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Mustafa Güçlü is the new Chairman of Turkish Cement Manufacturers’ Association.08 July 2011, Published under Cement NewsMustafa Güçlü is elected unanimously as the new Chairman of Turkish Cement Manufacturers’ Association (TCMA). Being TÇMB Board member since 2001, Vice Chairman between years 2004-08 and the Deputy Chairman since 2008, Güçlü took over the presidency from Adnan İgnebekcili, the Chairman of TÇMB Board since 2001. Mustafa Güçlü was elected unanimously as the new Chairman of TCMA. Güçlü took over the presidency from Adnan İgnebekcili , the Chairman of TÇMB Board since 2001. İğnebekcili, who w... |
El Salvador’s cement market not expected to pick up this year08 July 2011, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in El Salvador during the 1H11 rose by 4%, but are not expected to increase much during the rest of the year, according to Holcim El Salvador’s CEO Ricardo Chavez Capparroso. “"We are seeing a slight recovery since February of this year until last month, about four per cent compared to last year,” said the executive. Cement sales fell sharply in 2009-10 and Holcim confirmed its deliveries fell by 40%. The 2009 political issue, the stagnation of the economy for several years be... |
Vietnam Cement consumption hits 25.07Mt in 1H1107 July 2011, Published under Cement NewsVietnam’s cement consumption stood at 25.07Mt in the first half of this year, fulfilling 46% of the sector’s full-year target. In June, the country used 3.93Mt of cement, the Ministry of Construction said on its website, giving no on-year comparative figure. The Southeast Asian nation cement production stood at 4.01Mt in June, raising the country’s total production in the first six months to 25.33Mt, thus meeting 46.5% of the full-year target. Vietnam spent US$273.46m on cement imports and... |
Egypt: Sinai Cement’s production cost rises by 25%07 July 2011, Published under Cement NewsMr Mostafa Yousef, CFO of Sinai Cement, announced that the production cost of cement increased 25% after the natural gas line feeding the company exploded this week. He added that Sinai Cement had to use the more expensive fuel oil (mazout) to maintain production. According to the head of Be’r Al Abd City, one week is needed to repair the line. |
Mikhail Baghdasarov forecasts drop in cement prices in Armenia07 July 2011, Published under Cement NewsPresident of Mika Cement CJSC Mikhail Baghdasarov forecasts a drop in cement prices in Armenia after modernisation of its Hrazdan plant. “The price may drop after modernisation,” Baghdasarov told a press conference in Yerevan. He said that German specialists are presently completing modernisation of the packing line. This new line will be presented at the 40th anniversary of the plant. The first stage of the modernisation represents an investment of US$4m, according to Baghdasarov. The n... |
Guam: Hanson Cement overhauls shipping line to boost capacity07 July 2011, Published under Cement NewsHanson Permanente Cement, Guam’s largest bulk cement supplier, has raised its capacity by 50% by overhauling its shipping method to help meet the projected boost in demand for cement in the Guam military build-up, according to Derek Sadler, Hanson general manager. "The biggest thing we’ve done is we’ve changed our carrier," Mr Sadler said in an interview with GuamBuildupNews.com. In January, the company initiated an agreement with Weltrans Marine Services Inc of Taiwan to use a dedicated We... |
Saudi Arabian Cement Co to boost Rabigh plant production capacity07 July 2011, Published under Cement NewsSaudi cement producer Arabian Cement Co (ACC) said in a bourse filing yesterday it is currently studying a project to add a production line at its Rabigh plant. The new production line will have a capacity of 7000tpd and is expected to start operations in the 1Q14. No financial details were available. ACC is headquartered in Jeddah, western Saudi Arabia, and its plant is located in the Rabigh area of Saudi Arabia with clinker capacity kilns of 2.5Mta and a grinding capacity of around 3Mta. |
Zambia: high-quality cement key to economic growth06 July 2011, Published under Cement NewsZambezi Portland Cement Limited has called for high-quality products in the construction sector, which is key to the growth of the Zambian economy. Company senior laboratory technician Boyd Chibuye said in an interview at the on-going Zimbabwe International Trade Fair that the construction industry required high-quality products that could sustain the infrastructure development which is being rolled out in various parts of the country. Mr Chibuye said the Ndola-based firm was particular ab... |
Century Textiles to complete cement expansion by March 201306 July 2011, Published under Cement NewsCentury Textiles and Industries Ltd’s INR20bn (US449.9m) upgrade and expansion programme to increase cement capacity is expected to be complete by March 2013, the company said in its 2010-11 annual report. The orders have been placed for the main plant and machinery for the 1.5Mta grinding unit at Sonar Bangla Cement at Sagardighi in West Bengal. The grinding unit is expected to be operational by September 2012. The total outlay is estimated at INR4.25bn. Meanwhile, the expansion of 2.8Mta... |
India: Kesoram expansion on hold06 July 2011, Published under Cement NewsKesoram Industries, the flagship of the Basant Kumar Birla group, has put its cement capacity expansion plan on hold because of excess capacity in the market. The company had decided to set up a 2.5Mta plant in Karnataka and an associated power plant for INR11.6bn (US$261m). The new capacity was to come online in 2012-13. “Given the market condition, we are not taking it up now. There is no point in creating fresh capacity in a market like this,” said KC Jain, whole-time director and in cha... |