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Bosowa inaugurates Maros cement mill, Indonesia24 December 2013, Published under Cement NewsThe Bosowa Group of Indonesia has inaugurated a 1.8Mta cement mill at its plant in Maros, South Sulawesi, raising the company’s total production capacity to 5.3Mta. The inauguration ceremony for the second mill at Maros was attended by MS Hidayat, Indonesia’s Minister of Industry as well as senior officials of the Bosowa Group. The industrial conglomerate’s cement plants are operated by Semen Bosowa Maros and Semen Bosowa Indonesia, which run cement plants in Maros and Batam, respective... |
ARM Cement to start Kitui plant construction next year, Kenya24 December 2013, Published under Cement NewsARM Cement said it plans to start construction of an 8000tpd plant in Kitui county, Kenya in 2014. “We plan to start construction of the Kitui plant late next year. It is a major development for us,” Pradeep Paunrana, ARM’s chief executive told the Business Daily in an interview. The company said it will raise up to US$300m (KES25.5bn) to fund new plants over the next five years, including the new Kitui facility. The company had previously said it is committed to building cement capacit... |
Pikalevskiy Cement registers strong rise in monthly output, Russia24 December 2013, Published under Cement NewsJSC Pikalevskiy Cement, part of the Eurocement Group, has reported strong increases in cement and clinker output during November. The company produced 135,100t of cement and 128,200t of clinker, an advance of 34.9 and 48.6 per cent, respectively, on the same month of the previous year. Sales also increased by 31.2 per cent YoY in November 2013 to 130,180t. The company highlighted that there has also been a 15 per cent increase in the amount of CEM I/A-Sh 32.5 B and PTs 500 DO N cement type... |
China Resources Cement vice chairman of the board resigns24 December 2013, Published under Cement NewsYu Zhongliang has resigned from his position as vice chairman of the board, executive director and member of the executive committee of China Resources Cement (CRC), effective 1 January 2014. A statement released yesterday by CRC’s board directors said Mr Zhongliang has decided to step down “due to his pursuit of other work allocation by the China Resources Group.” |
Benin Nocibe mill No 1 produces first batch of cement23 December 2013, Published under Cement NewsThe Benin Nocibe works, a project led by Groupe Layousse of Ciments du Sahel and contracted to Sinoma International (Tianjin), has produced its first batch of qualified cement from mill No 1. Installation of steel structure was started in April, followed by mechanical equipment in June and electrical equipment in August. The project was commissioned in October. In less than half a year, the project team overcame all difficulties and completed installation and commissioning works smoothly in... |
Ulyanovskcement output rises in first 11 months, Russia23 December 2013, Published under Cement NewsUlyanovskcement, part of the Eurocement Group, produced 1.726Mt of cement and 1.45Mt of clinker in the first 11 months of the year, representing a four and five per cent increase on the same period of 2012, respectively. The company’s sales were also ahead by four per cent, having delivered 1.742Mt of cement to its customers over the period. There was a 15 per cent increase in the amount of road deliveries. There has also been steady growth in the amount of bagged cement produced by Ulyan... |
Catalonian monthly sales tumble23 December 2013, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in Spain's autonomous region of Catalonia during November 2013 fell by 21.8 per cent YoY to 110,140t. The decline was more than double the 9.3 per cent fall overall in Spain. Sales for the accumulated January to November period in Catalonia were also down 20.7 per cent to 1.43Mt. (Source: Expansión) |
Lafarge Republic to acquire property at Manila Harbour Centre, Philippines23 December 2013, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Republic is set to purchase a property it currently leases in Manila’s port area to improve the sale and distribution of its products. The cement producer will also purchase the cement silo, packing house, among other things, at the Manila Harbour Center, it said in a filing to the Philippine Stock Exchange. “The purchase will give the company full control of the facility, which is currently using under lease agreement,” Lafarge said. "The strategic location of the facility facili... |
Brazil Jan-Nov cement sales ahead YoY23 December 2013, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in Brazil over the first 11 months of the year increased by 2.5 per cent to 64.9Mt, latest data from local association SNIC, shows. During November 2013, preliminary data and market estimates put sales at 6Mt, an increase of 2.3 per cent YoY. For the 12 months between December 2012-November 2013, total sales reached 69.9Mt, representing a 2.2 per cent increase on the comparative period of the previous year (December 2011-November 2012). |
Morocco’s November cement sales up 29.7%23 December 2013, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in Morocco increased by 29.7 per cent in November 2013 compared to November 2012. However, on a year-to-date basis, sales continue to decline by 6.52 per cent. The fall in cement consumption has been attributed to several factors. The National Federation of Developers points out that the major factor impacting the sector is the lack of liquidity due to the banking crisis. The continued weakness in real estate demand and the slowdown in public works have affected the demand fo... |