Cement News tagged under: international
Bangladesh: Payra seaport ready to unload first cargo12 August 2016, Published under Cement NewsBangladesh's Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, is expected to inaugurate the first deep-sea port in Patuakhali, about 320km southwest of Dhaka, through a video conference tomorrow. Payra seaport will start operations on a limited scale by first unloading cargo from a vessel arriving from China, but the port will not be fully operational until 2023. The trial operations of the port started early this month when a vessel from China reached moored off the port. The MV Fortune Bird is waiting at ... |
Sino-Uzbek JV brings Karakalpakstan plant online11 August 2016, Published under Cement NewsUzbek-Chinese joint venture, Titan Cement, recently brought its new plant in Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan, into operation. The total cost of the project exceeded US$25m and resulted in the creation of more than 200 jobs. Initially the Chinese faction of the joint venture intended the project to have a capacity of no more than 60,000tpa, but following the discovery that there was a raised demand for high-quality, inexpensive cement in the region, plant capacity was increased more than three... |
DR Congo: US$500m to relaunch Maiko cement plant11 August 2016, Published under Cement NewsThe Congolese government has freed US$250m to relaunch production at the former cement plant of Province-Orientale (CIPOR), Cimenterie de Maiko (CIMAIKO). To carry out the project, the government signed a partnership agreement with multinational construction company Satarem Ltd, which will contribute a further US$250m to the project. In December, representatives of the consortium will assess the site, which is located at Maiko, 75km southeast of Kisangani with work expected to start b... |
Angola: foreign currency availability restricts Secil Lobito's output11 August 2016, Published under Cement NewsThe lack of foreign currency availability is impacting on Angolan cement producer, Secil Lobito. The company needs foreign currency to buy clinker for its Lobito works in southern Angola. During the last three months the factory has been operating with clinker purchased from the Cuanza Sul Cement Factory, which stopped supplying it in late June, and now the plant needs foreign clinker to sustain its production levels. On the back of such challenges, Secil Lobito cement company’s prod... |
Nigeria: Lafarge Africa complains of inadequate gas supply11 August 2016, Published under Cement NewsManagement at Lafarge Africa’s plants at Ewekoro and Sagamu, Ogun State, have voiced their concerns over the inadequate gas supply to their operations. Production managers at the two plants, Segun Shoyoye and Hannes Diedericks, disclosed that their plants had to cease production for the past six weeks over the matter. Mr Shoyoye said, "The twin problems of non-availability of gas and foreign exchange are impeding full capacity production in the manufacturing industry. We can say we have s... |
Argentina's cement demand down 20.7%09 August 2016, Published under Cement NewsIn July Argentina's cement demand fell 20.7 per cent YoY from 1,069,622t in July 2015 to 847,684t and slipped 1.1 per cent from the 857,525t recorded in June, according to the country cement association, AFCP. Exports also decreased from 4140t in July 2015 to 3696t one year later. Compared with June 2016, they dropped 26.4 per cent. In the year to date, domestic cement consumption declined 15.2 per cent from 6,946,742t in Jan-Jul 2015 to 5,889,665t in the first seven months of 2016. Argen... |
Pakistan: CPEC to generate 3Mta demand09 August 2016, Published under Cement NewsPakistan’s cement industry will experience growth thanks to the commencement of construction projects under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Experts have suggested that the projects will generate an additional cement demand of between 1.5-3Mta for Pakistan. In the first half of this financial year, local dispatches showed a growth of 16 per cent YoY to 15.2Mt. Local dispatches are expected to grow a further 15 per cent YoY in the second half of the financial year, reaching... |
Indonesia: uneven demand hitting company revenues08 August 2016, Published under Cement NewsCement consumption in Indonesia was up by 3.1 per cent in the three months to June, but the national figures belie the patchiness of regional growth. According to the Jakarta Post, statistics from the Indonesian Association of Cement (ASI) show that demand in Java actually declined – albeit by just 0.13 per cent – whereas consumption in Sumatra grew by 6.8 per cent, twice as fast as the national average. The uneven distribution of growth has implications for Indonesia’s cement firms. S... |
Togo: CIMAF to agree greenfield plant deal08 August 2016, Published under Cement NewsMorrocan-based Ciments de l'Africa (CIMAF) is thought to be on the brink of agreeing to construct a new cement plant in Togo. There are currently four cement producers operating in Togo - WACEM, Fortia, HeidelbergCement, CIMTOGO - but they are expected to be joined by a new entrant if the Togolese authorities can agree terms with another cement manufacturer. According to Togosite, CIMAF plans to build a cement factory in Tabligbo, Yoto Prefecture (80km from Lomé). The capacity of the ne... |
India: ACC labourers end protest at Wadi plant08 August 2016, Published under Cement NewsLabourers at ACC’s Wadi plant have ended their dharma (non-violent sit-in protest) following assurances from the company that their concerns and grievances will be addressed. Chandrasekhar Hiremath, president of Shramajeevigala Vedike (civil rights association), alleged at a meeting attended by ACC HR General Manager, Mr Jayaprakash, that the company ‘harassed’ the labourers and paid them wages in the range of INR200-250 (US$2.99-3.74), which is significantly lower that a daily wage of IN... |