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Dangote Cement new Zambia plant facing delays31 May 2012, Published under Cement NewsConstruction of Dangote Cement’s US$500m cement plant in Masaiti District, Zambia, has suffered a setback following delays by the government in issuing a mining license. Speaking to the Times of Zambia, Dangote Industries general manager Viveka Heblikar said his company had submitted all the documentation and was only waiting to be granted the mining licence. As a result, the company cannot undertake any mining activity in the area. But Mines Minister Christopher Yaluma said the issua... |
China consumption far from peaking – comment31 May 2012, Published under Cement NewsDaiwa investment bank says China's cement demand is "still far from peaking," as it expects policy loosening to accelerate construction activity, resulting in an uptrend in cement demand and prices from 2H12-13. The house says infrastructure is the largest consumer of cement (Daiwa forecasts it to account for 45%-46% of demand over 2011-13). Macroeconomic loosening, therefore, would improve the prospects for the cement market nationwide in 2H12. (Source: Dow Jones China Financial Newswire) |
Mai Son cement plant put into operation, Vietnam31 May 2012, Published under Cement NewsMai Son Cement Joint Stock Co has officially put its Mai Son cement plant into operation. The new cement plant is situated in Na Pat Hamlet, Na Bo Commune, Mai Son Dist, Son La province with design capacity of 2500tpd of clinker (1Mta of cement). The company said it will concentrate on producing three types of cement: PCB40, PCB30 and PC40. |
Northern Pakistan prices decline30 May 2012, Published under Cement NewsPakistan cement prices have registered a decline of PKR20/bag during May to PKR415-420/bag from PKR435-440/bag due to the start of wheat harvesting, which created a temporary shortage of labour for the construction industry, sources said on Tuesday. It is traditional for construction activity to slow in April and remain under pressure in the Punjab and and Khyber-Pakhtoonkhwa (KPK) until August. Daily dispatches have reduced to 60,000t from around 80,000t, one north-based cement produce... |
Heracles Group sales down 37.6% in 1Q12, Greece30 May 2012, Published under Cement NewsHeracles Group of Companies announced sales of EUR43.89m for the first quarter of 2012, a reduction of 37.60% compared with the EUR70.35m in the same period of 2011 as the Greek constructions sector stalls with now sign of a turnaround. At the EBITDA level the group reported a loss of EUR16.59m against EUR9.38m in first quarter last year. Heracles said in a statement,: “The decrease in the group and the company sales in the first quarter of 2012 reflects the intensifying recession in t... |
Hail Cement secures license to exploit raw materials, Saudi Arabia30 May 2012, Published under Cement NewsSaudi Arabia's Hail Cement Co said Tuesday it has secured a license from the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources to exploit raw limestone and clay in the Green Well area. |
Lafarge teams up with UK festival, demonstrates science behind manufacturing processes30 May 2012, Published under Cement NewsWales’ leading annual festival is set to receive over £10,000 worth of construction material thanks to a special partnership between Lafarge’s Aberthaw Cement Works and its Ewenny stone quarry near Bridgend. The major donation will see the global manufacturer provide stone for the construction of the main site road and access ways for The Eisteddfod Festival, the pinnacle of the Welsh cultural calendar. It is held in August over eight days and welcomes 160,000 visitors to celebrate Wales’... |
Vietnam domestic production seen down 7.2%, Jan-May 201229 May 2012, Published under Cement NewsVietnam is estimated to have produced 22.5Mt of cement in the first five months of this year, down 7.2% from a year earlier, the government’s General Statistics Office (GSO) said in its monthly report. Production in the month of May is estimated to have reached 5.5Mt, up 5.5% YoY. The GSO has also revised down Vietnam’s cement output for the first four months of 2012 to 17.1Mt from a previously estimated 17.8Mt. In 2011, Vietnam produced and sold 49.3Mt of cement. The country also ... |
Colombian shipments rise 8.1% in 4M1229 May 2012, Published under Cement NewsDuring the first four months of 2012, Colombia reported rises in cement production and shipments, according to the Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadistica (Dane). Cement production reached 3.5Mt during the period, representing an increase of 6.2% YoY while domestic shipments rose 8.1% to reach 4.4Mt, Jorge Bustamante, director of Dane, said. The largest increases were seen in Cundinamarca (50.2%), Cesar (24.8%), Casanare (21.9%) and Santander (17.3%). However, April 201... |
TCL workers expected to return to work, Trinidad29 May 2012, Published under Cement NewsTrinidad Cement Ltd (TCL) are expected to return to work after 90 days of strike action, The Trinidad Guardian reports. President general of the Oilfields Workers’ Trade Union (OWTU) Ancel Roget, who addressed workers outside the plant yesterday, said under the Industrial Relations Act workers had to return to work because the legal 90-day strike period had ended. “If any worker is not allowed to return to work the union will view this as continuing industrial action by the company and... |