Cement News tagged under: international
Spanish cement consumption up21 June 2007, Published under Cement NewsIn the first five months of this year, cement consumption in Spain stood at 23.4Mt, up 1.67 per cent on the same period in 2006. Production rose 2.48 per cent on the first five months of 2006. Spanish cement exports fell 22.7 per cent, while imports rose 5.8 per cent in the five months to May 31 to 5.2Mt. |
Sales of Portland cement increase in Colombia21 June 2007, Published under Cement NewsSales of Portland cement in Colombia totaled 3.5Mt from January to May 2007, according to the ICPC (Instituto Colombiano de Productores de Cemento). In 2006 sales of Portland cement totaled 8Mt. For 2007 the expectation is that sales will surpass this figure. |
Lafarge to invest EUR80m in Poland21 June 2007, Published under Cement NewsLafarge plans to invest some EUR80m in its Polish cement plants, aiming to increase their production capacity by 30 per cent, or by 1.1Mt, in one and a half years. Lafarge concern decided to invest after analysing the potential of the local market. In 2006, the demand for cement in Poland rose by 20 pct in annual terms. For 2007 the analysts expect a similar growth, the head of Lafarge Cement in Poland, Luc Callebat, said. According to estimates of the Polish association of cement ... |
China United Cement’s 6000tpd production line goes operational21 June 2007, Published under Cement NewsChina United Cement announced on June 18th that its 6000tpd cement and clinker production line went into operation on June 16th in Nanyang City, Henan Province. The project adopts a new dry-processing technique. Once the line is entirely complete, the cement and clinker production capacity of China United Cement’s Nanyang Branch is expected to reach 9,000t/d and 4mt/y for high-quality cement, with annual sales income expected to reach RMB1bn. |
Moldova’s Ribnita cement plant to invest US$6m to increase capacity21 June 2007, Published under Cement NewsRibnita cement plant, based in Moldova’s breakaway region of Transdniestria, plans to invest US$6m this year to increase its capacity. "We plan to produce 750,000t of cement this year and to increase the capacity to 1.1Mt by the end of 2008," Novii Region quoted plant’s managing director Oleg Dianov. The cement plant is majority owned by Russia’s leading mining and metallurgy holding company Metalloinvest. Ribnita Dianov sells its output not only on domestic market but exports... |
Wiphold cements deal with China21 June 2007, Published under Cement NewsWith South Africa facing acute cement shortages due to a huge infrastructure development programme, black women-owned company Wiphold yesterday signed an agreement with Chinese manufacturer Tangshan Jidong Cement to import cement. The agreement, which took eight months to conclude, would see Wiphold acting as Jidong’s sole distributor in SA, while opportunities in the rest of the African continent are expected to be explored by both parties. Wiphold CE Louisa Mojela said yesterday ... |
Huaxin Cement’s production capacity to exceed 30Mt21 June 2007, Published under Cement NewsConstruction has started on a 4500tpd cement and clinker production line in Xinyang City, Henan Province, in the morning of June 18th. The line is funded by Huangshi City-based Huaxin Cement Company in Hubei Province, and the company expects its cement production capacity will exceed 30Mta by the end of 2007 and reach 50Mt by 2010. |
Deutsche Bank bullish on Middle East cement21 June 2007, Published under Cement NewsHaving recently looked at the Middle East cement market in some detail, Deusche Bank analysts conclude that over the next two to three years demand will be better than expected and, moreover, new supply will be smaller than had been promised. As a result, the Middle East should retain its role as a major import destination, absorbing spare cement globally and pushing global prices higher. Demand is also stronger – note the analysts – and in many countries like Libya, Iraq and Morocco, dema... |
Cemex at controls US$17bn Rinker takeover20 June 2007, Published under Cement NewsCemex has taken control of the Rinker board as the $17bn deal -- Australia’s biggest ever corporate takeover – moves into its final stages. After a seven-month battle, Hector Medina was yesterday appointed Rinker chairman as the cement giant’s shareholding in Rinker broke through 60 per cent. Mr Medina said the existing businesses were "under review" to squeeze savings out of merging the two companies’ operations. But in the short term, Cemex’s focus is on gaining complete contro... |
Rwanda: cement price increases over construction boom20 June 2007, Published under Cement NewsOfficials from the Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry (MINICOM) have been asked by the lower chamber of deputies to explain the rocketing prices of cement that has seen costs hiking from 5,700 Rwandan francs to 11,100 Rwandan francs, RNA has established. [passage omitted] Due to speculation, a bag of Rwanda cement hiked to 7,200 Rwandan francs from 5,700 Rwandan francs six months ago. Hima Cement imported from Uganda has increased from 75,000 Rwandan francs to 97,000 Rwandan francs... |