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Aggregate Industries extends Lafarge packed cement offering06 June 2017, Published under Cement NewsAggregate Industries has extended its packed products offering with the introduction of six new products to the Lafarge Cement range. New products in the portfolio include Concrete Mix and Postmix, both premixed ready-to-use applications composed of a blend of cement and aggregates. New Mortar Mix, also premixed and ready-to-use, is made up of a selected blend of cement, lime and aggregates for laying all types of brick and block. Other new additions include Super White Cement, which pr... |
Pakistan: growth in local cement consumption unabated05 June 2017, Published under Cement NewsPakistan's cement industry dispatches to domestic markets during May 2017 stood at 3.399Mt compared to 3.065Mt during same month last year. The home market shows a healthy increase of 10.90 per cent on YoY basis. However, exports during May 2017 were 0.309Mt, against 0.558Mt during May 2016, showing a reduction of 44.58 per cent. Total dispatches (local and export) during May 2017 were 3.708Mt, compared to 3.623Mt during same month last year, showing an increase of 2.36 per cent. On cu... |
Ada plant completes modernisation programme02 June 2017, Published under Cement NewsHolcim Ada plant (LafargeHolcim group) unveiled its upgraded plant at its Ada, Oklahoma, USA, after a three-year modernisation project. The investment focussed on construction of a new kiln line designed to meet and exceed emission limits, improve operational performance and increase capacity to meet market growth. As a result, cement capacity at the the plant is anticipated to increase by 20 per cent to 682,000tpa. Throughout the three-year project, the modernisation of the Ada faci... |
Dangote Cement's Congo plant nears completion02 June 2017, Published under Cement NewsDangote Cement Plc is close to completing its new US$300m cement grinding plant at Bouansa in the Republic of Congo and plans to commence production this month. With the project the company hopes to boost its production capacity by at least 1.5Mta and help the Nigeria-based multinational achieve its target of being a major cement exporter on the continent. The Plant Director for Congo Operations, Ganapathy Balasubramanian, stated that the Congo plant cost XAF133bn (US$300m). The new gri... |
Plans to set up cement facilities near India’s thermal power plants02 June 2017, Published under Cement NewsFifteen companies in India have expressed an interest to set up cement plants near NTCP power stations to help dispose the power company of the 52Mt fly ash generated by its projects. In addition, NTPC is also scouting for captive consumers to create the demand for the electricity generated by its plants as the cement facilities will be required to buy power from the nearby NTPC works. "Interested party shall sign a long-term agreement with NTPC for use of fly ash and electricity exclusiv... |
SFIC: French cement demand to grow 3-4% in 201702 June 2017, Published under Cement NewsA boom in the French housing market is fuelling domestic cement demand. While in 2016 cement consumption reached 17.5Mt, the market is expected to continue its expansion this year to around 18Mt. “Our statisticians forecast a growth of 3-4 per cent in 2017, representing a cement demand between 17.9-18.1Mt,” said Raoul de Parisot, president of the French cement association, SFIC. “In the first quarter, we have seen sales advance between 1-2 per cent. But we expect an acceleration in th... |
Karen National Union asked to cancel its cement plant plans02 June 2017, Published under Cement NewsKaren National Union received a petition by nearly 1000 residents from Mon State asking to cancel a quarry and a cement factory planned for construction in a mountain pass, near the township of Thaton, Myanmar. The Min Lwin Mountain is sacred to the locals and the planned projects could lead to deforestation, extinction of wildlife, land disputes as well as pollution, local residents claim. A committee gathered over 900 signatures on its latest appeal, which was sent to the KNU on 27 May.... |
Khrew Cement is on target to reach 0.9Mta capacity02 June 2017, Published under Cement NewsProduction capacity at JK Cement's Khrew cement plant in India is expected to soon surpass 0.9Mta, the company informed Minister for Industries and Commerce, Chander Parkash Ganga, who recently visited the Khrew factory to view the laboratory, analytical lab and kiln. The minister also highlighted the importance of strictly conforming to the pollution measures introduced by the government and carry out a pollution control programme to minimise the degradation of the environment. The ar... |
Vietnam output up 8.1%01 June 2017, Published under Cement NewsVietnam produced 33.6Mt of cement in the first five months of this year, up 8.1 per cent from a year earlier, including 7.7Mt in May, up 12.1 per cent, according to latest data of the government-run General Statistics Office. In the first four months, Vietnamese cement producers manufactured 25.9Mt of cement, according to the office’s revised figure. In 2016 they produced 78.6Mt of cement, including 7.3Mt in December, according to the revised figure. (Source: Vietnam News Brief Service) |
Cemex participates in first underwater tunnel in Latin America01 June 2017, Published under Cement NewsCemex participated in the construction of the Coatzacoalcos Underwater Tunnel in Veracruz, Mexico, an innovative infrastructure project in Latin America. The dimensions of this complex construction required the company to design and deliver special concretes to build the different structures that shaped the tunnel and its points of access. Because the construction was underwater, Constructora Túnel de Coatzacoalcos, the company managing the project, required Cemex to design specific concr... |