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Cimenterie Nationale pours hopes into upgraded production facility17 January 2007, Published under Cement NewsCimenterie Nationale (CN), Lebanon’s second-largest cement producer, is investing $100m to upgrade production, as a regional spike in prices has the sector flush with revenue. An upgraded production facility in Chekka, to be completed in May, will allow CN to produce 90 per cent more clinker, an intermediate product in cement manufacture. CN commenced the upgrade in summer 2005, as cement prices in Iraq spiraled to $135 per ton. Cement also goes for $130 per ton in Syria - double the pr... |
Tianjin’s Bulk Cement utilisation rate up17 January 2007, Published under Cement NewsThe Tianjin Municipality Cement Industry Association revealed announced that the output of Tianjin’s bulk cement reached 5.2Mt in 2006, of which the cement bulk rate reached 90 per cent. Tianjin used 8.3Mt of bulk cement, up by 1.3Mt over 2005 or up 18.57%, with the utilisation rate of bulk cement reaching 61.5%, 3.52 percentage points higher than 2005. |
Vietnam seeks ways to develop cement industry16 January 2007, Published under Cement NewsVietnam should be careful in approving new cement projects between 2006 and 2010, develop infrastructure in areas having cement facilities, and raise the cement industry’s competitiveness, said delegates at a seminar on the country’s cement development in the next four years. Relevant authorities should be cautious in approving additional projects which begin production between 2006 and 2010, because the country’s cement supply, based upon approved projects, will meet the demand in 2009 ... |
President Saleh inspects cement factory project, Yemen16 January 2007, Published under Cement NewsPresident Ali Abdullah Saleh paid a visit to Arab Company’s cement project in the Howeirah area. The president get informed about the ongoing work to carry out the project. The productive capacity is expected to reach to million ton a year in the first phase. The project, which costs US$260m, will start production next year. This visit of the president came in the framework his encouragement to such investments in a number of governorate. He directed concerned authorities on m... |
No cement orders pending State decision, Mauritius16 January 2007, Published under Cement NewsAlthough it was expected to do so, the cabinet did not take a decision on a possible increase in the price of cement last Friday. With the rise in CIF and the dollar rate, cement suppliers say they can no longer afford to continue business. This is why they have asked for a 20% price rise on the local market. However, with the delay in the government’s decision, the country may face a shortage of this commodity in the coming days. Available stocks will last only for the next five weeks. The... |
India cement sales grow 10 per cent15 January 2007, Published under Cement NewsDriven by the central region, Indian cement sales clocked a 10 per cent growth during the nine-month period ended December 31, 2006 over a 10 per cent growth in production. According to the industry sources, sales during April-December 2006 were at 112.25Mt compared with 102Mt during the same period last fiscal. Similarly, production jumped to 112.87Mt compared to 102.33Mt. The sharp growth has been attributed to increased consumption in the central region. Driven by Uttar Pradesh, the r... |
PPC will import up to 10m bags of cement to cope with demand15 January 2007, Published under Cement NewsPretoria Portland Cement (PPC) said it would import between 300,000 and 500,000t of bagged cement to alleviate shortages in South Africa, the first time that the cement producer has released figures of the quantities it plans to import this year. This translates into between 6 million and 10 million bags of cement. But John Gomersall, PPC’s chief executive, said in the firm’s annual report that the cement producer was not intending to subsidise these imports, meaning cement prices in... |
Cruz Azul expands cement plant15 January 2007, Published under Cement NewsGrupo Cruz Azul of Mexico will invest MXP$70m over the next two years in modernising its cement plants in Hidalgo and Oaxaca, states the group’s director-general, Guillermo Alvarez Cuevas. The executive expects the entire industry will grow national production by around 5.5% in 2007; demand in 2006 came to 34Mt. In Puebla, Cruz Azul will soon consolidate its presence by starting up as of next month the plant in Palmar de Bravo to be operated by its filial Cementos y Concretos Nacionales (C... |
Cemex to raise Mexican cement prices five per cent15 January 2007, Published under Cement NewsCemex will raise domestic cement prices by an average of five per cent from January 15, a company executive said on Friday. Cemex is the largest cement producer in Mexico, its second-largest revenue source after the United States. Sales in Mexico represent about 20 per cent of total sales. "We have told our distributors about the price increase, which is going to have an average national impact on prices for consumers of about five per cent," Ricardo Charvel, vice president of insti... |
Caspian Resources to develop Kuznetsk cement plant15 January 2007, Published under Cement NewsKazakhstan’s Caspian Resources holding company will invest roughly R200m in 2007 to upgrade its- controlled Kuznetsk cement plant (Kemerovo Region, Russia). The plant was previously controlled by individuals from Moscow and Novokuznetsk. The bulk will be spent overhauling and restarting cement production line No. 4, which stood idle for the past five years. The aim is to bring cement output to 700,000 tonnes annually. Investment will also be made to protect the environment. |