Cement News tagged under: international
Lafarge to spend US$20m on Harare plant upgrade28 February 2014, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Cement is planning to invest US$20m in the rehabilitation of its Harare works in Zimbabwe to boost volumes. The company aims to increase utilisation from the current 70 to 90 per cent once work is complete. In an interview with All Africa News, Lafarge Cement chairman Johnathon Shoniwa said: "In the short-term we are focusing on existing plant rehabilitation as believe there is potential to produce more volumes that will satisfy the local and the export market." He highlighted ... |
Lafarge Republic Norzagaray mill scheduled for mid-2015 completion27 February 2014, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Republic’s Inc's (LRI) new cement mill at its Norzagaray cement works is expected to be operational by June 2015. The new mill will have a capacity of 850,000tpa and will come online just six months after a similar new mill is commissioned at the company’s Teresa works. "In spite of the recent calamities that struck the central and southern portions of the country, the Philippine economy has demonstrated resiliency and LRI will be there to rebuild damaged homes and build new homes... |
Cockburn reduces Munster workforce, Australia27 February 2014, Published under Cement NewsCockburn Cement has cut 44 jobs at its Munster cement plant in Australia and indicated that another 20 further jobs could go over the next 18 months as it restructures its operations. WA Business News reported that the move comes as Cockburn Cement plans to import clinker to grind at its Munster and Kwinana facilities. By 2016, all of the 0.4Mta of clinker previously produced at Muster will be replaced by imports, the report stated. The lime kiln facilities will remain operational follow... |
Ambuja to resume mining operations in Himachal Pradesh, India26 February 2014, Published under Cement NewsAmbuja Cements is set to resume mining operations in Himachal Pradesh after the High Court granted a stay on the Ministry of Environment and Forest’s (MoEF) suspension order which was issued at the beginning of February 2014. "...the High Court of Himachal Pradesh has granted a stay on the order issued by the Ministry of Environment and Forest and accordingly, mining operations at Himachal Pradesh plants would now be resumed," the Holcim group company said in a Bombay Stock Exchange filing.... |
TPCC plans new marketing strategy to lift market share26 February 2014, Published under Cement NewsTanzania Portland Cement Company (TPCC) plans to review its marketing strategies to improve distribution and sales of its products as it aims to recover lost market share. Following a 20 per cent drop in market share last year, company’s goal is to “improve the performance of our business in the market," TPCC Managing Director Alfonso Rodriguez told a news conference in Dar es Salaam over the weekend. Mr Rodriguez said the company’s net income declined by over one-third to TZS19bn (US$1... |
EAPCC to tap Tanzanian market25 February 2014, Published under Cement NewsEast African Portland Cement Co (EAPCC) plans to enter the Tanzanian market, senior management has revealed. "We are looking at Northern Tanzania and have already identified a partner situated in Arusha," Kepha Tande, managing director of the Kenya-based cement producer, said on Friday. Tande said that stiffer competition in the company’s domestic market has led it to seek new markets to improve sales. EAPCC's market share has dropped by close to 12 per cent from 33 per cent three years... |
Pakistan export volumes and revenues fall in 7MFY1425 February 2014, Published under Cement NewsPakistan’s export volumes fell 7.5 per cent YoY in the first seven months of the current Pakistan fiscal, while revenues were also down 13 per cent over the same period. During the July 2013-January 2014 period, the country exported 4.85Mt of cement on revenues of US$295.52m compared to 5,243Mt at US$340.57m in the comparative period of the year before. The average export price of cement fell by 6.18 per cent to US$60.93/t from US$64.94/t in the seven month period of the previous fiscal, ... |
Peru: January sales slip 3%25 February 2014, Published under Cement NewsCement shipments in Peru reached 824,137.39t in January, according to the country’s cement assocation Asocem. This represents a YoY decrease of 3.1 per cent. In January, Peruvian cement producers exported 17,220t. |
CIMAF starts construction of Mali plant24 February 2014, Published under Cement NewsMorocco’s CIMAF will build a new cement works in Mali – the company's seventh cement works in sub-Saharan after its expansion plans in Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Cameroon, Burkina Faso, Gabon and the Democratic Republic of Congo. A ceremony to mark the start of construction was held in the rural town of Dio, where the plant will be located. It is the second works to be sited in the area after the unit built by India’s Diamon Cements. The CIMAF works will have a capacity of 0.5Mta (with op... |
Algeria to import 240,000t of cement24 February 2014, Published under Cement NewsTo alleviate the present cement shortage, Groupe Industriel des Ciments d’Algérie (GICA) has appointed Star Commercial Ltd of the British Virgin Islands to import 240,000t of cement. Algeria’s supply-demand gap currently runs over 5Mt as the country’s cement plants produce 18Mt. The volume, divided in consignments of 80,000t will be delivered to the DNC subsidiaries in the port of Djendjen, Sodmac in Oran port and Sodismac in the port of Alger. The value of Portland cement imports re... |