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Proposed Lebanon plant to be relocated02 April 2015, Published under Cement NewsA cement factory that was set to be built in Zahle, Lebanon, will be relocated to another area, according to reports by the Daily Star (Lebanon). The planned cement factory, which has been met with widespread opposition for Zahle residents and officials over health and environmental concerns, will now be relocated after an agreement was reached with the head of the project, Pierre Fattouch, Archbishop of the Greek Catholic diocese of Zahle and Forzol Issam Darwish announced in a news co... |
Ecuador monthly sales down 10.3%02 April 2015, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in Ecuador in February 2015 were 0.436t, down 10.3 per cent compared to 0.486Mt recorded in January 2015. For the first two months of this year, accumulated sales totalled 0.922Mt, latest information from Instituto Ecuatoriano Del Cemento Y Del Hormigon shows. Total sales last year came in at around 6.45Mt, up from 6.3Mt the previous year. |
Colombia: Feb cement sales up 6.1%01 April 2015, Published under Cement NewsColombia saw a 6.1 per cent YoY rise in cement dispatches in February as 985,300t of the product were delivered, according to DANE, the national statistics office. The largest increases were experienced in Nariño (+52.1 per cent), Bolívar (+37 per cent), Antioquia (+17 per cent) and Bogotá (7.7 per cent). Production in the second month of 2015 reached 1.034Mt, an 13.3 per cent advance when compared with February 2014. In the 2M15, deliveries increased 10 per cent YoY to 1.913Mt while... |
Aberthaw upgrade nears completion, UK01 April 2015, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Tarmac’s Aberthaw cement plant in Wales, UK, is in the final stages of its GPB2m upgrade programme and is set for completion during its annual shutdown later this month. Lafarge Tarmac Aberthaw plant manager, Chris Bradbury told local press: “Our investment plans are helping increase our production potential and ensure we are competitively placed in the market. Our most recent GBP2m investment programme will soon be completed when the last of our current planned improvements in our... |
India: Jan-March demand seen weak01 April 2015, Published under Cement NewsNomura says its interactions with cement dealers across India suggest demand was weak in the January-March period because of lower use of cement by government-related projects, reports Dow Jones. However, recovery is anticipated going forward on expected increases in government spending. "This weakness can be attributed to lower spending by the government as it tried to meet its fiscal deficit target for FY15," says Nomura. Though volumes were weak in the first quarter of the calendar yea... |
Ashaka Cement pretax profit rises 84.5%01 April 2015, Published under Cement NewsNigeria's Ashaka Cement 2014 pretax profit rose 84.5 per cent to NGN5.25bn (US$26m) from year ago, the company said on Tuesday. Revenue declined by 2.58 per cent during the period to NGN21.13bn, the unit of Lafarge Africa said in a statement. |
China Shanshui Cement 2014 revenue reaches CNY15,596m31 March 2015, Published under Cement NewsChina Shanshui Cement Group Ltd, the largest cement enterprise in the Shandong and Liaoning Provinces of China, recorded sales revenue of CNY15,596m (US$2516m) for the 12 months ended 31 December 2014. Gross profit during the year was CNY3347m while profit from operations was CNY1813m. Profit attributable to shareholders was CNY348m. The decrease in profit was mainly due to the fall of selling prices. Zhang Bin, chairman and general manager of Shanshui Cement, said: "Due to the slowdown... |
Penna to construct Maharashtra grinding unit31 March 2015, Published under Cement NewsPenna Cement Industries to set up a cement grinding unit with a capacity of 0.7Mta at Daund, in the Pune district of Maharashtra. The estimated cost of the project is INR2bn (US$32m). Gannon Dunkerley Co will be the project contractor and Walchandnagar Industries has been awarded the contract for equipment supplier. |
Côte d’Ivoire: retail price takes 20% hike31 March 2015, Published under Cement NewsThe dealer price for cement has significantly increased from XOF95,000 (US$156) to XOF110,000/t in Côte d’Ivoire. In terms of the price of 50kg bag, this means a 20 per cent price rise to XOF6000. The price rise is attributed to the current shortage of cement on the market, but wholesale prices have remained stable. |
Dalmia commences trial operations of Karnataka plant31 March 2015, Published under Cement NewsDalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd, a subsidiary of Dalmia Bharat Ltd, has commenced operations at its new 2.5Mta cement plant in Belgaum, Karnataka, on 23 March 2015 and has now started trial production. Commissioning of the Belgaum plant will take Dalmia Bharat Group's total installed capacity to 24Mta. |