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Bangladesh, Indonesia, Philippines top Vietnamese importers in first four months26 May 2015, Published under Cement NewsBangladesh, Indonesia, the Philippines and Taiwan remained among major importers of Vietnamese clinker and cement in the first four months of this year, the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade said. Bangladesh took the lead after importing 2.62Mt of cement worth US$100.24m from Vietnam in the period, while Indonesia came second with 937,982t worth US$42.39m and the Philippines ranked third with 468,419t worth US$18.43m. Following on, Taiwan consumed 346,396t worth US$14.81m and Ma... |
Quinn fined for 2014 breaching dust emissions26 May 2015, Published under Cement NewsQuinn Cement Ltd has been fined EUR2000 plus costs after the company pleaded guilty to having previously failed to control dust emissions from its plant in Ballyconnell, Ireland. Reports of at least three houses and cars in the nearby area being coated in a film of cement dust were made to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) after a filter bag failed at the plant between 5-8 Septembeer 2014. Cavan District court heard on 21 May how the plant was shut down, while the fault was found a... |
APCMA calls for increased duty on imported cement26 May 2015, Published under Cement NewsThe chairman of the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) has suggested that the one per cent custom duty on the import of cement be increased to 25 per cent to curb imports, citing in particular imports from Iran. Considering the recent imposition of anti-dumping duty on Pakistani cement by South Africa, the chairman has called on the Pakistan government to also increase duties to stop the influx of Iranian cement which it claims is damaging the domestic indust... |
Lafarge North America to build cement storage facility and terminal22 May 2015, Published under Cement NewsLafarge North America Inc is investing in a cement storage facility and terminal on a new rail spur on the east side of Williston, North Dakota, amidst growing demand in the Dakotas. New Frontier LLC is the developer of the East Valley Rail project. The facility will support 30,000t of cement storage moving more efficiently into the area and strengthen Lafarge's network of terminals in the Dakotas and serving the Bakken area. A concrete dome will be built to assure environmental containment... |
Production in construction up by 0.8% in euro area22 May 2015, Published under Cement NewsIn March 2015, compared with February 2015, seasonally-adjusted production in the construction sector rose by 0.8 per cent in the euro area (EA19) and by 1.5 per cent in the EU28, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In February 2015, production in construction dropped by 1.6 and 0.8 per cent, respectively. In March 2015 production in construction fell by 2.7 per cent in the euro area and by 1.3 per cent in the EU28 compared to the same ... |
Kerneos India breaks ground on AP calcium aluminate cement plant22 May 2015, Published under Cement NewsKerneos India held a groundbreaking ceremony for a 30,000tpa greenfield calcium aluminate cement plant in the southeastern state of Andhra Pradesh (AP). Segi P Idicula, managing director of Kerneos (India and Middle East), said the Vizag project has the infrastructure to set up another 30,000tpa line, which would be taken up as the market grows. While catering to domestic needs would be its primary objective, the Vizag plant would also export products to neighbouring countries. The new f... |
Bosnia: TCK to distribute EUR8.3m as dividend22 May 2015, Published under Cement NewsBosnia-based Tvornica Cementa Kakanj (TCK) said its shareholders have approved distributing BAM16.2m (EUR8.3m) as dividend. The HeidelbergCement group company said in a statement issued after a shareholders meeting on Tuesday that is produced 420,000t of cement in 2014, down 11.8 per cent from 476,000t a year earlier. TCK posted a consolidated net profit of BAM11m on net sales revenues of BAM77.6m in 2014. In March, TCK director Branimir Muidza told SeeNews in an interview cement output ... |
Spain: April cement demand up 13% YoY20 May 2015, Published under Cement NewsCement consumption in Spain has expanded by 13.3 per cent to 961,712t in April 2015 when compared with April 2014, according to cement association, Oficemen. For the first four months, domestic demand increased by 9.7 per cent YoY to 3,514,175t “Although the data are starting to look much better, we know a lot of work remains to be done, because we do not expect to achieve a full recovery before the end of the next decade,” said Aniceto Zaragoza, Oficemen CEO. |
Morocco sees monthly demand uptick20 May 2015, Published under Cement NewsMoroccan cement orders increased 3.35 per cent in April to 1.38Mt from 1.33Mt in April 2014. The regional markets in particular supported this growth with Oued Eddahab reporting sales up by 49.05 per cent in April, followed by Doukkala-Abda (+41.23 per cent) and Gharb-Cherarda-Bhssen (+20.26 per cent). However, major consuming areas such as Greater Casablanca and Rabat-Salé-Zemmour-Zaer noted falls of 5.16 and 3.43 per cent, respectively. For the year to date, the domestic market expande... |
Vicem monthly sales down 3.1% YoY20 May 2015, Published under Cement NewsState-owned Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation (Vicem), the country’s leading cement producer, said it sold about 2.24Mt of cement and clinker in April, down 3.1 per cent from a year ago. Of the volume, 1.74Mt of cement and clinker were sold in domestic market while 450,000t were exported. In the first four months, Vicem’s cement and clinker sales declined 4.9 per cent YoY to 7.38Mt. Of the total, 5.88Mt of cement and clinker were sold in domestic market, up 4.7 per cent YoY while 1.5Mt we... |