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Khutul expansion project inaugurated, Mongolia19 May 2014, Published under Cement NewsKhutul Cement and Lime's newly-expanded cement plant has been officially inaugurated in the presence of Norovyn Altankhuyag, Prime Minister of Mongolia. Capacity of the cement works, situated in Khutul soum of Selenge Province, has been expanded four-fold. Following recent modernisation work, the plant now has the capacity to produce 3000tpd of cement, or 1Mta. Basement LLC won the tender bid for the plant and launched its construction in January 2011. The project was completed in October ... |
Plans for new Kenyan plant in the pipeline19 May 2014, Published under Cement NewsConstruction materials supplier Karsan Ramji & Sons plan to set up a new cement production facility in Kenya. The KES426m (US$4.9m) plant is expected to produce an average of 700tpd for sale both locally and within the regional market, according to The East African. Karsan’s factory will be located in Athi River near other established cement producers ARM Cement Ltd, Savanna Cement Ltd, East Africa Portland Cement Company and Bamburi Cement Ltd. Envasses Environmental Consultants Ltd said ... |
Brazilian monthly cement sales rise 4.9% YoY19 May 2014, Published under Cement NewsBrazilian cement sales in April 2014 climbed by 4.9 per cent YoY to 5.9Mt, preliminary data and market estimates gathered by Sindicato Nacional da Industria do Cimento (SNIC) reveal. During January - April 2014, sales totalled 22.8Mt, a 3.3 per cent rise compared to the first four months of last year. Accumulated cement sales for the 12 months between May 2013 - April 2014 reached 70.7Mt, expanding by three per cent compared to the same period of the previous year (May 2012 - April 2013). |
Apo energy deal gets government approval19 May 2014, Published under Cement NewsThe ancillary services procurement agreement (ASPA) between the National Grid Corp of the Philippines (NGCP) and Apo Cement Corp (ACC) has been approved by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC). The agreement states that ACC will provide ancillary services from its Apo Cement power plant with the capacity of 69MW. It may only nominate the available capacity of the said plant for the ancillary services. However, since the contract is on a nonfirm basis, it has the right not to nominate any... |
New national standard approved in Nigeria19 May 2014, Published under Cement NewsOlusegun Aganga, Minister of Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, has given final approval for a new national cement standard, which will be mandatory for both domestically produced cement and imports. The new standard will be strictly enforced throughout the country following a short grace period. All cement produced domestically or imported into the country that meets the new standard will be labelled under the label ‘NIS 444-1.’ The ministry asserted that th... |
Construction begins on new Ecebol greenfield plant, Bolivia16 May 2014, Published under Cement NewsBolivia’s president, Evo Morales has kick-started construction of Empresa Pública Cementos de Bolivia's (Ecebol) new 1.3Mta cement works in Jeruyo, Caracollo in the country’s Oruro department. The contract for the greenfield plant has been awarded to Spanish-German consortium Polysius-Imensa-VSM-Sacyr. The state-owned cement factory, which will be situated at 4000m above sea level on 74ha site, carries a price tag of US$306m. According to a study by Sergeotecmin, the site has 87.3Mt of li... |
US cement demand growth continues in 201416 May 2014, Published under Cement NewsAlthough recent economic indicators point to a tempering of the US economy, PCA is maintaining its forecast for steady growth in construction and cement consumption during the next five years. A recent PCA forecast indicates a 7.9 per cent increase in cement consumption for 2014, almost double from the 4.5 per cent increase in 2013. The industry expects to see double-digit growth in 2015 and 2016 with 10 per cent growth both years. "There is considerable evidence that the economy's growth ... |
Contract for new CMS grinding unit set to be signed16 May 2014, Published under Cement NewsThe contract for CMS Cement’s new MYR190m grinding plant project on Sarawak, Malaysia, is due to be signed early next month, according to group managing director, Richard Curtis. Speaking to The Star (Malaysia), Mr Curtis said the new 1Mta grinding plant is expected to be more efficient in production compared with the two existing plants as it would be equipped with the latest technology. The grinding facility is to be situated adjacent to CMS’ Mambong clinker line which has also recently... |
Spanish consumption decreases 5.6%15 May 2014, Published under Cement NewsSpanish cement association Oficemen has revealed that domestic cement demand fell by 5.6 per cent in April to 858,920t when compared with the same period last year. In the first quarter, consumption reached 3,260,547t, representing a 3.4 per cent YoY decline. |
Vietnam cement sales climb 20% YoY15 May 2014, Published under Cement NewsCement sales by Vietnamese cement producers in the first four months of the year totalled 21Mt, up 20 per cent from a year ago and fulfilling 34 per cent of the 2014 target, according to data from the country’s Ministry of Construction (MoC). Of the total, 15.5Mt were sold domestically while about 5.5Mt of cement and clinker were exported. In April, cement sales climbed by 11 per cent YoY to 6.05Mt, thanks to the implementation of state budget projects such as hospitals, schools and re... |