Cement News tagged under: international
Global demand growth outlook downgraded28 October 2013, Published under Cement NewsA recent report by Morgan Stanley has lowered the growth outlook for global cement demand for 2013 to adjust for a changing economic landscape in emerging regions. Following economic updates by its analysts, which cut GDP forecasts for most emerging countries, cement volume expectations have been significantly trimmed in half of the world’s regions. The research house now expects two per cent growth in global cement demand in 2013 (excl. China) followed by 3.5 per in 2014 – marking the slo... |
Cement imports - fortress Mexico breached25 October 2013, Published under Cement NewsThe first industrial scale consignment of bagged cement in 25 years has successfully been imported to Mexico, marking a unique milestone in the recent history of the Mexican building materials sector. Shipunloading at Puerto Progreso, Mexico On 9 October, the vessel M/N Atenea docked at Puerto Progreso on the Yucatan Peninsula with a cargo of 2850t of bagged cement, according to a spokeperson for Comercio para el Desarrollo Mexicano del Sureste SA de CV (CDMS), the import compan... |
Two new cement grinding plants for South Africa25 October 2013, Published under Cement NewsTwo new grinding stations will be established in Southern Africa by the end of 2014, to be set up by new market entrant Osho Ventures, CemNet News has learnt. Each of the new milling stations will have a capacity of 0.6Mta and work is due to start early next year when groundbreaking is scheduled to start in February 2014. The location for one of the units is within the Coega Industrial Zone 5, 6km east of Motherwell, Port Elizabeth, South Africa. This unit will produce 150tph of cement an... |
Holcim Croatia to boost profitability25 October 2013, Published under Cement NewsHolcim Croatia said it is implementing a new strategy to help drive the company back to profitability by 2015. The new operational plan cover all of Holcim's divisions and business segments in Croatia with measures including increasing prices and finding new markets as well as niche ones, SeeNews reports. As a result of a difficult construction market, cement consumption has fallen from 2.39Mt in 2009 to around 1.7Mt in 2012. This is well below total domestic capacity of 3.7Mta and industr... |
NORM LLC eyes further expansion plans24 October 2013, Published under Cement NewsNORM LLC may consider expanding its new 2Mta Qizildas Cement plant in Azerbaijan as early as next year, plant manager, Osman Nemli, has indicated. Speaking to International Cement Review (ICR) during a tour of the new works as part of the 24th Eurasian Cement Forum hosted by BusinessCem, Mr Nemli said the company may consider increasing capacity and adding new lines as early as mid-2014. Cement production at the US$400m plant started on Tuesday, 22 October 2013. Delegates attending the Eu... |
ACC and Ambuja see slow return to growth24 October 2013, Published under Cement NewsACC and Ambuja Cements, both part of Holcim, have reported a decline in quarterly sales due to subdued demand and lower cement prices, and expect a slow return to growth as near term challenges persist. Net profit at ACC, India's second-largest cement maker, halved to INR1.21bn in the July-September quarter. Net sales rose three percent to INR25.1bn. The company expects "gradual but slow improvement in demand.” Ambuja posted a 45 per cent fall in net profit to INR1.66bn for the quarter ... |
Bangladesh sets next export revenue target24 October 2013, Published under Cement NewsThe government of Bangladesh has set an export revenue target of US$6.46m for cement, stone and salt over FY13-14 its export Promotion Bureau (EPB) has said. However, the country is facing a number of challenges as deliveries to its main export market of India have recently been in decline. Over FY12-13 Bangladesh exported US$6.15m, with earnings including minor amounts of stone and salt. In July 2013 alone, Bangladesh earned export revenues of US$0.71m compared to US$0.56m in the same mont... |
Power supplies restored at Birla's Durgapur unit24 October 2013, Published under Cement NewsBirla Corporation has resumed cement production at its Durgapur Cement plant as power has been restored after the severe Cyclone Phailin that hit eastern areas of the country earlier this month. Power was restored on 22 October 2013 by Damodar Valley Corporation after the cyclone caused damage to high tension lines and pole structures. In a statement released on 16 October to the Bombay Stock Exchange, Birla said that it had initiated the necessary action to resume supplies together with ... |
Pacasmayo kicks off construction of new plant, Peru24 October 2013, Published under Cement NewsCementos Pacasmayo has started construction of its new 1.6Mta plant in Piura to meet growing housing and infrastructure requirements in the north of the country. "We have already started the construction of this plant. We have laid the foundation earlier this month. At the moment we are comfortable with the schedule and we are thinking that in the first half of 2015 should start and cement production,” Humberto Nadal, CEO of Cementos Pacasmayo told El Comercio news. The new plant will i... |
CPA lifts construction growth outlook, UK23 October 2013, Published under Cement NewsThe Construction Products Association is anticipating growth of 19 per cent for the UK construction industry by 2017 – an upward revision from its summer forecast, reflecting an increase in activity, which will boost UK GDP by an additional GBP20bn. Noble Francis, Economics Director of the Construction Products Association, commented: “Construction is set to enjoy growth over the next four years as it recovers from its worst recession in over 35 years. This is mainly due to private housing,... |