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Semapa to focus on Brazilian investment05 June 2013, Published under Cement NewsSemapa, the Portuguese holding company that controls cement maker Secil, has said it is focussed on constructing a new plant in Brazil as domestic demand continues to wane. “At this moment we are focused on building the plant in Brazil,” Paredes said. “There is a growing tendency for our cement sales from outside Portugal to increase,” Bloomberg quoted Semapa board member Jose Miguel Paredes as saying. Semapa entered the Brazilian market by acquiring a 50 per cent stake in local ceme... |
Tabuk Cement Co signs contract for 5000tpd line, Saudi Arabia05 June 2013, Published under Cement NewsTabuk Cement Company (TCC) has signed a SAR531.5m (US$141.7m) agreement with China's Chengdu Design and Research Institute of Building Materials Industry Co, or CDI, for the delivery and installation of a 5000tpd production line. The project also includes the construction of a 30MW power generation unit, for which TCC signed a separate agreement, worth SAR155.6m, with a German company. In addition, the cement firm awarded a SAR 35.5 million contract, to French environmental services co... |
China cement and clinker exports rise 31.5%05 June 2013, Published under Cement NewsChina has reported a 31.5 per cent YoY increase in cement and clinker export volumes for the first four months of 2013, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. The value of exports was US$230m, a rise of 21.1 per cent on the year before. Last year, total Chinese exports increased to 11.5Mt (6.2Mt of cement, 5.3Mt of clinker) and this year total exports are expected to rise to 12Mt. |
Vasavdatta Cement signs alternative fuel MoU agreement, India05 June 2013, Published under Cement NewsVasavdatta Cement, which operates a cement plant in the southwest Indian state of Karnataka, has signed an agreement with neighbouring Goa's State Pollution Control Board to use plastic waste generated across the state as an alternative fuel. According to reports by the Economic Times, State Environment Minister Alina Saldanha said after the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding, that the plastic waste collected from the highways and other internal roads would be baled before being h... |
PCA expects accelerated second-half demand to spur US market recovery04 June 2013, Published under Cement NewsUS cement consumption growth will continue through 2013 and increase by 6.2 per cent YoY, according to the latest forecasts from the Portland Cement Association (PCA), with the majority of market recovery expected to occur in the second half of the year. "Recessions correct imbalances generated during boom periods," Ed Sullivan, PCA chief economist said. "Few economists doubt the generation of a large pent-up demand during the past several years. The question is, when the economy will unlea... |
First UAE clinker shipment delivered to Saudi Arabia04 June 2013, Published under Cement NewsSaudi Arabia is set to receive its first shipment of UAE clinker with 50,000t recently loaded at the Mina Saqr port by CEM Asia Trading. 50,000t of clinker is loaded at the port of Mina Saqr, UAE, bound for Saudi Arabia Clinker exports have traditionally been seen as too expensive and uneconomical, but cement producers in Saudi Arabia are having to import volumes to keep pace with demand as mega-projects in housing and infrastructure in cities fuel consumption . This is in sha... |
SITA UK begins production of Climafuel at new SRF plant, UK04 June 2013, Published under Cement NewsSITA UK has begun production of Climafuel at a new GBP7m (EUR8.2m) solid recovered fuel facility to be used at Cemex UK's Rugby cement works. The new facility, situated in Birmingham, UK, as been developed by recycling and resource management company SITA UK to transform commercial waste, which would otherwise go to landfill, into Climafuel, an alternative to coal. As Ben Harding, General Manager – Material Sourcing at SITA UK, explained: “Traditionally a significant proportion of Birmi... |
Venezuela goverment says cement production stable03 June 2013, Published under Cement NewsCement production in Venezuela reached 2.45Mt in the first four months of 2013 – a sign of the sector’s stability, according to official sources. The Ministry of Industries stated 8.4Mt of cement were produced between April 2012-April 2013 in the country’s 10 cement plants, which have a combined capacity of 8.8Mta. The white cement plant in Lara is currently undergoing major repairs and a change of refractory material. |
Malabar Cements to construct new mill, India03 June 2013, Published under Cement NewsMalabar Cements Limited (MCL), a full-owned undertaking of the state government of Kerala, plans to construct another cement mill at Walayar to double its production capacity from the current 50,000tpa. A Padmakumar, managing director of Malabar Cements Ltd told the New Indian Express that the operating lifespan of the Pandarathu mines at Walayar is reported to be 16 years. “Therefore, we proposed to either purchase domestically from public sector units or import half the limestone so that... |
Nigeria government outlines savings from reduced imports03 June 2013, Published under Cement NewsThe decision by the Nigerian government to not issue cement import licences in 2012 and focus on meeting domestic needs internally has saved the country approximately NGN300bn (US$1.9bn), Olusegun Aganga, Minister of Trade and Investment has said. Similarly, the government has also saved about NGN4.2trn from reducing imports since 2005, he added. Aganga noted that savings have also helped increase the country’s external reserve. "If you look at the trade numbers, import fell by 43 per... |