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Kenya: MD hands out customer service at Savannah Cement04 October 2016, Published under Cement NewsTruck drivers, building, and construction customers visiting the Savannah Cement manufacturing plant in Athi River, along Namanga road, has a surprise on Monday after finding the factory gates and weighbridge being managed by the managing director. This was 'Customer Service Week' at Savannah Cement, managing director Ronald Ndegwa and his management staff, switched roles with their factory floor colleagues to better understand the critical roles played by every member across the key custom... |
Mexico: Cemex announces intention to sell its stake in GCC03 October 2016, Published under Cement NewsCemex SAB de CV said on Friday that it is looking to sell the 23 per cent stake it directly owns in Mexican cement producer Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua SAB de CV through a secondary public offering. In its filing, Cemex disclosed that it had asked CNBV, Mexico's banking and securities regulator, to approve the planned transaction, under which the Mexican building materials company will offer the shares to domestic and foreign investors in a concurrent private placement. The sale would be... |
Saudi Arabia: sales drop 10%03 October 2016, Published under Cement NewsAccording to a report quoting Yamama Cement data, total cement sales in Saudi Arabia stood at 4.34Mt for the month of August, registering a 10.3 per cent decrease YoY. However, the figure was up 41 per cent on the previous month. Total inventory reached a high of 26.35Mt, representing 45 per cent of the last 12 month's sales. Inventory grew 11.7 per cent YoY and five per cent on the previous month, according to an Al Rajhi Capital report. For the month of August, cement production in t... |
Palestinian Investment Fund new plant project03 October 2016, Published under Cement NewsThe Palestinian Investment Fund (PIF) launched the first phase of its cement plant project this weekend. The PIF's cement plant will be the first in the Palestinian areas. Ceremonies for the occasion were held in Bethlehem under the patronage of President Mahmoud Abbas and in the presence of PIF board chairman, Mohammed Mustafa. The ceremony was also attended by CEO of Sanad Construction Industries Co, Louai Kawas. Sanad Construction is the PIF-owned company in charge of the new cement pl... |
Pakistan: dispatches expected to reach 3Mt in September30 September 2016, Published under Cement NewsTotal cement dispatches for Pakistan are expected to remain flat at around 3Mt for September 2016 in comparison to September 2015. In a research report, Topline Securities forecast that local sales for the month would stand at approximately 2.4Mt, a two per cent drop YoY and 20 per cent decrease MoM as a result of the monsoon in the initial days of the month. Analyst Nabeel Khursheed said, “We have excluded clinker sales to Fauji Cement, which is expected to come at 200-230,000t during th... |
Nepal: permits suspended for sub-standard product30 September 2016, Published under Cement NewsThe Nepali Department of Standards and Metrology has suspended the permits issued to Bageshwori Cement and Jaya Mangalam Cement Industries, preventing both companies from distributing and selling its cement products. Director General of the department, Bisho Babu Pudasaini, said samples had been collected from the companies and analysed. Tests concluded that both were selling sub-standard cement products to its customers. Bageshwori Cement sells PPC Bajra Shakti Cement, Trishakti Super... |
Germany: professor Siegbert Sprung wins fifth Klaus Dyckerhoff Prize29 September 2016, Published under Cement NewsAt the VDZ Annual Cement Conference 2016 in Düsseldorf, Germany, the fifth Klaus Dyckerhoff Prize was awarded to Professor Dr-Ing Siegbert Sprung for his exceptional achievements with respect to the development of cement and its production and application in mortar and concrete. Siegbert Sprung spent his entire professional career at VDZ and the Research Institute of the Cement Industry in Düsseldorf. He worked as a senior engineer, deputy head of the cement chemistry department and head ... |
India: production halts at JK Cement Muddapur plant29 September 2016, Published under Cement NewsJK Cement have announced that its 3Mta plant in Muddapur, Baglakot, India, has temporarily ceased operations. The clinker silo roof unexpectedly caved in, causing steel structural supports and a clinker conveyor drive station to fall into the silo. The decision to temporarily stop production was made for safety reasons and to avoid any collateral damage. Production and dispatch will be resumed as soon as possible once the debris has been removed from the clinker silo and any necessary rep... |
Indonesia: cement carrier catches on fire29 September 2016, Published under Cement NewsA cement carrier called Divine Success caught fire last Friday while at dock in Port of Tanjung Priok, north Jakarta, Indonesia. After several hours the fire on board of the cement carrier Divine Success was extinguished and the inspectors boarded the vessels to assess the damages and to investigate the cause of the accident. "The fire on board of cement carrier Divine Success occurred at around 18:02 pm, at Pier 115 in Port of Tanjung Priok. The exact cause of the fire will be assess... |
China Cement Association urges consolidation28 September 2016, Published under Cement NewsThe China Cement Association has petitioned policymakers to speed up consolidation in the cement sector, which currently has 3500 producers. The consolidation aims to concentrate at least 60 per cent of national capacity into 10 top producers by 2020. According to proposals by the association, the process is likely to involve many mergers and plant closures, reports the South China Post. To achieve a basic balance between demand and supply, the sector will need to reduce production capaci... |