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Somaliland to reopen cement factory04 May 2004, Published under Cement NewsThe Somaliland president, Dahir Riyale Kahin, has announced plans to re-open the Berbera cement factory, after it had been closed for more than a decade. Mr Riyale said the factory could employ thousands of jobless Somalis. He said the factory will start its production by cooperating with other countries, adding that if production commenced, the factory could supply cement to all countries in the Horn of Africa. The president further said the Berbera cement factory would meet the need for c... |
President opens US$100m Domicem works04 May 2004, Published under Cement NewsThe Dominican Republic’s President Hipólito Mejía inaugurated a US$100m cement plant for company Domicem, the Diario de Hoy reported. The plant, located in south-central San Cristóbal province, has the capacity to produce 1 million bags of cement a month and has created some 500 direct jobs and 1500 indirect jobs. With the new operations, the country will reduce clinker and cement imports, which currently total 2Mt, the paper said. The company is expected to make profits of 60m pesos (US$1.... |
Taiheiyo Cement To Resume Spending Abroad To Boost Output30 April 2004, Published under Cement NewsTaiheiyo Cement Corp plans to ramp up its cement production overseas, starting with an investment of more than 10bn yen for a factory in the U.S. state of Arizona. The plant, located in Rillito, has an annual output capacity of 1.4Mt. But with the four kilns growing outdated, Taiheiyo Cement will replace them with large-scale state-of-the-art equipment and lift annual capacity to 2.3Mt. Construction is to begin as early as this year. By bolstering capacity, the firm will strive for g... |
China’s cement output increases 23.8 percent.30 April 2004, Published under Cement NewsChina’s output of cement reached 180.30Mt in the first quarter of this year, an increase of 23.8 per cent over the same period of last year, according to statistics from the State Development and Reform Commission. At the same time, output of concrete, construction sanitary ceramics, plaster plate and cement production equipment posed more 30 per cent growth in the period. |
Diamond Cement hopes of doubling production30 April 2004, Published under Cement NewsDiamond Cement Ghana Limited (DCGL) is poised to double its current average daily production of 50,000 bags to 100,000 if the favourable market it has so far captured and the current demand level continues to rise the way it is doing now, according to general manager Mr. K. Chitti Babu. According to Mr. Babu, even though the company is located far from Tema, the country’s most popular industrial zone, it has won the confidence of the Ghanaian consumer less than twenty months after it went... |
Cement plants hope to offset losses with exports to Iraq30 April 2004, Published under Cement NewsLeading cement companies are expected to increase their exports to the promising Iraqi market this year despite the security deterioration in some parts of the country. Lebanon exported 600,000t of cement to Iraq in 2003 and in 2004 this figure is expected to jump to more than 1.5Mt. "Iraq is a promising market for cement companies that have seen a drop in business over the past few years," the Chairman of Cimenterie Nationale, Pierre Doumet, told The Daily Star on Thursday. According ... |
Ash Grove, Alamo team up on Houston terminal expansion30 April 2004, Published under Cement NewsAsh Grove Cement Co. and San Antonio-based Alamo Cement Co. have announced a venture to build a Port of Houston cement terminal with annual throughput capacity of 1.5Mt. The venture will add a 100,000t terminal, scheduled for completion in the spring of 2006, to an existing Ash Grove facility with 1 million-mtpy throughput. Sales from the terminal will be managed separately by Ash Grove and Alamo to their respective customers. The venture represents a new partnership in Texas for Ash Gro... |
Turkish Cimsa targets 900,000t sales in 200429 April 2004, Published under Cement NewsTurkish cement producer Cimsa targets to increase its white cement and clinker sales to 900,000t in 2004, from 800,000 in 2003. Cimsa is seeking to expand on the Russian market. The company has captured a 20 per cent market share on the Spanish white cement market, which is considered one of the largest worldwide. Cimsa, which has recently introduced its calcium aluminate cement called ISIDAC 40, is part of the cement division of Turkish industrial conglomerate Sabanci Holding. Apart fro... |
Bhutan cement prices reach all-time high29 April 2004, Published under Cement NewsAt Nu 3,025/t (US$68/t) locally produced cement has reached its highest prices ever according to the Penden cement authority limited (PCAL) in Gomtu, Samtse. “This is the highest ever price in the history of PCAL,” said the joint managing director of the Nu 273m worth company, Dorji Norbu, which generated the second highest revenue in 2002-2003 after Chukha hydro-power corporation. Dorji Norbu said that a scarcity of cement in the Indian market had hiked cement prices. “The benchmark o... |
SCCC plant to resume production next week29 April 2004, Published under Cement NewsThe Department of Industrial Works said it expects the second cement plant of Siam City Cement Plc (SCCC) in Saraburi province to resume production next week after an explosion early last week. The department’s director general Ruangsak Ngamsompak said the explosion damaged limestone conveyer belts and bunker oil simmering equipment bringing production to a halt since April 19. Some employees died, while others were wounded in the explosion, he said. "It may take about a week to repa... |