Cement News tagged under: international
Sibirskiy Cement offers to buy Kamenskiy Cement18 February 2005, Published under Cement NewsRussian producer Sibirskiy Cement has offered the regional authorities of Buryatia to buy Kamenskiy Cement Works. Earlier the company had already purchased a rough base in Buryatia - Tatarskiy Klyuch open pit quarry. Experts think occupying Buryat market, Sibirskiy Cement will get the possibility to successfully promote it commodity in the eastern part of the country and also prevent expansion of Far East cement manufacturers. In 2003 Sibirskiy Cement (Kemerovo) obtained the cement asse... |
Saudi Eastern Province to install new line18 February 2005, Published under Cement NewsSaudi cement producer Eastern Province Cement Company (EPC) will install an additional clinker production line with a daily capacity of 3500tpd the company said in early February 2005. The upgrade will increase the company’s total clinker capacity to 3.15Mta. The project is to be completed by the end of 2005. EPC’s clinker production stood at 2,243,511t in 2004, while cement output totalled 2,375,682t. The company’s 2004 cement sales were 2,365,435t. |
Cement consumption grows in 200417 February 2005, Published under Cement NewsCement consumption in Brazil grew 1.1 per cent to 33.9Mt in 2004 compared to the year before, according to preliminary data from the country’s national cement industry union SNIC. In the period, exports grew 32 per cent to 551,671t due principally to the international expansion of leading cement producer Votorantim Cimentos, in particular in the US, newservice AE Setorial reported. Votorantim produced 13.9Mt last year, followed by Joao Santos with 4.49Mt, Cimpor (3.5Mt), Holcim (2.9Mt)... |
Invitation to tender17 February 2005, Published under Cement NewsThe Austrian company Asamer&Hufnagl announced to continue the investment program in its Bosnian cement factory Lukavac close to the town of Tuzla. Scope of the tender is for a new raw-mill and a 2000tpd clinker line. The structure of the tender allows to offer on turn key basis, semi turn key basis or even on single deliveries. Tender documentation is available from: Ing. Pavel Zahrada, pzahrada@fclukavac.ba FABRIKA CEMENTA LUKAVAC, Lukavackih brigada bb, 75 300 Lukavac, Bosnia and Herzegov... |
Maharashtra comes out top17 February 2005, Published under Cement NewsBacked by a robust surge in demand from the housing sector in Mumbai and Pune, Maharashtra topped the charts in cement consumption reporting a 24% growth in January, the highest year-on-year growth among all the states (reports The economic Times). Consumption in the state has shot up to 1.6Mt, accounting for almost 15 per cent of the all-India consumption. The cement consumption in January was 14.8 per cent higher than in December ’04. Mumbai is the largest cement market with a monthly ... |
Cement demand in Spain down17 February 2005, Published under Cement NewsCement demand in Spain dropped 0.19 per cent year-on-year to 3.4Mt in January 2005, the Spanish Cement Makers Association (OFICEMEN) said on February 16, 2005. Cement production in Spain increased by 9.5 per cent year-on-year to 3.4Mt in January 2005. Imports for the period fell by 41.4 per cent year-on-year to 374,689t, while exports dropped by 1.2 per cent year-on-year to 111,089 tonnes in January 2005. In the 12 months to January 2005, cement demand in Spain stood at 47.9Mt, a 3.4 p... |
Tangshan Jidong Cement acquires transport unit17 February 2005, Published under Cement NewsTangshan Jidong Cement Co Ltd said its board has decided to acquire a transport unit belonging to Hebei Jidong Cement Group, its parent company, for 44.11 million yuan (US$5.33m). Tangshan Jidong Cement said in a statement that the transport unit, which it will buy outright, posted a net profit of 2.45 million yuan (US$296,019) in 2004, when its total revenue stood at 63.07 million yuan. Hebei Jidong Cement Group owns a controlling 62.94 per cent stake in Tangshan Jidong Cement. |
Chakwal Cement likely to get financing17 February 2005, Published under Cement NewsPakistan’s Chakwal Cement is likely to get Rsbn funding from a consortium of banks soon to run the plant and complete the target of production expected to start from next year. According to sources in capital market, the company has sought funding from several banks in the country to run the plant in a more efficient manner. Bankers were not available to comment on when the loan would be provided to the company. But market sources said that the company would go into commercial production ear... |
Cement shortage could get severe17 February 2005, Published under Cement NewsThere is a shortage of cement in Tucson and southern Arizona and it will likely become more acute this spring. So says David Bittel, plant manager at Arizona Portland Cement Co. in Rillito. Others, too, warn demand for cement and other building materials could outpace supply this year, driving construction prices higher. Bittel said Arizona Portland Cement has not accepted new customers of late and has rationed supplies. "All of our customers since the summer of last year have been on alloca... |
Syria trade attractive: Iran’s envoy17 February 2005, Published under Cement NewsIranian Ambassador Mohammad Reza Baqeri said that Syria provides a conducive atmosphere for commercial activities by private Iranian companies, IRNA said. Speaking on the threshold of Iran-Syria Economic Cooperation Commission meeting to be held in Tehran, he added, "We do not look to Syrian as a customer for our goods, but as a partner." The envoy further said that Iranian companies have invested over $60m in multiple projects in Syria. Baqeri also said the Syrian government has provided... |