Cement News tagged under: international
Dangote breaks ground on Tanzania plant28 May 2013, Published under Cement NewsDangote Cement has marked the next step of its impressive African expansion drive by laying the foundation stone for a new cement plant in Tanzania. "The groundbreaking ceremony of the 3Mt cement factory takes place today [27 May 2013] in Tanzania, a statement from the Dangote group said. The Tanzania plant forms part of the company’s plant to expanding its operations not only in its domestic market of Nigeria, but further afield in other west and central African markets. Expansi... |
Bangladesh cement producers seek new export markets28 May 2013, Published under Cement NewsBangladesh cement producers are searching for new exports markets in a bid to extend their current reach and increase utilisation levels. Our cement export is fully dependent on north-eastern states of India, and now we are searching new destinations", Additional Managing Director of Crown Cement Alamgir Kabir told the Financial Express. “We have invited a number of new buyers to visit Bangladeshi cement industries and received a good response from the new destinations," he added. Current... |
Industry body calls for cement sector to be prioritised, Nepal28 May 2013, Published under Cement NewsNepal’s Cement Manufacturers Association has urged the government to give the cement sector priority due to its huge potential given the country’s infrastructure and housing requirements. The government must promote the cement industry because it has huge potential as the country has been witnessing infrastructure development which needs a huge amount of cement, newly-elected president of the association, Dhurba Raj Thapa, said during the ninth annual general meeting of the association, s... |
Cement producers explain price hikes, Philippines27 May 2013, Published under Cement NewsThree of the largest cement producers in the Philippines have begun submitting documents to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to explain recent rises in cement prices. Trade Undersecrertary Zenaida C. Maglaya told reporters that Holcim Philippines, Lafarge Republic and Cemex Philippines have started submitting documents to support the adjustment in prices which have risen above the Suggested Retail Price (SRP) of PHP205-210/bag. Holcim reportedly raised its price to PHP216/bag... |
Lafarge Malayan Cement to finalise expansion plans by August27 May 2013, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Malayan Cement is expected to finalise plans for a new expansion project by the end of August this year, according to the company's chief executive Bradley Mulroney. "We are very close to finalising the option we want to adopt for our next phase in terms of expansion," Mr Mulroney told reporters, adding that a decision is likely to be made at the company's board meeting in August. Mr Mulroney expressed confidence in the growth potential for Malaysia's cement demand which will b... |
Catalonian producers cut exports, Spain24 May 2013, Published under Cement NewsCement producers in Spain's autonomous region of Catalonia reduced their exports by 41 per cent between January and April, compared to the same period in 2012. The drop was explained by a five per cent cut in the price per tonne, which made the sales abroad less profitable. (Abstracted from an original article in Expansion) |
ScanMines-Togo expects first clinker at end 201423 May 2013, Published under Cement NewsScanMines-Togo, a subsidiary of Germany’s HeidelbergCement, expects production at its new works, located on the Sika-Kondji limestone deposit, to start at the end of 2014. The company plans to ramp up clinker production to 5000tpd and build two cement plants in the country. ScanMines-Togo is HeidelbergCement’s second subsidiary in Togo, after Ciments du Togo (Cimtogo). It represents an investment of US$254m. |
Health and Safety training initiative for Pakistan cement industry23 May 2013, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Pakistan Cement Ltd in collaboration with the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) hosted a Health and Safety Best Practices Training Day on 20 May 2013 for all members of the Pakistan cement industry, to promote the easy and effective integration of safety practices into daily operations . The training day aimed to promote health and safety standards in the industry and follows an agreement signed between Lafarge Pakistan and the APCMA last month to provide t... |
Vietnam cement sales down 1.7 per cent in first four months23 May 2013, Published under Cement NewsVietnam cement sales in the first four months of 2013 fell 1.7 per cent YoY to 14.45Mt, the Ministry of Construction (MoC) has said. Sales in the first four months represent 29.8 per cent of the full-year target, the MoC added. Cement production during the period was 15.53Mt (meeting 27.7 per cent of the full-year target). In April alone, cement sales reached 4.87Mt while production was 4.99Mt. A total of US$21.6m on cement imports between January-April, down by 22.3 per cent YoY. Meanw... |
Cemex UK Climafuel plant to be smaller in scale thanks to technology advances22 May 2013, Published under Cement NewsCemex UK's new Climafuel waste processing plant no longer needs to be as large as originally planned thanks to advances in technology. In April last year, SITA UK, one of the UK’s leading recycling and resource management companies, announced that it was joining forces with Cemex to develop two waste recycling plants for the production of Climafuel for Cemex’s Rugby cement plant in Warwickshire. One would be built in Birmingham and the other subsequently in Malpass Farm, adjacent to the R... |