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Lafarge CEO to visit Bangladesh21 March 2012, Published under Cement NewsBruno Lafont, Chairman and CEO of the Lafarge Group, is set to arrive in Dhaka, Bangladesh, today to review operations of its local subsidiary Lafarge Surma Cement. An official of the Lafarge Group of France told CemNet News that Mr Lafont will travel to Bangladesh following a trip to India where he is also reviewing the company's operations in the neighbouring country. During the Bangladesh visit, Mr Lafont is plans to review LSC's business and strategies and is scheduled to visit LS... |
Birla Corp starts trial production at Chanderia, India21 March 2012, Published under Cement NewsBirla Corporation Ltd. has commenced trial production of clinker from its 1.2Mt brownfield capacity expansion project at Chanderia in Rajasthan. The Indian Bureau of Mines has conducted an inspection and undertaken various tests regarding mining activities at Chanderia and a report has since been submitted to the Court. (Economic Research India Pvt. Ltd) |
Suez Cement strike action, Egypt21 March 2012, Published under Cement NewsEgyptian cement producer, Suez Cement, said that workers in two of its factories started strike action on 14 March. The strike has halted shipping at the Suez and Katamiya plants, although production has not been affected. (Bloomberg) |
Mexico sees slow recovery21 March 2012, Published under Cement NewsMexican consumption reached 40.6Mt in 2011, representing a growth of 3.9 per cent and a similar growth rate is expected for this year as a number of challenges lie ahead. T ough market conditions have prevailed in Mexico since the global economic crisis and over 2009-2010 , the domestic cement industry faced one of its most challenging phases to-date. "We come from a very strong crisis, we recovered only slightly last year"; the sector shrank 3.8 per cent on average in both consumption a... |
Peruvian market acceleration21 March 2012, Published under Cement NewsPeruvian cement shipments have shown strong increases for the third month in a row indicating a recovery in public investment and an acceleration in domestic sales. Shipments reached 418,824t in February 2012, representing an 11.67 per cent YoY advance from 270,562t, the cement producers association (Asocem) reported. Cement production for the month was 448,199t, up 10.3 per cent on February 2011 (313,013t). Total shipments (domestic plus exports) for the first two months of 2012 ... |
Indocement sales advance, further growth ahead, Indonesia21 March 2012, Published under Cement NewsPT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa, part of the HeidelbergCement Group, said on Tuesday cement sales rose 15 per cent in 2011 and forecasts a strong rise in infrastructure projects supported by the government’s recently-passed land clearing law. Domestic sales volumes by Indocement rose 20.2 per cent as the Indonesian construction sector has been benefiting from lively activity, particularly in the residential and high-rise construction sector, noted HeidelbergCement. As a result of lower stro... |
Cemex Philippines signs deal for WHR plant21 March 2012, Published under Cement NewsCemex Philippines is to construct a waste heat recovery power plant at its Solid Cement plant in Antipolo City, Rizal Province. Cemex regional president for Asia, Joaquin Miguel Estrada, announced the plan following the signing of an agreement with Sinoma Energy Conservation of China who will build the waste heat-to-energy facility, a first for the Cemex group of cement plants worldwide. “Cemex is a company that wants to achieve a corporate objective of lower operational costs, and also pu... |
Lafarge to expand Indian operations21 March 2012, Published under Cement NewsLafarge is expanding its operations in India but says it will do so organically and isn't considering any acquisitions at present, Chairman Bruno Lafont said Tuesday. "We will continue to grow, mostly through internal growth and by expanding our existing cement plants and growing through several greenfield plants," Lafont told reporters on the sidelines of an event. He said the company will continue with its program to increase production capacity in India by 2Mta but no completion da... |
Saudi Arabian demand seen rising 10.8% in 201220 March 2012, Published under Cement NewsSaudi Arabian cement consumption is expected to see a double-digit advance in 2012 thanks to increased levels of government spending, and while fuel shortage remains the key supply constraint for the domestic cement sector, the demand outlook remains strong, says a new report by NCB Capital. The main drivers for medium-term demand growth are government spending on infrastructure projects and housing, the research house notes. The economics team at NCB estimate 2012 government spending to ... |
Dangote Cement to invest in Liberia20 March 2012, Published under Cement NewsDangote cement is planning to invest over US$35m in the west African country of Liberia through its Dangote Cement Liberia subsidiary, Aliko Dangote, group president and CEO, signed a memorandum of understanding with the Liberia government at the head office of the National Port Authority on Friday. The Dangote Group has previously outlined plans to build a 0.5Mta import terminal in Monrovia which is the main commercial port facility in the country. Signing on behalf of the Liberian... |