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Vietnam cancels five plant projects from Master Plan05 September 2014, Published under Cement NewsVietnamese Prime Minister, Nguyen Tan Dung, has approved a proposal by the country’s Ministry of Construction to cancel five cement projects from the industry’s Master Plan 2011-2020. The five projects, which have a combined capacity of 0.91Mta, are Cao Duong, Cho Moi, Viet Duc, Long Tho and Ngan Son. The government leader earlier had approved a proposal by the Vietnam Building Material Association to remove nine cement projects from planning to keep capacity in line with demand. The p... |
Semen Indonesia looks to serve growing Papua market05 September 2014, Published under Cement NewsSemen Indonesia is looking to further cater the Papua area of Indonesia, one of the fastest-growing markets in the country. Company President Director, Dwi Soetjipto, told the Jakarta Post that Papua and Maluku have been recording strong levels of growth, rising from 1.22Mt in 2012 from 760,000t in 2011. Dwi said that most cement demand in Papua was for the construction of various buildings, including housing and offices, and was in line with the area's surging economic growth. To cater t... |
Iran’s output surpasses 29Mt in first five months04 September 2014, Published under Cement NewsIran’s cement output totalled 29.504Mt in the first five months of the current Iranian calendar year beginning 21 March 2014, the country’s Mehr News Agency reported. During the period, clinker production reached 32.378Mt. Of the total, some 23.351Mt was supplied to the domestic market. In the fifth calendar month alone (23 July – 22 August), cement and clinker production totalled 5.608Mt and 6.6Mt, respectively. In the previous Iranian calendar year, the country produced 69.68Mt, expo... |
Vietnam’s export volumes up 20% YoY04 September 2014, Published under Cement NewsIn the first seven months of this year, Vietnam earned US$563.15 from exporting 13.1Mt of clinker and cement, up 24 and 20.4 per cent in value and volume terms, respectively. Indonesia, Taiwan and Malaysia were the top importers of Vietnamese exports during the period, according to figures from the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade. Indonesia imported 1.42Mt of clinker and cement worth US$69m, Taiwan acquired 863,270t worth US$37.6m and Malaysia purchased 700,880t worth US$34.7m. ... |
UltraTech welcomes Gujarat dealers to its fold, India04 September 2014, Published under Cement NewsIndia’s largest cement producer, UltraTech Cement, has added to its dealer network following the acquisition of Jaypee's cement assets in the western state of Gujarat. Dealers in Gujarat, who were earlier part of Jaypee Cement’s network, now come under the UltraTech Cement fold, further strengthening the company’s customer reach, reducing lead times and enabling more efficient distribution. UltraTech is currently supplying various infrastructure builds in Gujarat including projects in t... |
Vietnam Jan-Aug sales up eight per cent YoY03 September 2014, Published under Cement NewsCompanies in Vietnam sold 42.53Mt of cement in the first eight months of this year, up eight per cent YoY and meeting 68.6 per cent of the year’s target, the Ministry of Construction said. Of the total, 32.85Mt of cement were sold at the domestic market, up seven per cent YoY while 9.68Mt were exported, and increase of nine per cent YoY the ministry said. In August, the country’s cement sales rose two per cent from the previous month and three per cent YoY to 5.29Mt despite the rainy s... |
Cuba: Siguaney's Kiln 3 back online this month03 September 2014, Published under Cement NewsThe second phase of the repairs at Kiln 3 at Cuba's Siguaney cement plant in Sancti Spiritus is expected to be completed this month. Currently work is being carried out on the cooler as well as improvements to the chain section, fuel system and preheater. When the work is completed, efficiency at the plant will be increased. However, a third stage is envisaged next year due to the scale of the repairs required as well the lack of components which have to be purchased from foreign supp... |
Slovenian court revokes Trbovlje environmental permit03 September 2014, Published under Cement NewsThe administrative court in Ljubljana has revoked the environmental permit issued to LafargeCement, SeeNews reported citing Slovenian press. The permit was issued to Lafarge in January by the Environment Agency for its site in Trbovlje, state-run news agency STA said. The Trbovlje works of Lafarge Cement, 55.9 per cent owned by Lafarge Perlmooser, is located in central Slovenia, and has a production capacity of 0.45Mta of clinker and 0.6Mta of cement. |
Venezuela: Cemento Andino operates at 86% of capacity02 September 2014, Published under Cement NewsDespite production issues, Venezuela's Cemento Andino is running at 86 per cent of its production capacity and is therefore expected to meet its production targets for 2014, according to its production manager, José Artigas. When compared with last year's figure, output has increased by 26,000t. "We have had problems with the acquisition of some parts, especially with imported orders: filter media are to come, often from overseas suppliers, and paid for with foreign currency. Howev... |
India: Ramco to set up new Andhra Pradesh plant02 September 2014, Published under Cement NewsChennai-based Ramco Group is planning to establish a cement plant in Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh (AP). A Ramco delegation headed by company Vice Chairman, PR Venkata Ramaraja, met with AP Chief Minister N, Chanadrababu Naidu, and indicated an interest to set up the cement plant with an investment outlay of INR5bn. The Ramco team requested the State Chief Minister provide necessary land to develop the plant and to facilitate the necessary clearances to develop the rail line as this... |