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Indian prices seen declining17 August 2012, Published under Cement NewsCement prices in July have declined in most Indian states. A drop has been recorded in Andhra Pradesh where a 50kg bag of cement was down by about INR20-25, meanwhile in Hyderabad, prices have gone from INR320-330 in the Rayalseema districts to INR27-275 in the last week. Even in the states of Karnataka, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, prices have seen a comparative fall of INR15-20. According to local press, there has been a sudden excess capacity created in the market with the launch of new... |
Lucky Cement domestic sales boost full-year profit, Pakistan16 August 2012, Published under Cement NewsLucky Cement reported a 71 per cent rise in full year net profit as domestic sales offset a decline in exports. Net income was PKR6.78bn (US$71.8m) in the 12 months ended 30 June with a PKR3.97bn (US$623.5m) a year earlier, the Karachi-based company said in a filing to the stock exchange. Revenue rose 23 per cent to PKR39.1bn while sales were three per cent higher at 5.97Mt. Domestic sales rose seven per cent while exports were down 4.7 per cent to 2.25Mt, the company said. A total ... |
Indocement gears up to meet rising demand, Indonesia16 August 2012, Published under Cement NewsPT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa has said it will continue to raise capacity to meet increasing domestic demand with three new factories planned to come on-stream by 2016. The new facilities are to be built in Citereup (West Java), Pati (Central Java) and another outside Java. Construction of the Citereup factory, which will have a capacity of 4.4Mta, will start construction before the end of this year and be completed in 2015. An environmental impact assessment is still being carried out... |
ACC sees Indian demand rising 10 per cent YoY, India16 August 2012, Published under Cement NewsIndian cement major ACC has said cement demand may grow at a healthy rate of 10 per cent in 2012 but subdued capacity utilisation and higher raw material costs will keep prices under pressure. "The demand for cement is expected to grow at 10 per cent over 2011. A lower utilisation rate coupled with increase in cost of raw materials and increasing logistics costs are likely to keep overall prices under pressure in all regions," it said in its annual report. "Pressure on costs will continu... |
New plant set to begin operation, Angola15 August 2012, Published under Cement NewsThe new Cimenfort factory, owned by the Genea Angola Group, will come into operation on the 22nd August 2012 in the municipality of Catumbela, Benguela Province, according to a statement released by the company. According to the release, production capacity of the plant in the first phase will be 720,000tpa while the second phase – scheduled for completion in 2013 - will see capacity reach 1Mta. (Source: Angop, Angola) |
Essroc officially opens rail project, USA15 August 2012, Published under Cement NewsEssroc Cement’s plant in Martinsburg, West Virginia, has celebrated the completion of a US$10m railroad spur project that is expected to help a cement producer ship thousands of tons of product each year via raill. About 100 people attended the official opening ceremony for the 1.2-mile rail spur, which connects the Essroc cement plant to Winchester & Western Railroad just south of Martinsburg. “It’s a day where we finally put the last pieces of a puzzle together,” said Brian Costenbader, ... |
Argentina July shipments edge ahead YoY14 August 2012, Published under Cement NewsArgentina cement plants shipped 912,106t in July 2012 - including exports - a rise of 0.7 per cent from June but down two per cent from the same period a year ago. According to provisional data of the Association of Portland Cement Manufacturers (AFCP), dispatches destined for domestic consumption totaled 904,169t, 1.8 per cent more than in June but 0.8 per cent below the July 2011 placement. After a fall of 18 per cent between March and April, sales surged 11.3 per cent in May and 1.9... |
Malabar Cements seeks thermal coal supply, India14 August 2012, Published under Cement NewsMalabar Cements Ltd. is seeking to buy 12,000t of thermal coal, according to a document on its website.The state-owned cement maker based in Kerala is seeking coal with 5,500kcal/kg on an air-dried basis, 12 per cent maximum total moisture, 23 per cent maximum ash and one per cent maximum sulphur to be delivered at the port of Cochin, according to the tender document. Bids will be opened on September 5, Bloomberg reports |
July sales rise six per cent YoY, Brazil14 August 2012, Published under Cement NewsThe latest preliminary data and market estimates from the Brazilian cement market show that domestic cement consumption in July 2012 reached 5.8Mt, up six per cent on the same month of the previous year. On a month-on-month basis, July 2012 sales were 2.9 per cent higher than June 2012. For the 12 month rolling period (August 2011-July 2012), sales were 67Mta, representing an 8.4 per cent increase compared to the same months of the previous year (August 2010-July 2011). Source: Sind... |
Indonesia’s July sales rise 9.9 per cent13 August 2012, Published under Cement NewsIndonesia's domestic cement sales rose 9.9 per cent in July from a year ago, up from 9.5 per cent in June, data from the country's biggest cement firm PT Semen Gresik Tbk showed on Monday. Southeast Asia's biggest economy consumed more than 4.8Mt of cement in July, up 7.2 per cent on a monthly basis. The Moluccas islands and Papua led July growth at 51.1 per cent, while main islands Java and Sumatra led sales volumes. July cement sales volume was boosted by additional supply from... |