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USA: cement shipments rise 5.1% in May05 August 2016, Published under Cement NewsTotal shipments of Portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico in May 2016 were about 8.2Mt, up by 5.1 per cent from sales in May 2015. The leading producing states for Portland and blended cement sales in May were California, Texas, Missouri, Florida, and Michigan, in descending order, and these states accounted for nearly 40 per cent of the national total. The leading cement-consuming states (Texas, California, Florida, Ohio, and Illinois, in descending order) receiv... |
Pakistan: Gharibwal Cement industrial park04 August 2016, Published under Cement NewsGharibwal Cement Group and China International Trust and Investment Corporation (CITC) have signed a deal to set up an industrial park in Chunian Industrial Estate, Punjab. Chinese investors will establish factories in the 2000 acre industrial park. The project is expected to cost PKR20bn (US$191m). An official of Gharibwal Cement told CemNet that it is a partner in the project and will supply the cement. |
USA: Cemex to supply Florida Highway project04 August 2016, Published under Cement NewsCemex USA is participating in the I-4 Ultimate Improvement Project, a 21-mile reconstruction of Central Florida’s main interstate highway. This is the largest and most complex infrastructure project currently underway in Florida, USA. The I-4 Improvement Project will upgrade interchanges and bridges for the communities in Orange and Seminole Counties. Cemex is expected to supply more than 4900 truckloads of reinforced ready-mix concrete pipe and more than 375,000 of the 620,000 cubic yards... |
Cement price in DR Congo falls 33%03 August 2016, Published under Cement NewsAlthough recent weeks have seen cement prices in the port of Matadi, Democratic Republic of Congo spiral up to CDF15,000 (US$15.28)/50kg bag, they have now returned to more sustainable levels of CDF10,000-11,000. The decrease is due to the arrival in Matadi of several cement trucks that were halted at the Angolan following the decision by Congo’s government to stop cement imports. Following protests, the Central Congo governor authorised the entry of the trucks. Before the import stop,... |
Tajikistan: new plant due for commissioning03 August 2016, Published under Cement NewsAccording to the Tajikistan Ministry of Industry and New Technologies, a new 1.2Mta cement plant will be brought into operation in the Yovon district, Khatlon province, this month. Jung-Tsai Mohir Cement Ltd and the government of Tajikistan signed an investment agreement for the construction of the plant, with works beginning two years ago. According to an official source, the total cost of the project is US$120m. Tajikistan’s production capacity now meets local demand and is even able... |
PPC Zimbabwe plant project on track03 August 2016, Published under Cement NewsAccording to CEO, Darryll Castle, the construction of PPC’s new plant in Zimbabwe remains on track for completion in 2016, despite riots in the country and restrictions remaining on some South African goods. The new mill, with an expected capacity of 0.7Mta, is crucial to reducing the company’s costs, Mr Castle said. "Even if the volume is not required because Zimbabwe’s economy slows, the project still makes sense from a cost-optimisation process." This project in Zimbabwe is one of four... |
Ukrcement calls for European production standards03 August 2016, Published under Cement NewsThe introduction of European standards for cement production in Ukraine would help to restrict opportunities for producing and distributing counterfeit products in the market, according to Roman Skilsky, CEO of Ukrcement, the country’s cement association. "We declare that from 1 January 2017 we, as the sector, could switch to production and testing of cement under new standards. We believe that the new standards would help to cut off, or at least narrow the opportunities for companies pro... |
Indonesia: President meets with Semen Indonesia protestors03 August 2016, Published under Cement NewsIndonesian President Joko Widodo has met with community representatives who are resisting plans to build a cement factory and quarry at Mount Kendeng in Central Java, the Jakarta Post reports. According to the newspaper, the new PT Semen Indonesia plant is 95 per cent complete. Locals have raised objections on the grounds that the plant will disturb the community and that the mining operation will jeopardise access to groundwater supplies. Following the meeting, the president’s chief o... |
Germany: construction machinery manufacturers await upsurge03 August 2016, Published under Cement NewsGerman construction equipment manufacturers remain optimistic but cautious at the middle of the year, claims VDMA Construction Equipment and Building Material Machinery Industry Association (VDMA) “Apart from individual orders in April, the sector is still waiting for a demand push. We cannot talk of an upswing here,” Johann Sailer, chairman of the VDMA. “We are again in the midst of our daily business – which holds a number of challenges and uncertainties.” Last year’s overall secto... |
Tanzania: Tanga to inaugurate second clinker line02 August 2016, Published under Cement NewsTanga Cement plans to commission its second clinker line this month, more than doubling output to 1.25Mta. The Minister for Industry, Trade and Investment, Charles Mwijage, expects to inaugurate Tanga’s project on 16 August. The company, which trades as Simba Cement, invested US$152m into the expansion. The new clinker line will have a capacity of 775,000tpa, which added to the existing 500,00tpa capacity will create an overall clinker capacity of 1.25Mta. |