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US December shipments – preliminary data19 February 2015, Published under Cement NewsPortland and blended cement shipments in December 2014 reached 6.24Mt, preliminary data from the US Geological Survey (USGS) shows. This takes full-year shipments to 88.53Mt, according to the initial indicators. Imports during December amounted to 545,259t, while for the full year they reached 7.31Mt. Clinker production for the final month of the year was 6.46Mt. For the full year clinker output totalled 74.93Mt. The full monthly report will be published in approximately two weeks. |
EAC producers call for review and uniformity of standards19 February 2015, Published under Cement NewsRegional producers in the East African Community are calling for cement and limestone standards to be reviewed and harmonised in accordance with international best practices. According to reports by AllAfrica news, the move follows complaints from producers over lack of uniformity on standards that govern the industry, which they said affects competitiveness of the sector and ultimately intra-regional trade, especially cement exports. Fidelis Sakwa, a representative of the EAC cement produ... |
Ghana: calls for end to bagged imports19 February 2015, Published under Cement NewsThe Strategy and Corporate Affairs Director of GHACEM, Dr George Dawson-Ahmoah, has called on the country’s government to ban imports of bagged cement into the country, stressing that domestic supplies are sufficient to meet local requirements. Speaking to newsmen in Takoradi after a meeting with the Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, who was on a working visit to the company, Dr Dawson-Ahmoah declared: “We have sufficient quantity of locally produced cement to drive t... |
Malaysia: Tasek Corp full-year profit ahead18 February 2015, Published under Cement NewsTasek Corporation Bhd's net profit rose 11.86 per cent to MYR105.4m (US$29.1m) compared to MYR93.90m a year earlier despite heightened competition. Revenue rose to MYR656.06m compared to MYR121.04m in 2013. The Malaysia based cement producer attributed the better to performance to higher domestic cement demand and improved ready-mix concrete prices. “The ongoing mass rapid transit projects and light rail transit line extensions are expected to continue leading the construction sector’s gro... |
Mexico: LH merger green light18 February 2015, Published under Cement NewsMexico’s Federal Commission for Economic Competition (Cofece) has granted approval for the merger of Lafarge and Holcim (LH). Lafarge is a market player in Mexico through an indirect stake in ELC Tenedora de Cementos, which produces white and grey cement in its plants in Hidalgo state. “On 16 December 2014, Lafarge sold its stake in ELC to Elementia and as such does no longer have any stake in the Mexican cement industry and therefore, the operation does not have any effect on the str... |
Kenya: Pokot's power plant plans18 February 2015, Published under Cement NewsPokot Cement plans to construct a power plant to supply its upcoming cement works in Kenya as well as the national grid. Of the 64MW capacity, 50MW will be sold to the national grid, according to a report by 'The Star' (Kenya). "The power generated will enable us to operate effectively and minimise our costs of operations apart from supplying more electricity to the national power grid," Rajesh Rawal, chief executive of plant owner Cemtech told the daily. Cemtech, a subsidiary of India-... |
Peru cement dispatches down 1.7% but 2015 forecast up17 February 2015, Published under Cement NewsPeru’s cement dispatches fell 1.7 per cent in January due to an unfavourable construction climate and the change of local and regional governments, according to the country’s cement association, Asocem. In the first month of this year, 816,000t of cement was delivered – some 14Mt less than the year-ago period. Strong rains impacted on Peru’s building sector. However, cement production increased three per cent YoY as did exports, which saw a 126 per cent rise when compared with January ... |
Spain’s cement demand expands 5.2% in January17 February 2015, Published under Cement NewsSpain’s cement consumption rose by 5.2 per cent YoY to 769,838t in January 2015, according to Oficemen, the domestic cement association. The latest figures show an acceleration in growth, which at the end of 2014 stood at 0.4 per cent and noted the first annual increase since 2007. Spanish cement consumption has now registered five consecutive months of YoY increases since September 2014. Industry commentators believe the country has finally turned a corner as improved economic conditions... |
Iranian full-year export expectations16 February 2015, Published under Cement NewsIran’s exports are expected to reach 18Mt by the end of the current Iranian calendar year ending 20 March 2014, an Iranian official has said. Secretary of the Guild Association of Iran’s Cement Industry Abdolreza Sheikhan said on Saturday that Iran exported 15.9mln tons of cement and clinker in the first ten months of this year (March 21, 2014-January 20, 2015), and added that the industry is seekin to achieve a new record of exporting 18Mt by mid-March. Export destinations include Iraq... |
AdBri secures Western Australia supply agreement16 February 2015, Published under Cement NewsAdelaide Brighton has secured an ongoing supply agreement with a cement customer in Western Australia for a term of three years until 31 December 2017, the company announced in a statement today. Adelaide Brighton currently supplies approximately 50 per cent of the customer’s requirements in Western Australia under the current agreement which expired at the end of last year. Martin Brydon, CEO of Adelaide Brighton said: “We are delighted to have secured the continued supply of cement to t... |