Cement News tagged under: international
Dontsement: shifting from gas to coal, Ukraine09 November 2009, Published under Cement NewsHeidelbergCement Ukraine (Dnipropetrovsk region), plans to shift Dnotsement’s usage of natural gas to coal during the January-March 2010 period. "We will shift Dontsement to coal from the first quarter of 2010," Petro Hryhorchuk, company sales director told Ukrainian News. He said HeidelbergCement Ukraine’s second plant - Kryvyi Rih Tsement (Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk region) - is likely to be shifted to coal in December 2009. "From December will shift the plant in Kryvyi Rih. In Dece... |
Quinn Group plans to create 800 jobs, Ireland09 November 2009, Published under Cement NewsThe Quinn Group plans to create 800 jobs over the next three years with the majority at its manufacturing centre at Derrylin in Fermanagh. The new posts were indicated by Chief Executive Liam McCaffrey in an interview with the Irish Times. Accounts for the Quinn holding company, Quinn Group (ROI), filed recently showed it made pre-tax profit of 83m euros in 2008. That compared to a loss of 425m euros the previous year. The group also set aside 126m euros related to losses incurred by the... |
Cimpor confirms rejection of Ecuador bid09 November 2009, Published under Cement NewsThe offer of Portuguese cement group Cimpor for Ecuadorian sector firm Cemento Chimborazo has been rejected, Cimpor informed Portugal’s national bourse regulator CMVM on Sunday. The rejection came from Ecuadorian bank Banco Nacional de Fomento – the majority shareholder in Cemento Chimborazo. The price of the offer was probably the reason for the rejection. Cimpor reportedly offered US$20.7m (EUR 30.9m) for Cemento Chimborazo, while it was estimated to cost between US$70m and US$80m. Cim... |
Shiva Cement to expand production capacity09 November 2009, Published under Cement NewsShiva Cement today announced that it would be going ahead with an interim capacity expansion proposal of up to 0.66Mta for an estimated project cost of INR 1.64bn, to be funded by mix of debt and equity. It further announced that the mega expansion upto 2.3 mn tpa capacity as approved by Orissa government shall be taken up only after sanction of additional mines. In the mean time, the company may continue its efforts for land acquisition for the same. |
BCC to operate new cement line in 2010, Vietnam09 November 2009, Published under Cement NewsBim Son Cement JSC (BCC) is planning to operate a new cement production line costing VND4.085trn (US$228.6m) in early next year. The production line will have a designed capacity of 2Mta of cement, the company said on its website. The new line will help double the company’s cement production capacity to 4Mta to become the biggest cement maker of Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation (Vicem). |
Cargotec wins IBJ’s best ship loading/unloading system award with Siwertel09 November 2009, Published under Cement NewsCargotec’s Siwertell ship unloader has recently won International Bulk Journal’s best ship loading/unloading system award for 2009; out of the five systems short listed, it was judged to be the most efficient, safe and innovative The Siwertell ship unloader offered by Cargotec has demonstrated its world-leading capabilities by winning this year’s International Bulk Journal’s (IBJ) best ship loading/unloading system award. There were four other systems short listed as finalists by IBJ, but t... |
Lafarge Seattle to shut down for more than 30 days06 November 2009, Published under Cement NewsLafarge’s Seattle plant will be shut down for approximately 32 days "due to full inventory" according to Plant Manager Richard Sebastianelli. A letter has been sent from Sebastianelli advising Community Liason members. During the shutdown maintenance will be performed and none of the 73 employees jobs will be affected. "This is a normally planned shutdown due to full inventory," according to Sebastianelli. |
India cement firms’ margins grow; price a concern06 November 2009, Published under Cement NewsWith growth in volume, good demand and dip in production cost, Indian cement companies have posted good numbers for the July-September quarter. However, despite reporting a growth in topline and bottomline, cement manufacturers are worried about the new capacities coming up that would pressure already reduced cement prices in the country. The Holcim Group companies – ACC Ltd and Ambuja Cement – posted a growth of 60% and 27% in their Q3 net profits, respectively, as power and fuel cost redu... |
St. Mary’s Cement files quarry application in SEL06 November 2009, Published under Cement NewsSt. Mary’s Cement Inc. is planning to develop a quarry on a 60.1ha site north of the Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield Landfill Site. The company has scheduled a public information session at the Neils Pind Room (in the Lakefield-Smith Commmunity Centre) for 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, November 25, at which details of the operation will be explained. The address of the property is Part Lots 20 and 21, Concession 8. Before it can proceed, the project will require an Official Plan amendment fro... |
Cement Australia new mill06 November 2009, Published under Cement NewsCement Australia has launched a new 140tph cement mill at its Gladstone facility. The new mill, the construction of which began in 2007, will double the facility’s existing capacity ensuring security of supply of high quality, locally-manufactured cement to supply central and northern Queensland. Cement Australia chief executive officer Chris Leon said the new mill will produce 900,000t of quality, locally-manufactured cement. “The new mill will ensure that all of our cement supplied to t... |