Cement News tagged under: international
Protesters block road over plans to bone meal, UK21 June 2005, Published under Cement NewsLocal residents in east Co Meath have pledged to blockade a cement plant because of plans to burn meat and bone meal (MBM) in its kilns. Residents in the townland of Ballinabrackey near Kinnegad yesterday staged a go-slow protest along the road leading to the cement plant, delaying cement trucks going to and coming from the factory. More than 100 motorists drove up and down outside the gates of the factory at 7.30am. More than 200 locals took part in the protest. Brian Coffey, cha... |
Thailand’s Siam Cement buys more shares in National Petrochemical21 June 2005, Published under Cement NewsSiam Cement (SCC) has increased its stake in National Petrochemical (NPC) to 35 per cent, a report in Krungthep Turakij said. Since the beginning of the year SCC has bought additional NPC shares several times so now it holds 35.03 per cent, up from 24.97 per cent last year. This may delay NPC’s plan to merge with Thai Olefins (TOC) because they have to renegotiate the swap ratio. Originally, PTT, which holds 38 per cent in NPC and 49 per cent in TOC, intended to merge NPC with TOC b... |
Congress approves US$196m cement plant20 June 2005, Published under Cement NewsVenezuela’s national assembly has approved plans for the construction of a cement plant by government holding company Corporació Venezolana de Guayana (CVG) and Iranian firm Edhasse Sanat, local newspaper El Universal reported. Total investment in the plant could top US$196m. The plant will have the capacity to produce 1Mta of Portland cement and will supply the government’s public housing construction projects in the country, according to the report. Construction will consist... |
Peru domestic cement sales At 329,149t May 200520 June 2005, Published under Cement NewsPeru cement sales on the local market increased by 8.4 per cent YoY in May 2005 to 329,149t, the local association of cement makers Asocem said. The increase was attributed to the higher sales of the largest cement makers Cementos Lima and Cementos Yura. The cement sales in the first five months of 2005 increased 4.5 pct year-on-year to 1.68Mt. Peru’s cement exports stood at 259,763t for January to May 2005, almost unchanged YoY. Peru’s total cement sales, including exports an... |
Cement price increases, Pakistan20 June 2005, Published under Cement NewsAn increase of Rs20 to Rs25 per bag in the price cement was recorded in the country making the total price of the bag Rs305 from Rs290. According to Federal Bureau of Statistics, an increase of Rs20 to Rs25 per bag pf cement was recorded in different parts of the country while average inflation in the country remained 4.56 per cent. When contacted some cement companies told that factories increased Rs5 to Rs10 per bag of cement while Chairman All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association sai... |
Yemeni Bajil cement factory 2004 revenue rises to US$24.5m20 June 2005, Published under Cement NewsThe Bajil cement plant in Yemen’s western Hodeidah posted a revenue of 4.71bn Yemeni riyals (US$24.5m) for 2004, up from 4.26bn riyals (US$22.11m) in 2003. The factory’s output was 357,629t in 2004 which is an increase of 16,135t compared to the previous year, according to Bajil Cement’s director general, Abdul Kareem Harrab. The strong performance was a result of the continuous efforts of the management to raise the qualification and skills of the plant’s staff, Harrab added. A tot... |
Semen Gresik May cement sales up 9.7%, Indonesia20 June 2005, Published under Cement NewsPT Semen Gresik cement sales in May were up 9.7% at 1.42Mt from 1.29m a year earlier, with strong domestic sales offsetting a fall in exports, the Indonesian Cement Association (ASI) reported. Semen Gresik sold 1.23Mt at the local market in May, up 13.6% from 1.08Mt in May last year, the ASI report said. Its cement exports, however, dropped 10 pct to 191,136t from 212,639. Among its three operating units, PT Semen Tonasa reported a 20% decline in sales volume to 214,368 tons. The... |
ACC in expansion mode17 June 2005, Published under Cement NewsIndia’s ACC has chalked out a capex plan of close to Rs 500 crore for the current fiscal, which would involve large-scale expansion in its grinding capacity. The cement major, in which Holcim has 34.7 per cent stake, has decided to pump in around Rs 170 crore in its cement manufacturing facility at Lakheri in Rajasthan, where the capacity would be augmented from 0.6Mt to 1.5Mt. Besides, the company is putting in around Rs 100 crore at the same facility for a 25 MW captive power unit. ... |
Semen Gresik May cement sales up17 June 2005, Published under Cement NewsPT Semen Gresik cement sales in May were up 9.7 per cent at 1.42Mt from 1.29Mt a year earlier, with strong domestic sales offsetting a fall in exports, the Indonesian Cement Association (ASI) reported. Semen Gresik sold 1.23Mt at the local market in May, up 13.6 per cent from 1.08Mt in May last year, the ASI report said. Its cement exports, however, dropped 10 per cent to 191,136t from 212,639t. Among its three operating units, PT Semen Tonasa reported a 20 per cent decline in sales volum... |
EuroCement Group intending to invest in the Ukraine17 June 2005, Published under Cement NewsThe Eurocement Group, Russia’s largest cement producer intends to invest US$27.5m in modernization of the Ukranian Baltsem cement plant (Balakliia, Kharkiv region) and the Pushka cement plant (Kramatorsk, Donetsk region). According to the statement, the EuroCement Group has created the company called EuroCement Group Ukraine to manage its Ukrainian companies, implement investment and environmental programs, and modernise them. The Eurocement Group’s Ukrainian enterprises have a combined an... |