Cement News tagged under: international
JK White to venture into rural markets16 February 2006, Published under Cement NewsAt a time when white cement is finding it hard to find a niche in the urban market, JK White Cement Works — one of the two leading white cement manufacturers in India — has taken up the daunting task of exploring the rural segment. The company held an exhibition of the various uses of white cement, wall putty and water proof cement in the rural households in Lucknow during the Lucknow Agri Expo held from 11-14 February, that had been designed specially to draw the interest of the rural con... |
Cemex confirms new line for Balcones Texas16 February 2006, Published under Cement NewsCemex has just announced today that it intends to begin the construction of a second kiln at its Balcones Cement Plant in New Braunfels, Texas. The expansion is expected to be completed in 2008. The total value of the investment over the course of three years is approximately US$220m. The strong demand for cement, coupled with a current shortfall in regional supplies of cement, support Cemex’s need for expansion of its Texas facility. The current production of the Balcones Cement Plant is a... |
Carib Cement turns to Cuba15 February 2006, Published under Cement NewsCarib Cement has turned to Cuba to help supplement its cement production, following the shortfall that the company says was due to inclement weather in October last year. The company, which faced criticisms in Jamaica for its failure to meet local demand, after having been given a virtual monopoly in the local market, faced a 40,000t shortfall or just about four per cent of its normal output. The cement manufacturer had initially publicly stated that it was looking to its sister firm Arawak ... |
Adelaide Brighton sees an unchanged 200615 February 2006, Published under Cement NewsMark Chellew, Managing director of Adelaide Brighton said cement demand was forecast to continue at similar levels in calendar 2006 as it was last year, with growing pressures nationally for increased investment in infrastructure, which may provide further balance to any regional weakness in the residential sector. "A recovery in the housing sector is anticipated in NSW in the second half of 2006, and this improvement will have a direct benefit on the performance of Hy-Tec and C&M Brick," he... |
Tanzania Govt to sell its stake in Twiga15 February 2006, Published under Cement NewsThe Tanzania government is to sell its 30 per cent stake in the Tanzania Portland Cement Company Ltd to the public. The shares will be sold through the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange and the firm expects to be listed on the market by the end of May. Once approved by the Presidential Parastatal Sector Reform Commission, the company will become the second cement firm to be listed on the bourse after Tanga Cement Company Ltd, which listed three years ago. Klaus Hvassing, managing director of... |
Yemen price rises15 February 2006, Published under Cement NewsAccording to local sources the prices of cement have seen a drastic climb during the past weeks from YR600 to the latest rate of YR1000 (US$5.11) for a 50kg sack. Mr. Mohammed Yahya Shunaif deputy manager of the general establishment for cement was approached by the Yemen Times regarding this issue to which he replied saying: “the establishment has adopted a new mechanism for disseminating and monitoring selling of cement in the market. We will start activating this mechanism soon in the cap... |
South American cement spotlight15 February 2006, Published under Cement NewsAcross Latin America, cement production is growing at about 15 per cent each year, according to the Interamerican Cement Federation (FICEM). In Colombia, cement volumes grew 30 per cent during the third quarter of 2005 mainly due to high demand from the self-construction sector and infrastructure spending, says FICEM head Amalia Lucia Rozo. According to FICEM, a housing boom across South America is driving cement demand, accounting for almost a third of the market. Highway construction, by ... |
New national Company for Libya15 February 2006, Published under Cement NewsThe General Assembly of the National Cement Company established recently, held its regular and extraordinary meetings Sunday in Tripoli, in the attendance of its share holders. At the first extra-ordinary meeting, the assembly reviewed the new articles of association of the company which states the transfer of the Arabic Company for Cement to a share holding company in implementation of the programme of enlarging the economic base of ownership and the modification of its name to become ( The... |
Ceprocem wins Holcim order15 February 2006, Published under Cement NewsThe Romanian engineering company Ceprocim S.A has been selected by Holcim for engineering and equipment supply for a new single string five stage preheater of 2500/3000 tpd of clinker equipped with low pressure loss cyclones and RSP calciner at Beli Izvor cement plant – Bulgaria. Having in mind the condition put by Holcim of a “fast track project” the engineering has taken into consideration the execution of the new preheater with existing preheater / kiln in operation. For this project CE... |
Vietnam to produce 32.5Mt in 200614 February 2006, Published under Cement NewsThe cement industry projects to manufacture 32.5Mt of cement this year, 3.5Mt more than in 2005, to cope with anticipated increases in demand, the Ministry of Construction said. The country’s largest cement producer, the Vietnam Cement Corporation, projects to produce 13.3Mt, while foreign-invested firms target production of 10Mt and private domestic producers, 9.2Mt. The sector will import 5Mt of clinker, a major input material for cement production, an increase of 800,000t of over l... |