Cement News tagged under: international
Angola ban on Namibia cement set to ease11 July 2011, Published under Cement NewsThe ban on Namibian cement into Angola could be lifted by year-end, reports New Era, quoting the Angolan Minister of Commerce Dr Maria Idalina de Oliveira Valente. But Angola is only going to ease import restriction for normal or all-purpose cement. The moratorium on importing other types of cement would remain in place until the two countries sort out issues of rules of origin, and the joint commission on trade becomes more active in facilitating the flow of communication between the tw... |
HeidelbergCement may review expansion plans, Tanzania11 July 2011, Published under Cement NewsHeidelbergCement’s Tanzanian unit said it may halt output and a US$60m expansion plan unless the government evicts people illegally occupying the premises of its Wazo Hill plant, Bloomberg reports. Tanzania Portland Cement Co. will hold a board meeting next month to review its plans, Managing Director Pascal Lesoinne said in an e-mailed response to questions on July 6 in Dar es Salaam, the commercial capital. Twiga Cement, as the company is known, is considering boosting capacity at the fa... |
Indonesian sales growth beats expectations11 July 2011, Published under Cement NewsIndonesia’s cement sales rose 20 per cent in June from the same month last year, according to data from the country’s cement association on Monday. "I am surprised. This is above our expectation of six per cent (growth) this year," Urip Trimuryono, chairman of the Indonesian Cement Association, told Reuters. Total sales from January to June this year rose 14.8 per cent from the same period in the previous year, also above the association’s forecast. |
UK construction forecast to see two further years of decline11 July 2011, Published under Cement NewsConstruction activity in the UK is expected to continue to decline for at least the next two years, followed by only weak growth in 2013, before any significant recovery is likely to return in 2014 according to the latest Construction Industry Forecasts, published by the Construction Products Association. Commenting on the figures, Noble Francis, Economics Director of the Construction Products Association said: “The industry is quite volatile at the moment, with some sectors enjoying increas... |
US shipments down 14% YoY in April 201111 July 2011, Published under Cement NewsTotal shipments of Portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico for April 2011 were 5.7Mt which was nearly 14% lower than shipments in April 2010. Shipments for the year through April were about 18.3Mt, about 2% lower than those of the same period in 2010. The leading producing states in April were Texas, California, Missouri, Florida, and Alabama, in descending order. The leading consuming states (Texas, California, Florida, Louisiana, and Pennsylvania, in descending ord... |
South African June sales edge higher YoY11 July 2011, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in South Africa moved 10.2 per cent higher YoY in June to 996,500t, from 903,857t in June 2010, data from the Cement and Concrete Institute showed. Sales were 912,585t in May. Domestic sales on a year-to-date basis were flat at 5.197Mt, from 5.195Mt for the same period in 2010. The average daily cement sales declined to 42,599t on a year-to-date basis, from 43,308t in 2010. |
Arabian Cement Co, Huta Marine sign limestone deal10 July 2011, Published under Cement NewsSaudi cement producer Arabian Cement Company (ACC) said it signed on Monday an agreement with Saudi-based marine civil engineering and dredging company Huta Marine Works, under which Huta will supply ACC with limestone coming from the construction and dredging works at the seaport of King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC). Huta is currently working on an extension to the channel into the KAEC. ACC said its estimates show that the deal with Huta will provide 34Mta of limestone. |
Argentina’s producers see sales rise 14% in 1H1108 July 2011, Published under Cement NewsIn June, Argentine cement producers shipped 921,573t, 8.6% less than in May but noting a 12.5% increase YoY, says Association of Portland Cement Manufacturers (AFCP). According to its provisional data, domestic deliveries contracted 9.8% to 890,588t during the month when compared with May. The first six months of 2011 saw cement sales rise by 14.1% YoY to 5.514Mt. The national market fared slightly better as it showed a 15% rise to 5.388Mt. For the full year, AFCP expects cement sales ... |
India: INR13bn of cement projects deferred08 July 2011, Published under Cement NewsThe ambitious expansion plans of cement manufacturers face deferral and some are running behind schedule. About INR13bn (US$293.2m) of projects have been deferred, while no new clinker capacities have been ordered since April. Kesoram Industries, the BK Birla-promoted company, has deferred plans of putting up a 2.5Mta unit at a cost of INR11.6bn (US$261.7m), said director KC Jain. The cement arm of the Dalmia Group, which has a capacity of 9Mta in the southern region, had major plans of add... |
Kazakhstan: Steppe Cement 1H1108 July 2011, Published under Cement NewsIn its latest trading statement, Steppe Cement shows that in the 1H11, it sold 601,099t of cement for KZT6286m (US$43.2m), compared with 523,156t of cement for KZT4694m in the 1H10. This represents an increase of 15% in volume and 34% in value compared to the same period in 2010. The average price for delivered cement was KZT10,458/t (ex VAT) in the current period compared with KZT8972/t in 1H2010. Ex-factory price in 1H11 stood at KZT8777/t compared with KZT7755/t in the corresponding peri... |