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Vietnam sales seen rising 4-7% in 201501 December 2014, Published under Cement NewsVietnam's sales of cement and clinker are predicted to rise by 4-7 per cent next year to between 71-73Mt, according to estimates by the country’s Ministry of Construction (MoC). Of the total, domestic sales are expected to reach 52-53Mt while exports are anticipated to amount to 19-20Mt during the year, state media cited the ministry as saying last week. Vietnam currently has 74 cement production lines with a combined output of 77Mta. This year, four cement plants with a total capacity ... |
MPA: Cement Sustainability Report confirms carbon costs ‘harming the industry’01 December 2014, Published under Cement NewsThe Mineral Products Association (MPA) Cement on Friday published its 2013 Sustainable Development report which highlights the challenges the industry faces in remaining competitive and contributing to a sustainable UK economy. It identifies UK specific carbon costs being applied to the sector as a major burden and potential threat to the future of the industry and calls on the UK Government to continue to fight for a level playing field, that will allow the sector to compete against oversea... |
Pacific Cement looks to extend export reach01 December 2014, Published under Cement NewsPacific Cement Ltd is looking to new export markets in Australasia having been recognised for its efforts at the 2014 Westpac Prime Minister's Exporter of the Year Awards. The company, which operates a 0.215Mta grinding unit on the Pacific island of Fiji, received a 'Recognition Award' for the first time at the ceremony hosted by Investment Fiji and sponsored by the Westpac Banking Corporation. Commenting on the award, general manager Sonni Dutt said: "We have been trying to achieve an ... |
India: Dalmia Bharat interest in LafargeHolcim units28 November 2014, Published under Cement NewsDelhi-based Dalmia Bharat is reported to be in talks to bid for one or more European cement assets put on sale by Holcim and Lafarge as part of its global cement merger deal. Dalmia Bharat is the second Indian company after Kumar Mangalam Birla's UltraTech to join the race for buying Holcim and Lafarge units due for disposal. Holcim and Lafarge have decided to sell around 40 cement assets across the world which could be worth over US$10bn. BNP Paribas, Credit Suisse, HSBC and Morgan Stanle... |
Yemen cement factory overcomes supply problems28 November 2014, Published under Cement NewsSaudi Arabia-based Eastern Cement Co said that fuel and raw materials supply for clinker production in neighbouring Yemen was temporarily interrupted in November, due to the escalating security and political turmoil in the country. The sale of cement by Arabian Yemen Cement Company Ltd, in which Eastern Cement controls a stake of 31.58 per cent, has continued without disruptions as the company has sufficient reserves of clinker, the Saudi firm said. The clinker production process has since ... |
Government support of Canadian plant to be investigated27 November 2014, Published under Cement NewsSenator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) welcomed the move by the Office of the US Trade Representative to press Canada at the World Trade Organization (WTO) over a financial assistance package provided for a cement plant in Quebec that US cement producers say amount to illegal subsidies of up to US$400m. "USTR has raised this issue at high levels of Canadian government and is currently reviewing the financial assistance package that Canada provided. Senator Brown is pleased the issue was raised at the... |
Vietnam: cement consumption on the rise27 November 2014, Published under Cement NewsVietnam's Ministry of Construction forecast that about 52-53Mt of cement and clinker will be consumed in the domestic market in 2014 with an additional 18-21Mt exported. Vietnam’s cement production currently includes 74 kiln lines with a total output capacity of 77Mta. In the first 10 months of 2014, Vietnamese cement producers sold 56.54Mt of cement and clinker. According to the Vietnam Cement Association, cement exports this year could earn as much as US$1bn via the export of 20-21Mt of ... |
India: cement production up in India in September27 November 2014, Published under Cement NewsIndia Coal Market Watch (ICMW) reports that cement production in India (except ACC and Ambuja) increased to 21.7Mt in September 2014, about 5.44 per cent up on the 20.58Mt recorded in August 2014. During the first six months of the current FY14-15, total cement production stood at 135.51Mt as compared to 123.57Mt produced during the corresponding period of the previous fiscal. Total cement production during 2013-14 stood at 255.63Mt compared to 248.23Mt during the previous year. Cement man... |
Sri Lanka: government acquires KKS Cement26 November 2014, Published under Cement NewsLanka Cement Plc, a subsidiary of Sri Lanka Cement Corp, announced that the Defence Ministry has taken measures to acquire the property of Lanka Cement PLC located at Kankesanthurai, Jaffna, Sri Lanka. This includes land to the extent of 104 acres and buildings. Due to the acquisition Lanka Cement has requested compensation for land and building from the Ministry of Defence. Kankesanthurai Cement was created in 2011 out of the merger of the debt-ridden government-owned Sri Lanka Cement C... |
Tanzania likely to start exporting cement soon26 November 2014, Published under Cement NewsTanzania expects to double its cement production in the next few years as new factories come on-stream to satisfy growing demand from the construction sector, a senior government official said on Tuesday. Tanzania's cement output rose 18.9 per cent last year to slightly above 3Mt on the back of higher demand. Janet Mbene, deputy trade minister, said the rise in output would see Tanzania produce a surplus to be exported. Annual cement production in east Africa's second-largest economy wil... |