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Sri Lanka: Lafarge Mahaweli Cement sets up affordable-housing programme22 November 2013, Published under Cement NewsA affordable-housing programme, which has been successfully implemented around the world by the Lafarge Group, will now be introduced to Sri Lanka, enabling low-cost yet safe construction. Recipients of the loans will be selected through Sanasa Development Bank 's societies, according to the Lafarge plan, providing 75 housing loans initially, with the number expected to increase up to a 100. The Lafarge affordable-housing programme, which is initiated in the Gampaha district, has the potent... |
South Africa: Sephaku to start Lichtenburg quarry21 November 2013, Published under Cement NewsSephaku Cement is scheduled to start quarry operations near Lichtenburg, South Africa, early in the New Year. A contractor for the mining work is still to be named, but Pieter Fourie, CEO of Sephaku Cement, said the first limestone would be produced in March 2014. “We’ve outsourced the mining and we’ve also included in their scope, empowerment and enterprise development,” Fourie said. Work has begun on the main haul road and mining will take place on three faces to assure the correct qual... |
South Africa: Chinese investment for Mamba Cement in place21 November 2013, Published under Cement NewsThe Mamba Cement project, jointly funded by China's Jidong Development Group, the China-Africa Development Fund and a South African cement company, signed the financing agreement in Johannesburg for work to begin on the project. The greenfield plant will cost US$220m to build and will be situated in Limpopo Province, South Africa. The capital fund of the project is US$100m, 51 per cent of which is held by Chinese shareholders. Unlike traditional overseas investment financing, Mamba receiv... |
India: IRCA suggests challenging times for Indian producers21 November 2013, Published under Cement NewsIndia's cement producers profits are under pressure as raw material and fuel costs rise, and delays in construction projects tighten margins. Ratings Agency IRCA point out that cement prices are also subdued and that these are challenging times for the domestic industry as demand and rates remain under duress. "The outlook for cement industry continues to remain challenging with both demand and prices continuing to remain under pressure. Domestic production grew by a modest 3.9 per cent du... |
Dr Reinhold Festge elected president of the VDMA21 November 2013, Published under Cement NewsDr Reinhold Festge is elected VDMA president Dr Reinhold Festge, managing partner of Haver & Boecker in Oelde, Germany, has been elected as president of the German Engineering Federation (VDMA) following a members' gathering in Stuttgart on 18 October 2013. He succeeds Dr Thomas Lindner of the Groz-Beckert KG in Albstadt, who has served asVDMA president since 2010. Reinhold Festge was born in Oelde on 10 November 1945. After completing his medical school studies he majored in... |
India: The 13th NCB international seminar on Cement and Building Materials opens19 November 2013, Published under Cement NewsThe 13th NCB International Seminar on Cement and Building Materials opened it doors to over 800 delegates, including 125 overseas delegates at the Manekshaw Center in New Delhi, India, this morning. Torch lighting to start the 13th NCB International Seminar on Cement and Building Materials The conference celebrates 50 years of the National Council for Cement and Building Materials. During the opening ceremony, flowers where presented in memory of the birth of the late Indira Gh... |
Iran increases cement output19 November 2013, Published under Cement NewsIran's cement output is projected to reach 80Mt by the end of the year, the secretary of Iranian cement industry employers, Abdolreza Sheikhan, has said. The country produced 44.5Mt of cement in the first seven months of the current Iranian calendar year, which began on 21 March, up two per cent YoY. The output amounted to 6.19Mt in the seventh calendar month of Mehr (23 September – 22 October), IRNA reported. Some 32.7Mt of cement were supplied to the domestic market in the seven-month p... |
Romanian cement sector comes under pressure19 November 2013, Published under Cement NewsRomanian cement manufacturers will hang their hopes on a market up turn on industrial construction projects and new logistic centres, but the outlook is not encouraging for domestic manufacturers after another year of declines in cement sales. The Romanian cement market is expected to drop by between three and five per cent in 2013 as both residential and non-residential constructions stall. This means another year of decline after the market shrank by 0.2 per cent in 2012 on 2011. No gro... |
Andre Tissen to aid BEUMER's international alignment18 November 2013, Published under Cement NewsAndre Tissen, Beumer Group's manager of cement business unit Andre Tissen (43) has been manager of the cement business unit at BEUMER Group in Beckum since October 2013. He controls and coordinates the global competence centre for this industry. Tissen is responsible for the marketing of the product portfolio, the strategic development and strengthening of the international sales team, the optimisation of the overall sales structure and for smooth communication between the factori... |
Indonesia cement consumption rises in October18 November 2013, Published under Cement NewsIndonesian cement sales in October 2013 increased 7.9 per cent (YoY) to 5.58Mt, according to data from the Indonesia Cement Association (ASI). Therefore, cement sales picked up further from the 5.3 per cent growth (YoY) in the previous month. The October growth rate was mainly caused by increased cement demand from islands other than Java. In particular, demand from Sumatra rose significantly, the association said. Indonesia's second most-populous island bought 1.15Mt of cement. Despite ... |