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JSW Cement plans portfolio of grinding Indian grinding facilities20 May 2015, Published under Cement NewsJSW Cement plans to install 10 grinding units across India over the next three years in addition to expanding its existing facilities. According to the initial proposal outlined by The Hindu newspaper, JSW Cement has earmarked the construction of 1.2Mta grinding units in West Bengal, Vijayanagar (Karnataka), Dolvi (Maharashtra), Odisha and Tamil Nadu. The company is also due to embark on the expansion of existing facilities in Vjayanagar and Dolvi in the coming months, with land and envi... |
US first-quarter shipments seen exceeding 16.4Mt19 May 2015, Published under Cement NewsPortland and blended cement shipments in the US and Puerto Rico over the first three months of 2015 are expected to have amounted to 16.44Mt, according to preliminary data from the USGS published last week. Of the 1Q15 total, imports accounted for 1.54Mt. During March 2015, shipments were 6.287Mt, with imports representing 585,663t of supply. Clinker production in the first quarter of this year totalled 15.46Mt. In March alone, clinker output reached 5.49Mt, the early indicators show. Th... |
Approval for Mitsubishi terminal expansion, USA19 May 2015, Published under Cement NewsThe Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners approved the Mitsubishi Cement facility modification Project last week, which will allow the company to meet increasing regional demand for cement more efficiently. The expansion project involves 40,000t of additional storage capacity consisting of storage and loading silos on vacant Port property adjacent to Mitsubishi’s existing facility. The site will increase in size from 4.21 acres to 5.92 acres. Environmental measures The board’s app... |
South Africa imposes duties on Pakistan cement imports18 May 2015, Published under Cement NewsSouth Africa has imposed provisional anti-dumping duties ranging from 14.29 per cent to 77.15 per cent on Portland cement originating in or imported from Pakistan, effective 15 May 2015 for a period of six months. The levies follow an investigation initiated by the International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (ITAC) on 22 August 2014 after a number of local cement producing companies submitted an application on behalf of the SACU industry. Companies including AfriSa... |
Peru cement market contracts 7% in April 201518 May 2015, Published under Cement NewsPeru’s cement deliveries fell 7.1 per cent YoY to 800,000t in April 2015 due to lower government spending and climate factors, according to Asocem, the Peruvian cement association. El Niño is expected to continue to affect the construction industry going forward as the climate phenomenon brings inclement weather to Peru. However, public expenditure is forecast to improve as the state government has increased spending by 26 per cent and regional governments by 42 per cent. Cement produc... |
CRH confirms watchdog search at Platin works18 May 2015, Published under Cement NewsCRH has confirmed its Platin works in Ireland, owned by its subsidiary Irish Cement, has been searched by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission. “Irish Cement fully facilitated the inspection and is continuing to co-operate with the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission. Inspections regarding competition policies, procedures and practices are an accepted part of the business environment around the world. “Irish Cement operates to the highest business standards across ... |
Protests against Holcim Indonesia's planned lay-offs15 May 2015, Published under Cement NewsThe labor union of Holcim Indonesia has demanded that the company hold further discussions on its plan to lay off hundreds of workers, according to a report by the Jakarta Post. Following a weak company financial performance and dipping overall domestic cement sales, Holcim announced last Friday that it planned to lay off workers aged below 45, with a number of workers having yet to be notified of such a plan. That was after Holcim cancelled its deal with its labor union in late April that... |
Ecuador sees decline in monthly sales14 May 2015, Published under Cement NewsEcuador cement sales declined fell to 468,432t compared to 504,682t in the month before, latest data from domestic cement association Inecyc reveals. The decline follows a 15.68 per cent MoM increase in March. Cumulative sales over the first four months of 2015 reached 1.913Mt, the statistics show. |
Indonesian consumption contracts in April12 May 2015, Published under Cement NewsFollowing a disappointing performance over the first three months of this year, there's still no recovery in sight for Indonesian cement consumption as latest figures show demand contracted again in April. After registering a 3.2 per cent drop YoY in 1Q15, last month demand was down by 1.1 per cent to 4.47Mt. However, the pace of decline eased from the 6.2 and 6.4 per cent reductions recorded in February and March 2015, respectively. Year-to-date update For the first four months of 2... |
Bangladesh, Indonesia and Taiwan remain Vietnam's top importers12 May 2015, Published under Cement NewsBangladesh, Indonesia and Taiwan remained among the largest importers of Vietnamese clinker and cement in the first quarter of this year, according to the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade. Bangladesh accounted for the largest amount with 1.83Mt of cement worth US$70.13m, followed by Indonesia with 828,317t worth US$37.1m and Taiwan ranked third with 272,396t worth US$11.71m. Next in line was the Philippines with 239,900t worth US$9.46m, and Laos with 115,701t worth US$9.28m. ... |