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Nepalese factory gets set to launch commercial production09 December 2014, Published under Cement NewsArghakhanchi Cement is set to start commercial production from its greenfield works next week. The cement factory has a clinker and cement capacity of 1200tpd and 1000tpd, respectively. Finished product will be sold under the Arghakhanchi Cement brand. The plant is largely being promoted by a collaboration of local investors. Siddhartha Group holds a 35 per cent stake, the Murarka Group has a 30 per cent share and the Kediya Group owns a 17.5 per cent holding. The remaining 17.5 per ce... |
Semen Indonesia seeks loan for Aceh plant construction09 December 2014, Published under Cement NewsPT Semen Indonesia is seeking loans worth IDR2.2-3.1trn (US$178m-251m) to build a new cement factory in Aceh province, at the northern end of Sumatra, Kontan newspaper reported citing Finance Director Ahyanizzaman. The new facility is expected to have a capacity of around 3Mta to meet increasing consumption in Aceh, Medan, Dumai and Riau. Construction is slated to begin in the first half of 2015. |
US September shipments up 14% YoY09 December 2014, Published under Cement NewsTotal shipments of Portland and blended cement in the US and Puerto Rico during September 2014 were 9Mt, up by nearly 14 per cent compared to the same month of the previous year. Shipments for the year through September were up by nearly 14 per cent YoY, latest data from the US Geological Survey (USGS) confirms. The leading Portland cement-producing states in September were Missouri, Texas, California, Michigan and Florida, in descending order, and these accounted for 42 per cent of the tot... |
Pakistan monthly sales up 11% YoY08 December 2014, Published under Cement NewsPakistan’s cement dispatches rose by 11 per cent YoY in November 2014 to 3Mt largely thanks to higher domestic demand and exports from the northern region. According to the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA), consumption in the north rose by 13 per cent YoY whereas in the south the increase was just two per cent. Exports during the month improved by 10 per cent YoY, driven by a 14 per cent rise in dispatches from northern-based plants. This came as welcome news as d... |
Vietnam Jan-Nov cement sales up 16%08 December 2014, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in Vietnam jumped 16 per cent YoY to 64.46Mt in the first 11 months of this year, fulfilling the whole-year target, according to the government’s data. Of the sum, 46.16Mt were sold in the domestic market, rising eight per cent YoY and meeting 94 per cent of the year’s plan. A total of 18.30Mt were exported, rising 43 per cent and surpassing the year’s target by 22 per cent. In November, Vietnam’s cement sales rose one per cent YoY to 6.2M, including 4.52Mt of domestic sal... |
Indonesia: PT Conch South Kalimantan cement plant on-stream05 December 2014, Published under Cement NewsPT Conch’s greenfield cement plant has come on-stream in South Kalimantan, Indonesia, with an installed capacity of 1.5Mta. Construction of the factory began in 2012 and has involved an investment of US$202m. It has the capacity to produce 3200tpd. The project is parent company Anhui Conch Cement's first cement plant in Indonesia. The facility was built with a 36MW steam powered electric plant in a strategic location near the South Kalimantan-East Kalimantan highway, only 30km from Tanju... |
French producers see home and export markets contract05 December 2014, Published under Cement NewsThe French cement market continues to contract with the country’s cement association, SFIC, released its provisional November 2014 data. Market demand fell 11.8 per cent YoY to 1.347Mt against a 10.6 per cent YoY drop noted the previous month, when domestic cement sales reached 1.726Mt. However, for the year to date, decreases in France’s cement demand are more moderate. The first 10 months saw a fall of 4.8 per cent to 15.652Mt from 16.449Mt in 10M13. Provisional 11M14 data indicate a lar... |
Strategic Sri Lankan tie-up05 December 2014, Published under Cement NewsSri-Lanka based Fuji Cement, a subsidiary of Tokyo Cement which functions as an independent company, is to merge with its parent company and become a single entity with effect from February 2015. Following the merger, the new entity will be named Tokyo Cement Company Lanka Plc. For the merger the companies will cancel the status capital and asset and liability of Fuji Cement and are now waiting for the Company Registrar's approval to go proceed. Tokyo Cement is a joint venture between... |
Boko Haram militants raid Lafarge's Ashaka works, Nigeria05 December 2014, Published under Cement NewsBoko Haram militants on Thursday stormed the Lafarge-owned cement factory in Ashaka, Gombe state, as part of an attack on two towns in northeast Nigeria. According to witnesses, the Islamists first struck in Bajoga, 60km (40 miles) from Gombe city, in a convoy of 20 vehicles before being pushed to Ashaka. A staff member at the cement works said the factory was evacuated before the attack, telling local press that the Boko Haram fighters seized several Hilux (four-wheel drive) vans. They a... |
Antracem calls for revision of collective agreements05 December 2014, Published under Cement NewsThe coordinator of the National Association of Cement Workers in Venezuela (Antracem), has claimed that around 75 per cent of the more than 9000 workers employed within the local cement industry earn the minimum salary, adding that collective agreements have not been updated since 2008. Orlando Chirinos has alleged that 45 per cent of collective agreements are not being observed, and is therefore demanding new negotiations to establish new agreements. He is now calling for workers to rec... |