Cement News tagged under: international
Loulé cement factory could begin burning waste, Portugal29 September 2006, Published under Cement NewsCimpor’s Loulé based cement factory in Cerro do Parragil, is applying to burn non-hazardous waste at its plant. The project, which has been submitted for approval to Loulé Câmara, has reached the public discussion phase and is becoming the subject of much heated debate. Cimpor has requested permission to install machines and equipment to co-incinerate vegetable and animal waste. The EU defines co-incineration plants as facilities whose main purpose is to produce energy or material produc... |
Rajawali wants unit Semen Gresik to be a regional cement player, Indonesia28 September 2006, Published under Cement NewsThe Rajawali Group wants PT Semen Gresik, in which it holds a 24.9 per cent stake, to become a regional cement maker in future, Rajawali managing director Daryoto Setyawan said. Setyawan, who was appointed the new deputy chief commissioner of Semen Gresik yesterday, said there was no firm timetable for the regional expansion plan though he hoped to get it underway by next year. In July, Rajawali acquired its stake in Semen Gresik from Cemex SA for US$337m. Setyawan said to expand... |
Mysore Cements: Concrete gains, India28 September 2006, Published under Cement NewsThe first thing German major Heidelberg Cement has done after infusing Rs 359.1 crore in Mysore Cements through a preferential allotment is to repay debt to banks and financial institutions, and make the company debt-free. At the end of FY06, the company had long-term debt of over Rs 250 crore. Mysore Cements has been ailing with accumulated losses of nearly Rs 350 crore. Even in FY06, which has been a reasonably good year for other cement companies, the company increased its loss to Rs... |
TAFiCO acquires Phuong Nam cement plant28 September 2006, Published under Cement NewsFICO-Tay Ninh Joint Stock Cement Co. (TAFiCO) has taken over HCMC-based Phuong Nam cement plant for a total of VND400bn (US$25m). Phuong Nam Cement Co, the owner of the factory in Hiep Phuoc Industrial Park in Nha Be District, yesterday handed over the 500,000tpa factory to TAFiCO after two months of discussing pricing issues. Lai Duy Chinh, chairman of Construction Material General Company No.1 (FICO), the parent firm of TAFiCO, said the deal was part of its investment expansion plan. Wi... |
Morgan to open massive £64m kiln, UK28 September 2006, Published under Cement NewsOne of the biggest manufacturing projects in Wales will be officially opened tomorrow by First Minister Rhodri Morgan. The huge UK£64m new kiln at Castle Cement’s Padeswood works in Flint shire puts the North Wales plant at the leading edge of cement production in Europe, according to the company. The new kiln is already said to be cutting back drastically on greenhouse gas emissions. |
Birla’s Durgapur unit resumes normal production, India28 September 2006, Published under Cement NewsBirla Corporation Ltd today said that normal production has resumed at its Durgapur Cement Works unit in West Bengal, after a strike was called off the workers union. The the flagship company of MP Birla group, Birla Corporation today informed the Bombay Stock Exchange that the matter of concern has been sorted out with the workers of Durgapur Cement Works unit and normal production had resumed from yesterday. Earlier the company said production at the Durgapur unit was affected due to a 4... |
Colombia Cement sales at 5.23Mt Jan-Aug 200628 September 2006, Published under Cement NewsColombian cement sales stood at 5.23Mt in the period from January to August 2006, up 4.4 per cent YoY, according to data of the Colombian institute of cement producers ICPC. The figure showed an increase of 41.1 pct, compared to the same period of 2004. In August 2006, a total 728,721 tonnes of cement were sold, close to the record 767,322 tonnes sold in June 1998. No information was available on the value of the sales. The cement sales in Colombia were driven up by the high number of pub... |
Lafarge invests UK£1.7m in quarrying and asphalt28 September 2006, Published under Cement NewsLafarge has significantly increased its investment in South Wales. The company is spending nearly UK£1m on developments at Ewenny quarry, near Bridgend, and a further UK£700,000 in hot asphalt batching at Hafod quarry, Newbridge. Last year, the company took over Ewenny quarry from Minimi. It has now launched a development programme there, investing in a new concrete batching plant, driving new quarry access roads and re- positioning the aggregate crushing plant. The latter has been m... |
Lafarge bags bid for Al Sindi cement plant27 September 2006, Published under Cement NewsLafarge, has won the bid for setting up a major cement plant at Al Sindi in Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi district, according to top government officials. In a decision taken by the state cabinet, the proposed cement plant, with an annual capacity of 2Mt, in the Mandi district has been assigned to Lafarge. It has been third time lucky in the state as it lost out to domestic firms in two other projects awarded in the state in the last couple of years .Officials said Lafarge faced stiff compe... |
Carpatcement expects 15-20 per cent surge27 September 2006, Published under Cement NewsCarpatcement Holding, local subsidiary of German producer HeidelbergCement, expects to double the sales growth this year. Consequently, Carpatcement Holding’s turnover could reach some EUR180-190m this year. "The revaluation of the cement business growth is due to the market trend in the first six months, when we posted a 20 per cent increase in sales, a level that will hopefully be maintained by the end of the year. Real estate investment has been the main factor behind the surge of the... |