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Green light for new plant in Namibia18 September 2008, Published under Cement NewsPortuguese construction company Teixeira Duarte and cement producer Cimpor have been given the green light by the Namibian Government for the start of construction of a cement production plant in the country, Portugal economic daily Diario Economico reported on September 17, 2008. The building of the new production unit will involve investments of between EUR150m (US$213.4m) and EUR180m. The project will be carried out through Namibian construction materials producer C+PA. The construction... |
Housing slump hits cement firms’ capacity utilisation17 September 2008, Published under Cement NewsThe Indian cement industry’ capacity utilisation is down by 8 per cent points to 86 per cent during the April-August period, according to latest data compiled by the Cement Manufacturers Association (CMA). Addition of new capacities and a slackening consumption growth is prompting most companies to cut down utilisation to adjust supplies to demand. The slowdown in housing sector as a result of high interest rates has impacted cement consumption demand. In July this year, Kumar Mangalam Bir... |
Rakeen to Build a Cement Plant in Georgia16 September 2008, Published under Cement NewsArab giant RAK-IA with its sister company Rakeen plans to build a cement plant in Georgia. Working procedures are to begin in a month. Several million dollars will be invested in this project. The plant will be situated near Tbilisi , and the efficiency of the factory will be 1.2Mta, according to the company. “RAK-IA’s sister company Rakeen is actively studying the market in Georgia for processing cement and building a cement plant here. Feasibility studies are coming to an end and in a mon... |
Philippine cement demand remains flat in 1H16 September 2008, Published under Cement NewsThe demand for cement for the first six months of the year remained flat as public construction went down six percent during the second quarter, the Cement Manufacturers Association of the Philippines (CEMAP) said. An official from the CEMAP said that the only saving grace for the first half of the year is the pick up of private construction. “Public construction is really bad, especially if we compare it to the same period last year when public construction went up by more than 50 per cen... |
PPC new plant proposal, South Africa16 September 2008, Published under Cement NewsSouth Africa’s Pretoria Portland Cement said on Monday it was seeking government approval for a new ZAR4bn (US$490.3m) cement factory to replace its ageing plant in the Western Cape. PPC said construction would begin in mid-2009 and take around 3 years to complete if the project is approved. It would have a capacity of about 1.3 million tons a year. "Cement is a strategic commodity and if there is a shortfall it will have to be imported to the Western Cape from overseas, which would drive ... |
Ash Grove earns Energy Star Award15 September 2008, Published under Cement NewsAsh Grove Cement Company plants in Kansas and Washington earned the federal government’s prestigious Energy Star Award for the company’s superior performance in management of energy use. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) gave the award to Ash Grove in special recognition of the company’s energy-efficient operations in Chanute, Kan. and Seattle, Wash. Each Ash Grove facility received the award for the third consecutive year and was singled out... |
JK Lakshmi expansion in Gujarat, India15 September 2008, Published under Cement NewsJK Lakshmi Cement has announced the commercial launch of its new ready-mix-concrete (RMC) plant at Dumad village near Vadodara. The RMC plant at Vadodara has an hourly capacity of 60m3. Talking to DNA Money, Vinita Singhania, managing director of JK Lakshmi Cement, said, "The company has set up three RMC plants in Gujarat, each with an investment of Rs8-10 crore. With an investment of Rs100 crore, we are enhancing clinker capacity and installing of a split location grinding unit at Kalol, w... |
Philippine cement prices seen rising15 September 2008, Published under Cement NewsThe rising costs of raw materials and other manufacturing inputs are expected to jack up the price of cement to more than P200 a 40kg bag within the year, an industry source said. Prices of construction materials in general are likely to rise in the remaining months of the year, as current prices do not reflect production costs, the source said. Cement manufacturers are poised to raise prices by about P20 a bag, the source said. The Department of Trade and Industry’s price monitoring as o... |
EuroCement’ Ukrainian facilities boost production15 September 2008, Published under Cement NewsEuroCement Group’s Ukrainian facilities, OJSC Baltsem and Kramatorsk Cement Plant Pushka, boosted cement production in January-July 2008 18.8% YoY to 2.254Mt. The group told local press that Baltsem increased cement output by 20.3% to 1.874Mt while Pushka pushed up production 11.8% to 379,900t. In July, Baltsem reduced production by 21.5% to 257,900t while Pushka decreased output by 12.3% to 58,100t. Baltsem and Pushka Kramatorsk are part of EuroCement Group - Ukraine. They have combined ... |
Oyak Cement increases its sales revenue by 20 per cent15 September 2008, Published under Cement NewsOyak Cement Group sold more than 4.1Mt of cement during the first quarter of 2008, according to a statement released by Oyak Cement detailing cement sales during the first six months of this year. The group sells cement through four companies operating in six regions of the country, according to the statement, adding that revenues from cement sales increased by 19.2 per cent during the first half of 2008 compared to the same period last year. Also, the company sold nearly 2.9Mt of cement in... |