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ACC suspends Chaibasa mining operations, India06 July 2015, Published under Cement NewsACC Ltd has suspended limestone mining operations at its Chaibasa facility in Jharkhand as it awaits further clearances from the state government of Jharkhand. ''The limestone mining operations at the Company's Chaibasa Cement Works have been suspended on account of requirement of further clearances from the Government of Jharkhand,'' ACC has said in a statement. The Holcim group company said it is in discussion with the relevant authorities and expects limestone mining operations to resum... |
UltraTech Cement non-executive director resigns06 July 2015, Published under Cement NewsUltraTech Cement Ltd has informed the Bombay Stock Exchange that Adesh Gupta, non-executive director has resigned from the Board of the Company with effect from 30 June 2015. |
US April shipments climb 4.1% YoY03 July 2015, Published under Cement NewsTotal shipments of Portland and blended cement in the USA and Puerto Rico in April 2015 rose by 4.1 per cent to around 7.7Mt, latest data from the USGS shows. Shipments for the year through April totalled 24.1Mt, up by 5.1 per cent from the same period in 2014. The leading producing states for Portland and blended cement in April were Texas, California, Missouri, Florida and Alabama in descending order. The leading consuming states (Texas, California, Florida, Illinois and Ohio in descend... |
Vietnam half-year sales rise to 34.16Mt03 July 2015, Published under Cement NewsVietnam’s cement sales rose six per cent YoY to 34.16Mt in the first half of this year, meeting 47.4 per cent of the year’s plan, the Vietnam Building Material Association under the Ministry of Construction said. Of the volume, 25.97Mt were sold at the domestic market, up six per cent YoY and 8.19Mt were exported, the Thoi Bao Kinh Te Vietnam newspaper reported, citing the association. In June, the country’s domestic cement sales fell 12 per cent from May but were up 13 per cent from the sa... |
Sanghi Industries to inaugurate new mill, India03 July 2015, Published under Cement NewsSanghi Industries has installed a new 1.2Mta grinding mill at its plant located in Sanghipuram, Kutch district, taking total capacity to 4.1Mta. The company now proposes to commence work on a 15MW Waste Heat Recovery (WHR) system at the main part of the plant. Chief Minister of Gujarat, Anandiben Patel, will inaugurate the grinding facility and lay the foundation stone for the WHR plant at a ceremony on 10 July 2015. |
Pioneer Cement and CITIC sign agreement for WHR plant, Pakistan03 July 2015, Published under Cement NewsPioneer Cement has signed an agreement with CITIC Heavy Industries, China, to purchase a waste heat recovery (WHR) plant with a power generation capacity of 12MW. According to the company notice sent to the Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) on Wednesday, the total estimated cost of the plant is PKR1.5bn (US$14.7m). Pioneer Cement's 2.03Mta plant is located at Chenki, District Khusshab, in the heart of Punjab province, 250km from Lahore. |
Vietnam: Hoang Trung Hai permitted to continue importing fly ash03 July 2015, Published under Cement NewsVietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister, Hoang Trung Hai, has agreed to allow Nghi Son Cement Corp to continue the pilot import of fly ash as material for its cement production. The deputy PM earlier agreed to allow Nghi Son Cement Corp to import a volume not exceeding 200,000tpa of fly ash in the 2015-2016 period. However, he also requested the company develop a plan to use domestic fly ash from 2017. Vietnam, home to many thermal power plants, has a huge supply of fly ash. It is estimated that t... |
Birla Corp Ltd awaiting mining clearance ahead of joint venture project03 July 2015, Published under Cement NewsBirla Corporation Ltd (BCL) said on Thursday said it is awaiting mining clearances from the Assam Mineral Development Corp (AMDC) to set up a joint venture in the state. The cement maker has plans to set up a 1Mta plant in Umrangso in Dima Hasao district in Assam. "The joint venture between BCL and AMDC is yet to be formed. We are waiting for limestone mining block allocation to AMDC before forming it," the company's managing director, BR Nahar, told local media on the sidelines of the com... |
Successful start-up for Indonesia Baturaja EPC project02 July 2015, Published under Cement NewsSemen Baturaja's 5000tpd clinker line, contracted to Sinoma-TCDRI, was successfully started up on 28 May 2015. The project is located in the Baturaja area of Sumatra, adjacent to the existing production line. On 2 April 2015, Sinoma-TCDRI signed another EPC contract for another 5000tpd clinker production line for Semen Baturaja Persero TBK in the Indonesian capital Jakarta. At present, the projects under construction for Sinoma-TCDRI in Indonesia are including: a 10,000tpd line for Heidel... |
CCNN earmarks NGN48bn for expansion project02 July 2015, Published under Cement NewsThe Cement Company of Northern Nigeria (CCCN), on Tuesday said it would invest NGN48bn (US$240m) into the ongoing modernisation of its facilities to double its production capacity. Alf Karlsen, managing director of CCNN, told Business Day (Nigeria) that when completed, the company would have the capacity to produce 1.5Mta. Mr Karlsen also disclosed that the firm had completed the process acquiring new mining areas to expand its quarry activities. He explained that the company’s expansion ... |