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Suez Cement to invest in conversion to coal17 December 2014, Published under Cement NewsSuez Cement, Italcementi’s Egyptian unit, said on Tuesday it planned to spend EGP600m (US$84m) in 2015 on equipping two factories to run on coal. CEO Bruno Carre said in a statement to the bourse the firm would develop its Helwan and Tora 2 factories "to use coal and residues to compensate for the lack of energy supplies." Suez Cement was one of the companies affected when the government cut natural gas supplies to factories in January and has had to import clinker at higher cost. T... |
Sludge dispatched to Ariyalur plants for use as raw material17 December 2014, Published under Cement NewsThe Pollution Control Board of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu has dispatched 20,000t of sludge generated by textile units in the SIPCOT Industrial Estate in Perundurai to cement units in Ariyalur district for use as raw material. The cement industries are understood to have started accepting industry effluent treatment plant (ETP) sludge from the dyeing industry after success of a trial run that indicated no variation in the strength and quality of cement. Since the lime content in slud... |
Guyana’s first integrated plant officially opened16 December 2014, Published under Cement NewsCaricom Cement Company Inc has officially opened the first cement plant in Guyana in the presence of Prime Minister Samuel Hinds. The plant, situated in Everton, East Bank Berbice, has a capacity of 0.5Mta and is located in the same compound as Caricom Cement’s bagging facility. Also in attendance during the opening ceremony, which took place on 13 December 2014, were Irfaan Ali, Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce; David Armogan, chairman of Region Six; Roshan Habbibullah, CEO of ... |
Dominican Republic full-year sales seen rising 18% YoY16 December 2014, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in the Dominican Republic are forecast to see a double digit rise in 2014 to 3.6Mt, local association ADOCEM said on Friday. "Compared with the 3Mt consumed in 2013, this represents an increase of around 18 per cent this year," said ADOCEM president Carlos E Gonzalez told Dominican Today. He said the positive results reflect the sector’s response to the Dominican Government’s efforts, especially through the school construction program nationwide and other ongoing infrastru... |
Nepal: Sarbottam Cement launches commercial operations16 December 2014, Published under Cement NewsSarbottam Cement, a newcomer to the Nepalese cement industry, has started commercial operations from its new greenfield plant. The project is promoted by local company Saurabh Group while a foreign investor holds a 45 per cent stake. The Sarbottam Cement plant will have the capacity to produce 400,000t of clinker in the first stage, and then 1Mt in the future, according to the company's website. The new cement facility is also equipped with its own power plant. |
Siwertell wins 'Best Ship Loading/Unloading System' industry award16 December 2014, Published under Cement NewsSiwertell, part of Cargotec, recently won its fourth IBJ (International Bulk Journal) award for its Siwertell products. This year, as in 2013 and 2009, Siwertell received the award for the Best Shiploading/Unloading System. In 2011, Siwertell won the IBJ award for Environmental Protection. Presenting the award to the Siwertell team at the Beurs-World Trade Centre in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, on 17 November this year, IBJ said: "Siwertell convinced our judges that its innovative developme... |
Saudi monthly sales up 39% YoY15 December 2014, Published under Cement NewsSaudi Arabia's cement sales rose 39 per cent YoY to 5.09Mt in November 2014 from 3.65Mt in November 2013, according to statistics published by Saudi cement producer Yamama Cement Co. Of the total, domestic sales accounted for 5.03Mt, up 40 per cent YoY. Exports stood at 60,000t, up from 50,000t. Saudi Cement Co achieved the highest sales with 714,000t, up from 562,000t, followed by Southern Province Cement and Yanbu Cement. The highest YoY increase was achieved by Najran Cement (+140... |
Power crisis reduces Ghacem output15 December 2014, Published under Cement NewsGhana’s largest cement producer, Ghacem, said that ongoing power cuts to manufacturing industries have “significantly” reduced its output, leading to concerns on supply shortages and a potential rise in prices. The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) earlier this month announced that it is cutting power supplied to industries by as much as 25 per cent to create an artificial reserve margin to stabilise the power sector, which it said is under immense pressure to meet rising demand. Under the... |
Vietnam exports surpass full year target12 December 2014, Published under Cement NewsVietnam exported about 19Mt of clinker and cement in the first 11 months of this year, surpassing the whole-year target by 26.67 per cent, the Vietnam Building Material Association said. The average exporting prices of the cement amounted at US$43.15/t during the period. Over the January-November 2014 period, Vietnam’s domestic cement sales also hit 49Mt .The Ministry of Construction has predicted Vietnam's sales of cement and clinker to rise 4-7 per cent YoY to between 71Mt and 73Mt ... |
Atrus halts Russian plant construction12 December 2014, Published under Cement NewsAustrian company Atrus Cement Holding AG has halted the construction of a cement plant in Krasnodar territory indefinitely, a source familiar with the situation told Interfax. The source said that the project had been temporarily put on hold due to a lack of funds to finance the construction. Atrus Cement Holding AG was planning to build a 2.1Mta cement plant in the Crimean district of Krasnodar, the district administration previously told Interfax. The project was expected to cost over RU... |