Cement News tagged under: international
Cemtech marks 25th Anniversary Conference looking ahead20 September 2016, Published under Cement NewsIsidoro Miranda, vice president of Oficemen welcomes delegates to Cemtech's 25th Anniversary Conference in Madrid, Spain Cemtech’s 25th Anniversary Conference was off to an excellent start on Monday, 18 September 2016 at The Westin Palace, Madrid, Spain. Following a Welcome by the conference organisers and Isidoro Miranda, vice president of Oficemen, while Oficemen also delivered the keynote presentation, outlining their expectations for the Spanish cement sector to 2030... |
Peru's cement market shows minor decline in August20 September 2016, Published under Cement NewsIn August Peruvian cement demand reached 0.868Mt, representing 4.3 per cent decline YoY, according to Asocem, the country's cement association. To complement local output, around 43,000t of cement and 87,000t of clinker were imported. Domestic output reached 0.922Mt, the supply surplus being largely absorbed by exports, which reached 0.05Mt in the same month. In addition to 54,000t of cement passing through the country’s border controls - a YoY doubling of volumes, some 22,000t of clinke... |
Saudi Arabia cement companies see sales and production fall 10%20 September 2016, Published under Cement NewsSales of cement by Saudi Arabian companies declined by 9.93 per cent YoY in August, while production dropped by 10.4 per cent, Mubasher reports. Output for August was 4.3Mt, while deliveries were 4.4Mt. The fall in sales was unevenly distributed, with some companies – notably Riyadh Cement and City Cement – seeing double-digit increases. Of the bigger players, Saudi Cement escaped the worst, with its sales falling by 1.5 per cent, while Yanbu fared particularly poorly, with sales dropping... |
Malawi: Minister applauds CPL investment20 September 2016, Published under Cement NewsThe Minister of Natural Resources and Mining, Bright Msaka, has spoken on Cement Products Ltd’s (CPL) multi-million investment in its Njereza Plant in Mangochi. Mr Msaka said how the venture has the potential to contribute to Malawi’s economic growth and is a sign that the company is embracing the Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) government objective. Mr Msaka assured CPL that the government would continue providing all necessary technical support. Asaalam Abdul Gaffer, CPL chairperson... |
Uganda: Hima Cement US$40m expansion20 September 2016, Published under Cement NewsHima Cement has said that the ongoing capacity expansion project at its new plant under construction in the Eastern district of Tororo will see an additional 1.9Mta of cement enter the local market. Hima CEO, Daniel Patterson, said that by the end of 2016 the company will have invested US$40m into the project. |
India: Mangalam Cement production increase20 September 2016, Published under Cement NewsFollowing a trial run at the plant in August 2016, Mangalam Cement’s new 0.75Mta grinding unit in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, has commenced operations. The expansion project that introduced the plant's new grinding unit is said to have cost INR700m (US$10.4m) The company’s overall capacity now stands at 4Mta, up from 3.25Mta. |
New 1.5Mta cement plant for Mali19 September 2016, Published under Cement NewsMali's government and Gaia Equity Ltd have signed on 16 September a memorandum of understanding and an establishment agreement for the construction of a 1.5Mta cement plant in the country. The CFA200bn (US$330m) works will be built Guimbané, Diéma, in the Kayes region. The new plant is part of the government’s efforts to establish an industrial base in the country, according to the Minister of Industrial Development, Mohamed Aly Ag Ibrahim. “… it is a realisation of part of the vision of t... |
Kenya: East African Portland Cement MD refused to reinstate sacked staff19 September 2016, Published under Cement NewsSimon Peter ole Nkeri, managing director of East Portland Cement Co, is being sued for contempt of court by five former employees of the company, report the Star (Kenya). The MD refused to reinstate the five workers that a court had said were unlawfully dismissed. Five months ago, Justice Hellen Wasilwa had directed that Benjamin Nduati, Ibrahim Mugo, Evans Abuga, Desmond Owiyo and Felix Vunga be given back their jobs. She said that they were dismissed unfairly, for lack of adequate ... |
UK: Westbury cement works chimney demolished19 September 2016, Published under Cement NewsThe Westbury cement works, owned by Tarmac, constructed its site in the early 1960s. This weekend a 122m-high chimney at the site was demolished, after being taken out of action in 2009. The demolition marks the end of over 40 years of cement production at the site. Stuart Wykes of Tarmac said, “There's a lot of work done leading up to something like this, so the chimney is weakened in certain places and certain sections taken out and then over 200 detonators put in around it so it collap... |
Indonesia: August surge puts consumption growth back on course16 September 2016, Published under Cement NewsThe Indonesian Cement Association (ASI) reported that cement sales rose by 8.7 per cent from 5.49Mt in August 2015 to 5.97Mt in August 2016. The surge in domestic sales was driven by the implementation of infrastructure projects in the 2H2016. With cement sales in reaching 39.07Mt in January-August 2016 (+3.9 per cent), demand growth is edging closer to the five per cent forecast by ASI. "If this consumption level continues until the end of the year, the national cement consumption growth... |