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SCG anticipates challenging 2016 start02 December 2015, Published under Cement NewsNext year is expected be challenging for Siam Cement Group’s Cement and Building Materials, as the domestic market is facing the threat of new supply, according to management. Bualuang Securities hosted the SCG Dinner Talk on Friday, the key speakers of which were SCC's next CEO, Roongrote Rangsiyopash (effective January 2016), and CFO, Chaovalit Ekabut. During the event, management said domestic demand for cement in 1H16 is not expected to grow strongly enough to absorb new supply from T... |
14th NCB International Seminar on Cement and Building Materials underway, India02 December 2015, Published under Cement NewsThe 14 th NCB International Seminar on Cement and Building Materials officially opened on Tuesday in New Delhi, India, with more than 1000 delegates in attendance from the domestic and international cement industry. The 14 th NCB International Seminar on Cement and Building Materials officially opens in New Delhi, India The four-day meeting aims to review developments that have taken place since the last bienniel NCB gathering in 2013, particularly in the areas of alternativ... |
Saudi: Southern Province Cement commercial operations from new line01 December 2015, Published under Cement NewsSouthern Province Cement launched on Monday the commercial operations at the third line of its Tihama plant, with a clinker production capacity of 5000tpd, the company said in a statement to Tadawul. The Saudi cement producer aims to increase the plant’s capacity to 15,000tpd. Accordingly, the total capacity of the company’s three plants reaches nearly 28,000tpd. |
PCA: cement segments show mixed growth in 2Q1501 December 2015, Published under Cement NewsGrowth among end-use cement segments was mixed as 10 of the 18 segments tracked recorded volume gains in the second quarter of 2015, according to the latest PCA Survey of Portland Cement Consumption by User Group. Non-traditional paving (soil cement, roller-compacted concrete, and full-depth reclamation) – a segment in the forefront of PCA’s promotional efforts – jumped 29 per cent in the 2Q15 compared to the same period in 2014, resulting in a 39 per cent year-to-date increase. Other mar... |
Votorantim Cimentos inaugurates Camaçari plant, Brazil01 December 2015, Published under Cement NewsVotorantim Cimentos inaugurated on 5 November its new mortar plant in Camaçari, Bahia, in Brazil’s northeast region. The unit involved an investment of BRL25m (US$6.5m) and has a capacity of 206,000tpa. "The Camaçari plant is part of a major investment plan of Votorantim Cimentos. Even with the challenging environment, we move forward with the long-term view and confidence in the development of the country and especially in the Northeast ", explains shareholder and member of the Board of V... |
Saudi considering lifting export curbs on cement30 November 2015, Published under Cement NewsSaudi Arabia is considering lifting partial export bans on cement and steel to relieve oversupply in the local market, economic news website al-Eqtisadiah quoted a customs department official as saying on Sunday. Reuters reported that Saudi government bodies are studying whether to ease restrictions on cement and steel exports after local production doubled, exceeding the storage capacity of the kingdom's largest companies, customs department spokesman Essa al-Essa told Eqtisadiah without g... |
Industry: Vietnam Jan-Nov cement output +10.3% to 61.2Mt30 November 2015, Published under Cement NewsVietnam is estimated to have produced 61.2Mt of cement in the first 11 months of this year, up 10.3 per cent from a year ago, the government-run General Statistics Office said. In November, output amounted to 6.5Mt, up 10.2 per cent YoY. In the first 10 months, the country’s cement production hit 54.7Mt, according to the revised figure. The country’s sales of cement and clinker is ancitipated to rise 1.5-4 per cent YoY to between 72-74Mt, of which domestic sales will rise 4.5-6.5 per cent ... |
Tabuk Cement continues trial run on second production line30 November 2015, Published under Cement NewsTabuk Cement said trial operations are still proceeding at Line 2 at its plant in Saudi Arabia. Commercial operations are expected to start in the third quarter of 2016, the cement producer said in a bourse statement on Sunday. |
Holcim Romania initiates road safety programme30 November 2015, Published under Cement NewsHolcim Romania has initiated a national road safety programme to raise awareness of the importance of safe driving across the supply chain. The three-year programme consists of series of projects mainly aimed at reducing the number of casualties and critical road incidents in Romania. The national road safety programme launched by the building materials producer will comprise four main action directions which will take place simultaneously and in which the company has invested over EUR100,... |
Italy: price fixing probe opened27 November 2015, Published under Cement NewsItaly's antitrust authority has opened a probe into four cement makers for alleged price fixing, it said in a statement on Thursday. The companies under investigation include Buzzi Unicem, Cementir Italia, Industria Cementi Giovanni Rossi and Holcim Italia, the watchdog said. The authority said it had carried out inspections in the offices of the four firms on 25-26 November. "The case concerns the possibility of an agreement ... to coordinate cement sales price increases," it added. ... |