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Lafarge Tarmac wins Marketing Excellence Award14 February 2014, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Tarmac take home a top prize at the Marketing Excellence Awards hosted by the Chartered Institute for Marketing in London. Its popular resealable tubs range, a hit with small builders, plumbers, electricians and DIY-ers, won Lafarge Tarmac the Excellence Award in the Construction/Engineering/Manufacturing category. Lafarge Tarmac triumphed by winning this award, beating shortlisted organisations including Caterpillar, NHBC, Crossrail and British Gas. The prestigious Mark... |
ARM optimistic on Kitui plant construction start, Kenya13 February 2014, Published under Cement NewsKenyan producer ARM Cement is getting closer to launching construction of a US$400m plant in Kitui County, the company’s managing director has said. Pradeep Paunrana told local press that the company has received support from the Kitui county government under Governor Julius Malombe. “We are optimistic that in the next few months, we will move on site for the groundbreaking to pave the way for construction to begin,’’ Standard Digital news quoted him as saying. The new plant will be s... |
Vietnam export sales hit new high13 February 2014, Published under Cement NewsMinistry of Construction (MoC), said cement output in 2013 hit 70Mt while sales rose 14 per cent YoY to 61Mt. Cement exports reached a record high of more than 14Mt during the year as producers turn to overseas sales amid fierce competition in an overcrowded domestic market. Vietnam is predicted to witness an oversupply of 8-12Mta of cement due to many cement plants being put into operation, said MoC. At present, Vietnam has 106 cement factories. The oversupply in Vietnam's cement sec... |
Scheuer elected chairman of HeidelbergCement Bangladesh13 February 2014, Published under Cement NewsAlbert Scheuer has been elected chairman of HeidelbergCement Bangladesh at the company's board meeting, it said in a statement yesterday. Scheuer is currently member of the Managing Board of HeidelbergCement and in charge of the Asia-Pacific Group area and worldwide coordination of Heidelberg Technology Center. After joining HeidelbergCement in 1992, Dr Scheuer took on various positions at the Leimen cement plant and Heidelberg Technology Center. From 1998- 2005, he was in charge o... |
Moroccan sales hit by wet weather effect12 February 2014, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in Morocco during January 2014 experienced a significant fall of 12.9 per cent YoY to 1Mt. The decrease has been attributed to continued rainfall which affected construction projects. However, the rate of YoY decline has slowed compared with the 25 per cent drop recorded in 2013 when sales fell from 1.58Mt in January 2012 to 1.17Mt. As a result, the industry expects a gradual recovery to take hold in 2014, closing the year with a potential market expansion of up to five per c... |
Brazil Jan cement sales rise 6.8% YoY12 February 2014, Published under Cement NewsPreliminary data and market estimates show that Brazilian cement sales increased by 6.8 per cent in January 2014 to 5.9Mt, latest data from local cement association SNIC shows. Sales for the 12 months between February 2013 – January 2013 totaled 79.4Mt, representing an increase of 2.5 per cent compared to the comparative period of the previous year (February 2012 – January 2013). |
The Netherlands: Limburg postpones ENCI decision12 February 2014, Published under Cement NewsThe provincial government of Limburg, The Netherlands, has not taken any further decision regarding ENCI – contrary to expectations. A new decision is required as the Dutch Council of State revoked the cement company’s environmental permit. While the subject was discussed in a meeting on Tuesday, the decision has been postponed until next Tuesday. Environmental pressure group ENCI Stop has demanded that the factory be closed as it now temporarily operates without a permit. |
Nigeria sets up technical committee to review quality12 February 2014, Published under Cement NewsThe government of Nigeria has set up a technical committee to review the quality of cement produced within the country and is said to be evaluating the impact of eliminating 32.5 grade cement. The Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) had earlier relaxed the minimum standard for cement used in the country from 42.5 grade to 32.5 grade. However, Joseph Odumodu, director general of the organisation, said that a committee was already reviewing the current standard and weighing the implicati... |
Argentina: producers benefit from modest rise in demand12 February 2014, Published under Cement NewsIn January 2014, Argentina’s cement plants shipped 931,738t, including exports, reflecting a MoM increase of 0.4 per cent and a YoY rise of two per cent. The domestic marked demand, which includes imports, reached 910,379t, noting a 0.5 per cent fall from December 2013, but a 2.5 per cent advance on a year ago. |
ACC inaugurates blended cement facility, India11 February 2014, Published under Cement NewsACC has inaugurated a blended cement plant at Padubidri in Udupi district in the Karnataka state of India. The unit will use fly ash from Udupi Power Corporation’s thermal power plant in Udupi, PN Iyer, chief executive (South) of ACC Ltd, told those in attendance. Clinker from ACC’s plant at Wadi in Gulbarga district will be used for the production of blended cement. The new facility has a capacity of 30,000t per month and will cater for the cement requirements in coastal Karnataka and Ke... |