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Vietnam Jan-July 2013 output rises30 July 2013, Published under Cement NewsVietnam produced 32.5Mt of cement in the first seven months of this year, up 5.9 per cent from a year earlier, data from the country's General Statistics Office (GSO) has showed. During July alone, output rose by 14.3 per cent from the same month of last year to 5.1Mt, the government-run office's monthly report revealed. The GSO has revised down the country’s cement output in the first six months of this year to 27.4Mt from a previous estimate of 28.1Mt. |
Philippine 2Q13 cemend demand increases 8.8%30 July 2013, Published under Cement NewsPhilippine cement sales rose 8.8 per cent in the second quarter of 2013, data from the Cement Manufacturers Association of the Philippines (CeMAP) showed yesterday. Sales in the second quarter increased to 5.349Mt sold from 4.915Mt in the same period last year. Cement sales in the first half of the year also rose by 6.2 per cent to 10.136Mt from 9.546Mt in the corresponding period of the year before. |
Cemex Tilbury reaches cement production milestone, UK30 July 2013, Published under Cement NewsThe Cemex grinding and blending cement plant at Tilbury, UK, has produced its millionth tonne of cement and has also achieved an increase of 26 per cent in production, while decreasing its consumption of energy by 28 per cent since it was opened in 2009. The 1Mt of cement will make approximately 300,000m3 of concrete for use in construction projects. When it opened in 2009, Tilbury was the first plant in the country to install vertical cement mill technology which has led to energy savin... |
Sri Lanka to restart Kankesanthurai works30 July 2013, Published under Cement NewsSri Lanka’s State Resources and Enterprise Development Ministry is to relaunch the Kankesanthurai cement works, involving an investment of LKR1.5bn (US$11.4m) NSM Samsudeen, chairman of the Sri Lanka Cement Corporation, handed over proposals to reestablish the defunct factory to Minister Dayasritha Tissera on Friday, according to reports by the Sri Lankan Broadcasting Corporation. The plant is expected to resume operations within a year. The Kankesanthurai plant is situated in Jaffna, a re... |
Lafarge opens Sagunto laboratory29 July 2013, Published under Cement NewsLafarge has inaugurated its first R&D laboratory in Europe at Sagunto, Spain. The centre, which is the company’s second in the world after its US facility in Houston, will research the use of cement in oil and gas wells. The laboratory will enable the company to carry out research under conditions of higher pressure, temperature and chemical agents that cement is subjected to at depths of 3000-5000m. Apart from developing new cements, the laboratory will also play a part in meeting cli... |
Dangote Cameroon works on-track for 2014 start26 July 2013, Published under Cement NewsConstruction on Dangote’s new cement plant in Elf du Wouri, Cameroon, is on schedule to start production in January 2014. Representing an investment of XOF58.5bn (US$119m), Dangote Industries Cameroon is expected to first produce 1Mta local press have reported. The plant has the option to expand output to 1.5Mta. |
Nine Nepal brands fail to comply with NBSM standards26 July 2013, Published under Cement NewsNine cement brands on sale in Nepal have been breaching quality standards set by the Nepal Bureau of Standard and Metrology (NBSM). Random samples tested by an NSBM team (comprising representatives of the Department of Commerce and Supply Management as well as different consumer rights associations) showed some manufacturers were not adhering to required standards despite these brands complying with the standard when applying for Nepal Standard (NS) certification. According to reports by... |
Bali APEC construction projects boost Holcim Indonesia sales25 July 2013, Published under Cement NewsDespite some parts of Indonesia recently witnessing a slowdown in sales this year, Holcim’s local sales have been boosted by construction growth in Bali ahead of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) conference to be held on the island later this year. “Nationally, this year’s cement sales growth has tended to slow down but we have been able to take advantage of construction growth in Bali,” Holcim vice president Juhans Suryantan, told Antara news agency. He said the company wou... |
Birla Corp to establish new plant in Madhya Pradesh, India24 July 2013, Published under Cement NewsBirla Corp Ltd is planning to set up a new 2Mta cement plant in Madhya Pradesh, India. A source told local press that the company will spend INR25bn over the next three years to set up the new unit. The company will fund majority of the capital expenditure through internal accruals, the source added. Birla Corp currently has cement operations in Satna, Madhya Pradesh, Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh, Chanderia in Rajasthan and Durgapur in West Bengal. |
Tokyo Cement to set up new unit, Sri Lanka24 July 2013, Published under Cement NewsTokyo Cement is in talks to set up a new US$50m facility under the name of Tokyo Eastern Cement Company as part of the Sri Lanka-based cement producer’s expansion strategy to meet anticipated rises in demand. “We are currently in the process of finalising a 33-year lease agreement with the government for the land, to construct the factory,” SR Gnanam, managing director of Tokyo Cement said. The new factory will be located adjoining the company’s existing 1.8Mta grinding factory in Trinc... |