales rise 19% in Oct-Dec 202001 February 2021, Published under Cement NewsJK Lakshmi Cement Ltd recorded sales of INR11,928m (US$163.27m) in October to December 2020 compared to INR10,049.5m in October to December 2018, a rise of 19 per cent. JK Lakshmi Cement’s efforts to raise the product mix and improve efficiency parameters combined with increased demand boosted company profitability. EBITDA rose to INR2124.6m in October to December 2020 from INR1665.9m in the same period in the prior year, up 28 per cent. profits before tax stood at INR1271.5m in Octo... |
Prism Johnson to raise cement capacity29 January 2021, Published under Cement NewsPrism Johnson Ltd has approved of a 0.9Mta cement capcity expansion at Prism Cement's Satna cement plant, Madhya Pradesh, India. The new capacity will take the plants total cement capcity up to 5.4Mta. The investment is estimated to cost INR1390m (US$19.02m). |
Humboldt India wins new UltraTech Cement order27 January 2021, Published under Cement NewsHumboldt Wedag India Pvt Ltd (HW India), New Delhi, India, a subsidiary of KHD Humboldt Wedag International AG (KHD), Cologne, Germany, has received a new order from UltraTech Cement Ltd for three new kiln lines, one new raw meal grinding plant with two KHD roller presses, and the upgrade of five existing clinker grinding plants with KHD roller presses. The engineering and supply of equipment as well as supervisory services related to erection and commissioning comprise a potentia... |
INSEE Cement (Lanka) holds child career guidance programme27 January 2021, Published under Cement NewsINSEE Cement (Lanka) Plc has held a ’Find Your Spark', an interactive virtual career guidance programme. The objective of the programme was to equip the children of employees with the right knowledge and skills to grow their talent, choose their future career wisely and achieve their best. The programme included a series of workshops conducted by a panel of renowned professionals, whom the children could look up to as role models. Gustavo Navarro, CEO of INSEE Cement (Lanka) s... |
UltraTech Cement reports consolidated sales of INR121.44bn25 January 2021, Published under Cement NewsThe Aditya Birla Group's cement flagship, UltraTech Cement Ltd, reported consolidated net sales of INR121.44bn (US$1.66bn) for the quarter ended 31 December 2020, versus INR102.61bn over the corresponding period of the previous year. Profit before interest, depreciation and tax was at INR33.62bn compared to INR21.47bn in the corresponding period of the previous year. Profit after tax was INR15.84bn compared to INR7.12bn in the corresponding period of the previous year. On... |
Sri Lanka starts to close production gap to cement demand22 January 2021, Published under Cement NewsOnyx Group in Sri Lanka has announced that it expects to start operations of its new grinding plant in Mirijjawaila, Hambantota. The commissioning of the plant, which is an affiliate of Ceylon Steel Ltd, is an indication that Sri Lanka is looking to close the gap between its cement demand and domestic cement production. In recent years domestic demand has been met partly by high levels of cement and clinker imports in recent years. The new Onyx facility will operate as Lanwa Santha Cement... |
Nuvoco Vistas Corp launch InstaMix Xpress in Bhutan21 January 2021, Published under Cement NewsNuvoco Vistas Corp Ltd of India has released its InstaMix Xpress product in Bhutan. InstaMix Xpress is a pre-mixed, ready-to-use, bagged, dry concrete supply. The premium-quality bagged concrete is easy to use and can be supplied anytime anywhere regardless of the desired quantity, claims Nuvoco Vistas Corp Ltd. Nuvoco Vistas Ltd has supplied Instamix Xpress to Kolkata Telecom Support & Service for the casting of mobile phone tower foundations in Jaigaon, Bhutan. Altogether more th... |
Cherat Cement Co plans Line No 1 modernisation19 January 2021, Published under Cement NewsCherat Cement Co Ltd has informed Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) that the Board of Directors in its meeting held on 18 January 2021, decided to undertake balacing, modernisation and replacement (BMR) for Cement Line 1 and install the main crusher at Lakrai village, Nowshera district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province, Pakistan. According to Executive Director and Company Secretary, Abid Vazir, these measures will help improve the operational efficiencies of the plant. The total cost of BMR... |
Pakistani cement exports fall 9% in December18 January 2021, Published under Cement NewsCement exports from Pakistan saw an 8.6 per cent YoY decline to US$19.253m in December when compared with US$21 in December 2019, according to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics attributed this drop to the closure of ports, lower trade activity on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border and lower demand from international buyers as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. MoM cement exports were up 6.2 per cent when compared with US$18.129m in November 2020. Export volumes increased 19 per cent MoM ... |