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Hope supplying concrete for the build of 11 wind turbines27 March 2015, Published under Cement NewsHope Construction Materials (HCM) is supplying 4500m3 of concrete to specialist civil engineering contractor I&H Brown to build 11 wind turbine bases at Crook Hill Wind Farm on the Lancashire Pennine Moors, UK. The project, which launched in October 2014 and should be complete by the end of July 2015, will secure renewable energy for 25,000 homes near Rochdale in East Lancashire with up to 36MW of electricity in total being generated from the wind farm. HCM is supplying 4500m3 of co... |
Egypt: Italcementi’s energy diversification focus26 March 2015, Published under Cement NewsItalcementi is currently focussing on energy source diversification at its Egyptian facilities, CEO Carlo Pesenti told Daily News Egypt. Mr Pesenti said the company will be relying on using coal, alternative fuels and renewable energy. Italcementi Managing Director in Egypt Bruno Carrè previously said the company will convert two new facilities in 2015, adding to two facilities converted in 2014. "We are investing some EGP400m per year for four years," Carrè said. "We have done one and we c... |
China Tianrui Group Cement profit inches up26 March 2015, Published under Cement NewsChina Tianrui Group Cement Co posted a net profit of CNY565m (US$91m) in the full year ended 31 December 2014, climbing 1.07 per cent from a year earlier. Basic earnings per share were CNY0.24. Income inched up by 3.34 per cent to CNY8.95bn. |
Production in construction up by 1.9% in euro area25 March 2015, Published under Cement NewsIn January 2015 seasonally-adjusted production in the construction sector grew by 1.9 per cent in the euro area and by one per cent in the EUR28 compared with December 2014, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In December 2014, production in construction grew by 0.2 per cent in both zones. In January 2015 production in construction grew by three per cent YoY in the euro area and by 1.4 per cent in the EU28. Monthly comparison The inc... |
Southern Province Cement starts trial operations of new line25 March 2015, Published under Cement NewsSouthern Province Cement (SPC) on Monday launched trial operations of a third production line at its plant in Tuhama, Saudi Arabia, the company said in a bourse filing. Without disclosing any financial details, SPC said the new production line will have a daily capacity of 5000t. The trial period will last about four months. |
Anhui Conch full-year profit rises 17%24 March 2015, Published under Cement NewsAnhui Conch Cement Co's net profit rose 17 per cent in 2014 but warned that the cement sector in its home market of China was under pressure as the economy slowed. The company reported net profit of CNY11bn (US$1.77bn) in 2014, up from CNY9.4bn in 2013, it said in a filing on the Shanghai stock exchange. Some 23 analysts polled by Thomson Reuters SmartEstimate forecast a net profit of CNY11.5bn. Earning per share were CNY2.07. "Demand in the cement market is facing increasing pressure with... |
Vietnam Jan-Feb sales reach 9Mt24 March 2015, Published under Cement NewsVietnam sold 9.01Mt of cement and clinker in the first two months of this year, meeting 12.5 per cent of the whole-year target, according to figures from the country's Ministry of Construction (MoC). Of the volume, 6.76Mt of cement was sold in the domestic market and about 2.25Mt of cement and clinker was exported. In February, the country’s domestic cement sales stood low at 2.38Mt, mainly due to the long public holidays, the MoC noted. The ministry predicted Vietnam's sales of ceme... |
Honduras: cement price up HNL10.35 in past year24 March 2015, Published under Cement NewsA 42.5kg bag of cement in Honduras has seen its price rise by HNL10.35 (US$0.48) in the past 12 months as the ex-works price was dollarised. In February 2014, the Ministry of Economic Development (SDE) and cement companies agreed to set the price at US$7.60/bag. From February 2014 to March 2015 the price rose from HNL157.10 to HNL167.45/bag. However, regional variations exist. In the capital Tegucigalpa, a bag costs HNL178-180 while in Nacaome and San Lorenzo cement retails at HNL190/... |
Cemex launches new IUCN book in conservation series24 March 2015, Published under Cement NewsCemex yesterday announced the launch of a new book 'The IUCN Red List: 50 Years of Conservation' in the UK. This book is the latest in Cemex’s conservation book series, an initiative which dates back to 1993 and was launched following the United Nations Rio Earth Summit to help conserve the world’s natural resources. 'The IUCN Red List: 50 Years of Conservation' has been developed in partnership with the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), which is the world's oldest ... |
Shadow rail minister visits Lafarge Tarmac Tunstead quarry, UK24 March 2015, Published under Cement NewsLilian Greenwood MP, Shadow Minister for Railways, visited Lafarge Tarmac’s Tunstead aggregates, cement and lime operations this week to discuss rail capacity and ideas to improve the local and national rail network. The Shadow Minister was joined by Cllr Caitlin Bisknell, the leader of High Peak Borough Council. Lilian Greenwood MP and Cllr Caitlin Bisknell were given a tour of the Tunstead site, including the railway sidings. Mat Woodcock, Head of Group Logistics and Supply Chain at ... |