Cement News tagged under: international
PCA: "Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act of 2011" Protects Vital Construction Jobs16 September 2011, Published under Cement NewsTestifying before the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Dan Harrington, president and CEO of Lehigh Hanson, Inc., and former chair of the Portland Cement Association (PCA), stressed to Congress that inaction on onerous EPA regulations will result in the direct loss of 4,000 high-paying manufacturing jobs and have an adverse impact on the nation’s beleaguered construction sector. Led by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), chair of theSubcommittee on Energy and Power, the hearings focused on... |
Orascom plans to bid for Egypt licence16 September 2011, Published under Cement NewsOrascom Construction Industries (OCI) is planning to bid for Egypt’s new cement production licenses to be offered in October as it plans to increase investments in the country, the company’s construction unit head said. He added that the company plans to invest in the Libyan and Tunisian markets. |
Lafarge and Strabag venture inaugurated, Hungary16 September 2011, Published under Cement NewsLafarge and Strabag on Thursday inaugurated a €270m cement plant in Királyegyháza (SW Hungary). The plant has a capacity to produce 750,000t of clinker and 1Mta of cement and is expected to reach full capacity in 2-3 years. Lafarge chairman Bruno Lafont said this new cement plant will inject an annual HUF2.5bn into the economy. Lafarge is considering exporting some of the plant’s output later. Strabag chairman Hans Peter Haselsteiner said the companies had decided the investment was w... |
Siam Cement Group – sales on track16 September 2011, Published under Cement NewsSiam Cement Group (SCG), Thailand’s top industrial conglomerate, says its cement sales volumes this year remain on track to grow 5% over 2010 despite severe flooding but margins will be squeezed due to price reductions and rising fuel costs. Pramote Techasupatkul, president of SCG Cement, said cement consumption had softened in the third quarter after falling short of the expected 5% growth in the first six months. However, demand could pick up after floodwaters subside, especially in the ... |
Katavsky Cement meets August target15 September 2011, Published under Cement NewsKatavsky Cement JSC, part of the Eurocement Group, produced 128,255t of cement, 10,255t than the planned figure. Between January to August, 656,625t of high-quality product was manufactured. The plant also produced 73,068 tons of clinker which is 12.4% above target. During the first eight months of this year 478,663t of clinker were produced. Compared with 2010 this figure had risen by 9.4%. Katavsky Cement shipped 143,690t of finished products to its consumers in August, thus exceedin... |
Puerto Pérez to build a cement factory?, Bolivia15 September 2011, Published under Cement NewsThe mayor of Puerto Perez, the department of La Paz, aims to build a cement plant with the objective of generating employment for locals. Information provided by Councillor Marcelino Duran, noted that the municipality has sufficient limestone deposits. According to projections from the Mayor’s Office, the factory would have a production of 1,500 bags per day, the administration would be a partnership, between the government, which would have 40 per cent, and the municipal government 60 p... |
Lipetskcement surpasses production record, Russia15 September 2011, Published under Cement NewsAfter producing a record 188,000t of cement in July, Lipetskcement set a new output record of 190,000t of cement for the month of August. For the first seven months of 2011, Lipetskcement produced 906,000t of cement up 107% YoY. Over the same period of 20111, 723,000t of clinker was produced. August clinker output was 102,000t. Total shipments since the start of 2011 were 897,000t. |
Sabah market ‘adequately’ supplied, Malaysia15 September 2011, Published under Cement NewsCement Industries (Sabah) Sdn Bhd (CIS) has increased its cement supply to ensure sufficient cement to meet the Sabah state market requirements. General Manager Kenny Yong said cement supply for Sabah and the Labuan Federal Territory had returned to normal since last month. He said his company had procured raw material supply to the Sepanggar grinding plant here and had brought in bulk and bagged cement from Peninsular Malaysia and overseas to meet cement needs for Sabah and Labuan. L... |
Wannianqing Cement sales up 2.22Mt, China15 September 2011, Published under Cement NewsJiangxi Wannianqing Cement said cement sales in the first eight months rose 2.22Mt YoY to 11.02Mt, reports Oriental Morning Post, citing a company filing. The average selling price of the company’s cement in August rose 41 per cent YoY to CNY331/t. The company’s sub-affiliate, Jiangxi Nanfang Cement, raised cement prices by CNY20/t from September 10. The listed company currently holds a 1.4 per cent stake in the sub-affiliate’s parent, Nanfang Cement. During the first half, the listed co... |
Ambuja Cement buys 60% in Dirk India15 September 2011, Published under Cement NewsAmbuja Cements has acquired a 60% stake in Dirk India from its founders for INR165.1m (US$3.5m). Dirk India, based in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, manufactures fly ash. It has a capacity of 2500tpd, the cement producer said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange. Following the acquisition Dirk India Pvt Ltd. and its unit Dirk Pozzocrete (MP) Pvt. Ltd will become subsidiaries of the company, the filing said. Holcim owns a majority stake in Ambuja Cements. |