Cement News tagged under: international
Qatar National Cement starts construction21 December 2004, Published under Cement NewsThe Qatar National Cement Company (QNCC) has just started construction works on its project for the establishment of a third cement plant. Qatar’s Crown Prince, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, laid the foundation stone for the project. The new plant, located in Umm Bab, will have a design daily capacity of 4000tpd of clinker and is expected to reach its full capacity in the second half of 2006. The plant will raise QNCC daily production of clinker to 6900t, which will boo... |
Yucatan construction grows 7%21 December 2004, Published under Cement NewsThe construction industry in southeastern Mexico’s Yucatan state is expected to grow seven per cent this year compared with 2003 levels, local daily El Financiero quoted cement maker Cemex official Ricardo Montiel as saying. That growth signifies more than 1Mt in cement sales, he added. The Cemex plant in Merida, capital of Yucatan state, operated at 80 per cent capacity this year, Montiel said, while 2005 plans call for 100 per cent capacity operations due to federal government constr... |
Iraq mission homecoming21 December 2004, Published under Cement NewsFor most of the past year, Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce President Lettie Bien strapped on body armor and weapons and headed to her temporary post as senior adviser at the Iraqi Ministry of Minerals and Industry. Instead of assisting local businesses at home, Army Reserve Col. Bien found herself with authority over the ministry and leading the transition of Iraq’s state-owned industries to private entities. Rising crime and violence by insurgents, she said this week, prevent leaders f... |
RAK to expand ports and cement plants, UAE20 December 2004, Published under Cement NewsRas Al Khaimah plans to invest AED2bn to expand its cement companies and ports to expand their capacity. "These investments will be made available within the next three years," said Shaikh Saud Bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Crown Prince of Ras Al Khaimah. "The capacity of the Ras Al Khaimah cement companies Gulf Cement Company [GCC], Ras Al Khaimah Cement, Union Cement Company [UCC] and Ras Al Khaimah White Cement and Construction Company will increase from 3Mt to around 9Mt once the expansi... |
Government narrows options for settling dispute with Cemex20 December 2004, Published under Cement NewsThe government has selected six out of 16 possible options for settling a dispute with Cemex SA over the sale of its 51 per cent stake in state-run cement firm PT Semen Gresik, the Koran Tempo reported quoting State Minister for State Enterprises Sugiharto. A government negotiation team will meet with Cemex to present the six options one by one, Sugiharto said. He declined to reveal the options. Sugiharto had earlier indicated that the government may offer Cemex the opportunity ... |
Lasselberger permission to build, Czech Republic20 December 2004, Published under Cement NewsLasselsberger (Austria) has been given permission to build a new cement plant in Stramberk, according to Ludek Sileny, the head of the company’s local operations. The project has been planned for about three years but was delayed after provoking protests from environmental groups, and following court battles with rival firms. Construction will now begin in 2005 with operations starting the following year. The plant, which will employ 130 people and will have a capacity of 600,000t,... |
Jan-Nov cement sales up 9.58% to 4.15Mt , Peru20 December 2004, Published under Cement NewsLocal and export cement sales in Peru grew in total 9.58% to 4.15Mt in the first 11 months of the year, compared to the same period last year, the country’s cement producers association Asocem reported. Cementos Lima was the leading producer in the period with sales of 1.81Mt, followed by Cemento Andino (747,478t), Cementos Pacasmayo (600,255t), Cemento Yura (393,612t), Cemento Sur (111,110t) and Cemento Selva (103,851t). In the period, local cement sales grew 3.79% to 3.6Mt, while... |
UK triple price hike early next year17 December 2004, Published under Cement NewsUK Ready mix, cement and blacktop prices set to rise in early 2005. Producers are set to increase the cost of ready mixed concrete by around 8 per cent from January 1 and cement prices could go up by as much as 15 per cent. Blacktop prices are also set to rise by more than 10 per cent. All ready mixed concrete producers have revealed they will increase the price of a standard mix cubic metre of concrete by an average of UK£5, lifting it to around UK£70 per cu m. This, producers claimed, i... |
Kryvyi Rih Cement appoints Kern And Hirs17 December 2004, Published under Cement NewsOn December 15, the shareholders of the Kryvyi Rih Cement, one of the five largest cement producers in Ukraine, have dismissed Daniel Gauthier and Darius Kazimirchak of their duties as supervisory board members and appointed Andreas Kern and Gerhard Hirs in their place. This was disclosed to Ukrainian News by a representative of the company. In his words, Gauthier represented the HeidelbergerCement company in the supervisory board, and is responsible for Central and Eastern Europe market... |
Secil studies electric options17 December 2004, Published under Cement NewsPortuguese cement producer Secil is studying the option to change its electricity provider, the Portuguese utility EDP - Energias de Portugal, with a Spanish provider, it was reported on December 16, 2004. Currently Secil, which is among Portugal’s largest electricity consumers, is reportedly studying two Spanish companies to put in place of EDP. The company did not identify the possible providers. Portugal’s 10 largest electricity consumers annually pay EDP some Euro100m ($134.08m). The S... |