Cement News tagged under: international
TUSDEC planning to upgrade CR&DI into certifying body for cement02 October 2006, Published under Cement NewsTechnology Upgradation & Skill Development Company (TUSDEC) is planning to transform Cement Research and Development Institute (CR&DI) into a full-fledged certification institution for cement and allied materials. According to a spokesman of TUSDEC here Thursday, this endeavour is being made under the third phase of the CR&DI rehabilitation project. TUSDEC has already carried out the first two phases of the project successfully. The spokesman said that the project proposal in this regard ha... |
Vietnam: Czech Export Bank to co-finance Vietnam’s industrial projects02 October 2006, Published under Cement NewsThe Czech Export Bank (CEB) will bankroll 60 per cent of the total investment of US$1.7bn to Vietnam’s Phu Son Cement Plant project and seven other projects in energy, construction material and food processing industries. CEB and the Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) signed in Hanoi on Sept. 29 a contract to co-finance the Phu Son project and a memorandum of understanding on investment in seven potential projects. BIDV General Director Tran Bac Ha said the Phu Son Cemen... |
Vietnam: New cement brand launched in Ho Chi Minh City02 October 2006, Published under Cement NewsTay Ninh Fico Cement Joint Stock Co has introduced a new cement product in Ho Chi Minh City under the brand name of Fico, the company announced. The new product is produced by the Fico cement plant in Hiep Phuoc Industrial Zone which has a capacity of 500,000 tonnes per year. The factory’s productivity would later be raised to 700-800,000 tonnes per year, said a company representative. The company has also begun construction on its Tay Ninh cement plant with an annual capacity of 1.5 milli... |
Attock Cement commissions second production line02 October 2006, Published under Cement NewsA second production line has started commercial production at Attock Cement (AC) factory on September 28, 2006. With that the annual production capacity of cement had increased from 756,000Mt to 1,795,500Mt. Attock Cement is a part of Pharaon/Attock Group and was the pioneer in the export of cement/clinker. |
Police impound fake cement02 October 2006, Published under Cement NewsOne hundred bags of fake cement were yesterday morning recovered from a “factory” in Kakejje zone, Makindye, Uganda, a city suburb. The Police, who sealed off the area on Thursday night after a tip-off, recovered several polythene bags, clay, soil and adhesive material from Dubai, which the Police suspect are used to make adulterated cement. “Police officers went there at night and monitored what was going on,” Kampala Extra deputy Police chief Taire Idwege said. A prime suspect, whose na... |
Cemex to expand Puebla cement plant, Mexico29 September 2006, Published under Cement NewsCemex has announced plans to build a new kiln line at its cement plant in Puebla, Mexico. The new US$460m kiln is expected to increase production at the Tepeaca cement plant in Puebla to 7.6Mta of cement, from current production of about 3.2Mt. Cemex said the investment will extend over three years. "This investment reflects our confidence in the strength of the Mexican economy and in the continued high growth of the housing and infrastructure markets in the country," said cha... |
Indonesia Gresik aims towards overseas expansion29 September 2006, Published under Cement NewsPT Semen Gresik Tbk is planning to acquire cement companies of Malaysia and Thailand in 2007 in a bid to become a regional player on cement industry. "We need to acquire cement companies in the region, maybe in Malaysia and Thailand. We will accelerate the growth by acquisition," said the vice president commissioner of Semen Gresik, Darjoto Setiawan after the company’s general meeting of shareholder yesterday. But he declined to mention the name of cement companies to buy. "[I will t... |
PPC to import cement to meet demand, South Africa29 September 2006, Published under Cement NewsSouth African cement producer PPC said on Thursday it plans to import "several million bags" of cement to meet local demand until its own additional capacity comes on-stream. PPC did not specify the exact level of imports in quantity or cost. The first shipments are due in the coming weeks. PPC said it did not expect to make a profit from the imports, saying its action was meant to support a government-backed drive to expand South Africa’s economy. The company, which is majorit... |
Cement sector continues expansion, Pakistan29 September 2006, Published under Cement NewsCement production capacity at Attock Cement has risen to 5985tpd after its line-2 started production yesterday. The new line will produce 2,520tpd of cement, according to a notice sent to the Karachi Stock Exchange. Earlier, the company had enhanced its clinker production capacity to 5,700tpd in June. This rise in capacity is one of the many expansions planned and executed by the Pakistan cement industry during the last six months. Lucky Cement was the first to enhance its production capa... |
Construction sector on the rebound from cement crisis, Jamaica29 September 2006, Published under Cement NewsThe Incorporated Masterbuilders Association of Jamaica, says the construction sector is starting to settle down following the crisis in the sector earlier this year. President of the Association, Michael Archer, says in the wake of the continuing importation of large supplies of cement, the industry is expected to recover in coming months. A study is also being conducted to determine market demand for cement supplies in the new year. The exercise which is being carried out by the Planning... |