Cement News tagged under: international
Zimbabwe’s cement price surges as Lafarge reports mill out05 October 2011, Published under Cement NewsCement prices in Zimbabwe have shot up from their recommended average price of US$12.50/50kg bag to US$16-20 after Lafarge Zimbabwe confirmed yesterday that one of its two mills was down. Lafarge’s local Managing Director Jonathan Shonhiwa said it was unfortunate that some retailers were taking advantage of the shortage to exploit customers. "We are currently operating one cement mill as the other one has broken down," said Mr Shonhiwa. "The cement mill breakdown has resulted in shortages ... |
Lafarge expands rail transport from Nigerian Ewekoro works05 October 2011, Published under Cement NewsCement will soon be transported from Lafarge’s Ewekoro works, in Ogun state, Nigeria, to other parts of the country by rail, said the Nigeria Railway Corp’s Managing Director Seyi Sijuwade. This would result in a fall of cement prices as well as reduce traffic bottlenecks and road accidents, according to the executive. The operation represents the third phase of moving cement transport off the road to rail haulage. In a first stage, 600tpw was transported from Ewekoro to Ijoki, while the s... |
ACC achieves stabilisation at Wadi kiln, India04 October 2011, Published under Cement NewsIndia’s ACC Group has achieved production stabilisation at the world’s largest kiln at its Wadi plant, nearly five months after it was commissioned. The Wadi kiln with a capacity of 12,500tpd will produce clinker for its two satellite grinding units at Thondebhavi, near Bangaluru, and Kudithini, near Bellary. The 1.6Mta grinding unit at Thondebhavi will produce fly ash-based Portland Pozzolana cement while the Kudithini plant will use the slag generated primarily by JSW Steel for producing... |
Lafarge opens R&D lab at Chongquing, China04 October 2011, Published under Cement NewsLafarge announced the opening of a development laboratory for sustainable construction in Chongqing (China). In addition the group has signed a strategic alliance with Chongqing University. Located at Lafarge Shui On’s Nanshan factory in Chongqing, the development lab is the first of its kind opened by Lafarge in the world and is an offshoot of Lafarge’s R&D center near Lyon. The company’s aim is to develop new products and advanced building materials solutions to Chinese customers, using... |
Pakistan August cement sales down, prices still rising04 October 2011, Published under Cement NewsPakistan cement sales in August 2011 fell to 2.4Mt, down 18% MoM and witnessed the sharpest MoM contraction in 21 months since September 2010. Heavy rainfalls in the country along with fewer working hours during Ramadan were the key reasons for this decline. Domestic demand stood at 1.6Mt (down 19% MoM) while exports slipped 714,000t (down 14% MoM). However, last year’s previous low base on account of flooding helped total cement sales in the first two months of the current fiscal to recor... |
UK construction product manufacturers facing worsening future04 October 2011, Published under Cement NewsThe UK’s Construction Products Association’s latest State of Trade Survey, which was launched Monday, shows that the continuing economic uncertainty, coupled with rising prices and weakening domestic demand are adding to the concerns for many construction product manufacturers as the long-awaited public sector cuts begin to impact heavily on the industry. Despite a relatively positive 2Q, during which export volumes rose, the latest quarter has shown a marked deterioration in trading condi... |
PPC acquires Quarries of Botswana04 October 2011, Published under Cement NewsAs part of its southern Africa expansion strategy, Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC) has acquired three aggregate quarries from Quarries of Botswana. The BWP50m (US$6.8m) acquisition is part of the South Africa cement giant’s expanding footprint and will make PPC’s Aggregates division the largest aggregate producer in Botswana. New quarries in Gaborone, Francistown and Selebi-Phikwe, will expand PPC’s existing portfolio in Botswana to meet the local market demand for aggregates. "... |
Chinese plant to begin construction next year, Mozambique04 October 2011, Published under Cement NewsConstruction of a new cement plant in Magude district, in the southern province of Maputo, Mozambique, will begin next year, according to provincial director of Trade and Industry, Fanieta Manjate. The project, which had been expected to start construction in June this year according to local press, is being developed by Chinese company "Africa Great Wall Cement Manufacturer". Manjate stated that the Environmental Impact Study has already been approved, and families living in the area are ... |
Dangote to establish rail connections to reduce haulage costs04 October 2011, Published under Cement NewsThe Dangote Group of Nigeria said it will soon construct railway tracks from all its cement factories to the national railway to reduce transport costs. Atkin Adesokan, Managing Director of the Dangote Cement Terminal in Lagos, said the project was necessary because transport costs still remain a challenge. Adesokan said Dangote would establish a freight vessel to boost exports to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) markets. He said the move was to forge strong bilatera... |
Akcansa: ’best-positioned company in Turkish’ market04 October 2011, Published under Cement NewsAkcansa is the best-positioned company in Turkish cement market under current domestic demand conditions, according to reports from BNE. Its operational areas, the Black Sea, Aegean and Marmara regions, posted 16.1%, 15.8% and 7.1% growth respectively in the first half of 2011. The company exported 100,000t to Russia in 2011, and this trend is expected to continue according to company officials. Following the sharp increase in petcoke and coal prices, energy prices have been stable in th... |