Cement News tagged under: international
Limak embarks on Mozambique plant project07 October 2015, Published under Cement NewsLimak Holding has laid the foundation stone for a grinding and packing plant in Maputo, Mozambique, a move that forms part of the Turkish company's vision to become a global cement player. The new facility is scheduled to come into operation in the first quarter of 2016. The company is also set to lay the foundations for a grinding plant in Cote d'Ivoire next month, according to local press reports. Speaking to International Cement Review in a recent interview , Gültekin Aksüyek, CEO and ... |
Votorantim studies Sobral waste fuel option, Brazil07 October 2015, Published under Cement NewsCurrently developing its second factory in Sobral, Votorantim Cimentos is studying the possibility of using solid waste as fuel in a new venture in the city. The idea was presented during a meeting between company directors and the governor Camilo Santana, and secretaries and the president of the Ceará State Development Agency (Adece), Ferruccio Feitosa. The government, moreover, was favourable to the initiative, since the measure benefits the environment. "They are still in a preliminar... |
CREDAI files complaint with India regulator06 October 2015, Published under Cement NewsThe Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Associations of India (CREDAI) has filed a complaint with the Competition Commission of India (CCI) against cement manufacturers for the alleged manipulation of cement prices. In its submission to the Commission, CREDAI has pointed out that the cost of raw materials used in manufacturing cement has fallen between January and September this year, yet customers are yet to feel the benefit. CREDAI believes that the cement firms are working in tande... |
EPA settles case with Cemex Puerto Rico06 October 2015, Published under Cement NewsThe US Environmental Protection Agency announced that Cemex Puerto Rico will spend an estimated US$1.7m on pollution control measures to reduce NOx emissions from its plant in Ponce. In addition, the company will pay a US$160,000 penalty for Clean Air Act violations. The settlement addresses modifications Cemex made to its cement plant without obtaining the proper permit, as required by the Clean Air Act, a statement by the EPA said. Following an EPA inspection, Cemex conducted a smokest... |
Hanson Building Products announces name change to Forterra06 October 2015, Published under Cement NewsHanson Building Products has changed its company name to Forterra, following a recent divestment by former owners HeidelbergCement. The rebranding brings with it a new logo and a fresh identity to the established business, which has a trading history spanning back several decades, while its wide selection of products and services will be unchanged, according to the company. Stephen Harrison, UK Managing Director of Forterra, said; “The Hanson name and logo may have been replaced by Forterr... |
Argentina's total cement sales increase 7% YoY September05 October 2015, Published under Cement NewsTotal cement sales increased 14.9 per cent MoM and seven per cent YoY to 1.128Mt in September, according to AFCP, the Argentine cement producers’ association. In the domestic market, around 1.131Mt was dispatched – up 15.7 per cent MoM and 8.2 per cent YoY. While exports fell 46 per cent from 8863t in September 2014 to 4780t in September 2015, MoM they registered a 15 per cent rise. Imports rocketed from 421t in September 2014 to 7732t one year later. There were no imports in Augus... |
Sino Zimbabwe cuts prices to boost market share05 October 2015, Published under Cement NewsSino Zimbabwe has reduced the price of its cement products by 20 per cent to increase market share, according to reports by the Financial Gazette’s Companies & Markets. General Manager, Wang Yong, said they had reduced the price of PC15 cement from US$10 to US$8/50kg bag, with the hope that the new strategy will boost sales going forward. Sino-Zimbabwe Cement Company is a joint venture between the Industrial Development Corporation of Zimbabwe Ltd (IDC) and China’s CBMC. It operates one ... |
US Jan-July cement shipments reach 50Mt02 October 2015, Published under Cement NewsTotal shipments of Portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico for the year through July totalled 50Mt, up by 3.4 per cent in the same period in 2014, latest data from the US Geological Survey shows. In July shipments reached 9.3Mt, up slightly from the level in July 2014. The leading cement-consuming states (Texas, California, Florida, Ohio and Illinois in descending order) received about 37 per cent of the July shipments. The leading producing states for Portlan... |
Colombian cement consumption rises 8.6% YoY in August02 October 2015, Published under Cement NewsColombia’s cement market expanded by 8.6 per cent YoY in August to 1.108Mt on the back of increased demand from construction companies and contractors (+21.4 per cent) and ready-mix firms (+9.7 per cent) which accounted for 6.3 percentage points of the increase, according to national statistics office DANE. Key growth areas during the month were Cesar (+35.2 per cent), Nariño (+26.2 per cent) and Valle del Cauca (+13.2 pe cent). Greater Bogotá, Atlántico and Bolívar noted a rise in demand... |
LNG-powered dedicated cement carrier to be launched02 October 2015, Published under Cement NewsThe first cement carrier to run on LNG is to be launched at the yard of Ferus Smit, Westerbroek, The Netherlands (y/n 423) on 31 October and be named the Greenland. The vessel will be of 5800dwt and is being built for Thun Shipmanagement, Lidköping, Sweden. She will be operated by JT Cement, a joint venture between KG Jebsen of Norway and Eric Thun of Sweden. |