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Argentina’s cement consumption falls 4.7 per cent MoM04 December 2014, Published under Cement NewsIn November, Argentina’s cement market contracted by 9.4 per cent MoM and 4.7 per cent YoY as 997,440t of cement were sold, according to the country's cement association, AFCP. The country’s cement producers delivered 1,011,082t, including exports and as such saw their sales volumes drop 9.3 per cent MoM. When compared with November 2013, dispatches fell by 4.8 per cent. |
YTL Cement Singapore acquires Sin Heng Chan04 December 2014, Published under Cement NewsYTL Corporation Bhd's YTL Cement Singapore Pte Ltd unit has acquired Sin Heng Chan (Singapore) Pte Ltd for MYR64.969m (S$24.734m). Sin Heng Chan is engaged cement trading with terminal operations, YTL Corp said in a filing in Bursa Malaysia today. It is an importer of bulk cement into Singapore and operates a bulk cement terminal at Jurong Port with a 60,000t storage capacity. The company also manufactures bagged cement. Following this acquisition, Sin Heng Chan (Singapore) becomes a w... |
Vietnam monthly cement production up 6.7% YoY04 December 2014, Published under Cement NewsVietnam produced 5.6Mt of cement in November, up 5.7 per cent from October and 6.7 per cent from a year ago, the government’s General Statistics Office (GSO) said. In the first 11 months of this year, the country’s cement output rose 5.3 per cent YoY to 54Mt, the office noted in its monthly report. The GSO has also revised down the country’s cement output in October to 5.3Mt from the earlier estimated figure of 5.2Mt. |
Ecocem awarded first self-handling stevedoring licence for Dublin Port03 December 2014, Published under Cement NewsEcocem has been issued the first self-handling stevedoring licence at Dublin Port where it operates a slag grinding facility. Conor O’Riain, managing director of Ecocem Ireland, told the Irish Times that the company spent about €400,000 on a second-hand crane which was used last week to unload its first consignment of slag. Self-stevedoring would cut the company’s costs, he added. Ecocem will unload two ships a month with the slag coming from northern Spain and western France. |
US: increase in average kiln sizes03 December 2014, Published under Cement NewsUS kiln sizes increased over the 2010-13 period, according to the PCA’s 2013 Plant Information Summary. The latest summary highlights that the average kiln now is equipped with an annual capacity of 698,000t, up from 673,000t in 2010. The report shows that the US cement industry operates operates 106 cement plants (99 clinker-producing and seven grinding facilities). This includes just under 100Mta of clinker capacity and 126Mta of finish grinding capability. |
China to halt output from three northeast provinces03 December 2014, Published under Cement NewsChina is to halt cement production in three northeast provinces to reduce winter emissions. The world’s largest cement producer will suspend 103 cement production lines from today through March 31 in the Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning provinces, state news agency Xinhua reported, citing the China Cement Association. The move will help cut smog in northeast China and in Beijing and Tianjin, according to the report. |
Cemex to resume Tepeaca plant expansion02 December 2014, Published under Cement NewsCemex announced that it is to restart the expansion of its Tepeaca cement plant in Mexico having put the project on hold in 2008. The additional investment involves 4.4Mta of new capacity at a cost of around US$200m, taking the total spend on the Tepeaca plant to US$650m. The company had already spent US$450m on the project by 2008. Upon completion in 2017, total capacity of the plant will reach 7.6Mta. “We are encouraged by our industry’s positive outlook in Mexico. With this investment,... |
Colombia’s October cement dispatches up 5.5%02 December 2014, Published under Cement NewsCement dispatches in Colombia saw a 5.5 per cent YoY expansion to 1.09Mt in October 2014, according to the latest data published by Dane, the country’s statistics office. While construction companies and contractors consumed some 7.3 per cent less, this was offset by a 13.4 per cent sales advance in the retail segment. The department of Nariño saw an 86.1 per cent rise in sales, followed by Magdalena which registered a 24.5 per cent increase. Positive developments were also reported i... |
Shiva April-Nov dispatches up 31% YoY02 December 2014, Published under Cement NewsShiva Cement's dispatches of cement and clinker from April-November 2014 were up by 31 per cent compared to the comparative period of the year before. Dispatches over the April-October 2014 period were up by 18.4 per cent compared to April- October 2013. Shiva Cement’s plants are located in located at Kalunga and Sundargarh in Orissa. |
Omani producers face hike in natural gas prices01 December 2014, Published under Cement NewsOman’s two leading cement producers are looking to mitigate the effects of an impending rise in natural gas prices which are expected to lead to an increase in the cost of cement production. The country’s Ministry of Oil and Gas (MOG) is to increase the price of natural gas as of 1 January 2015. The price will thereafter increase every year for both companies at rates specified by the ministry. Last week, an advisory body to Oman’s government suggested spending cuts and tax rises to cope w... |