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INC to receive bids for purchase of imported clinker, Paraguay12 July 2011, Published under Cement NewsIndustria Nacional de Cemento (INC) will today receive offers for the direct purchase of 40,000t of imported clinker. The state-owned company currently provides only 15,000 bags per day; the plan is to achieve maximum production capacity of the firm, or 55,000 bags a day. The cement company has a budget of US$5,200,000 for the direct purchase of reference, according to the statement by the company’s president, Edgar Acosta Alcaraz. |
KHD wins order for 4000tpd kiln line in Turkey12 July 2011, Published under Cement NewsKHD Humboldt Wedag received the order for engineering, equipment supply, supervision of erection, and commissioning, including on shore training, for Askale Cimento’s new 4000tpd pyroprocessing system at Gümüshane cement plant, near the town Gümüshane in Northeast Black Sea region of Turkey. Under a contract with Sintek Madencilik Ltd. as general contractor, KHD’s scope of supply includes various auxillary equipment, automation and instrumentation, as well as core components with KHD design... |
Barathi introduces products to Sri Lankan market11 July 2011, Published under Cement NewsBharathi Cement of India will be introducing their product line to Sri Lanka from next month. Metsteel (Pvt) Ltd Managing Director S Kanakaraja, speaking to a local newspaper, said initially they will be importing cement bags from India and distributing. “Our target is to market around 10,000 to 15,000t per month initially,” he said. Sri Lanka is facing a construction boom now and the Indian company has seen a big opening in Sri Lanka. Bharathi is a subsidiary of the Vicat Group of Franc... |
Lafont sticking to construction outlook11 July 2011, Published under Cement NewsLafarge expects strong construction demand in emerging markets in 2011, including in unrest-torn North Africa, but growth will stagnate in developed markets, its chief said. "There is nothing to change in our outlook for this year in terms of activity in the construction market," Bruno Lafont told Reuters on the sidelines of a business forum. "(We expect) a global stagnation in developed markets and a rather strong growth in emerging markets," he said, but added Lafarge had seen signs of... |
Steppe Cement reports first-half YoY rise11 July 2011, Published under Cement NewsIn its latest trading statement, Kazakhstan-based Steppe Cement showed that in the first half of 2011 it sold 601,099t compared with 523,156t in the first half of 2010 – up 15 per cent YoY. The average price for the current period for delivered cement was 10,458 Tenge per tonne (ex VAT) compared with KZT8,972/t in the corresponding period of 2010. Ex-factory price for the current period stood at KZT8,777/t compared with KZT7,755/t in the corresponding period of 2010. The volume of cem... |
Kandos plant closure, Australia11 July 2011, Published under Cement NewsSome 98 employees at the Kandos cement works will lose their jobs as Cement Australia closes the factory over the next four months. Employees were told of the decision in a meeting on Thursday morning. The cement works is the biggest employer in Kandos and the closure revived bitter memories of a similar experience with the closure of Boral’s Portland works 20 years ago. Cement Australia CEO and managing director Chris Leon said it had been a challenge for the Kandos operation to remain... |
Irish firms to net €850m carbon windfall11 July 2011, Published under Cement NewsThe Irish cement industry stands to make windfall profits of up to €850m, according to sources familiar with the EU’s emissions trading scheme, reports the Sunday Business Post. The sources estimate that companies such as CRH, Quinn Cement and Lagan Cement have made €226m over the last five years from the over-allocation of carbon credits by the government. The sources estimate the cement industry stands to make a further €625m when the next round of carbon credits is allocated under the sc... |
AdBri profit A$5m lower with carbon scheme11 July 2011, Published under Cement NewsAustralian cement and lime supplier Adelaide Brighton Ltd estimates the carbon pricing scheme will hit profit by A$5m (US$5.35 million) in the first full year of operation. The estimate is before mitigation schemes. In light of the carbon pricing scheme and high Australian dollar, the Adelaide-based company said in a statement on Monday that it would be considering whether to import more goods rather than make them in Australia. |
Sibirsky Cement 1H output up 24% YoY, Russia11 July 2011, Published under Cement NewsRussian holding Sibirsky Cement increased cement output by 24.2% YoY to 1.6Mt in January-June, according to a company statement. Cement sales amounted to 1.597Mt in the six month period, up 23.0% YoY. |
Brazil’s first-half 2011 cement sales up 7.8%11 July 2011, Published under Cement NewsPreliminary data and market estimates published by Sindicato Nacional da Industria do Cimento (SNIC) indicate that cement sales in the Brazilian cement market reached 30Mt in 1H11, up 7.8 per cent on the same period of 2010. In June 20111, alone, 5.4Mt of cement was sold, which represents an increase of 11.5 per cent over the same month last year. Cumulative sales in the last 12 months (July 2010-June 2011) reached 61.3Mt, up 11 per cent over the July 2009-June 2010 period. Local cement... |