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Vietnam sees rising cement demand25 November 2004, Published under Cement NewsVietnam will consume 28.4Mt of cement next year, up 23.5 percent against this year, the country’s Construction Ministry said on Tuesday. The country’s cement demand is estimated at 46.8Mt in 2010, some 62.5Mt in 2015 and around 69Mt in 2020. A small part of the demand will be met by imports, said the ministry. Vietnam is predicted to import around 6Mt of cement/clinker next year, mainly due to low production capacity of local cement makers, the Vietnam National Cement Corporation rece... |
Lafarge refutes Zambian claim24 November 2004, Published under Cement NewsThe decision to deport Ian Coulter Managing Director of Chilanga Cement is probably motivated by concerns related to the trading arrangements currently in place for the distribution of cement both for the local and export markets. It is probably fair to conclude, therefore, that although state security concerns have been cited the likely source of the problem stems from competition issues relating to cement shortages experienced in the early part of the year and steps taken by Chilanga to n... |
AFCM 2004 opens24 November 2004, Published under Cement NewsThe AFCM has officially opened its 19th Technical Symposium and Exhibition, this year being held in the historical city of Manila, Philippines. Around 260 guests from 26 countries have gathered for the three-day event featuring a range of technical presentations under the theme of: ‘Gearing up to New Challenges in the ASEAN cement industry.” Presenting the welcome address, Enrico Alfiler, president of the Cement Manufacturers Association of the Philippines discussed the crossroads of c... |
Two new cement plants to be set up24 November 2004, Published under Cement NewsThe Dadabhoy Group is poised to set up two new cement plants at a cost of Rs2.30 billion with Chinese cooperation at Nooriabad industrial area of Karachi. Of the two upcoming plants, one producing gray cement 3000tpd will go into production in the next four years at the cost of Rs2bn while the other one producing white cement at 500tpd will cost Rs300m. A director of the Group, Fazal Karim Dadabhoy told local news sources that Pakistan would be exporting an additional 60,000 tons of cement to... |
Cement capacity of Oman plants to reach 4Mt24 November 2004, Published under Cement NewsThe production capacity of Omani cement factories is estimated to reach 4Mt during the next two years, Commerce and Industry Minister Maqbool bin Ali bin Sultan said. The cement industry has been flourishing in Oman to keep abreast with the ongoing development in construction and architecture, he said while opening the 13th cement industry conference and exhibition at Al-Bustan Palace hotel Tuesday. He added that Omani cement factories attempt to utilise their membership in the Arab Union f... |
Work begins on French-funded cement plant24 November 2004, Published under Cement NewsWork started on Sunday on the construction of a French-invested cement production plant in southern Dong Nai province by the Lafarge Construction Material Production Group. The grinding plant will be built at a total cost of US$30m, of which Lafarge Group contributed 70 per cent. As scheduled, the plant will start operation in late 2005, turning out 2Mt cement per year. Lafarge has been in Vietnam since 2001 with its ready-made cement concrete. Addressing a press briefing in Hanoi on Mond... |
ACC to hike cement production capacity24 November 2004, Published under Cement NewsAssociated Cement Co India’s single largest cement company, Tuesday said its production capacity would be increased from 18.3 to 20Mta by the first half of 2005 after its two ongoing projects are completed. The Rs 40.38 billion (US$896.9m) ACC has undertaken modernisation and expansion of its plant in Jharkhand and expansion of the one in the northern state of Himachal Pradesh, ACC Executive Director Ashok K Jain told reporters. ACC was investing Rs 3 billion in the Jharkhand project and Rs... |
Ukranian plants down tools in election protest24 November 2004, Published under Cement NewsOne of the five biggest producers of cement, the Ivano-Frankivsktsement company, and brick producing company Keramik (Vinnytsia) halted operation on November 23 in protest against presidential election rigging. A spokesman for Ivano-Frankivsktsement said that the company’s work collective supports Viktor Yuschenko, and at the current moment 100 people are taking part in the action of protest against falsification of the presidential elections in Kyiv, and around 300 in Ivano-Frankivsk. "We su... |
Hima Cement decries power shortages24 November 2004, Published under Cement NewsHima Cement, Uganda, has decried the current shortage of power supply and called on the government to work on a speedy solution to save the industry and the economy at large. Hima Cement Director, Mr Martin Aliker, said the company’s profits, which had been rising since Lafarge, took over Hima in 1999 had been falling for the last two years because of unreliable power supplies. Hima Plant Manager, Mr John Maingi, said apart from the poor power supply hurting profits was also having an i... |
Eurocement says now it owns six cement plants24 November 2004, Published under Cement NewsRussian holding Eurocement Group has completed the consolidation of its cement assets, according to a statement from the company released Tuesday. At present, Eurocement has six cement plants, two in the Arkhangelsk Region and one each in the Chelyabinsk, Ryazan, and Sverdlovsk regions, the statement said. The group holds 75 per cent to 100 per cent in each of the plants. According to the statement, consolidating its assets Eurocement sought to unite plants with advanced cement pr... |