Cement News tagged under: international
Zambia: ZPC to Supply Cement to Ndola Stadium18 November 2009, Published under Cement NewsZambezi Portland Cement (ZPC) has been awarded a contract to supply cement for the construction of stadium in Ndola. ZPC operations director, Peter Kanaganayagam said in Ndola yesterday that a team of Chinese construction experts building the stadium examined the cement and were satisfied with the quality. "They have agreed to buy all the cement required for the construction of their stadium from here. A total of 30,000t will be able to meet their demand. If we had cement already packed ... |
Pakistan: production halted at six cement units18 November 2009, Published under Cement NewsThe government of Pakistan may witness a revenue loss of PKR400m per month due to closure of cement companies on the backdrop of unsustainable prices of cement in the local market, industry sources told the Daily Times. They further said that it is estimated that the government is incurring a revenue loss of PKR10.3 million on daily basis due to the closure of cement companies. On a 50kg cement bag, PKR35 is deducted as federal excise duty (FED) and PKR32 is deducted under the head of sa... |
Land issues halt Shree Cement’s expansion plans18 November 2009, Published under Cement NewsLand acquisition issues have halted the pace of north-based Shree Cement in its aim to become a pan-India player. The company, which had not ventured out of Rajasthan so far, obtained licences for mining limestone in three states. However, the company says land acquisition is proving a problem. Currently with a capacity of 9.5Mta, it is undergoing expansion worth Rs 450 crore (Rs 4.5 billion) to add another 2Mt by June 2010. However, the entire capacity is located in Rajasthan. "We hav... |
JK Lakshmi to set up a new cement plant in Chhattisgarh18 November 2009, Published under Cement NewsJK Lakshmi Cement today said it will invest INR1200 crore for setting up a greenfield plant at Durg (Chhattisgarh) that will increase the company’s total production capacity by over 50 per cent. The plant will have a capacity of 2.7Mta and is likely to go on stream by 2012-13. "We are looking at a new plant in Durg with an investment of Rs 1,200 crore. The plant will have a capacity of 2.7Mta and it is likely to be operational by 2012-13," J K Lakshmi Cement Managing Director Vinita Sing... |
Opposition to Lehigh operations, US18 November 2009, Published under Cement NewsWith a renewed five-year permit for Lehigh cement plant being considered, opponents of the facility in the Cupertino foothills are mounting a three-phase plan to halt operations. The plant, south of Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve, has been operating since 1939, when Henry J. Kaiser opened it. The plant and quarry face increasing environmental challenges in the wake of tightening regulations and objections from surrounding residents, including those in Los Altos and Los Altos Hills. ... |
Lafarge Jordan raises cement prices17 November 2009, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Cement Factories Company raised cement prices by JD2/t, effective Saturday, November 14th, 2009, said a statement issued by the company on Friday. The company, the sole manufacturer of cement in Jordan, attributed this new rise to higher prices of industrial fuel as authorized by the government on Thursday. |
Holcim to temporarily idle Westport works, New Zealand17 November 2009, Published under Cement NewsHolcim, will close its Westport cement works for three weeks during the Christmas - New Year period due to mounting stocks of cement around the country. Mayor Pat McManus says it’s the first time in its 50 years in Buller that the Cape Foulwind plant has shut down. He says there will be a compulsory three-week holiday for more than 100 employees. Mr McManus says there are mixed feelings locally about the shutdown. |
Lafarge Bengal grinding plant goes on-stream17 November 2009, Published under Cement NewsThe Mejia grinding unit of has started commercial production with a capacity to produce 1Mta. At present, the unit is producing at a commercially viable level and further scaling up will happen over the next few months. A spokesman of the company said that the plant has started production in a limited way since March this year and began supplying to clients. “Though we had started production in a limited way since March this year, we couldn’t really operate at full capacity due to manpower ... |
Chinese, Enugu state sign agreement17 November 2009, Published under Cement NewsThe Enugu State Government, yesterday, disclosed that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a Chinese firm on cement production. Speaking at the Enugu State Day, at the just concluded Lagos International Trade Fair, the Enugu State Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Prince San Chukwuani said that the state had signed an MoU with a Chinese firm, to start the production of cement in Enugu. According to him, the state had also signed an agreement with a company on powe... |
Schwenk to build plant in Namibia17 November 2009, Published under Cement NewsThe European Investment Bank (EIB) on November 16 agreed to provide EUR 82 million for the construction and operation of the Ohorongo cement factory located 435km north of Namibia’s capital Windhoek. This will be Namibia’s only operating cement production plant. It will help to supply both the domestic market as well as demand in Botswana, Zambia and post civil-war Angola. “The European Investment Bank is pleased to be able to provide Namibia’s only cement factory and stimulate economic ac... |