Cement News tagged under: international
Thailand’s cement: improved sales volume in January03 March 2010, Published under Cement NewsFor January, cement demand improved further in both the domestic and export markets. The Bank of Thailand (BoT) reported domestic cement sales volume rose to 2.2mn tons, up 5.4% YoY. This was the eighth consecutive month that domestic demand growth YoY was positive. Meanwhile, Thailand’s export cement sales volume increased to 1.2mn tons, up 21.5% YoY, growing for the second consecutive month. Domestic cement sales are estimated to grow 9.0% YoY in 2010 after dropping 2.4% YoY in 2009, pow... |
Lakshmi Cement sales rise 20%03 March 2010, Published under Cement NewsIndia’s JK Lakshmi Cement Tuesday reported a jump of 20.28 per cent in sales at 427,000t in February. The company had sold 355,000t of cement in the corresponding month last year, JK Lakshmi Cement said in a statement. Production of the firm also rose by 24.14 per cent to 432,00t last month from 348,000t in the year-ago period, it added. |
HeidelbergCement Ukraine to keep production at 1.8Mt02 March 2010, Published under Cement NewsThe HeidelbergCement Ukraine Company is intending to retain the production of cement in 2010 at the level of 2009 - 1.819Mt according to Petro Hryhorchuk, sales director of HeidelbergCement Ukraine. "We have plans to retain the production at the level of 2009 (1.819Mt of cement)," he said. He noted, however, that the company will be able to boost the production if the market grows. According to Petro Hryhorchuk, the enterprise has enough capacities to boost the production of cement if nec... |
Kuwait Portland Cement back to profit in 200902 March 2010, Published under Cement NewsCement trader Kuwait Portland Cement said in a bourse statement today it registered a net profit of KWD 12.17m (USD 42.1m/EUR 31.1m) for 2009, recovering from a net loss of KWD 8.75m in 2008. The earnings per share (EPS) reached 147.32 fils in 2009, versus a loss per share of 105.94 fils in the previous year. The company said total assets rose to KWD 62.4m at end-December 2009 from KWD 54.1 million a year earlier. The management board has decided to recommend a 100% cash dividend for 2009... |
PPC mulls Botswana plant02 March 2010, Published under Cement NewsThe Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC) Botswana is currently exploring plans of establishing a manufacturing industry in Botswana. PPC Cement Botswana General Manager Werner De Beer said this at the launch of the competition ’Botswana’s number one builder’ at the Cresta lodge in Gaborone last week. According to De Beer, the company is exploring cement grade limestone in the country and if they are satisfied with the deposit of the limestone, they will establish a cement manufacturing plant ... |
TPCC to conduct trade seminar, Tanzania02 March 2010, Published under Cement NewsThe Tanzania Portland Cement Company will on Thursday conduct a one-day seminar on trade in Dar es Salaam. It is also aimed at increasing skills for block makers. The firm, which trades as Twiga Cement, said yesterday in a statement that the seminar was expected to attract more than 200 participants from the cement industry. Commercial director Steinar Harstad said in the statement that the training would focus on the best use of recipes to get quality blocks and exemplify the company’s c... |
Polysius supplies two 12,000tpd kiln systems for China02 March 2010, Published under Cement NewsFollowing on the success of two 10,000tpd cement clinker kiln lines from Polysius that have been in operation at Anhui Conch Cement since 2004, Wuhu Conch Cement Ltd. decided to continue their fruitful partnership with Polysius and ordered two 12,000tpd kiln lines. These are to be installed at Wuhu in the Chinese province of Anhui. The 5-stage and 2-string DOPOL® preheater will be equipped with a PREPOL®-MSC calciner and an SNCR system. Two calciner burners will be installed in the calcine... |
ADB ready to launch finance Garadagh upgrade01 March 2010, Published under Cement NewsAnother bank is ready to join financing for the project of Garadagh Cement (GC) OJSC, a key cement producer in Azerbaijan and South Caucasus, on construction kiln line 6. The Asian Development Bank reports that it has completed surveys of social, economic and environmental consequences of the project when preparing to endorse a loan for the project. ADB is ready to grant the loan without governmental guarantees. This loan is going to become its largest facility on direct financing for busi... |
Ras Al Khaimah gears up for major infrastructure spend01 March 2010, Published under Cement NewsA new wave of infrastructure projects across the sectors is set to generate significant interest among investors and cement Ras Al Khaimah’s path to long-term growth, according to the Chairman of the RAK Finance Department. In an exclusive interview with Oxford Business Group (OBG), a leading global publishing and research firm, Sheikh Faisal bin Saqr Al Qasimi said the extensive plans would bring a transformation to all areas of life, from industry to leisure activities. “Funds are to be... |
Raysut Cement sees improvement in cement demand01 March 2010, Published under Cement NewsRaysut Cement Company, the Sultanate’s largest cement producer, foresees an improvement in cement demand during 2010, although competition is expected to be stiff in the face of "discounted" supplies from neighbouring and regional markets. Mohammed bin Alawi bin Ali Muqaibal, Chairman of the Board of Directors, said higher government outlays coupled with lower inflation will pave the way for better growth in the future, but competition will remain a factor for the foreseeable future. Despit... |