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PT Semen Indonesia to further boost capacity18 November 2013, Published under Cement NewsPT Semen Indonesia plans to spend up to IDR6trn (US$516.4m) on capital expenditure in 2014, up from this year's IDR3trn, which will be used to build a greenfield cement factory. This will boost production capacity and finance working capital, said corporate secretary Agung Wiharto. Reuters reports that the company will develop plants in Central Java and West Sumatra, and a cement packaging plant worth up to IDR1trn. It expects sales volume of 5.6Mt in the 4Q13 and achieve its 2013 full-y... |
Cementos Argos continues to thrive on Panama Canal project18 November 2013, Published under Cement NewsCementos Argos has found the Panama Canal expansion project to be a lucrative venture. The Colombian cement and concrete producer has been supplying materials for the construction of major infrastructure on the canal and connect schemes since 2009. Argos’ Panamanian subsidiary earns 30 per cent of its revenues from the expansion at present with the canal offering sales of 700,000Mta of cement up to next year. In addition, the Colombian company is providing concrete to the Aeropuerto... |
Oman: Port of Salalah terminal expansion to help Raysut Cement18 November 2013, Published under Cement NewsArchirodon Construction is building a new general cargo terminal (GCT) at Oman's Port of Salalah, leading to a number of major investors expressing interest in shipping dry and liquid bulk commodities from the new facility. The project, which also includes a liquid jetty at the port, is expected to be completed in 1H14. At present, the port continues to handle significant volumes for local customers such as Raysut Cement. Major commodities of trade at the GCT include limestone, methanol a... |
ETAP keeps El Salvador plant running18 November 2013, Published under Cement NewsHolcim's Cement plant in El Salvador continues to deliver impressive operating results, following the implementation of the ETAP Real-Time Intelligent Load Shedding (ILS) system. In the year prior to the deployment of ETAP ILS, the facility experienced 20 power outages. However, over the course of the two-year commissioning and tuning period for the ILS installation, Holcim experienced just one power cut. ETAP was approached by Holcim to provide a solution to a slow and unreliable load-she... |
UGTA strike impacts Pakistan cement exports, raw material supplies15 November 2013, Published under Cement NewsAn indefinite strike by Pakistan’s Goods Transporters Alliance (UGTA), now in its 10th day, is impacting the delivery of cement exports as well as raw material supplies. Export consignments from cement factories to the Karachi and Muhammabd Bin Qasim ports in the Sindh Province have been disrupted due to the non-availability of trucks. Supplies of raw materials to cement factories from the ports also remain suspended. The MV Alam Sayang vessel is waiting at Port Qasim to load cement. M... |
PT Semen Papua set to begin construction of new factory, Indonesia15 November 2013, Published under Cement NewsPT Semen Papua is due to start construction of Papua’s first cement factory, which will be constructed in the Paumako port area of East Mimika. The company, which is owned by the Papua provincial administration, will start construction of the new 0.5Mta plant this year, Adolf Haley, head of the regional development planning board, told ANTARA news. Analysis of the Environmental Impact Assessment have been signed by Papua Governor, Lukas Enembe, he said. |
Peru’s cement deliveries up 8% YoY15 November 2013, Published under Cement NewsCement shipments in Peru reached 939,135t in October, according to the country’s cement association, Asocem. For the Jan-Oct period, deliveries increased by eight per cent YoY. Asocem members exported 18,090t of cement in October. |
Lower pricing hits July-September profits, India15 November 2013, Published under Cement NewsIndian cement companies saw their profits drop over the July-September period due to higher cement prices and freight expenses. Average dispatches across the country were estimated to have increased by 3.5 per cent, according to Business Line. Meanwhile, coal expenses were also lower as the international market price was down 11 per cent YoY to US$78/t. However, the average cement prices were at INR279/50kg bag during the quarter, down seven per cent from INR300/50kg bag. In South Ind... |
Ecuador October cement sales see monthly, annual gains14 November 2013, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in Ecuador totaled 611,987t in October 2013, an increase of 4.4 per cent YoY, the Institute of Cement and Concrete (INECYC) has reported. The figure also marks a MoM increase of 8.17 per cent compared to the 565,775t sold in September 2013 For the first 10 months of the year, sales have increased by 10.2 per cent to 5.45Mt against the 4.93Mt in the comparative period of 2012. |
Cement demand in Argentina advances 19%14 November 2013, Published under Cement NewsIn October 2013, Argentinean cement plants shipped 1,151,413t of cement, including exports, representing a 9.5 per cent increase compared to the previous month and a 16.2 per cent rise YoY. Domestic consumption, including imports, reached 1,136,672t, up nine per cent from September and increasing by 19.1 per cent YoY . |