Cement News tagged under: international
Nevyanskiy production advances, Russia13 June 2011, Published under Cement NewsNevyanskiy cementnik, part of the Eurocement group, produced 107,577t of cement up to May 2011 surpassing its target. For the first five months of the year output is on a par with 2011 figures, and dispatches have increased by 2.7%. |
Russian production volumes up13 June 2011, Published under Cement NewsRussian cement production in April rose by 12 per cent compared to the same month last year. For the first four months of 2011, production output rose by 16.3% YoY, reaching 12.8Mt. The average price of cement, meanwhile, increased 3.1 per cent to RUB2247 (US$80) from the same period last year. However, compared to December 2010, the price of cement has only risen by 1.3 per cent. |
Chinese experts to set up feasibility study for new Bolivia plant13 June 2011, Published under Cement NewsThe proposed construction of a cement plant in Cochabamba, Bolivia is set to gain momentum thanks to a visit from a delegation of Chinese engineers to collaborate in developing a feasibility study. Assemblyman Milton Serna, of the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) announced that the experts will arrive in seven days, with the aim of determining the optimum place to establish the plant. Cochabamba is a city in central Bolivia. "A delegation of Chinese technicians will arrive on June 20 at ... |
Cimpor begins exporting to Cape Verde13 June 2011, Published under Cement NewsCimpor’s Loulé cement works is to benefit from its close proximity to the port of Faro in the Algarve, in the south of Portugal, and has begun exporting cement to Cape Verde. Shipments are scheduled for for once a week. |
Frédéric Deleuze named Maintenance Manager of the Year12 June 2011, Published under Cement NewsFrédéric Deleuze, head of maintenance at the CBR - HeidelbergCement Group Lixhe site, has been named Maintenance Manager of the Year by ENGINEERINGNET.BE – BEMAS. Frederic Deleuze has a young maintenance team under him whose average age is 36 years, as a result of a reorganization five years ago. Together with his team Deleuze works daily to implement the maintenance strategy which is followed based on KPIs. It counts on preventive maintenance, based on rigorous inspections, to avoid ... |
VTB to finance Novoroscement’s operation, Russia10 June 2011, Published under Cement NewsRussia’s second-largest state lender VTB has opened a RUR1bn (US$36.1mm credit facility for Novoroscement, a cement producer based in Novorossiysk. The company will use the loan to finance its current operations. Novoroscement is one of the leading cement producers and a major cement supplier in the Krasnodar Territory, south Russia. |
Siam City fire incident at Saraburi Plant, Thailand10 June 2011, Published under Cement NewsSiam City Cement has reported that a fire broke out at the limestone conveyor belt within the raw material preparation area of Plant 3 of the company’s plant in Saraburi Province. The company’s emergency team immediately commenced the initial containment procedure with additional support by municipal fire fighting units. The fire was put under control in about 40 minutes without any injury or fatality. There was no environmental impact in the area surrounding the plant and no effect on cem... |
Drake Cement prepares to officially open new cement plant, USA10 June 2011, Published under Cement NewsDrake Cement LLC is set to officially mark its new plant on 17 June 2011. Located at the site of an old rail town in Northwestern Arizona, the plant is a state-of-the-art, six-stage precalciner/preheater with a rated capacity of 660,000tpa of clinker. Arizona’s first greenfield plant in more than 50 years will reduce the state’s need for imported cement materials. During 2007-10 construction, the company built a 13-plant ready mixed platform from Las Vegas to Phoenix. Cementos Lima, Peru’... |
Taiwan Cement targets 55Mta of output in China10 June 2011, Published under Cement NewsAfter acquiring the cement subsidiary of Prosperity International Holding last year, the Taiwan Cement Group aims to produce in China 55Mt this year, and expects to acquire another cement plant soon, somewhere in southern China in the second half of this year. On 31 May, while inaugurating a new plant in Anshun, Guizhou province, China, Taiwan Cement Group chairman Leslie Koo said the group will produce 48Mt of cement in China this year. At the end of 2010, Taiwan Cement’s capacity... |
ACC sees 30Mta capacity, India10 June 2011, Published under Cement NewsACC Ltd said its cement capacity will now reach 30Mta on completion of its expansion programme. "Our production capacities were enhanced as the company completed its ongoing expansion programme. In September 2010, we commissioned 12,500tpd capacity kiln at Wadi, which is the largest cement kiln in the world. A new clinkering line of 7000tpd was also added at Chanda. Both units were accompanied with new captive thermal power generating units," ACC’s CEO and managing director, Kuldip Kaura ... |