Cement News tagged under: international
Ethiopian producer looks to secure electricity supplies23 September 2014, Published under Cement NewsEthiopia-based producer East Cement SC is seeking to increase its electricity supply as shortages have led it to operate at half of its production capacity. The company, which is headquartered in the Eastern Industry Zone, operates two production lines for the production of Portland Pozzolana Cement (PPC) and Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC). Wei Watao, deputy general manager of the East Cement factory, told The Reporter (Ethiopia) that the company had settled a payment of some ETB60m ... |
Saudi Arabia: Southern Cement's third line is 70% completed22 September 2014, Published under Cement NewsSouthern Province Cement Co has completed 70 per cent of the third line of its Tihama plant, according to the Tadawul website. Project delays have been caused by the difficulties the contractor to obtain the necessary working visas required, but the project is now expected to be complete on 30 March 2015. |
India: new Karnataka plant for JSW Cement22 September 2014, Published under Cement NewsJSW Cement Ltd is considering setting up a 4.3Mta cement plant in Gulbarga, Karnataka. The company's ownership of land in the limestone-rich region is quoted as one of the key advantages in building a new plant in Karnataka, according to SS Sandhu, associate vice-president of JSW Cement. A further advantage relates to Gulbarga's ideal location to supply the Maharashtra and Gujarat cement markets. Moreover, since its sister company JSW Steel produces slag, JSW Cement could manufacture slag ... |
Strike threat at Holcim Bulacan cement plant eased22 September 2014, Published under Cement NewsPotential disruption at Holcim Philippines’ Bulacan plant has eased following fruitful conciliation talks facilitated by a team of conciliators from the National Conciliation and Mediation Board (NCMB) and the Office of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz. In a report filed yesterday to Baldoz, NCMB executive director Reynaldo, R Ubaldo, said that Regional Conciliation and Mediation Branch III director, Maria Teresita L Cancio, facilitated the... |
Venezuela: IMIDRO starts tests at its Caracas plant22 September 2014, Published under Cement NewsIranian Mines & Mining Industries Development & Renovation Organization (IMIDRO) has started test production at its Iran-built plant in Venezuela, a project that saw the start of its implementation eight months ago. The opening ceremony of the 1Mta plant was attended by Iranian Industries, Mines and Trade Minister, Mohammad Reza Nematzadeh as well as the head of IMIDRO's Board of Directors, Mehdi Karbasian, and a number of Venezuelan officials. The plant was launched concurrent with the Ei... |
New FLSmidth Service Centre in Zacatecas, Mexico19 September 2014, Published under Cement NewsFLSmidth recently opened its newest service centre in Zacatecas, Mexico. The official opening was attended by Zacatecas state governor, Miguel Alonso Reyes; Patricia Salinas, secretary of economy and social development; Ingeniero Horacio Franco, Mayor; representatives from the state government administration and the Mexican mining community, and the press. FLSmidth was well represented with key management personnel attending from the Salt Lake City, Santiago and local Mexican offices. The g... |
GCC appoints new American division CEO19 September 2014, Published under Cement NewsThe Board of Directors of Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua (GCC) announced that Enrique Escalante will become the chief executive officer effective 1 January 2015. Current CEO, Manual Milan, announced he will retire at the end of this year. Escalante said, “It’s a privilege to be selected to lead GCC and I look forward to continuing to grow the organisation. We remain committed to delivering high value and meeting our customers’ needs through leading-edge technology.” Escalante served as presi... |
Spain’s cement market contracts 3% in August18 September 2014, Published under Cement NewsSpain’s cement consumption fell by a further three per cent in August 2014 to 819,249t. In the first eight months of 2014 domestic demand registered a two per cent YoY fall to 7.1Mt. “With these data we can talk about record lows, with figures even more daunting in regions such as Catalonia, with a cumulative decline of 15.8 per cent in the first eight months of the year,” said Oficemen CEO, Aniceto Zaragoza. “Given the weak state of the domestic market and to preserve activity in our pl... |
Saudi August dispatches rise 29.8% YoY18 September 2014, Published under Cement NewsSaudi cement dispatches for August 2014 climbed to 3.96Mt, an increase of 29.8 per cent YoY and 47.8 per cent MoM, AlJazira Capital has stated in a report citing the data issued by Yamamah Cement Co. The YoY increase in dispatches is primarily due to the fact that part of Ramadan and the holiday season fell in August 2013. The significant MoM growth is attributed ti cement demand recovering after Ramadan. On a YoY basis, Arabian Cement and Najran Cement showed a strong rises in dispatches ... |
Suez Cement diversifies fuel sources18 September 2014, Published under Cement NewsSuez Cement, part of the Italcementi group, is working towards diversifying its fuel sources with coal to be used in one of its factories before year-end. The company will begin using coal next November at its factory in Suez, company CEO Omar Mehanna said. Two of its other factories in Tora and Helwan will start in two years, "We will begin using coal to generate energy for cement production cement in our Katameya factory by the end of this month in order to produce 3Mta," he said. ... |