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China to regulate cement production14 July 2009, Published under Cement NewsChina Mining reported that the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China plans to publish measures within the year to control aggregate capacity of cement production and develop of large enterprises. The ministry may at first draw up a document to guide the industry in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, where the cement production is likely to be in overcapacity. An access system for the industry will be launched, to prevent blind approval of new cement productions lines. I... |
Bamburi Plant On Course, Kenya13 July 2009, Published under Cement NewsListed firm Bamburi Cement’s 480,000t new capacity in the Uganda plant will start operations in the second quarter of 2010, company managing director, Hussein Mansi, said on Wednesday. Poised to boost the regional growing demand, the US$100m (KES7.8bn) project will raise the plant’s capacity to 820,000t. "We expect to use this to open up new export markets especially in Central Africa," Mr Mansi said. He projects that the second half of this year is going to be tough as supply for cement i... |
PCA: world consumption to decline 1.7% in 200913 July 2009, Published under Cement NewsWorld cement consumption is expected to decline 1.7 per cent in 2009, a modest drop that is cushioned by a roughly four per cent growth in utilisation by China and India, according to a recent report by the Portland Cement Association (PCA), Gains in China and India, which together account for 58 per cent of the world’s cement consumption, will mask the harsh downturns predicted for many of the world’s cement markets. Among developing economies, consumption is anticipated to decline nearly ... |
Cement, prices dip in June, UAE13 July 2009, Published under Cement NewsThe prices of cement and steel products have fallen by up to 17.6 per cent and 10 per cent respectively in June comparing with May, reflecting the gravity of economic crisis that has slowed down the growth in the real estate sector. The construction material price index, prepared by the Statistics Center-Abu Dhabi, or SCAD, issued on Saturday, showed volatility in June against May with prices fluctuating sharply as a result of the global economic crisis. The index that monitors 138 items, s... |
Egypt hopes to increase cement supplies13 July 2009, Published under Cement NewsEgyptian Ministry of Trade and Industry are taking new measures to increase the supply of cement in the Egyptian market, the ministry said in an emailed statement. The measures include facilitating procedures for cement importing and regulating the market prices, said the statement. The General Authority for Monitoring Imports and Exports said 150,000t entered Egypt between April and June 8, 2009. During this period 120,000t of Turkish cement entered Egypt, said the statement. The minist... |
BaselCement’s Achinsk new line launched13 July 2009, Published under Cement NewsBaselCement has launched cement production of a second line with the capacity of 700,000tpa at Achinsk Cement in Krasnoyarsk Region’s town of Achinsk, the firm announced. Investment in the project has yet to be announced. The company has installed larger capacity as demand for the factory’s cement is growing, Achinsk Cement claims. |
More jobs to go at Barrington cement works, UK13 July 2009, Published under Cement NewsCemex has announced that there will be more redundancies in its logistics section, based at the Barrington cement works. Manufacturing of cement at the Barrington plant ceased at the end of last year, with over 80 workers losing jobs. Since then, the site has been used as a depot for deliveries to the firms customer across the East of England. However, this will stop at the end of July, with up to 11 drivers being made redundant. |
Madras Cements to go for captive thermal plants, India10 July 2009, Published under Cement NewsMadras Cements Ltd will invest INR280 crore to set up 65MW of coal-based captive power plants at two of its cement production facilities. According to Mr AV Dharmakrishnan, executive director - Finance, the new capacity, along with its existing 70MW, will make the 10Mta cement manufacturer self-sufficient in power. This will give it the advantage of assured power supply and save the company about INR15 crore a year in power costs paid as fixed charges to the electricity board. Madras Ceme... |
Tororo cement faces closure, Kenya10 July 2009, Published under Cement NewsThe National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) has threatened to close down Tororo Cement Factory over pollution. NEMA executive director Dr. Henry Aryamanya-Mugisha said the managers had ignored instructions to mitigate dust pollution and ensure the occupational safety of the workers. NEMA, MPs on the natural resources committee and the environment state minister, Jessica Eriyo, toured the factory on Wednesday and gave the managers a one-month ultimatum to comply or be shut. Sour... |
Hoang Thach Cement line to be put into operation10 July 2009, Published under Cement NewsThe Hoang Thach Cement Company, Vietnam, is planning to its third cement production line costing over VND2.4trn (US$142.011m) into operation in August, the People newspaper said Thursday. The new production line will have the capacity to produce 1.2Mta of cement, helping raise the Hoang Thach cement plant’s capacity to 3.5Mta, reported the newspaper. This year, the company expects revenues of VND3trn. |