Cement News tagged under: international
Saudi Cement Co to import 500,000t clinker04 July 2005, Published under Cement NewsSaudi cement producer Saudi Cement Company (SCC) has signed an agreement to import 500,000t of clinker, used for cement production, local media reports. The move is aimed at increasing SCC’s supply to the local market in order to meet the increasing demand and curb the shortage of cement which started a few months ago, SCC’s board chairman, Waleed Ahmad al-Juffali, said. The first 62,000t under the agreement arrived at the King Abdul Aziz port in Dammam, eastern Saudi Arabia, on July 3, 2005. |
Competition to stay robust - Fletcher04 July 2005, Published under Cement NewsFletcher Building’s proposed purchase of assets from Auckland company W. Stevenson & Sons would not reduce competition in the ready-mix concrete building products sector, says an independent appraisal report. Stephen Gale, a competition policy expert at strategic government and business advisers Castalia, prepared a paper that was submitted to the Commerce Commission. Fletcher Concrete and Infrastructure last month sought clearance to buy Stevenson’s ready-mixed concrete, masonry, terra... |
Hyundai Cement to shut down plant until September04 July 2005, Published under Cement NewsSouth Korea’s Hyundai Cement Co said Saturday it was shutting down one of its two main plants until September to ease inventories and save production costs. In a disclosure statement to the Financial Supervisory Service, the cement producer said it was closing down the Dangyang Plant to use up inventories, and plans to renew operation Sept. 22. It said the temporary closure of Danyang plant that takes up about 32 per cent of total production won’t affect sales as it has enough inventory sup... |
Producers press government to raise prices01 July 2005, Published under Cement NewsThai cement producers the Commerce Ministry for permission to raise prices yesterday. But the ministry responded by noting that product prices could be adjusted only after it thoroughly screens their operating costs and concludes that higher fuel prices truly have raised their expenses. The ministry met with 120 local manufactures that source raw materials mainly in the domestic market. They are active in 27 product categories covering fresh food, food and beverages, daily consumer go... |
Cementos Yguazúo seek approval for new mill01 July 2005, Published under Cement NewsParaguayan cement company Cementos Yguazúill seek approval from the country’s industry and commerce ministry (MIC) for a planned US$17m cement mill, newspaper Útima Hora quoted Concret-Mix president Joséogarí as saying. Cementos Yguazús owned by Brazilian cement firm Camargo Corrê Cimentos and Paraguayan construction company Concret-Mix, which proposed the project earlier this month. Bogarí sought to allay fears that the proposed plant would compete with or take business away from state-ow... |
Fancesa wins US$18m in road contracts01 July 2005, Published under Cement NewsBolivian cement producer Fancesa is due to sign US$18m worth of contracts to provide cement to major roadworks and other operations in Tarija and Potosíepartments, local daily Correo del Sur reported. The Sucre-based Fancesa’s board recently negotiated the sale of US$14m worth of cement with national highways agency SNC to supply the PotosíCamargo-Tarija city highway paving project. Brazilian construction company Queiroz Galvao is carrying out the work. The US$14m contract corresponds ... |
Lafarge Romcim installs waste processor01 July 2005, Published under Cement NewsRomanian cement producer Lafarge Romcim has installed a Euro 1.0m waste processor at its plant in Medgidia, southeastern Romania, it was reported on June 29, 2005. The system has a capacity to treat between eight and 15t of solid waste an hour. Lafarge Romcim has been certified by the local authorities to recycle 18 different types of waste, Lagarge’s general director Philippe Questiaux said. |
Flexible concrete studies01 July 2005, Published under Cement NewsA team of researchers at the University of Michigan , Ann Arbor , under engineering professor Victor Li , have come up with a concrete that is actually flexible. Belonging to the class of materials called Engineered Cement Composites (ECC) , the new material looks like regular concrete, but is reportedly 500 times more resistant to cracking and 40 per cent lighter in weight. ECC is a strain-hardening material while the normal fibre reinforced concrete (FRC) exhibits tension — softening behav... |
World Bank Approves $150m housing loan01 July 2005, Published under Cement NewsThe World Banks Board of Directors approved today a US$150 million loan to support the efforts of the Moroccan government in the process of reforming an enabling environment for the housing sector and significantly expanding the access of the urban poor to decent housing. The Housing Sector Development Policy Loan (HSDPL) supports the implementation of the Government of Morocco policy reforms and programs in the housing sector. It seeks to contribute to the improvement of the overall functio... |
Siam City Cement sees good sales growth30 June 2005, Published under Cement NewsSiam City Cement PCL (SCCC), Thailand’s second largest cement maker, said on Wednesday it expects sales to grow more than 10 per cent this year due to strong domestic demand. Domestic cement consumption would rise an annual 8-10 per cent to 30-32Mt this year and reach 35mt next year, managing director Leo Mittelholzer told Reuters. "We would try to get at least this figure, hopefully to add a little bit," Mittelholzer said of his company’s sales growth this year. "We would like to gro... |