Cement News tagged under: international
INC awards International Materials clinker supply contract07 November 2014, Published under Cement NewsParaguayan state-owned cement company Industria Nacional del Cemento (INC) has awarded International Materials the contract to provide 60,000t of clinker. International Materials is based in the US, but this clinker shipment will come from Spain. The contract was scheduled to be signed this week it is hoped that the first deliveries of between 10,000t and 35,000t each will arrive in the first half of December 2014. |
China demand nears 'turning point' - UBS07 November 2014, Published under Cement NewsChina's cement sector has entered the "new normal" of stagnant demand, according to UBS. "The turning point in China cement demand growth is near, in our view, amid limited potential upside in infrastructure investment growth and a structural downturn in the property sector," it says. (Source: Dow Jones) |
Tajikistan 10-month output rises06 November 2014, Published under Cement NewsOver the first 10 months of this year Tajikistan produced more than 1Mt of cement, an increase of 776,000t compared to the same period of last year, according to the Ministry of Industry and New Technologies (MoINT). The increase in output has been possible due to the “operation of two large cement plants – the Yovon cement plant [Huaxin Gayur Cement Co] and OJSC Tojikcement [Dushanbe cement plant],” an official source at the MoINT told Asia-Plus in an interview. According to the source,... |
Odisha state clears three grinding projects, India06 November 2014, Published under Cement NewsThe State Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA) today approved three new cement grinding units in the eastern state of Odisha. Emami Cement has been given approval for a 1.5Mta grinding unit at Begunia in Khurda. Similarly, Shree Cement has proposed to establish a 3Mta cement grinding mill at Odapada in Dhenkanal district. The Rajasthan-based company has opted for this site so that it can use fly ash generated at power plants concentrated in the Dhenkanal district. Meanwhile, M... |
Dangote applies to build Tanzania coal-fired plant06 November 2014, Published under Cement NewsDangote Cement has applied for a licence to build a 75MW coal-fired plant in Tanzania that would power its 3Mta cement plant under construction. "Dangote Industries ... applied for a 75 MW electricity generation licence to build, own and operate a coal-based captive power plant adjacent to its cement manufacturing plant," the state-run Energy and Water Utilities Regulatory Authority (EWURA) said in a statement on Tuesday. "Any interruption in power supply or unstable voltage/frequency ... |
Arabian Cement to set up Brazilian joint-venture05 November 2014, Published under Cement NewsEgypt-based Arabian Cement Company, announced it will establish a grinding plant in northwest Brazil as part of a joint-venture agreement with local cement manufacturer Cementos Relampago, part of Cementos La Union. The 2.3Mta facility is expected to involve an investment of €23m ($28.7m), of which Arabian Cement will contribute €7m. Arabian Cement added that its contribution represents 60 per cent of the total paid in capital, noting that 50 per cent of the project’s cost will be financed... |
Pakistan exports continue to fall in first quarter05 November 2014, Published under Cement NewsPakistan cement exports continued to fall in the first quarter of FY14-15, largely due to declining shipments to its biggest market of Afghanistan. Export volumes in the July-September 2014 period fell by 3.85 per cent to 2.436Mt while revenues were down 3.22 per cent to US$ 142.77m. In terms of the Pakistan rupee, revenues also showed a 5.38 per cent drop to PKR14.36bn. On a slightly more positive note, the average export price of cement inched ahead by 0.58 per cent YoY to US$58.59/t.... |
Cuba looks for foreign investment to build US$400m plant05 November 2014, Published under Cement NewsAs part of a wider package of projects requiring some US$8bn of foreign investment, Cuba is looking overseas to finance the construction of a US$400m cement works in Holguín. Cuba needs foreign investment of US$2bn per year to achieve future economic growth of five per cent rather than the current one per cent, according to Minister of Foreign Trade, Rodrigo Malmierca. "Governments can do much to create a climate but eventually businesses the need to do business," admitted Malmierca for w... |
Hope Construction Materials wins MPA’s John Crabbe Award for health and safety05 November 2014, Published under Cement NewsHope Construction Materials, the UK’s leading independent supplier of construction materials, has won the MPA’s prestigious John Crabbe Award for health and safety in the industry. The trophy, which was presented to Amit Bhatia, founder and chairman of Hope Construction Materials, during a ceremony in London, is awarded for outstanding excellence in health and safety. The news comes one day after Hope reached the milestone of 300 days without an LTI (lost-time incident) to any of Hope’s e... |
MPA: sales volumes indicate further growth04 November 2014, Published under Cement NewsAn acceleration in third-quarter sales compared to the previous quarter indicated continuing growth in construction activity, according to latest figures from the Mineral Productions Association (MPA). Statistics published yesterday by the MPA show sales volumes for asphalt, ready-mixed concrete and crushed rock in 3Q rose by 2.5-3.5 per cent compared to the previous quarter, and 8.5 per cent for sand and gravel. Crushed rock sales, it noted, have been particularly strong, up 13 per cent ... |