Cement News tagged under: international
Pakistan export pressures continue through FY14-1510 August 2015, Published under Cement NewsPakistan exported 7.682Mt and earned US$443.63m in FY14-15 (July 2014 - June 2015) compared to 8.81Mt at US$508.15m, according to data from the country's Bureau of Statistics. The data translates to a fall of 12.88 per cent and 12.77 per cent in terms of quantity and revenue, respectively. Statistics show that exports to Afghanistan were down by 21.4 per cent to 2.87Mt compared to 3.65Mt during FY13-14. A spokesman for the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association attributed the d... |
Indocement plans to close three inefficient lines, Indonesia10 August 2015, Published under Cement NewsIndocement Tunggal Prakarsaplans, part of the HeidelbergCement Group, plans to discontinue production activities of lines P1, P2, and P6 at its flagship Citeureup works, Indonesia. "We seek to stabilise margins this year by shutting down factories that are not efficient, including factories P1, P2, and P6 in Citeureup with a total production capacity of 1.2-1.5Mta," Indonesia Finance Today quoted Christian Kartawijaya, President Director of Indocement as saying. Mr Kartawijaya said operati... |
Argentina: July cement demand climbs 12.6% YoY07 August 2015, Published under Cement NewsThe Argentinean cement market expanded by 1.3 per cent MoM and 12.6 per cent YoY in July 2015, according to domestic cement producers’ association, AFCP. The country’s cement plants dispatched 1,073,762t, including 4140t of exports, a YoY increase in total deliveries of 11 per cent and a MoM rise of 1.3 per cent. No cement was imported. For the year to date, domestic consumption advanced by 11.3 per cent YoY to 6,946,742t from 6,243,587t, but exports fell by 37.8 per cent from 103,444... |
Bestway Cement signs MoU with NUST Institute of Civil Engineering, Pakistan07 August 2015, Published under Cement NewsBestway Cement signed an MoU with NUST Institute of Civil Engineering on 27 July to promote the research and development of cutting-edge, innovative construction materials and building solutions in Pakistan. Present at the MoU signing were Irfan Sheikh, director of finance & CFO of Bestway Cement & Pakcem Ltd and Asif Shah, director of Administration and Marketing. Speaking on the occasion, Mr Sheikh expressed his delight at the collaboration and stressed the need for construction mater... |
Fives facilitates Suez Cement's fuel substitution strategy06 August 2015, Published under Cement NewsIn the framework of a firing conversion to coal and petcoke, Fives will deliver a new FCB TSV™ classifier to to Egypt-based producer Suez Cement Co for the modernisation of a vertical ball mill and the optimisation of solid fuel grinding plant operations. Through the installation of its high efficiency third-generation classifier, Fives will enable Suez Cement to increase grinding plant capacity by 17 per cent and consequently increase its fuel substitution rate. The contract includes the... |
Dangote inaugurates Zambian plant05 August 2015, Published under Cement NewsThe Dangote Group on Tuesday inaugurated its 1.5Mta cement plant in Zambia together with a 30MW coal plant to power the factory. The project was inaugurated by Zambia's President, Edgar Chagwa Lungu, at Masasiti district, Ndola, Zambia. The plant began operations in June and is selling both 32.5 and 42.5 grade cement to meet local needs. |
PCA: "Clean Power Plan" will impact all segments of US economy05 August 2015, Published under Cement NewsYesterday, President Obama authorised new US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations on emissions of CO2 from power plants. "These unprecedented regulations will have enormous impact," said James Toscas, president and CEO of the Portland Cement Association (PCA). "Everybody, including EPA, agrees that they will boost the cost of electricity, which in turn will increase the cost of making and using nearly everything. Higher costs hurt every American's pocketbook, and mean fewer... |
Thermo Fisher Scientific Ecublens plant wins 2015 Swiss Industrial Excellence Award05 August 2015, Published under Cement NewsThermo Fisher Scientific today announced that its Ecublens, Switzerland, plant is the recipient of the 2015 Swiss Industrial Excellence Award, as chosen by an international jury of operations management professors from INSEAD and HEC Paris, and is also now a finalist for the European Industrial Excellence Award. Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Ecublens plant, Switzerland – recipient of the Swiss Industrial Excellence Award Thermo Fisher’s Ecublens plant, which employs about 180 peop... |
LafargeHolcim Ltd to launch squeeze-out for remaining Lafarge SA shares04 August 2015, Published under Cement NewsLafargeHolcim Ltd announces that it has decided to initiate a squeeze-out process for all issued and outstanding shares of Lafarge SA. After surpassing the necessary 95 per cent threshold in share capital and voting rights and following a decision by the Board of Directors, LafargeHolcim Ltd plans to request the AMF to implement a squeeze-out procedure pursuant to their general regulations for Lafarge SA shares not tendered to the Public Exchange Offer. LafargeHolcim Ltd will publish f... |
US Senate passes DRIVE Act04 August 2015, Published under Cement NewsBy a bipartisan vote of 91 to 4, the US Senate on Thursday passed a six-year surface transportation authorisation. Passage of the “Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act” or the DRIVE Act represents "a major step toward completion of a robust highway bill this fall," the Portland Cement Association (PCA), highlights. Co-sponsored by Senators James Inhofe (R-OK), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), David Vitter (R-LA), and Tom Carper (D-LA), the PCA noted in a statement that the... |