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UK construction output down, recession risk18 June 2012, Published under Cement NewsThe UK's Office for National Statistics (ONS) has published construction figures for April 2012 showing a fall of 8.5% compared with April 2011. Commenting on the figures, Noble Francis, Economics Director at the Construction Products Association said: ‘With ONS reporting that both manufacturing and construction sectors fell in April, prospects for the UK economy escaping recession in Q2 are dissipating rapidly. It was unfortunately unsurprising to see the sharp fall in construction outpu... |
Karnataka Cabinet approves land for cement plant18 June 2012, Published under Cement NewsThe Karnataka cabinet has cleared the proposal of JK Cements to acquire additional land for setting up a cement plant. Economic Research of India states that the company will acquire 278 acre for their own industrial use at Mudepura in Bagalkot district where it is already investing in a cement plant. Earlier, the state high level clearance committee had also cleared JK Cement's proposal to set up a unit to produce ordinary Portland cement, Portland Pozzolana cement, and Portland slag c... |
Borcim receives positive response to EIA, Turkey18 June 2012, Published under Cement NewsThe Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for a proposed cement plant by Borcim Cement Manufacturing and Trading has received approval by the Ministry of Environment and Urbanism. The new works, to be situated in the Emet district of Kutahya, will produce OPC, white and Boron Activated Belite (BAB) cement. The Directorate of Environment, Planning said in a written statement: '"Pursuant to the final EIA report, submitted to Ministry, 'Borçim Cement Factory' project 'environmental impact... |
New Nigerian plant to begin production soon18 June 2012, Published under Cement NewsCement production at the Igumale Cement Factory in Nigeria is to commence this month, according to local press reports. The 600,000tpa cement factory situated in Benue State, is a joint venture between the state government and a Chinese partner Zhengzhou Cangxi and Commerce Development Company Ltd. The project, was initiated in 2001, is to be completed in “due course” according to Commissioner for Commerce and Industries, Hon. Terfa Atoza Ihindan. (Source: The Leadership). |
Indonesia May cement sales rise 15.6%14 June 2012, Published under Cement NewsIndonesia's cement sales rose 15.6 per cent in May from a year ago, data from PT Semen Gresik Tbk showed on Thursday. Sales by volume in May rose 12.8 per cent month on month to 4.72Mt, according to the data. Most sales were on Java and Sumatra islands. Sales by volume in the eastern islands of Moluccas and Papua increased 40 per cent for the second consecutive month. |
Brazil Jan-May sales rise 11.6%14 June 2012, Published under Cement NewsLatest data on the Brazilian cement market shows that for the first five months of the current year, domestic sales were 27.6Mt, a rise of 11.6 per cent YoY. For the 12 rolling months between June 2011 and May 2012, accumulated sales reached 66.8Mt. This represents an increase of 9.7 per cent on the same period the year before (June 2010-May 2011). |
VSP plans slag-based cement plant, India14 June 2012, Published under Cement NewsVisakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP) is planning a slag-based steel plant with a plan outlay of about INR2000 crore, Business Standard of India reports. VSP is generates over 800,000t of slag every year as a by-product, of which some 1000 tonnes are being exported. “To fully utilise the slag and fly-ash, the management is now seriously looking at starting a slag-based cement plant,” NS Rao, director (projects), VSP, told reporters here on Wednesday. “We want to set up this cement plant with pri... |
UAE cement prices drop 3.4% in May14 June 2012, Published under Cement NewsThe average prices of several building materials groups have undergone changes during May 2012, compared with April 2012, a monthly report by the Statistics Centre Abu Dhabi (SCAD) revealed. The average prices of cement dropped by 3.4 per cent, due mainly to decreases in the price of Portland cement per tonne by 11.3 per cent and SRC by 5.9 per cent. The next largest fall was in the average price of aggregates and sand which decreased by 3.2 per cent. |
Italcementi reorganises Italian cement operations13 June 2012, Published under Cement NewsItalian cement producer Italcementi SpA announced it is to sell one of its domestic cement plants and close two other factories to reorganise its local production base on the back of lower demand. Italy's leading cement producer said it would sell its Pontassieve factory to local cement company Colacem and will shut down two mid-sized cement-making plants by the third quarter of 2012 in order to reorganise its domestic production capacity. The two plants could be turned into clinker grin... |
India’s May output rises 13.5 per cent13 June 2012, Published under Cement NewsIndia's cement production in May rose 13.5% on year to 16.2Mt, the Cement Manufacturers' Association said today. Cement output in May was 1.1% higher than 16.01Mt produced in the previous month. Cement despatches in May rose 14.5% YoY to 16.26Mt, the association said. Cement production during Apr-May, the first two months of 2012-13, rose 11.6% to 32.21Mt. India's cement production in 2011-12 had increased 6.3% to 179.79Mt. |