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Cemex to increase Mexican cement prices16 July 2012, Published under Cement NewsCemex announced that it is to increase cement prices in Mexico by an average of six per cent per bag as of today. The company said the hike, which was announced last week, is due to rising input costs. "In order to compensate for the constant increase in rates and prices of major inputs, Cemex announced its dealers an average price increase of MXP120 /t (US$9) of grey cement, equivalent to an increase of six pesos per bag, from next Monday 16 July." Increases in petcoke, fuel oil and ... |
Spanish cement consumption drops 34.7% in 1H1213 July 2012, Published under Cement NewsCement consumption in Spain plunged 34.7 per cent YoY to 7.2Mt in the first-half of 2012, latest data from the domestic cement association Oficemen showed and the outlook for the remainder of the year is not any more promising. For the full year, Oficemen expects consumption to decline by 25% to around 15Mt, representing a 73 per cent fall of highs reached in 2007 (56Mt). The industry could witness per capita consumption of 325kg – levels not seen in the country since 1964 and even more ... |
Iran exports climb13 July 2012, Published under Cement NewsIran exported 3.34Mt of cement and clinker in the first three months of the current calendar year which began on March 20, the IRNA News Agency has reported. Some 2.89Mt of cement and 449,400t of clinker were exported during the period. Iran's cement production capacity will be increased by 6.8Mt to reach 82Mt by the end of the current calendar year, Mohammad Fatemian, an official of the Industry, Mine and Trade Ministry, said in May. "The country's cement production capacity stood at 76.4M... |
PT Semen Bosowa seeks loans for expansion, Indonesia13 July 2012, Published under Cement NewsPT Semen Bosowa is seeking a US$700m-800m loan from national and foreign banks to expand its business to 10Mta by 2015. The funds will be used to construct at least four new cement plants, Semen Bosowa CEO Erwin Aksa told Bisnis Indonesia. Investments will be made in Bayuwangi (East Java), Cilegon (Banten), Sorong (Papua) and land expansion in Maros Regency (South Sulawesi). Aksa said that the company has no plans to issue notes or bonds as bank interest rates both in Indonesia and abr... |
Construction of Pokot plant delayed, Kenya12 July 2012, Published under Cement NewsConstruction of a new cement factory in Pokot, Kenya, which was set to be completed by the end of next year is experiencing delays and is now expected to take longer than expected. Kenyan newspaper, The Star, reported Rajesh Kumar Rawal of the Cemtech Sanghi Group – which is behind the 1.2Mta cement plant – as saying that the company has completed the planning stages and construction was scheduled to start this year. However, at present, no work is being carried out at the site. No furthe... |
Brazil first-half 2012 sales increase11 July 2012, Published under Cement NewsPreliminary data for the first six months of the year, show that domestic cement sales in Brazil reached 33Mt, representing an increase of 9.3 per cent over the same period of 2011. However, sales for June 2012 were 5.3Mt, down 2.8 per cent on June 2011 figures. Cumulative sales in the rolling 12 months (July 2011-June 2012) reached 66.Mt, an increase of 8.4% over the previous period (July 10 to June 2011). Source: Sindicato Nacional da Indústria de Cimento |
Misr Beni Suef two week gas stoppage to plant, Egypt11 July 2012, Published under Cement NewsMisr Beni Suef Cement announced that gas supplies to its plant stopped for 15 days during the period from 16 June 2012 to 30 June 2012. The company added in a release sent to the Egyptian Stock Exchanged that, despite the stoppage, cement production was not affected because it had enough clinker stock to meet market requirements during the period. |
Madras Cements boosts grinding and power generation capacity11 July 2012, Published under Cement NewsIndia-based producer Madras Cements is currently in the process of increasing grinding capacity at two of its cement works while two power generation projects are set to become operational in the current quarter. The company notes in its 2011-12 annual report that is Ramasamy Raja Nagar plant is in the process of installing a roll press to increase cement grinding capacity from 210tph to 260pth. The project is expected to be commissioned in March 2013. Meanwhile, at its Salem grinding ... |
Holcim inaugurates new Garadagh line, Azerbaijan10 July 2012, Published under Cement NewsPresident Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan has attended the official inauguration of Holcim’s new dry-process line at its Garadagh cement plant in Baku. The new 1.7Mta kiln replaces the existing wet-process production and involved an investment of EUR300m. The modernisation project will enable higher production volumes, lower fuel and energy consumption and reduce emissions from the cement manufacturing process. The first clinker was produced by this new line at the end of last year. ... |
Dangote to be issued with Zambian mining licence, Zambia10 July 2012, Published under Cement NewsAn advisory committee set up by the Zambian government is to meet within the next two weeks and issue a mining licence to Dangote Cement of Nigeria. The delay to the issuance has resulted in delays to construction of Dangote’s 1.5Mta cement plant in Zambia’s Masaiti District on the Copperbelt. However, the Mines, Energy and Water Supply Permanent Secretary Victor Mutambo has now said the advisory committee would be sitting in the next two weeks and would issue Dangote Industries with the ... |