Cement News tagged under: international
Cherat Cement looks to expand capacity, Pakistan21 November 2014, Published under Cement NewsPakistan-based cement producer Cherat Cement has reportedly decided to install a new production line with a production capacity of over 1.3Mta, according to a report in The News International (Pakistan). Citing Abid A Vazir, executive director of the company, the report states that expansion is being undertaken to meet expected increases in domestic demand. The increase is expected to be fuelled by government spending on major infrastructure projects, with a special focus on the constructi... |
Lawyer defends Semen Indonesia's Rembang plant, Indonesia21 November 2014, Published under Cement NewsNoted lawyer Adnan Buyung Nasution, who is legally representing PT Semen Indonesia, is trying to bring together stakeholders to realise the construction of a cement plant in Rembang, Central Java. "We hope that those who rejected the planned construction of the cement plant will not regard the project as detrimental to residents or as bringing negative impacts, but look at it as a joint interest," the Jakarta Post quoted Adnan as saying. Adnan added that PT Semen Indonesia wanted to sit t... |
Algeria: Société Saoura Ciment to launch Ben-Zireg construction in 1Q1521 November 2014, Published under Cement NewsConstruction on the Ben-Zireg cement works will be started in the first quarter of 2015, said Abdelkader Bouaichaoui, CEO of Société Saoura Ciment, a subsidiary of Algeria’s Groupe Industriel des Ciments d’Algerie (GICA). “We expect to sign the contracts required to realise this important industrial project before the end of December with a Chinese partner, so they can start work on the plant,” he said. The Ben-Zireg works will be situated on a 60ha site, some 40km north of Bechar and ... |
Ecuador monthly sales up 4.61%21 November 2014, Published under Cement NewsEcuador cement sales during October 2014 reached 602,748t, up 4.61 per cent compared to the previous month. Accumulated sales over the first 10 months of this year were 5.381Mt, according to the latest data from domestic cement association INECYC. |
Egypt: National Cement Company to invest in coal usage21 November 2014, Published under Cement NewsEgypt's National Cement Company will invest at least EGP150m (US$20.9m) to convert from the use of gas to coal, according to the company's CFO, Ahmad Saad. Speaking in an interview with Al-Mal newspaper, Mr Saad said National Cement will rerun a tender for the supply of a coal mill as the first effort ended with only one submitted offer. In addition, the company seeks to nearly double its capital to EGP412.8m from EGP206.4m. It plans to use the proceeds from the share issue to pay its... |
Peru: exports offset domestic sales slip20 November 2014, Published under Cement NewsPeru’s cement market remained stable in October as domestic sales slipped slightly from 967,000t in October 2013 to 965,000t, according to Asocem, the country’s cement association. However, local producers saw a more marked YoY fall in output from 944,000t to 983,000t. The modest loss in domestic cement sales was successfully compensated for by a 50 per cent YoY rise in cement exports as cement manufacturers delivered 30,000t across the country’s borders. In addition, they also saw clinke... |
Shree Cement gets go-ahead for Bihar plant, India20 November 2014, Published under Cement NewsThe state government of Bihar has approved Shree Cement’s plans for a new cement plant in the Aurangabad district. Informing about the Cabinet decision, B Pradhan, Principal Secretary of the Cabinet Secretariat told reporters: “The company had proposed to set up a cement plant with a production capacity of 20 lakh metric tonnes per annum [2Mta]. It will also have a 12MW biomass based captive power plant." |
Cement Association of Canada applauds government's renewed Gas Tax Fund20 November 2014, Published under Cement NewsThe Cement Association of Canada (CAC) applauds the Government of Canada and the Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, the Honourable Denis Lebel, for delivering on the government's commitment to support local infrastructure priorities with the renewed Gas Tax Fund. The CAC commends the Fund's focus on core civic infrastructure projects, as this will contribute to the social ... |
Sibirsky Cement anticipates 2015 sales decline20 November 2014, Published under Cement NewsRussian concrete producer Sibirsky Cement expects its sales to decrease by per cent YoY in 2015, First Vice President Gennady Rasskazov told reporters. “We are making budget plans for next year, but I think that it (sales) will stand at 4-4.1Mt,” Rasskazov said. In 2014, sales are expected to remain flat from the previous year and stand at around 4.3Mt, he said. |
Vicem October sales up 19% YoY19 November 2014, Published under Cement NewsState-owned Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation (Vicem) said it sold 2.09Mt of cement and clinker in October, rising 18.9 per cent from a year ago. Of the volume, 1.65Mt of cement and clinker were sold in domestic market, up 10.7 per cent YoY, and 439,000t were exported, rising 65 per cent. In the first 10 months, Vicem’s clinker and cement sales rose 3.2 per cent YoY to 18.22Mt, of which 15.37Mt were sold in domestic market, and 2.84Mt exported, rising 3.2 per cent and 59.54 per cent Yo... |