Cement News tagged under: international
Cemex UK takes delivery of new cement mixer fleet12 December 2014, Published under Cement NewsCemex has taken delivery of a fleet of new cement mixers after a ground-breaking deal with a leading vehicle solutions firm. The company ordered 11 of the specialist 26t vehicles as part of a GBP1.2m agreement with Motiva Group. The deal is the first of its kind between the two companies. “Cemex is a huge business with operations spanning 50 countries around the world, so the fact they’re renewing part of their UK fleet through us is a massive shot in the arm," said Peter Wright, sales dir... |
Devnya wins “Building of the Year 2014” award11 December 2014, Published under Cement NewsItalcementi’s modernisation of the Devyna Cement plant, undertaken by CBMI Construction Co of China, has been awarded Bulgaria’s "Building of the Year 2014" award under the Industrial buildings – technological renovation and expansion category. Involving an investment of EUR160m, the Devnya cement plant project is one of the largest single industrial investments in Bulgaria in the last quarter of a century. CBMI (Sinoma Group) won the EPC contract for the project which combined Chinese... |
Indonesian: expected sales rebound ahead11 December 2014, Published under Cement NewsIndonesian cement demand growth is expected to slow in 2014 but sales are anticipated to rebound next year as new projects get underway. For full-year 2014 the Indonesian Cement Association (ASI) expects sales to rise by four per cent, down from the 5.8 per cent achieved last year. The slowdown has been attributed to regional and national elections delaying infrastructure projects, high interest rates and weakening purchasing power. Forecasts for Indonesian cement sales in 2015 are mor... |
Saudi: City Cement starts trail operations of Line 211 December 2014, Published under Cement NewsCity Cement Company has started trial operations of a second production line, the Saudi-based producer said in a bourse filing. The company said the new production line will have a capacity of 5500tpd. The trial period will last about four months. Last week City Cement announced it intends to invest SAR25m (US$6.7m) in an alternative energy project, to be carried out by Chinese engineering company Sinoma and be completed by the end of 1H15. |
UltraTech re-evaluating Brazil asset bid11 December 2014, Published under Cement NewsIndian cement major UltraTech Cement is reportedly re-evaluating its decision to bid for the Brazilian assets put on the block by Holcim and Lafarge ahead of their planned merger. According to local press reports, the Aditya Birla company had submitted non-binding bids for the cement assets in October, after which binding bids are due in January. The company is now said to be “rethinking about the bids” and UltraTech Cement may “pull back at the binding stage,” sources familiar with the m... |
Vietnam: Vicem monthly sales up 3.5%10 December 2014, Published under Cement NewsState-owned Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation (Vicem) said it sold 1.92Mt of cement and clinker last month, an increase of 3.5 per cent from a year ago. Of the volume, 1.64Mt of cement and clinker were sold in domestic market, up 1.9 per cent YoY, and 283,000t were exported, rising 14.1 per cent. In the first 11 months of 2014, Vicem’s clinker and cement sales rose 3.1 per cent YoY to 20.09Mt, of which 17Mt were sold in the domestic market, and 3.09Mt were exports, representing a 3.1 ... |
Saudi: Eastern Province in talks for new production line10 December 2014, Published under Cement NewsSaudi-based Eastern Province Cement Co said in a bourse statement that the board, in a meeting held on 9 December, discussed the project of establishing a new production line, with a clinker production capacity of 10,000tpd. The board has asked for further clarification regarding cement market data. |
Canada: new alternative fuels initiative introduced at Joliette cement plant10 December 2014, Published under Cement NewsHolcim Canada and Van Houtte Coffee Services Inc, a subsidiary of Keurig Canada Inc, have introduced a new service to recover the energy content of used K-Cup® packs from institutional and commercial clients of Van Houtte Coffee Services Inc for use at Holcim's Joliette cement plant. Once collected from customers, the packs are sent to the Holcim Canada Joliette cement plant where they are processed and reused as alternative fuel for the plant. The initiative both keeps the used K-Cup® pa... |
Lafarge in Ashaka buy-out offer09 December 2014, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Africa has offered to buy out minority shareholders in Ashaka Cement Plc. The move follows the merger Lafarge Africa’s Nigerian and South Africa businesses, which received approval from shareholders in July. Lafarge Africa said on Monday that as part of the merger deal it had acquired a stake in Ashaka Cement of more than 30 per cent, the trigger point for making a full takeover bid under Nigeria's securities and takeover rules. Under the terms of the offer, shareholders who acc... |
Adelaide Brighton confirms contract renewal09 December 2014, Published under Cement NewsAdelaide Brighton announced that it has extended a supply agreement to a major cement customer in South Australia. The current agreement which expires at the end of December 2014, has been extended on similar terms until theend of December 2015. Chief Executive Officer, Martin Brydon, said: “This is a positive outcome for Adelaide Brighton and we are pleased to have secured ongoing supply to this major South Australian customer.” |