Cement News tagged under: international
Semen Padang in alternative fuels initiative, Indonesia28 February 2012, Published under Cement NewsIndonesia's Semen Padang is developing the use of waste materials to replace coal, according to Abusyamsari, a member of the company’s innovation team. The state-owned cement producer and a subsidiary of Semen Gresik, has been using rubber waste since 2011. “In addition to helping the government in reducing waste, the use of waste rubber can also save production costs,” he told The Jakarta Post on the sidelines of the 2011 Semen Gresik Group Award on Innovation. “With an assumption that w... |
Ash Grove Utah plant wins top safety award28 February 2012, Published under Cement NewsThe Ash Grove Cement Company’s Leamington, Utah, plant won top honors in the company’s annual L.T. Sunderland Safety Excellence Award competition for 2011.Since 2006, eight Ash Grove cement plants and two grinding facilities have competed to earn the award. Each facility is evaluated on an extensive matrix of data that is focused on health and safety process and results. The Ash Grove Safety Leadership Steering Committee scores each of the health and safety metrics used in selecting the b... |
Trinidad sales rise on impending strike action27 February 2012, Published under Cement NewsTrinidad Cement Ltd (TCL) has recorded a 30 per cent increase in sales of its cement products as suppliers began stocking up on supplies in preparation for strike action at the Claxton Bay company, the Trinidad Guardian reports. TCL general manager, Satnarine Bachew, said since news of the workers plan to serve strike notice on the company, there has been a marked increase in purchases. He admitted that the company did not have sufficient supplies to sustain itself over the strike period.... |
Investments in China cement sector drops27 February 2012, Published under Cement NewsInvestment in China’s cement sector declined 8.3 per cent YoY to CNY143.9bn (US$22.85) in 2011, the country’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) reported. The decline was the first drop in five years amid the government’s policies to curb overcapacity, MIIT said in a statement on its website. The figure was 40.2 percentage points lower than the average level of the building materials industry, the MIIT added. Investments in the eastern region fell 13.5 per cent Y... |
Pakistan cement exports forecast to grow27 February 2012, Published under Cement NewsPakistan cement exports in the first seven months (July 2011-January 2012) of the current fiscal year fell in terms of quantity but gained in price by US$4.33/t, data by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics shows. The industry expects dispatches to Afghanistan and India to grow in the remaining months of the year. In the first seven months, exports amounted to 4.087Mt of cement and earned US$258.190m compared to 5.196Mt at US$256.618m in the corresponding period of last year. This represent... |
Catskill plant closure to be made permanent, USA24 February 2012, Published under Cement NewsHolcim is reportedly permanently closing its Catskill plant in the state of New York, USA, according to a local news report which cites notice given to the Department of Environmental Conservation which seeks permission for Holcim to dispose of cement production waste remaining at the plant. Last June, Holcim mothballed the plant citing poor economic conditions but left open the possibility that one day the plant could reopen. At the time, the company said it would maintain permits... |
Cemex to appeal fine, Mexico24 February 2012, Published under Cement NewsCemex CEO Lorenzo Zambrano has reiterated that the company will appeal a fine for allegedly blocking competitors from bringing cement into Mexico, the Wall Street Journal reports. Earlier this month, the Federal Competition Commission (CFC) fined Cemex MXP10.2m (US$796,000) following an investigation into a failed attempt by a competitor to import cement via a silo ship almost eight years ago. The newspaper quoted Zambrano as saying: “We’ve done nothing illegal.” He said Cemex used leg... |
Indonesia to invest US$6.3bn in new capacity projects24 February 2012, Published under Cement NewsIndonesian cement producers plan to invest IDR57trn (US$6.3bn) to raise domestic production, chairman of the Indonesian Cement Association (ASI) said. The Investor Daily reports the investment is expected to produce an additional 30Mta of cement and could advance total cement production to 90Mta in 2017. Capacity currently stands at 52Mta. “With a population of 240 million and cement prices that continue to go up, it makes Indonesia an attractive market for [investors],” said Urip Timu... |
Falluja Cement factory to be rehabilitated, Iraq23 February 2012, Published under Cement NewsIraq’s Ministry of Industry and Minerals has signed a 20-year investment contract to rehabilitate the Fulluja Cement Factory, as the country emerges seeks to attract inward investment to accelerate the rehabilitation of the economy. A statement by the ministry said it has “signed a contract with an Iraqi company, backed by Arab and foreign companies, to rehabilitate and operate the Falluja Cement Factory, which ceased its production since 1986 due to technical and economic problems," said... |
Lithuania’s Akmenes Cement seeks export markets23 February 2012, Published under Cement NewsFollowing the completion of upgrade works at the Akmenes Cement works in Lithuania, the company has said it is seeking new export markets for its additional output. The company is installing a new line which will raise capacity from 1.2Mta to 1.5Mta. “Search for new markets and customers is vital for us and we focus on that now. We are building a new plant, which will have the capacity way larger what we have now, hence we must secure our future sales today,” Akmenes Cementas CEO, Arturas... |