Cement News tagged under: international
Morocco: Anwar Invest to enter cement industry21 March 2014, Published under Cement NewsThe Anwar Invest Group is entering the cement industry with its first production plant in Laayoune, Morocco. The company has scheduled construction to start in September. Anwar expects to expand at a later date in other parts of Morocco and Africa. At present, the group is mainly active in the real estate market, but has also interests in the food, logistics and distribution sectors. The companies has some 20 subsidiaries and employs 4000 staff. |
Spanish demand falls short of forecasts20 March 2014, Published under Cement NewsCement demand in Spain fell 9.8 per cent YoY in February 2014 to 773,293t, according to the latest data released by domestic cement association, Oficemen. Over the first two months of 2014, consumption was down by 11.8 per cent, declining more than Oficemen’s forecast of eight per cent. However, the association said it expects consumption trends over the coming months to be more in line with its 2014 estimates. Following a 19.2 per cent reduction in 2013, Oficemen expects the rate o... |
Sagar denies Vicat buy-out talks20 March 2014, Published under Cement NewsSagar Cements Ltd has denied reports that it is in talks to sell its 47 per cent stake in its Vicat Sagar joint venture. The Economic Times newspaper earlier reported, citing unnamed sources, Vicat had started talks with Sagar to buy out its Indian partner in the joint collaboration which started production last year. "We wish to deny the contents relating to our company in the said news item, which are speculative in nature," Sagar Cements said in a statement to the stock exchanges. |
Bolivia expects to cease cement imports in 201720 March 2014, Published under Cement NewsIn 2017, Bolivia will no longer require cement imports following the launch of production at the Ecebol plant, according to Patricia Ballivian, general manager of the Productive Public Enterprises Development Service (Sedemp). "We will stop importing cement with our plant and will capture more than 20 per cent of the market. We expect plant construction to take three years, ie we will be starting operations in 2017 to cover the market,” said the official. She said the country currently ... |
Indocement outlines capex to raise capacity20 March 2014, Published under Cement NewsPT Indocement Tunngal Prakarsa, the second-largest cement producer in Indonesia, plans IDR4-4.5trn (US$349m-393m) in capital expenditure to increase capacity and lift market share. Updating stakeholders on the company’s 2013 performance at a public presentation earlier this week, Indocement said it sold 18Mt of cement last year, just 0.5 per cent more than 2012. Its market share dipped to 30.4 per cent from 32 per cent in the previous year, a decline the company attributes to a lack of add... |
Chile: Cementos BioBio to use fly ash20 March 2014, Published under Cement NewsCementos BioBio’s Antofagasta works in the north of Chile and E-CL have signed a contract to use fly ash in the production of cement. After a long development and testing process, ash from the Central Térmica Andina and Central Térmica Hornitos thermal power stations in Mejillones will replace natural pozzolans use in the cement production process. The project will bring considerable environmental benefits as the cement works will use around 70 per cent of the ash produced by the powe... |
Spenner Zement commissions slag cement mill20 March 2014, Published under Cement NewsSpenner Zement has started production of slag cement from its new blastfurnace slag grinding plant at Hüttenheim, Germany. At the end of February, the first truck with blastfurnace cement, produced with slag from the Krupp Mannesmann metallurgical plant and cement from Spenner’s Erwitte works, set off to deliver the product to customers. "We are in the commissioning phase," said Dr Heinrich Sievers, production director at Spenner. By the end of May, the remaining work on the facilityare e... |
Bamburi relaunches Powercrete, Kenya20 March 2014, Published under Cement NewsLafarge’s Kenyan subsidiary Bamburi Cement has announced it will relaunch its Powercrete cement for use in large infrastructure works and in the private and public sector. The relaunch comes after increased competition in the Kenyan market following the arrival of Dangote Cement. In 2013, Bamburi has seen its profits fall by nearly a quarter and closed the year with sales of KES33.9bn (US$394m), a performance significantly below its 2012 level. Kenya is currently investing considerably... |
Ecebol opens tenders for Oruro project, Bolivia19 March 2014, Published under Cement NewsEmpreso Pública Productiva Cementos de Bolivia (Ecebol) has opened the tenders for the design, equipment supply, construction and commissioning for its greenfield Oruro cement works. Nine companies are bidding for the BOB1.7m (US$246,033) project. This process is important as it starts a project which is much-needed in the country as it not only generates economic and employment opportunities for Bolivians, but also offers the construction industry a product which meets international stan... |
Iran cement prices set to increase19 March 2014, Published under Cement NewsIranian cement prices are set to increase by 14-21 per cent in the next Iranian calendar year (starting 21 March 2014), local press have reported. The Iran Cement Producers Association and the Industry, Mine and Trade Ministry earlier this year signed an agreement allowing the association to decide on prices, Iran’s ISNA News Agency reported. During the current year, prices rose by 14-21.5 per cent. The country produced 58.226Mt of cement in the first 10 months of this year, of whic... |