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Pakistan cement production up 18.78%27 October 2009, Published under Cement NewsCement production during July-August (2009-10) increased by 18.78 per cent as against the corresponding period of last financial year, according to Federal Bureau of Statistics (FBS). Cement production during the first two months of current financial year was recorded at 5,344,000 tons as against the production of 4,499,000 tons recorded during July-August, 2008-09, the figures revealed. Cement production in the month of August 2009 recorded an increase of 25.47 per cent as compared to the... |
Vietnam to stop some cement projects26 October 2009, Published under Cement NewsThe Vietnamese Ministry of Construction has requested three northern provinces of Phu Tho, Hai Duong and Ha Giang stop construction of several cement plants, which are out of the sector’s planning until 2015. The facilities include Huu Nghi and Yen Mao cement plants in Phu Tho, Phu Tan cement plant in Hai Duong and Ngoc Ha cement plant in Ha Giang, the ministry was quoted by the Thoi Bao Kinh Te newspaper as saying. The request made on October 21 was aimed to curb the country’s foreseeable... |
HeidelbergCement builds silo in Malmö port, Sweden26 October 2009, Published under Cement NewsHeidelbergCement is set to build a cement silo with a 45,000t storage capacity in the south Swedish Port of Malmö. The 100m high silo will be located in the north part of the port and construction is set to start in 2010. |
Ecuador opposes Cimpor’s proposal for cement plant26 October 2009, Published under Cement NewsThe government of Ecuador has opposed a proposal from Portugal’s Cimpor to manage a plant in the Latin American country, Efe reported, citing comments by President Rafael Correa on Oct. 24. Talks with Cimpor failed after the Portuguese cement company offered only $20.7 million for the Cemento Chimborazo plant, Ecuador’s Correa said, according to Efe. |
India: Aditya Birla group to built INR1500 crore port in Orissa23 October 2009, Published under Cement NewsThe Aditya Birla group, which has diversified business interests, Thursday signed an agreement with Orissa to develop a sea port in Bhadrak district on an investment of Rs.1,500 crore, the government said. The projected capacity of the port, to be developed at Chudamani over four years, will be 3Mta in the first phase. This will be expanded subsequently to 10Mta, the government said in a statement. The Aditya Birla group will run the port on build, own, operate (BOO) basis, it added. The p... |
Cambodia: Kampot Cement plan to expand put on hold23 October 2009, Published under Cement NewsKampot Cement has scaled and pushed back its expansion plans, now aiming to double production capacity in 2012, due to falling demand for the building material, the head of the firm’s minority shareholder said Wednesday. Khaou Phallaboth, president of Cambodia’s Khaou Chuly Group, which holds a 10 per cent stake in the Kampot-based cement maker, said cement demand had fallen around 20 per cent this year and is likely to remain at the same level next year before beginning to recover in 2011.... |
Lafarge Cement takes to the air23 October 2009, Published under Cement NewsA Scottish builders merchant is supplying Mastercrete Original cement from Lafarge Cement to a cutting-edge hydro-electric energy catchment plant - and delivering it by helicopter. The plant is being built by contractor Chick Kippen at the Chesthill Estate in Glen Lyon, Perthshire - a family run business which holds sporting activities for the public. The plant development is part of an ongoing programme to make the estate fully sustainable by generating its own electricity. Local builders... |
Tonasa to build packing units in Papua, Indonesia23 October 2009, Published under Cement NewsIndonesian cement producer PT Semen Tonasa in South Sulawesi plans to build four cement packing plants in Papua with a capacity of 300,000tpa. The subsidiary of the country’s largest cement producer PT Semen Gresik, will invest IDR140bn (US$15m) in the project. |
Tarmac sale gains urgency, UK23 October 2009, Published under Cement NewsThe sale by the international mining group Anglo-American of Tarmac, its industrial minerals arm, which it purchased for UK£1.2bn some 10 years ago, is now being pushed forward, along with the proposed sale of its steel business. This follows an approach from fellow mining group Xstrata to Anglo-American, which has apparently forced the latter to speed up the stream-lining of its industrial empire. With market conditions having improved since the mining house last tried to sell Tarmac, a... |
India: government assures dependable coal supply to cement industry22 October 2009, Published under Cement NewsThe government today assured the cement industry of a more stable supply of coal to the sector, which at present is getting only 50 per cent of its requirement through domestic source. Addressing the annual session of Cement Manufacturers’ Association, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jyotiraditya Scindia pointed out that industry consumes close to 29Mt of coal out of which only 14.6 million tonne is available from coal linkages. "There is fair and much deserved need to augment... |