Cement News tagged under: international
Clal Industries to expand power plant capacity30 August 2012, Published under Cement NewsClal Industries and Investments, controlled by Len Blavatnik, subsidiary Mashav Initiation and Development Ltd, is to expand capacity at its private power station which provides electricity to Nesher Cement Enterprises of Israel. With an investment of US$90m, capacity at the station is to be increased initially by 50MW and thereafter by 70MW. Mashav is 75 per cent owned by Clal Industries and 25 per cent owned by CRH. In 2010, Mashav’s 50W natural gas-driven power station secured a 20-yea... |
Vietnam Jan-Aug production falls YoY29 August 2012, Published under Cement NewsVietnam is estimated to have produced 36.9Mt of cement in the first eight months of this year, a fall of 5.7 per cent from the same period of last year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO). Cement output in August is likely to have increased by 14.29 per cent from July to 5.5Mt, the government office said in a report released on Monday. The GSO has revised down its cement output figures for the first seven months of 2012 to 31.4Mt from the previously-estimated 32Mt. Las... |
Improved outlook for Omani cement companies29 August 2012, Published under Cement NewsOman cement companies are set for brighter times ahead as inflows of cheap cement from the UAE decline and demand picks up both in the UAE and the sultanate, according to a report by Global Investment House (GIH). In its GCC cement sector report released on Tuesday, GIH said that Omani cement firms are set for steady growth in the coming quarters as growth in the construction sector leads to a higher cement demand. “The inflow of cheap cement from UAE, which earlier roughly catered to... |
Assuit Cement drivers strike, Egypt29 August 2012, Published under Cement NewsDrivers working at the Assuit Cement factory in Egypt continued striking for a second day on Saturday in protest of penalties imposed on them by the company, according to local press reports. Workers at the company’s transportation department have also joined the strike due to alleged mistreatment by company officials, Ahram online reported. The head of security at the cement factory has reportedly given orders to prevent food and drink from entering the factory to pressure workers to end... |
Thang Long Cement plans to increase exports, Vietnam29 August 2012, Published under Cement NewsVietnam-based producer Thang Long Cement JSC plans to double monthly cement exports to Cambodia from its Hiep Phuoc grinding plant to 10,000 due to increased demand in the neighbouring market. Since the start of this year, the company has shipped around 5000t and 2000t of cement to Cambodia and Indonesia, respectively from the grinding facility, according to the company’s director Mai Anh Tai. Thang Long Cement plans to export around a further 150,000t of cement to these two markets betwe... |
Lafarge Canada receives approval to expand quarry29 August 2012, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Canada has received approval to expand its Flamborough quarry, according to local press reports. The company applied for the 31ha expansion of its existing aggregate operation back in 2007, the Hamilton Spectator reports. Objection from a nearby resident resulted in Lafarge promising additional monitoring and strengthen its rehabilitation plan, according to a Ministry of Natural Resources notice. The expansion became necessary because aggregate reserves were depleted. A Class A... |
China quarry blast death toll rises29 August 2012, Published under Cement NewsThe death toll from a quarry blast at a south China cement factory earlier this week has risen to 10 while 18 other have been confirmed injured, local authorites have said. The blast occurred on Monday afternoon at the Longshan Cement Company in Yingde, Guangdong province, Xinhua news agency reported . The blast has resulted in the death of eight of the company’s workers, a driver from an explosive sales company and a security guard, Liu Weirong, spokesperson of the Yingde municipal g... |
Fire at Lafarge Ravena works, USA29 August 2012, Published under Cement NewsA fire broke out at the Lafarge Ravena plant in Albany, NY on Monday as a rubber conveyor belt carrying limestone snapped and caught fire, according to John Reagan, public affairs manager for the Lafarge division. The blaze broke out after 2pm and it took firefighters about two hours to douse. The fire was contained to the conveyor belt was not in danger of spreading to the main cement plant. Mr Reagan says because the plant has limestone stockpiles, operations are continuing as usual. ... |
Egyptian cement companies to lose energy subsidies28 August 2012, Published under Cement NewsEgypt is to no longer provide subsidised energy to new cement plants, including the 14 new facilities for which licenses have already been issued, and plans to phase out subsidies to already-existing plants, the government has said. Hatem Saleh, minister of industry and external trade, told reporters at a press conference on Sunday that the government will not be responsible for providing subsidised energy to new cement factories adding that energy prices for existing cement plants would g... |
Zuari agrees to pay lump sum in L&T dispute, India28 August 2012, Published under Cement NewsZuari Cement, a subsidiary of Italian cement major Italcementi, has agreed to pay a lump sum to settle an acrimonious dispute with engineering and construction company Larsen & Toubro (L&T) over unpaid bills, the Economic Times of India reports citing sources familiar with the situation. The amount Zuari Cement is set to pay is undisclosed. Last month L&T filed for arbitration proceedings against Zuari Cement to claim INR188.5 crore in unpaid dues and payment delays. L&T alleged that Zuari ... |