Cement News tagged under: international
Bangladesh: strike disrupts inland clinker transport11 January 2013, Published under Cement NewsAn indefinite strike by the Bangladesh River Transport Workers’ Federation has disrupted the transport of imported clinker from Chittagong Port to cement plants through inland rivers. No clinker has been transported since Wednesday due to the strike, a spokesman of Chittagong Port told CemNet News. The offloading of 12 foreign-flag vessels laden with 466,651t of clinker at the port is expected to be affected. Four vessels have seen their offloading of 177,139t of clinker halted mid-operat... |
JP Morgan cautious near term outlook on India cement sector11 January 2013, Published under Cement NewsJP Morgan cautions the near-term outlook for Indian cement companies remains "hazy", in contrast with market consensus for a strong V-shaped recovery in infrastructure spending over the next 12 months. The investment bank says a growth in industry demand of more than eight per cent is unlikely over the next two years, as capacity will continue to outpace demand. (Source: Reuters.) |
SINOMA accelerates southwest expansion with Taiwan Cement10 January 2013, Published under Cement NewsChina National Materials Group Corporation Ltd (SINOMA) and Taiwan Cement Corporation recently inked agreement in Hong Kong for strategic cooperation. Both sides will exchange information, boost regional production capacity, share technology and experience, make full advantage of Taiwan Cement's involvement in waste treatment, green mining and exploration, CO2 capture, micro-algae carbon fixation and development of a green cement industry. Besides, they will also share products and servic... |
Kenya: KES12bn Pokot cement factory to be completed next year10 January 2013, Published under Cement NewsInvestors in the KES12bn cement factory in Pokot have pledged to complete the project next year after revising its implementation plan. The project was initially scheduled to end this year. CEO of the Cemtech Sanghi Group, Rajesh Kumar Rawal, has dispelled fears that the project may not take off. "Its a complex project but we are committed to completing it within the next 15 months so that it is commissioned," he told local newspaper, the Star. "We are on course to implement it because ... |
West Africa: Dangote Cement to meet demand10 January 2013, Published under Cement NewsWith the rising concern of unavailability of cement during certain times of the year in Ghana and the rapid infrastructure development of many economies in Africa, especially the sub region, Dangote has positioned itself to meet the supply needs of estate and private home developers. “We are expanding the capacity of the Ibese plant, which already has two mills which produce a total of 6Mta, with two more units of mills and storage capacity for clinker to produce 12Mta. This will be big en... |
Egypt: National Cement denies production stoppage due to high energy prices10 January 2013, Published under Cement NewsNational Cement denied news claiming that company"s operations will be halted due to higher gas and mazout prices. The company added, in a release responding to Egyptian Stock Exchange inquiries that, this news is totally untrue. The company pointed out that, it is studying means of using alternative fuel in production. |
India: Reliance Cement marketing campaign10 January 2013, Published under Cement NewsReliance Cement, a 100% subsidiary of Reliance Infrastructure, is currently in the middle of a six-month campaign to better promote its OOH cement brand that was initially launched in 2007. One creative of the campaign showcases a huge cement bag placed on the billboard. The bag is shown pouring cement on a person, making him look like a cement man. In another marketing banner, a huge moving crane attached to a motorised pulley is erected across a billboard, apparently pulling the cement b... |
Swiss cement deliveries see 2012 setback09 January 2013, Published under Cement NewsDomestic cement sales in Switzerland saw a 6.2 per cent decline in 2012, latest data from the domestic cement association, Cemsuisse shows. For full year 2012, domestic sales reached 4.395Mt compared to 4.687Mt in 2011. The country was affected by a long period of adverse weather conditions during the spring which led to first quarter deliveries being down by 22 per cent. In the fourth quarter sales were 1.092Mt, down 1.18 per cent from the 1.105Mt recorded in 4Q11. The proportion o... |
Vietnam 2012 sales fall 3.5% YoY09 January 2013, Published under Cement NewsTotal cement sales in Vietnam (domestic plus exports) in 2012 fell 3.5 per cent YoY to 54Mt. A recent update by the Vietnam Cement Association (VNCA) shows domestic sales were down 7.71 per cent YoY to 45.5Mt during the year as a frozen real estate market hurt local demand. Cement and clinker exports, however, rose by 30 per cent to 8.5Mt. Vietnam’s cement sales are predicted to rise by 5-8 per cent YoY to 48-49Mt in 2013, equal to total sales of 2011. With the country currently fac... |
Tunisia domestic sales rise during Jan-November 201209 January 2013, Published under Cement NewsTunisia has reported a double-digit rise in cement sales for the first 11 months of 2012 while exports saw a significant drop over the same period. Domestic sales rose by 11.6 per cent during January-November 2012 to 6.559Mt from 5.875Mt recorded in the first 11 months of 2011. Production, meanwhile, rose 10.7 per cent to 6.787Mt from 6.13Mt in the corresponding period of 2011. Exports, however, fell 22.4 per cent to 201,000t against the 259,000t registered in the first 11 months of ... |