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US August cement shipments ahead YoY14 November 2013, Published under Cement NewsTotal shipments of Portland and blended cement in the US and Puerto Rico in August 2013 rose five per cent YoY to 8.6Mt, data from the US Geological Survey shows. Shipments for the year through to August were also up slightly to 53.7Mt. The leading Portland cement-producing states, during August were Missouri, Texas, California, Michigan and Florida, in descending order, which accounted for about 43 per cent of total shipments for the month. The leading consuming states (Texas, California,... |
Douala plant expects first output in 2Q14, Cameroon14 November 2013, Published under Cement NewsDangote Cement’s new cement factory in Douala, Cameroon, is on-track to start producing its first cement in May 2014, the plant’s general manager has said. “The installation activities are ongoing. Engineering is almost 100 per cent done, procurement about 90 per cent, construction we have attained about 60 per cent and we hope that by April or May 2014, we should be in the market,” Adullali Baba told local press. |
Brazil sees rise in monthly cement sales13 November 2013, Published under Cement NewsPreliminary data and market estimates show that cement sales in Brazil during October reached 6.5Mt, a 4.7 per cent YoY increase from the same period of last year. Data from local cement association SNIC shows that over the first nine months of the year, sales totalled 58.9Mt, a YoY increase of 2.4 per cent. For the 12 months between November 2012-October 2013, sales reached 69.7Mt, representing an increase of 2.2 per cent on the comparative period of the previous year. |
Vicem sees significant rise in exports in first 10 months12 November 2013, Published under Cement NewsIn the first 10 months, Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation (Vicem) sales rose by 9.2 per cent YoY to 17.65Mt, including a significant rise in exports. Of the total, 15.84Mt was sold in the domestic market, while 1.8Mt was exported, up 4.8 per cent and 74.2 per cent YoY, respectively. Between January and October, Vicem’s cement and clinker output rose by 9.3 per cent and 10.4 per cent on-year to 12.39Mt and 12.46Mt, respectively. In October alone, the state-owned group sold 1.77Mt of... |
AUCBM meeting opens in Jordan11 November 2013, Published under Cement NewsThe 18th Arab International Cement Conference and Exhibition opened its doors today to delegates from across the Middle East & Africa cement industry at the King Hussein Bin Talal Convention Centre on the Dead Sea in the Kingdom of Jordan. Ahmad Al-Rousan, Secretary General of the AUCBM welcomes delegates to this year's meeting in Jordan During his inaugurating speech, Dr Hatem Al-Halawani, Minister of Industry, Trade and Supply in Jordan, highlighted the enormous strides mad... |
Cementos Venezuela’s Pertigalete works out of action11 November 2013, Published under Cement NewsStaff at Pertigalete, Cementos Venezuela’s largest plant, have declared an “operational emergency” as the seven kilns have stopped producing clinker. Union leaders have said there are no trucks to transport to limestone from the quarries to the plant and only four out of 13 mills work (two to grind raw meal and two to grind cement). Louis Chapparo, general secretary of the workers’ union, said that the employees will meet on 14 November in Caracas to formalise the announcement of the sec... |
Southern Province signs contract for new line at Bisha works11 November 2013, Published under Cement NewsSouthern Province Cement Co's (SPCC) has signed a contract for the construction of a second production line at its Bisha cement works in Saudi Arabia, the company said in a bourse filing. The new production line will be built by Chinese contractor CNBM at a cost of SAR713m (US$190.1m) and take 20 months to complete. SPC said it will use a combination of Islamic financing and own funds to finance the project. |
Myanmar: government names successful joint venture cement plant bids08 November 2013, Published under Cement NewsMyanmar's cement sector is set to expand with the prospect of several new state-led joint ventures coming into existence after the government gave the go-ahead to 13 companies to establish projects to boost the country's cement production. The Ministry had offered tender to both local and foreign firms to operate the plants, which fall under the jurisdiction of the No. 3 Heavy Industries Department of the Ministry of Industry. The winning firms are: Shwe Taung Cement Co Ltd, Original Gr... |
Antonio Ventriglia fights to win back Zambezi Portland Cement08 November 2013, Published under Cement NewsThe fight for ownership of Zambezi Portland Cement has taken another step as Antonio Ventriglia battles to regain legal ownership of the company. Mr Ventriglia was deported along with his son, Daniela Ventriglia, last autumn and is now alleging the illegal seizure of his company by a competitor be overturned. Lawyers acting on behalf of Antonio Ventriglia have issued a writ of summons and statement of claim to the Attorney General of Zambia demanding that the government recognise the allege... |
Pennsuco plant supports Breast Cancer Awareness08 November 2013, Published under Cement NewsTitan America's Pennsuco plant has undergone an unusual modification in supporting the campaign for Breast Cancer Awareness. The Florida cement works has been painted pink to highlight the need for women to go and be tested. "Not only do we have employees that could be affected by breast cancer, but each of us have mothers, sisters, daughters, aunts or nieces and friends that could be," says George Pantazopoulos, operations and sales vice president with Titan Florida Business Unit. "Titan... |