Cement News tagged under: international
Vicem sales rise 9.5% in first nine months11 October 2013, Published under Cement NewsVietnam Cement Industry Corporation (Vicem) reported a 9.5 per cent YoY rise in sales for the first nine months of 2013 to 15.84Mt, meeting 72.3 per cent of its full-year target. Of the total, 14.35Mt of sales were destined for the domestic market, a rise of 6.2 per cent YoY (comprising 11.61Mt of cement and 2.74Mt of clinker). Meanwhile, 1.49Mt of cement and clinker were exported, representing a strong advance of 57.8 per cent on the same period of the year before. The corporation pro... |
Holcim Indonesia commissions new packing plant11 October 2013, Published under Cement NewsHolcim Indonesia has commissioned its new packaging plant and silo in Pontianak, West Kalimantan. President Director of Holcim Indonesia, Eaman Ginley, said the packing plant and silo would better serve the customers in the region. "With the facility we hope to reach our operational target . Our customers would easily find our product in the market in West Kalimantan," he told local media. The silo, which is located at Jalan Raya Wajok Hilir, 25km from Pontianak, will improve the cement lo... |
Zambia prices rise on increased fuel costs11 October 2013, Published under Cement NewsCement prices in the Zambian city of Ndola have risen by ZMW15 (US$2.84) as construction activity booms and the country’s leading producer looks to offset a rise in fuel costs. The Times of Zambia reported that in some outlets, prices have risen from ZMW65 to ZMW80 (US$12 to US$15). Eugene Chungu, corporate affairs and communication director of Lafarge Cement Zambia, said the hike in prices was necessitated by the recent upward adjustment in the prices of fuel following the removal a subs... |
PCA: political risks could derail US recovery11 October 2013, Published under Cement NewsUS economic growth and employment levels continue to improve and PCA forecasts that this trend will carry on through 2013. However, the association warns that domestic political risks do have the potential to undermine this improvement. A recent article by the PCA notes that the Federal government shutdown (depending on its duration), along with long-term debt ceiling and budget sequestration actions could present near-term weakness. In terms of construction, the residential market is heal... |
Russia: the rise of imported cement11 October 2013, Published under Cement NewsRussia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has launched a case against stevedoring companies and ports in the Rostov region for refusing the transfer of shipments from Turkey over the past few months, against a backdrop of increasing imports into parts of the country. The Russian competition watchdog initiated the case following a series of complaints against SK "Blue Wave", LLC " Don port", OAO " Rostov port ", OAO "Sailor" for refusing to handle Turkish deliveries since July o... |
Indonesia sales growth slows, Jan-Sept10 October 2013, Published under Cement NewsIndonesian sales growth has slowed over the first nine months of this year despite hitting a monthly record in September. Data from the Indonesian Cement Association (ASI) showed that domestic sales totalled 41.58Mt between Jan-September 2013, an increase of 5.3 per cent compared to 39.48Mt in the same period of last year. The YoY growth in the first nine months was lower than the 7.5 per cent growth recorded in the same period of last year. It was also slower than the 5.7 per cent adva... |
Ulyanovskcement reports steady gains10 October 2013, Published under Cement NewsJSC Ulyanovskcement, part of Russia’s Eurocement group, has shown a steady increase in all of its performance indicators during the first eight months of this year. In January-August 2013 the plant produced 1.243Mt of cement and 1.046Mt of clinker, a YoY rise of one and five per cent, respectively. Shipments reached 1.26Mt during the period, surpassing last year’s amount over the first eight months of 2012 by 23,000t (two per cent). The company also saw a 13 per cent increase in road deliv... |
Vietnam sees double-digit rise in 9M13 sales10 October 2013, Published under Cement NewsVietnam sold 44.4Mt of cement in the first nine months of this year, representing an increase of 12 per cent YoY, the Building Materials Department under the Ministry of Construction has said. The total amount sold also included 10Mt of cement and clinker exports. At present, the industry has around 2.6Mt of unsold products, mainly clinker, including 1.2Mta of cement and clinker from the Vietnam Cement Industry Corp (Vicem). The department also said it expects the retail price of ceme... |
Construction of new Eskisehir plant begins, Turkey10 October 2013, Published under Cement NewsKupeliler AS has started the construction of an integrated cement plant in the northwestern Turkish province of Eskisehir. The facility will have the capacity to produce 1.5Mta and 2Mta of clinker and cement, respectively, once operations begin in 2015, Dunya daily news reported. Kupeliler is financing the project with own funds, the company's board chairman Hasan Kupeli, told the news portal. |
SFERA eyes Montenegro project10 October 2013, Published under Cement NewsThe Russia-based SFERA group is considering developing a cement plant in the Montenegrin town of Pljevlja, local media reported on Wednesday. SFERA representatives and local company Crnogorski Cement Pljevlja met in Podgorica to discuss the project, as well as the potential of the Jagnjilo marl deposit site in the Pljevlja municipality, broadcaster RTCG reported. Consumption in the Montenegro market presently stands at around 0.25Mta. Currently there are no cement production facilities and... |