Cement News tagged under: international
CEMBUREAU – 2010 production and demand down08 June 2011, Published under Cement NewsRecent activity data from CEMBUREAU, the European cement association, shows that production in the countries that it covers showed a slight decrease in cement production last year compared to 2009 of 0.7% to 257.4Mt. This takes into account a boost of volumes in Turkey. Without Turkey, CEMBUREAU countries performed negatively with an overall drop in production of -5.2%. Only 11 out of 28 countries experienced a positive trend, of which only four countries showed double-digit growth in produc... |
Dyckerhoff Ukraine to increase production08 June 2011, Published under Cement NewsDyсkerhоff Ukraine intends to increase cement production by 24.14%, or 0.35Mt to 1.8Mt this year, compared with the 2010. In addition, Dyсkerhоff Ukraine intends this year to invest EUR3m in the installation of a new separator for two cement mills at its Volyn Cement works. |
Messebo aims to reach full production this month, Ethiopia07 June 2011, Published under Cement NewsFollowing the completion of Messebo Cement Factory’s expansion in March 2011, the company plans to complete the commissioning of the expansion work to increase its clinker capacity by 4000tpd by the end of this month. The work is set to increase the factory’s production from 3000tpd of clinker to 7000tpd. The factory’s expansion was completed in 24 months by China’s Hefei Cement Research & Design Institute (HCRDI). |
ABG plans Kutch plant, India07 June 2011, Published under Cement NewsABG Cement Limited is planning to set up a 3.3Mta clinker and 5.5Mta cement plant at Thumbdi, Kutch, Gujarat. The work is in progress and expected to be completed by December 2011. |
Beumer opens Scandinavian office07 June 2011, Published under Cement NewsBeumer, specialists in conveying, palletisation, packaging and distribution solutions, is opening a office in Scandinavia as it looks to strengthen cooperation with its customers in the Nordic countries. Speaking of the new office, manager for Scandinavia, Torben Lund said: “Scandinavia is of course a major industrial region and as such it makes sense that we should have a market presence there. The new office will allow us to service our Scandinavian customers even better, as well as supp... |
Hi-Bond to construct new Gujarat plant, India07 June 2011, Published under Cement NewsHi-Bond Cement (India) Pvt Ltd has announced that it is to construct a 0.9Mt cement plant in western India in Gujarat. The plant is likely to be commissioned by September 2011. |
MoF imposes anti-dumping customs duty on China imports07 June 2011, Published under Cement NewsAs of 30 May, Taiwan’s Ministry of Finance has imposed interim anti-dumping customs tariff of 95.29% on cement imports from China for four months, with the rate much higher than 50% expected by industry insiders. The move is seen to help alleviate price-competition situation among domestic cement manufacturers. The imposition of the anti-dumping customs tariff is expected to benefit domestic makers of cement and related products such as ready-mixed concrete, glass and ceramics, including... |
Dalmia eyes cement capacity growth, India07 June 2011, Published under Cement NewsDalmia has been focusing on increasing capacity as well as market share and Puneet Dalmia, managing director, hopes to make the company one of the top three cement producers in India. Expanding its footprint to east India with Orissa Cement, the company’s steady 33% growth rate for five years, the company inked INR500 crore deal with US private equity major Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) in 2010. Below is a transcript of Puneet Dalmia’s interview with CNBC-TV18. Q: Could you take us through ... |
Financial Supervisory Authority rejects ASEC capital increase07 June 2011, Published under Cement NewsThe Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority (EFSA) rejected ASEC Mining’s request to increase its capital from EGP350m to EGP450m (US$58.9m and US$75.7m) by issuing 10m shares at par value of EGP10/share, according to a report in Mubasher. The move had been approved by the Company’s Board of Directors held on 2 June, 2011. |
Approval of Argos, Lafarge deal expected by August07 June 2011, Published under Cement NewsColombia’s largest cement producer, Cementos Argos, expects US authorities to approve its acquisition of US assets from Lafarge by 1 August, the company’s head of communications, Juan Pablo Lema, told BNamericas. The deal will boost the Colombian company’s US cement production capacity to 3.2Mta, while concrete will increase to 10Mm3 per annum. |