Cement News tagged under: international
Diamond Cement workers to resume production, Ghana14 May 2012, Published under Cement NewsDiamond Cement Ghana Ltd (DCGL) will resume production at its Aflao plant by next week following a a three week shutdown due to power shortages. The power shortage occurred due lightening striking a transformer at the GRIDCO sub-station near Aflao during a 26 April thunderstorm. The power shortage at the cement works has resulted in a shortfall of 120,000 (2,400,000 bags) of product to the market. Henry Ford Kamel, Volta Regional Minister said Diamond Cement would maintain its 5000tpd r... |
Lucky Cement to receive approval for wind farm investment, Pakistan14 May 2012, Published under Cement NewsPakistan cement producer Lucky Cement is to set to receive approval at an extra-ordinary general meeting on 31 May for an investment in the associated company Yunus Energy Ltd which is establishing a 50MW wind power plant in Sindh. The Pakistan Banker reports that Lucky Cement plans to make an investment of PKR385m (US$4m), divided into 38.5 million ordinary shares of PKR10 each. |
Indian workers held in Angola14 May 2012, Published under Cement NewsAround 1200 men from across India working in Angola cannot return home as their travel documents have allegedly been held by the company for which they work. The workers were hired by ETA Star International to work in a cement factory near Sumbe, the administrative capital of Cuanza Sul Province in west central Angola. Workers have been protesting against the non-payment of wages?for the past four days. Travel documents have allegedly been confiscated by the company and police are have... |
Cement prices turning a corner?14 May 2012, Published under Cement NewsWhile cement pricing power is generally strongest during the construction up-cycle, it has remained remarkably resilient in the recent downcycle, particularly when considering the overall economic environment. For instance, in 1H11, Cemex US sales volumes fell by 7% while the company was able to limit its price slide to 1%. However, the US cement industry has been in for a difficult time. While prices rose by an average 10% over 2004-07, during 2008-1H11, they contracted 2.8%. The USGS no... |
Brazil four-month sales rise 12.7%11 May 2012, Published under Cement NewsDomestic cement sales in Brazil for the first four months of 2012 reached 21.7Mt, up 12.7 per cent YoY, according to data from local association, Sindicato Nacional da Indústria do Cimento. April 2012 sales reached 5.3Mt, a rise of 10.9 per cent compared to April 2011 (4.8Mt) Accumulated sales for the rolling 12 months (May 2011 to April 2012) were, 66.3Mt, representing a rise of 10.1 per cent over the same period in the previous year (May 2010 to April 2011). |
EPA sends revised emissions rules for White House Review, USA11 May 2012, Published under Cement NewsThe US Enviornmental Protection Agency (EPA) has sent for White House Office of Management & Budget (OMB) review its proposed revisions to its emissions rules for the Portland cement sector, ahead of a tentative 15 June deadline for issuing the revisions in line with a proposed consent decree with industry. The agency in September 2010 first issued a national emission standard for hazardous air pollutants rule to reduce the sector's air toxics, alongside a new source performance standard t... |
Pikalyovsky Cement reports stable production in 4M12, Russia11 May 2012, Published under Cement NewsRussia-based producer, Pikalyovsky Cement (part of the Eurocement Group) has reported stable production results for the first four months of 2012. The company, which holds a leading position in the North-West Federal District, produced more than 464,000t of cement in the January-April 2012 period, up 1.1 per cent compared to the same period of last year. Clinker production amounted to 481,600t, representing a 9.5% YoY increase. |
Addoha Group to construct Cameroon plant10 May 2012, Published under Cement NewsMorroco's leading home builder Addoha Group will start construction of a EUR20m (US$25.9m) cement plant this month in Cameroon's economic capital Douala, the company said on Wednesday. The plant will have a capacity of 0.5Mta, Addoha Group President Anas Sefrioui said over state radio after a meeting with Cameroon President Paul Biya. He added that Addoha intends to invest in the construction of low cost housing in the central African country "so as to give Cameroonians the opportunity to ... |
Vietnam four-month sales at 14.7Mt10 May 2012, Published under Cement NewsVietnam’s cement sales stood at 14.7Mt in the first four months of this year, fulfilling 26.8% of the whole-year target, including 4.73Mt in April. The country also produced 14.85Mt of cement in Jan-Apr period, making up 27% of the whole-year target, including 4.81Mt in April, the Ministry of Construction said on its website late Wednesday. Meanwhile its cement exports stood at US$53.6m, fulfilling 23.8% of the full-year target, including US$8.7m in April. Vietnam’s cement consumptio... |
Kercim to begin production in 201310 May 2012, Published under Cement NewsNewly established cement company, Kercim will complete the construction of its plant, in Montoir-de-Bretagne, western France, by the end of this year. Production will start at the beginning of 2013. Kercim has invested EUR44m in the facility has a cement capacity of 600,000tpa. Abstracted from an original article in Les Echos |