Cement News tagged under: international
Angola: sales in decline17 May 2016, Published under Cement NewsSales figures for the Angolan cement market are in decline. The market is down 35 per cent YoY in 2016. With sales figures for 2014 and 2015 being 5.9Mt and 5.2Mt, respectively, the Angolan Cement Association has forecast 2016 sales at a mere 3.8Mt if the current oil price remains unchanged. As reported in The Global Cement Report (11th Edition), an effect on the growth was expected following the collapse in global oil prices from 2014. Last month Angola turned to the IMF to help cope wi... |
Russia: new cement plant for Dagestan16 May 2016, Published under Cement NewsAzerbaijani investors will build a 1.8Mta cement works, Dagestan Cement Plant, and a 30ha Trade and Logistics Centre between Makhachkala and Kaspiysk, according to Ramadan Abdulatipov, head of the Republic of Dagestan of the Russian Federation following his visit to Baku. The Dagestan coast of the Caspian Sea is earmarked as an area for high-quality tourist infrastructure and Azerbaijani investors have been invited to help construct tourist, recreational and therapeutic complexes, hotels a... |
Israel complaint over Egyptian circumvention of Gaza cement ban16 May 2016, Published under Cement NewsThe Israeli government has filed an official complaint with its counterpart in Cairo after Egypt permitted the import of cement into Gaza, reports the Middle East Monitor. News services report that this has provoked considerable anger within the Israeli security establishment, who view the Egyptian move as running counter to its efforts at collaboration with the Palestinian Authority. They also point out that it may violate a UN agreement whereby the international body monitors cement use... |
Zimbabwe: firms face closure13 May 2016, Published under Cement NewsDue to an influx of cheap imported products in Zimbabwe, local cement producers have warned of a possible scaling down of operations and closures, saying protectionist measures are needed to save the industry. In a recent position paper presented to the Ministry of Industry and Commerce by the Cement and Concrete Institute of Zimbabwe, local cement manufacturers have called for the government to ban imported cement, among other interventions, saying the market is oversupplied. Some measu... |
India: Adilabad cement plant could reopen13 May 2016, Published under Cement NewsA closed cement factory at Adilabad will be the discussion of a possible reopening as Union Heavy Industry Minister Anant Geete is set to hold a meeting with officials of the Telangana government and the Cement Corporation of India (CCI). The meeting is expected be held in June at Hyderabad or New Delhi as per the assurance given by the Minister on Thursday to a team comprising the Telangana State Forest and Housing Ministers, Jogu Ramanna and A Indrakaran Reddy, Adilabad MP G Nagesh, and ... |
Tunisia: petcoke shortage risks near-doubling cement price13 May 2016, Published under Cement NewsTunisia’s Industry Ministry is looking into to alternatives to alleviate the petcoke shortage in the country. Importing petcoke is proving to be difficult as El Fouledh port, temporarily tasked with importing the fuel, is not able to receive the ships and volumes required for the cement industry. At present, works at the port of Ciment de Bizerte prevent petcoke imports at that location. The petcoke shortage risks the closure of several cement plants in Tunisia unless they can successfully... |
New standard for alkali-activated cements13 May 2016, Published under Cement NewsWith the European market proving a barrier to Lucideon Ltd seeing its technology for alkali-activated cements entering the construction sector it has devised a new standard that will reduce raw material costs. For several years Lucideon has been developing a proprietary and sustainable technology called MIDAR to create bonds for alkali-activated cements. MIDAR is a technology that uses a chemical reaction to bond together alkalis and aluminosilicate materials (both of which can be sourced c... |
Austrian cement demand up 4% in 201512 May 2016, Published under Cement NewsThe Austrian cement market expanded by four per cent to 4.6Mt in 2015 and generated a turnover of EUR388m. Exports rose 15 per cent to 446,000t while imports fell 11 per cent to 832,600t. The gains in the domestic market were achieved despite difficult conditions. Although housing construction increased early on in the year, by mid-2015 this growth had come to a halt. Housing completions reached 52,000. However, a turnaround in the housing sector is expected for 2016 and combined with a... |
FLSmidth and GE to make cloud data platform12 May 2016, Published under Cement NewsFLSmidth and GE will create digital solutions together to increase productivity in the cement and minerals industries. The new solutions developed on GE's cloud-based Predix platform will use FLSmidth's expertise in cement and minerals processing and GE's Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) capabilities to maximise the potential of connected equipment units and to increase productivity. The FLSmidth control applications integrated on GE's Predix platform will be launched in 3Q16. FLSmidt... |
Belgium: cement consumption up 4.6% in 201511 May 2016, Published under Cement NewsBelgian cement demand increased 4.6 per cent YoY to 6,403,460t, according to Febelcem, the country's cement association. The rise was supported by good weather and a positive new housing market. The construction market saw a three per cent increase in both new residential building and renovation while public investment expanded by 5.7 per cent. Febelcem members delivered close to 4.9Mt while an additional 1.5Mt was imported as producers in nearby countries face declining domestic market... |