Cement News tagged under: international
Dangote to use Sea Invest to import 1Mta into Côte d’Ivoire02 December 2013, Published under Cement NewsNigeria’s Dangote Cement’s subsidiary in Côte d’Ivoire plans to use the Sea Invest platform in Abidjan to import 1Mta of cement into the country. Pending the construction of a cement plant, Dangote’s Edwin Devakumar is reported by local media to be negotiating the move with Sory Diabate of Sea Invest to use the Belgian company. However, local cement companies CIMAF, part of Morocco’s Addoha portfolio, and Société de Cimenterie Abidjan (SCA) have protested against the plans, arguing th... |
Cemex seeks to enhance alternative fuels usage at Kosmos plant, USA02 December 2013, Published under Cement NewsCemex’s Kosmos Cement is seeking permission to add to the types of alternative fuels used at the plant in Louisville, Kentucky. The cement producer is looking to burn refuse-derived fuel (RDF), in addition to the scrap tyres it already burns at the cement plant as an alternative fuel to coal and petcoke, according to reports in the local press. The change 80,000tpa of material from local landfills, Sara Engdahl, director of communications for Cemex USA in Houston, told the Courier-Journal. ... |
Indocement sets 2014 capex spend, Indonesia29 November 2013, Published under Cement NewsPT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa, part of the HeidelbergCement Group, plans IDR4-5trn in capex next year, mostly geared towards boosting the company's production. "Most of it will be used to finance the ongoing construction of our brownfield plant in Citeureup [Bogor, West Java]," Sukanto told a news conference on Thursday. Funds will be sourced from internal cash. The brownfield works will have a capacity of 4.4Mta China-based Tianjin Cement Industry Design and Research Institute will... |
Pakistan dispatches slip in first four months of FY13-1429 November 2013, Published under Cement NewsPakistan cement sales in the first four months of the current fiscal slipped 0.39 per cent, while capacity utilisation stood at 70 per cent due to heavy monsoons and Eid holidays, a spokesperson from the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association has said. During the July-October period, total sales were 10.437Mt compared to 10.477Mt in same period of last year. Local cement dispatches during the period stood at 7.518Mt against 7.524Mt the year before. Exports during the four months wer... |
Cemex quarries win European biodiversity awards29 November 2013, Published under Cement NewsTwo Cemex quarries, Rugeley in the UK and Soto Pajares in Spain, have been recognised for their outstanding contributions to biodiversity at the European Aggregates Association (UEPG) awards in Brussels. Rugeley Quarry in Cannock Chase, West Midlands received a Recognition of Achievement for its significant restoration work and excellent habitat management activities. Soto Pajares Quarry in the Province of Madrid, Spain won the Special Award for Biodiversity for its outstanding actions rel... |
Lafarge to sell excess electricity to Nigeria28 November 2013, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Cement WAPCO Nigeria Plc plans to sell about 40MW of excess electricity. The company uses only 40-50MW of the 90MW generated by its local power plant, Michael Awanayah, the company’s general manager of business transformation, said at the West African Power Industry Convention in Lagos. “We are looking to be one of the first manufacturers to sell power and help reduce the power shortage,” he said. (Source: BusinessDay). |
Wildlife Habitat Council recognises Roanoke Cement for corporate conservation efforts, USA28 November 2013, Published under Cement NewsEmployees at Titan America, LLC's Roanoke Cement Company received international recognition for their contributions to conservation education at the Wildlife Habitat Council's (WHC) 25th Annual Symposium, Celebrating Corporate Conservation last week in Baltimore, MD. "Titan America is being recognised as an industry leader in corporate conservation," says Margaret O'Gorman, Wildlife Habitat Council president. "It is a model for how we at the Wildlife Habitat Council connect corporations an... |
South America now drives Cimpor27 November 2013, Published under Cement NewsTurnover for Cimpor during the first nine months of the year emerged 23.4 per cent higher as the additional assets in Argentina, Brazil and elsewhere more than made up for the assets sold, predominantly in the Mediterranean rim. The EUR1984.3m turnover was 69.5 per cent higher than the EUR1170.6m shown for the first nine months of last year. EBITDA improved 14.2 per cent to EUR481.5m on a comparable basis and 35.5 per cent higher than the EUR355.4m shown a year ago. There has been no in... |
Pakistan export volumes rise in 4MFY13-1427 November 2013, Published under Cement NewsPakistan export volumes have increased in the first four months of the current fiscal compared to the same period a year ago, but October volumes were down on a monthly and annual basis. During the first four months of the current fiscal, Pakistan exported 3.159Mt of cement on revenues of US$190.08m, data from the country’s Bureau of Statistics shows. This translates to a 7.42 per cent YoY increase in volumes but a marginal decline of 0.04 per cent in value terms. However, in terms o... |
Ghanaian producers call for level playing field27 November 2013, Published under Cement NewsCement producers in Ghana have appealed to the country’s Tariff Advisory Board (TAB) to create a level playing against increased volumes of imported cement. During a recent meeting with Tawiah Akyea, chairman of the TAB, local cement producers urged the industry body to make a conscious effort to address the influx of imports. Ghana News reported that the delegation, led by Dr George Dawson-Ahmoah, the Strategy and Corporate Affairs Director of GHACEM, noted that the situation had crea... |