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Afrisam not expecting a major fall-off in cement demand13 March 2009, Published under Cement NewsSouth African cement producer Afrisam does not expect cement demand to fall sharply in 2009, given the fact that strong demand from the infrastructure market is helping to offset the decline being experienced in other sectors, such as the residential building market. In fact, CEO Charles Naude tells Engineering News that the company, which is South Africa’s largest black-controlled construction materials group, could even produce more than it did in 2008, owing to the fact that it was near... |
Bulgaria’s Devnya Cement delays upgrade13 March 2009, Published under Cement NewsBulgaria’s Devnya Cement, part of Italcementi Group, will delay a 500 million lev (US$326.2m) investment in capacity expansion due to falling demand for exports resulting from the global crisis, Sofia-based Dnevnik daily reported. The project, which was due to be completed by 2010, will be put on hold for 10 to 14 months, Dnevnik quoted the Devnya Cement HR manager Valentina Grozdanova as saying. The upgrade envisages building a new production unit and reconstruction and modernisation of t... |
Pikalevsky Cement production halted, Russia13 March 2009, Published under Cement NewsPikalevsky Cement, owned by the Russian cement market leader Eurocement, has been shut since November last year. The plant stopped production after its supplier of raw materials, Pikalevsky Glinozem, stopped the supplies. Pikalevsky Cement is located in a small town of Pikalevo 150 miles east of St. Petersburg with a population of 20 thousand people. Pikalevsky Cement has been the primary supplier to the St. Petersburg market and, with a nominal capacity of 2.3Mta, it makes up almost half ... |
Portland Plant plant lays off 11, Florence, US12 March 2009, Published under Cement NewsEleven positions fell victim to the layoff axe Tuesday at the Holcim (US) Inc Portland Plant just east of Florence, according to reports from local newspaper The Daily Record. The cement plant is the largest manufacturing employer in Fremont County, with 190 workers. “With deep regrets, a job reduction has taken place at the plant with the elimination of 11 positions, effective March 27,” plant manager, Jason Morin, said. |
Holcim Philippines renew partnership for affordable housing12 March 2009, Published under Cement NewsTo support the government’s affordable housing program and to help stimulate employment in these difficult times, Holcim Philippines Inc has renewed its partnership with the Subdivision and Housing Developers Association (SHDA) for the second consecutive year, reports the Business Mirror. Holcim Philippines pioneered the agreement with SHDA in 2007, setting the benchmark for the cement industry. The memorandum of agreement enables SHDA members to purchase Holcim cement at predictable pric... |
Canadian cement use down slightly in 200812 March 2009, Published under Cement NewsPortland Cement Association Canadian reported that cement consumption declined 2.3 per cent in 2008, according to year-end figures released last month by PCA. Canadian cement use totaled 9.4Mt for the year, down from 2007 figures of 9.6Mt. Reflecting declining construction in the US, cement exports from Canada fell 23.7 per cent, from 5.5Mt in 2007 to 4.2Mt in 2008. Only two regions recorded increases in consumption. Atlantic Provinces was up 13.1 per cent, and Quebec rose 1.6 per cent... |
Cape Girardeau cement plant to expand shipping capacity, US12 March 2009, Published under Cement NewsAn expansion at Buzzi Unicem USA will allow more cement shipments by rail and provide additional storage tracks at a new rail yard near its plant in Cape Girardeau. The rail yard will have five half-mile-long storage tracks that can hold up to 50 cars each. Shipments by rail are expected to increase 25 to 30 percent once the project is complete. The company currently uses 25 railcars on two tracks. Construction on the project began in October and is scheduled for completion in June or July... |
Colombia Argos sees acquisition targets in US, Caribbean11 March 2009, Published under Cement NewsColombia’s largest cement company, Cementos Argos is considering buying cement and concrete plants in Latin America, the Caribbean and the US, Colombia’s financial newspaper La Republica said Tuesday. "We are analysing purchasing possibilities in markets where we are already present as we consider important the vertical integration," said an anonymous source quoted at La Republica. Cementos Argos sees good opportunities in the Caribbean as Venezuela is no longer exporting cement and concre... |
Outlook positive for Vietnam construction industry11 March 2009, Published under Cement NewsWith work on several large infrastructure projects scheduled to begin this year, the construction and construction material industries in Vietnam are set for a recovery, experts say. Among projects underway, work on the 105.5km Ha Noi-Hai Phong highway started this month. The VND22trn (US$1.25bn) project will include nine major bridges, 21 medium-sized bridges, and 22 fly-overs. The first phase of the highway will be opened to traffic by 2012. The Ministry of Transport also plans to begin ... |
Asia Cement sees capex rising 25 per cent in 200911 March 2009, Published under Cement NewsAsia Cement, Taiwan, said it expects 2009 capital spending to rise about 25 per cent to CNY2bn, mainly for capacity expansion, according to news reports from Reuters. Funds will be invested in five production lines, of which three will come on-stream in 2009, and two will start operations in 2010, said chief executive officer Chang Tsai-hsiung on Tuesday. That compares to capital expenditure of CNY1.6-1.7bn in 2008, Reuters reported. The company, which focuses on the central Yangtze River r... |