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Philippines: cement ship workers held hostage20 February 2017, Published under Cement NewsSeven Vietnamese sailors are being held hostage after their ship was attacked near the south of the Philippines. The ship was transporting cement from Indonesia to the Philippines and was attacked Sunday evening near the restive Sulu archipelago. According to VN Express, 10 sailors were left onboard and later rescued unharmed by another Vietnamese-flagged cargo ship. |
Poland: LafargeHolcim awards A TEC upgrade contract20 February 2017, Published under Cement NewsTo reduce the chlorine contents without causing substantial thermal losses in the kiln line, LafargeHolcim awarded A TEC a contract for upgrading its existing REDUCHLOR ® Bypass in Kujawy, Poland. Based on detailed computational fluid dynamics and process simulations, the existing bypass rate will be expanded from five to 10 per cent. This increase of the bypass rate has been realised under the precondition to keep the existing main equipment of the bypass such as bypass filter and bypas... |
Uruguay: government-owned plants losing money20 February 2017, Published under Cement NewsUruguay's budget deficit reached four per cent of GDP during 2016, equivalent to US$2.043bn, the worst performance since 1989, according to the latest figures released by the government's statistics office, INE. 2015 ended with a budget deficit of 3.6 per cent of GDP, which also set a record only comparable to 2002 (3.7 per cent). Government-owned cement plants have been losing money at a rate of US$40m/year. Equipment to renew one of its plants, including a kiln costing over US$200m, is ... |
AfriSam CEO: AfriSam's new Lesotho plant to help country's growth17 February 2017, Published under Cement NewsAfriSam cement manufacturing plant in Lesotho will add to the growth prospects of the country, AfriSam CEO, Stephan Olivier, says of the newly-commissioned 0.2Mta cement plant. Mr Olivier made the remarks during the launch of Lesotho's first cement manufacturing plant which was officially opened by Lesotho’s Prime Minister, Dr Pakalitha Mosisili, last week. He indicated that the new cement plant comfortably meets the local cement demand and is capable of producing specialized products for... |
Nigeria: fuel shortages hit cement output16 February 2017, Published under Cement NewsShortages of oil and natural gas have caused cement producers in Nigeria to cut output, with some plants having to close temporarily, reports the Vanguard newspaper. The declining availability of natural gas, low-pour fuel oil and (LPFO), automotive gas oil (AGO) has led to a reduction in cement manufacturing as firms struggle to find sufficient fuel to support normal operations. Dangote, Nigeria’s largest producer, said that its fuel costs rose US$14.40/t in 2016 and that it was conve... |
United States: Maine representatives call for vigilance over McInnis plant16 February 2017, Published under Cement NewsCongressional representatives for the state of Maine have written to US Trade Representative, Maria Pagan, calling on her to ensure that cement imports from McInnis’s new Port-Daniel-Gascons plant do not unfairly compete with domestic firms. In a letter to Ms Pagan, the four representatives state that McInnis’s project has received support from the government of Quebec which could be in violation of Canada’s international obligations under WTO rules. The letter specifically cites the c... |
Saudi Arabian cement sales down 16% in January15 February 2017, Published under Cement NewsDomestic cement deliveries in Saudi Arabia in January 2017 were 15.9 per cent lower than in the same month the previous year, according to statistics released by Yamama Cement. At 4.78Mt, cement sales in the country were significantly below the January 2016 figure of 5.68Mt. Meanwhile, Saudi producers continue to amass clinker stocks, adding another 0.4Mt to their reserves in January. Clinker stocks now amount to 28.5Mt – enough to supply more than six months of Saudi cement demand at ... |
Ukraine: Ukrzaliznytsia proposal to Ukrcement in light of corruption claims15 February 2017, Published under Cement NewsAccording to Ukrzaliznytsia board member, Marek Zalesny, Ukrzaliznytsia has applied the automated wagon distribution system to cement carriers and invites the Ukrcement association to jointly participate in the system. "The automated distribution system has been applied to this group of wagons [cement carriers] to avoid corruption. I invite the association to jointly participate in the wagon distribution system, as we do not have own shipping firms," Mr Zalensy said on Tuesday. In resp... |
Palestine: new plant to affect prices?14 February 2017, Published under Cement NewsPalestinian Investment Fund (PIF) subsidiary, Sanad Construction Resources Co, began work on Phase I of its Palestine Cement Factory (PCF) in October 2016. The first phase of construction at PCF includes the construction of a 1Mta cement mill, including raw material storage, grinding, and packing units at a estimated investment of US$60m, according to the PIF. The plant is being constructed in a remote area southeast of Bethlehem on an area of government-owned land purchased by PIF. San... |
China: cement output up 2.5% in 201614 February 2017, Published under Cement NewsChina's cement output rose 2.5 per cent YoY to 2.4bnt in 2016, compared with the 4.9 per cent drop in 2015, according to the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC). The data came as the property sector also gained momentum last year boosted by interest rate cuts and lower deposits. The real estate sector's recovery, however, has been uneven from city to city, with economically strong areas reporting drastic price rises, and less developed areas still reporting huge inventories ... |