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Maple Leaf signs rail transport agreement, Pakistan11 June 2014, Published under Cement NewsPakistan Railways has signed an agreement with local cement producer Maple Leaf to transport cement from Daud Khel to Karachi. Railways GM (Operations) Anjum Pervaiz and Maple Leaf representative Saeed Sehgal signed the agreement on Monday. Initially, the agreement has been signed for a period of three years. The freight trains utilised for carrying cement would bring coal on the way back from the port city and provide to different power plants in Punjab and Sindh, said a statement issue... |
The Netherlands: ENCI to operate without licence until 1 August11 June 2014, Published under Cement NewsThe Dutch province of Limburg is allowing ENCI in Maastricht, The Netherlands, to continue operating despite the retraction of the cement plant’s licence by the country’s State Council last February. The step was taken to safeguard the direct employment of 150 staff and the indirect employment of a further 300. The State Council concluded that the impacts of cement production at the plant on two neighbouring Belgian nature reserves was insufficiently known. Following this report, the pr... |
Cemex hikes prices by 7% in Mexico11 June 2014, Published under Cement NewsCemex is to increase the price of grey cement in Mexico by seven per cent, its second increase of 2014. The company hiked prices in its domestic market during the first quarter of this year. Together with the new increment, prices have risen by 14.5 per cent on a cumulative basis so far in 2014. The increases have been made in a bid to bring prices back up to where they were in 2012 before the market's depression, as well as to compensate the rising cost of input materials such petcoke... |
Moroccan cement sales notes 4.5 per cent drop in May10 June 2014, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in Morocco continue to decline as dispatches in May fell 4.46 per cent, bringing the year-to-date fall to 3.37 per cent. The largest decrease was noted in the region of Oued Eddahab-Lagouira where sales plunged 18.5 per cent YoY to 13,273t. In Casablanca sales slipped 1.9 per cent to 835,469t in May 2014. However, in Guelmim-Es-Smar sales jumped 27.4 per cent to 97,353t. Moroccan cement producers have seen the domestic market contract significantly since 2012 when sales fe... |
Paraguay to inject US$67m in INC10 June 2014, Published under Cement NewsThe Paraguayan state will lend Industria Nacional del Cemento (INC) US$67m to reactivate the company’s investments in its Vallemí and Villeta plants, which were on hold due to lack of funds. The investments include a fuel conversion at the kiln of Vallemí as well as a new cooler and the optimisation of limestone grinding at the works. At Villeta, the company is reportedly investing US$7m in two new packing machines, to be supplied by Haver & Boecker. |
PPC Zimbabwe sales fall 5%10 June 2014, Published under Cement NewsPPC Zimbabwe's domestic sales fell by five per cent in the first five months of the year as housebuilding activity slows. Managing director, Njombo Lekula, said domestic market sales have been flat compared to last year when growth in housing projects boosted demand for cement. "For the past few years there has been significant growth in housing, which boosted cement demand, however, the current economic situation is beginning to have an impact on home building activities," he said. ... |
Semen Indonesia targets over 40Mta of capacity in 201710 June 2014, Published under Cement NewsSemen Indonesia targets over 40Mta of capacity over the next three years, as it continues to increase domestic capacity and seeks to expand into other Asian countries and beyond. This year the company targets capacity of 31.8Mt this year, according to its president Dwi Soetjipto. By 2016 Semen Indonesia will further expand its production capacity to 37.8Mt with new production facilities in West Sumatra and Central Java, Indonesia, Dwi added. Meanwhile, there will be an increase of 2... |
Holcim US to increase capacity at Ada works, USA09 June 2014, Published under Cement NewsHolcim US Inc is planning to invest US$100m to modernise its Ada cement works which will see an increase in capacity at the Oklahoma-based plant. Robin DeCarlo, vice president of Holcim corporate communications, told local newspaper Ada News that is has submitted an application for a permit to the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality earlier this week and expects to begin upgrading its facilities in Ada between October and December 2014. DeCarlo said the company will release more... |
Nova Cimangola receives funds to boost capacity, Angola09 June 2014, Published under Cement NewsNova Cimangola is set to receive AOA11.3bn (US$116m) from the Angolan government to increase the cement plant’s production capacity. According to a decree dated on 28 April 2014 and published on 5 May 2014, the funds will be transferred by the Finance Ministry and will give Nova Cimangola greater financial capacity thus ensuring a greater supply to the Angolan market, and thus reduce prices. Ciminvest holds a 49 per cent stake in Nova Cimangola, the Angolan state 40 per cent and state b... |
Carolinas Cement plans US$5m packaging facility09 June 2014, Published under Cement NewsCarolinas Cement Company, part of the Titan America group, announced Friday it has submitted an application with New Hanover County to build a permit to construct a US$5m packaging facility. The new unit would add to an existing storage and handling terminal owned and operated by Roanoke Cement Company, another subsidiary of Titan, on the site of the former Ideal cement plant in Castle Hayne, where Titan is planning to build a new cement plant. The proposed Castle Hayne cement plant, w... |