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Philippines: infrastructure rebuild to drive cement demand23 March 2017, Published under Cement NewsPresident Rodrigo Duterte’s infrastructure overhaul is expected to drive demand for cement and create a “multiplier effect” in the construction sector, according to an official at Cemex. As the government builds more roads, bridges, railways and airports, the private sector will match this with new houses and commercial spaces, said Cemex Holdings Vice President for Investor Relations, Paul Arcenas. Cemex told the stock exchange on Thursday that its unit, APO Cement Corp, has partnered... |
China: Fujian Province cement plant collapse kills four23 March 2017, Published under Cement NewsFour people have died following the collapse of a structure at a cement plant in Zhangzhou City, eastern Fujian Province. The incident occurred on 20 March when a building in Zhongda cement plant in Kuiyang township, Nanjing County, collapsed. Four workers were trapped, with three dying at the scene and the other passing away at hospital. |
Indocement expects 3-5 per cent rise in domestic consumption22 March 2017, Published under Cement NewsIndonesia's second-largest cement producer, PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa, expects domestic cement consumption to increase by 3-5 per cent in 2017, its President Director, Christian Kartawijaya, told the Jakarta Post. Mr Kartawijaya said that he attributes the expected rise in demand due to a number of factors including funds coming from the government’s tax amnesty, the drop of interest in housing loans (KPR) and relief in requirements for the loan-to-value (LTV) ratio. Last year Indoc... |
Semen Indonesia postpones Rembang opening22 March 2017, Published under Cement NewsPublicly-listed cement manufacturer PT Semen Indonesia (SI) has decided to postpone the initial launch of its new production facility in Rembang, Central Java, for several months due to a prolonged dispute with the local community. “[The facility] will start commercial operation in either May or June. We are not in a hurry,” SI corporate secretary Agung Wiharto said as quoted by kontan.co.id on Monday. The production facility was initially scheduled to start operating in April. |
REDECAM and ISGEC joint venture starts operations21 March 2017, Published under Cement NewsREDECAM Group SpA and and ISGEC Heavy Engineering Ltd on Friday announced the establishment of a joint venture in the field of air pollution control. Headquartered in Noida, India, the new venture is called ISGEC REDECAM Enviro Solutions Pvt Ltd and is geared towards both partners being a complete provider for flue gas treatment systems for the cement, power and metals industry. Speaking of the collaboration, Barry Downing, CEO of REDECAM Group, commented: "In the effort to reduc... |
Moroccan cement sales slip 10% in February20 March 2017, Published under Cement NewsMorocco's cement market contracted 9.9 per cent YoY in February to 1.064Mt from 1.181Mt in February 2016. The Laayoun-S Elhamra region saw the largest decrease of 39.4 per cent YoY to 6.761Mt while other significant decreases of 15-16 per cent YoY were reported in the key markets of Tanger-Tétouan and Al Houceima, Casablanca-Settat and Marrakech-Safi. However, YoY growth was noted in Guelmim-Oued Noun (+88.1 per cent), Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab (+27.7 per cent), Drâa-Tafilet (+74 per cent) and... |
Namibia inaugurates its first RDF processing plant20 March 2017, Published under Cement NewsNamibia’s Minister of Environment and Tourism, Pohamba Shifeta, has inaugurated the country’s first refuse-derived fuel (RDF) processing plant, a joint venture between Namibian company Rent-A-Drum and Ohorongo Cement. The plant was erected after Rent-A-Drum signed an agreement in 2016 with Ohorongo Cement for the supply and delivery of non-recyclable material to use during the cement manufacturing process. About 12,000tpa of non-recyclable material collected by Rent-A-Drum, will be use... |
Nigerian government commends Dangote Cement self-sufficiency feat20 March 2017, Published under Cement NewsThe Nigerian government has officially confirmed that Nigeria has attained self-sufficiency in the production of cement and is now an exporter of the commodity, ascribing the feat to Dangote Cement which spare headed the backward integration policy introduced by the government, the cement company said in a statement today. Minister for Solid Minerals Development, Dr Kayode Fayemi, who leads a team of the federal government to the Dangote Cement plants in Ibese, Ogun State, at the weekend s... |
Spanish cement market starts 2017 with good growth17 March 2017, Published under Cement NewsSpain's cement market expanded by 4.2 per cent YoY in February 2017 when sales reached 910,252t, according to Oficemen, the Spanish cement association. However, exports fell by around nine per cent to 611,000t. "We consider that this slight increase in the consumption of cement is an unexpected and punctual data, due to the volatility of the market," says Oficemen General Director, Aniceto Zaragoza. "To this we have to add with concern, that the current motor of the construction sector, t... |
The Philippines' 'golden construction age'17 March 2017, Published under Cement NewsThe Philippine cement market is attracting plenty of discussions at present with the Competition Commission's investigations into alleged violations of competitive practices, as well as the release of CRH’s full-year results from 2016. On the back of these developments, this week we also hear that the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has been approached by two companies to set up two new cement plants in the country, as investors seek to take part in what President Rodrigo Duterte has... |