Cement News tagged under: international
Algeria: Cevital to build 8Mta cement plant24 July 2014, Published under Cement NewsThe Cevital group, owned by Issad Hebrab, plans to build a greenfield cement plant in Algeria. The country’s National Investment Council has validated the project and technical studies have started, according to Mr Hebrab in El Watan. Located in El Khroub, Wilaya, the cement works is expected to produce 8Mta in the long term. In 36 months, the first phase of construction will result in a production capacity of 4Mta, followed a year later by an additional 4Mta. The cement plant will be supp... |
Lafarge Surma signs grinding supply agreement with Metrocem, Bangladesh23 July 2014, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Surma Cement has signed a contract to supply Metrocem Cement Ltd with clinker from its integrated cement plant in Bangladesh. Under the agreement, Lafarge Surma Cement will provide high-quality clinker to Metrocem Cement, which will then produce a Portland Composite Cement brand for Lafarge Surma Cement. Tarek Elba, CEO of Lafarge Surma Cement, and Md Shahidullah, Managing Director of Metrocem Cement signed the agreement on behalf of their respective companies. |
NORM inaugurates Qizildas works, Azerbaijan22 July 2014, Published under Cement NewsNORM Sement has marked the official launch of its 2Mta greenfield Qizildas cement works with an inauguration ceremony attended by Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan. Cement production at Norm’s 2Mta plant, located about 2.6km north of the Sangachal Oil Terminal in Baku’s Garadagh district, began in September 2013 using imported clinker until full construction of the plant was complete. During yesterday’s inauguration, President Aliyev toured the new factory, including the laboratory and... |
Carthage’s turnover increase fourfold in first six months22 July 2014, Published under Cement NewsTurnover by Tunisia’s newest cement producer, Carthage Cement, amounted to TND101,836m (US$59m), up 419 per cent compared to the same period of last year. Clinker and cement sales totalled TND19.262 and TND64,060, respectively during the six months to the end of June 2014. Readymix concrete activities increased by 25 per cent YoY. Aggregate sales, however, fell 28 per cent due to the absence of infrastructure public works contracts. |
Qatar demand slows during Ramadan22 July 2014, Published under Cement NewsCement demand in Qatar has dropped by 40 per cent during Ramadan, prompting the country’s largest cement producer to undertake maintenance work during the slowdown. Speaking to The Peninsula, Mohamed Al Sulaiti, general manager of Qatar National Cement Company (QNCC), said the company is taking the opportunity to conduct equipment maintenance to enable it to better serve the market during the busy season starting from mid-August. QNCC in June contracted Fives FCB (France) to construct a... |
Rep Congo: Sonocc threatens to cease Brazzaville supply22 July 2014, Published under Cement NewsSociété Nouvelle des Ciments du Congo (Sonocc) has threatened to stop the flow of product to Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, after the government proposed a decrease in the cement price following the increase of VAT and transportation costs. "All these charges considered, we operate at a loss if we continue to transport cement to Brazzaville because we also have to rent rail cars. We have decided to no longer transport cement by train until the problem is solved, said Sonocc CEO, Wei Xinb... |
Venezuela signs cement plant agreement with China22 July 2014, Published under Cement NewsVenezuela and China signed a framework agreement for the installation of a new cement plant in the state of Lara, Venezuela, which is expected the basis for the installation of a further works. This will increase cement production to 1.2Mta. |
Lafarge acquires Kercim grinding plant, France18 July 2014, Published under Cement NewsLafarge has acquired Ciments Kercim's grinding plant, located in the bulk terminal port of Nantes-Saint-Nazaire, western France. The 0.6Mta Kercim facility, launched in spring 2013, had been led by Jean-Marc Domange, ex-president of the Syndicat Français de l'Industrie Cimentière (SFIC) and former head of Ciments Calcia, who died months later in October 2013 following a long illness. Lafarge is reported to have acquired the plant from the 12 existing shareholders, heirs of Mr Domange a... |
Tanga Cement and TANESCO sign power supply agreement18 July 2014, Published under Cement NewsTanga Cement Company and Tanzania Electric Supply Company (TANESCO) have signed a power supply agreement that ensures the cement producer receives 40MVA through a substation in Pongwe, Tanga. Deklan Mhaiki, TANESCO deputy managing director (Investments) said the new agreement would help Tanga improve Tanga Cement’s output: "Tanga Cement is one of our long and high level customers and taking that into consideration, we have agreed to supply power to their second substation in Pongwe to impr... |
Ashaka to fast-track Gombe plant expansion, Nigeria18 July 2014, Published under Cement NewsThe board of directors of Nigerian producer Ashaka Cement plc, with the support of parent company Lafarge, has agreed to fast-track the expansion of its US$617m cement plant in Gombe state. Guillaume Roux, CEO of Lafarge Nigeria and Benin Republic, had said that the investment of US$617m in Nigeria was a demonstration of its commitment to the economic growth of the country. Chairman of the board of Ashaka Cement, Alhaji Umaru Kwairanga, confirmed the developments, telling local press that... |