Cement News tagged under: international
ASEC Minya begins production, Egypt04 September 2013, Published under Cement NewsASEC Minya Cement, an affiliate company of ASEC Cement, announced it has started production at its new 2Mta factory in the Minya governorate. The new factory is located 200km from south Cairo and 50km from North Minya city. Daily News Egypt reported that Giorgio Bodo, CEO of ASEC Cement, expressed his gratitude for the beginning of the new factory’s production despite the political and economic challenges facing Egypt. Mr Bodo said that while security problems and the fuel shortage, ... |
ACC plans West Bengal grinding plant, India04 September 2013, Published under Cement NewsACC Ltd plans to boost its cement capacity in eastern India through the construction of a new grinding plant in West Bengal, as well as expansion of two existing facilities. Vivek Chawla, Chief Executive of East, ACC Ltd, told Business Line that the company plans to expand its capacity in the East by 4Mta to 10Mt over the next three years, financed through internal accrual. The new 1.5Mta grinding plant will be established in Kharagpur, West Bengal, and construction is due to start in ... |
Belgian fines for restricting market access02 September 2013, Published under Cement NewsThe three leading cement producers in Belgium, together with two industry associations, have been fined EUR14.7m for restricting market access. The Belgium Competition Council said in a statement on Friday that CBR (part of the HeidelbergCement group), Holcim Belgium and CCB (Italcementi) colluded with the Belgian cement association FEBELCEM and the national centre for technical and scientific research for the cement industry (CRIC/OCCN). Between May 2000 and October 2003 the parties... |
Tanzanian producers call for reinstatement of EACUP import duties02 September 2013, Published under Cement NewsCement producers in Tanzania are calling for the government to reinstate the East African Custom Union Protocol (EACUP) 2005 to protect the industry against an influx of imports. The Guadian reported that during a half-day seminar chaired by the ministry of Transport (drawing key industry players, contractors and media representatives) local cement producers said their profits have been declining due to an influx of alleged substandard products. Pascal Lesoinne, East African Cement Pro... |
Armenia production rises 6.2% in first seven months02 September 2013, Published under Cement NewsCement production in Armenia rose by 6.2 per cent in the first seven months of the year, according to the latest data from the country’s national statistics service. During January-July 2013, Armenia produced 235,600t of cement, the government’s statistics agency reported. Meanwhile, local press reported that 92,500t of this amount was exported to neighbouring Georgia. Armenia’s building sector was severely impacted by the global financial crisis and the effects have continued to linger... |
Cementos Progreso to construct new plant, Guatemala02 September 2013, Published under Cement NewsGuatemala’s largest producer, Cementos Progreso, plans to spend US$720m on the construction of a new cement plant, according to local news reports. The greenfield plant will be constructed in the San Gabriel Buena Vista farm in San Juan Sacatepequez and have an installed capacity of 2.3Mta, according to reports by Prensalibre.com. Completion is expected in 2016. Cementos Progreso currently operates two cement plants and accounts for 3Mta of Guatemala’s 3.5Mta total capacity. At the end ... |
Southern Province Cement 1H net profit up 3.7%02 September 2013, Published under Cement NewsSouthern Province Cement posted a SAR566m (US$150.9m) net profit for the first half of 2013, up from SAR546m a year ago. The company attributed the increase to higher sales driven by a rise in local demand. The company operates 6.2Mta of cement capacity in the kingdom from three cement plants. Line 2 at its plant in Tahama was put into operation last year with a capacity of 10,000tpd and a third line is being built at the plant which will expand capacity by a further 5000tpd. When complet... |
Mozambique plans supervisory system to ensure steady supplies30 August 2013, Published under Cement NewsThe government of Mozambique plans to implement a supervisory system to ensure the time and sufficient supply of cement into the market. Henrique Banze, spokesperson for the Council of Ministers and deputy Foreign Affairs, said on Tuesday that the government was concerned about ensuring steady supplies of cement as large infrastructure projects are swallowing up much of cement output, leaving little for the retail market. This in turn has kept pushing up prices and imports. Currently t... |
Construction of Ain El Kebira second line begins, Algeria30 August 2013, Published under Cement NewsAlgeria’s Minister of Industry, SMEs and Investment Promotion, Cherif Rahmani, started off the construction of the second production line at the Ain El Kebira cement plant, north of Setif. The new line, which has a clinker capacity of 6000tpd, is part of GICA’s drive to up state-owned production capacity by 26Mt by the end of 2016. When completed, in 33 months’ time, the extension will take output capacity at the site from 1Mta to 3Mta. |
Najran delays launch of WHR project, Saudi Arabia30 August 2013, Published under Cement NewsNajran Cement has postponed the launch of its waste heat recovery (WHR) plant by six months, the company said in a bourse statement yesterday. The Saudi-based cement producer will now bring the new WHR plant on line in March 2014 instead of September 2013 as originally planned. The project is costing US$45m with a projected power generating capacity of 27.1MW. |