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Indonesia full-year growth rate decelerates14 January 2014, Published under Cement NewsIndonesian cement sales increased by 5.6 per cent in 2013, less than half the rate of growth of 14.5 per cent the year before, due to slower demand particularly in outer Java. Domestic cement sales for the January-December 2013 period reached 58Mt, according to the latest data from the Indonesian Cement Association (ASI). Including imports sales reached 59.5Mt. In Java, sales growth slowed to 7.7 per cent compared to a 14. 6 per cent increase in 2012. “The growth fell drastically in out... |
UK watchdog to force Hanson to sell GGBS production facility14 January 2014, Published under Cement NewsThe UK’s Competition Commission (CC) plans to force Hanson to sell off one of its facilities as part of a move to introduce a fifth player to the market to increase competition. In its final report into the domestic aggregates, cement and ready-mix concrete markets, the CC said identified competition problems resulting from there being only one domestic producer of GGBS in Great Britain (Hanson) with exclusive rights to use the output of Lafarge Tarmac, the single domestic producer of GBS.... |
Full-year Saudi cement sales rise 4%14 January 2014, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in Saudi Arabia increased by four per cent in 2013 to 55.6Mt compared to 53.5Mt in 2012, a report released by local producer Yamama Cement Co has revealed. However a six per cent YoY decline was recorded in December to 4.79Mt, with all but four cement companies reporting a drop in sales. Increases were seen at Madinah Cement (+40 per cent), Arabian Cement (+37 per cent), Northern Province (+22 per cent) and Safwa Cement (+16 per cent). Meanwhile, Al Jouf and Riyadh Cement reg... |
EAPCC plans to hike capacity, Kenya14 January 2014, Published under Cement NewsEast African Portland Cement (EAPCC), Kenya’s third largest producer, is planning to install a new clinker line and mill to lift capacity by 2016, the company’s CEO told local press. EAPCC, in which Lafarge and Bamburi Cement have a 41 per cent stake, operates a 1.4Mta cement plant in Athi River. Speaking to Standard Media of Kenya, Kepha Tande said the company is carrying out a feasibility study for a clinker plant in in Bissel, Kajiado, and also has plans to establish a new grinding ... |
Vicem 2013 revenue rises 7% YoY14 January 2014, Published under Cement NewsVietnam Cement Industry Corporation (Vicem), Vietnam’s leading domestic producer, said its revenues rose by seven per cent YoY in 2013 to more than VND30.5trn (US$1.45bn). State-run Vietnam news agency reported that Vicem posted a pretax profit of VND528bn and contributed VND1.03trn to the state budget last year. Cement and clinker output for the state-run cement producer rose by 8.8 per cent YoY while cement sales rose by 9.3 per cent. For this year, VICEM targets cement and clinker sal... |
US shipments see annual gains13 January 2014, Published under Cement NewsTotal shipments of blended cement in the US and Puerto Rico in October 2013 were 8.7Mt, up eight per cent from October 2012, latest data from the USGS shows. Shipments for the year through October were 70.3Mt, up by about four per cent. The leading Portland cement-producing states in October were Missouri, California, Texas, Michigan and Florida (in descending order), accounting for about 43 per cent of total shipments for the month. The leading consuming states (Texas, California, Florida... |
Iran exports rise 36.2% in first nine months13 January 2014, Published under Cement NewsIran exported 14.425Mt of cement and clinker in the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year, representing a rise of 36.2 per cent YoY. Total exports comprised 11.164Mt of cement and 3.261Mt of clinker, Abdolreza Sheikhan,secretary of the union of cement industry employers, revealed. For the full-year, Iran plans to export 12Mt. The country also plans to increase cement output to 85Mt by the end of next year, according to report. In August, former Iranian Industry, Min... |
PT Semen Indonesia to increase packing capacities13 January 2014, Published under Cement NewsPT Semen Indonesia plans to increase its number of packing plants to 30 over the next two years as part of the company's strategy of reducing logistic costs and bringing its product closer to customers. Indonesia's largest cement producer is set to inaugurate a packing plant in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, this month, company secretary, Agung Wiharto, told Antara News. "The presence of Banjarmasin's packing plant that will soon be inaugurated in January 2014, will further strengthen the e... |
Vietnam cement sales exceed annual target13 January 2014, Published under Cement NewsVietnam cement sales climbed by 13.9 per cent YoY in 2013, exceeding the full-year target by 7.5 per cent, according to the Ministry of Construction (MoC). Latest figures by the MoC show that sales reached 61Mt for the year, including 47Mt of domestic dispatches (up 3.4 per cent YoY) and 14Mt of exports (up by 6Mt). Domestic output, however, is nearly 70Mt and the supply-demand imbalance remains a concern.. Last year the MoC received government approval to cancel nine cement projects, ... |
Najran Cement launches trial operations of WHR plant, Saudi Arabia13 January 2014, Published under Cement NewsNajran Cement on Saturday launched on Saturday trial operations of the first phase of its waste heat recovery (WHR). The trial will take 10 days to complete and the commercial launch is yet to be announced. The WHR project, with a projected power generation capacity of 27.1MW, is being carried out by China's Sinoma Energy Conservation on a turnkey basis. The installatin will help Najran reduce CO2 emissions and HFO consumption, as well as improve energy efficiency. Najran Cement operat... |