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Argos completes purchase of Lafarge assets, USA04 October 2011, Published under Cement NewsColombia’s Cementos Argos has completed the US$76m purchase of a number of cement and ready-mix concrete assets from Lafarge having received approval from American competition authorities and complied with other necessary requirements. The deal, first announced in May 2011, involves the acquisition of a 1.6Mta cement plant in Roberta, Alabama and a 1.1Mta a cement plant in Harleyville, South Carolina as well a 0.5Mta grinding plant in Atlanta, Georgia. The agreement also includes 79 ready-m... |
India: ACC reports rise in cement output and dispatches04 October 2011, Published under Cement NewsACC, India’s second largest cement producer, reported a rise in September 2011 production to 1.67Mt, up 9.9% on the same month of the previous year (1.52Mt). Dispatches for the period also increased 9.5% YoY to 1.73Mt. For the nine-months between January-September 2011, cement production was 17.76Mt, up 14% on the same period of last year (15.57Mt) and despatches 17.79Mt for the 2011 period which also represented a 14% YoY rise (15.59Mt). |
Jaiprakash September shipments rise 17%03 October 2011, Published under Cement NewsIndia’s Jaiprakash Associates said cement shipments in September rose 17 per cent to 1.35Mt. The engineering and construction firm, which also has interests in hospitality and power, operates capacity to produce 21.3Mta. |
JSW new plant to begin production, India03 October 2011, Published under Cement NewsJSW Cement, the cement arm of the JSW group, is set to commence production from its Nandyal plant in Andhra Pradesh from next month. This is the first time JSW cement will sell in the market for wholesale and retail buyers. It currently caters only to ready mix concrete manufacturers. A group spokesperson said: “We are in the final stages of commissioning the state-of-the art integrated cement plant in Nandyal, Andhra Pradesh with a capacity of 4.4Mta. We have drawn plans to produce around... |
Vietnam producers struggle to find export markets03 October 2011, Published under Cement NewsVietnam cement producers are struggling to find new export markets as they seek to sell excess cement volumes. At the end of 2010, Vietnam had exported nearly 1Mt of cement and clinker by the Vietnam Cement Corporation (Vicem) and Vissai Ninh Binh. In the first eight months of the year, Vietnam exported 2.8Mt of cement and clinker, the highest ever level in the history. Vissai Ninh Binh and Vicem remain the two biggest exporters. Despite the encouraging initial achievements, Vicem’s subsid... |
Iran cement production rises 16%03 October 2011, Published under Cement NewsIran’s cement production hit 35.2Mt in the first half of the current Iranian year (started March 21), according to the secretary of the Iranian Cement Industry Employers’ Union. IRNA news agency quoted Mohammad Hassan Pourkhalil as saying that the country’s cement production increased around 16.2 per cent compared to the same period last year. Clinker production in the last six months reached 33.8Mt, again up 16 per cent. Iranian Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade Mehdi Ghazanfari previ... |
Siam Cement Group’s Kan wins management award03 October 2011, Published under Cement NewsSiam Cement Group president and CEO Kan Trakulhoon has received the Ishikawa-Kano Award 2011 for his contributions to the practice of total quality management (TQM). The award was presented by Dr Noriaki Kano, honorary chairman of the Asian Network for Quality (ANQ). Kano is a recognised master of TQM. The Ishikawa-Kano Award, organised by ANQ, is granted to a person who has made substantial contributions to the advancement of theories and practices of quality management in the Asia-Pacifi... |
Building boom prompts surge in Indonesian demand03 October 2011, Published under Cement NewsIndonesian cement sales are forecast to rise further this year amid aggressive growth in the property market and a build-up in infrastructure projects, the Indonesian Cement Association (ASI) said. ASI now forecast 2011 sales to rise 10 per cent on a year earlier, a sharper increase than the six per cent rise it forecast earlier in the year. Total cement sales are estimated to rise to 44Mt this year, said ASI chairman Urip Timuryono. “The increase in cement sales is supported by growth i... |
New line boosts Oman Cement output03 October 2011, Published under Cement NewsA new clinker line installed by Oman Cement Company is assisting the company in meeting high demand for cement as its two older lines had to be shut down for maintenance and other minor operational issues. Clinker line No 3 was instrumental in raising clinker production to 677,135t in first-half 2011 thanks to its contribution of 191,840t. In the corresponding period of 2010, Oman Cement produced 565,160t from its original two lines which have been operational for several years. The third k... |
Italcementi to modernize Rezzato cement plant, Italy03 October 2011, Published under Cement NewsRezzato City Council has unanimously approved a Memorandum of Understanding for the modernisation of Italcementi’s local cement plant, reports local press. The final go-ahead requires the approval of the Mazzano municipality as well, but work is expected to start as soon as early in November. The modernisation involves environmental improvements with a maximum production capacity of 3000tpd. |