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South African monthly sales down 2.1%11 April 2011, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in South Africa during March 2011 were down 2.1 per cent month-on-month, data from the South African Cement and Concrete Institute showed. Year-to-date (Jan-March 2011) sales were 2.44Mt, 4.3 per cent lower than the same period in 2010. The moving annual total (12 months to March 2011) of South African sales was 10.76Mt, 6.3 per cent down YoY. March 2011 had the same amount of sales days to March 2010, however, a large YoY decrease is expected for April as many building cont... |
JP Cement prepares to expand its Shahabad plant, India11 April 2011, Published under Cement NewsJP Cement Corporation Ltd is set to undertake the expansion and upgrading of its plant at the industrial township of Shahabad in Chitapur state. The plans include a switch from wet-process to dry-process technology and an increase in the production capacity from 0.5Mta to 6Mta with a 70MW captive power plant. The company said that orders for dry-process technology machinery have already been placed and it is waiting the renewal of a mining licence. |
Irish construction sees 46th month of decline11 April 2011, Published under Cement NewsActivity in the Irish construction sector has been falling for almost four years, with the latest construction index from Ulster Bank showing the sector has been declining for 46 months. The Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index tracks the three sectors of the industry - housing, commercial and civil engineering activity. The index fell to 46.1 in March compared to February’s reading of 47.8. Any figure under 50 signals contraction. Ulster Bank said that the pace of decline in housing a... |
Vietnam producers likely to raise prices by 12-15%11 April 2011, Published under Cement NewsCement producers in Vietnam are likely to raise prices between 12-%, Nguyen Van Diep, an official of the Vietnam Cement Association said. The hike is attributed to the increasing prices of input materials including petroleum, coal and power, the Thoi bao kinh te newspaper quoted Diep as saying. The biggest difficulty for local producers is currently power shortage, Diep said, adding that current power just meets only 70 per cent of the sector’s demand. Cement prices in northern pr... |
New Port Kembla mill faces opostition from freight operator11 April 2011, Published under Cement NewsA new cement grinding mill proposed for the edge of Port Kembla harbour is being opposed by freight operator Pacific National, which has cited 16 near misses at the rail crossing in five years to argue the development is not safe. Pacific National says the proposed increase in truck traffic - 744 truck movements per day to and from the mill - would pose an unacceptable risk to its locomotive drivers. A submission to the Planning Department from Pacific National details 16 near misses betwe... |
Bamburi, and Athi River Mining urged to end row, Kenya10 April 2011, Published under Cement NewsVice President Kalonzo Musyoka has urged Kenyan cement producers Athi River Mining (ARM) and Bamburi Cement to immediately settle their dispute out of court to allow other investors to start a limestone mining factory in Mutomo district. Mr Musyoka said that the protracted dispute had not only made the residents lose income but also revenue for the country. "The factory will create jobs for the youth and fast track the infrastructural development in the area and help alleviate poverty,"... |
Los Altos committee finds Lehigh emissions pose no risk10 April 2011, Published under Cement NewsAn ad hoc committee has wrapped up its investigation into a local cement plant’s emissions. The committee found the Lehigh Southwest cement plant is emitting toxins 100 to 300 times below the trigger level. The findings come from a committee made up of members of the Los Altos City Council and the Los Altos Hills Town Council. Still, the committee says it plans to hire an independent auditor to review data and provide an expert’s opinion. The contract will be awarded sometime in the nex... |
Quake-stricken cement makers battling to restore factory operations10 April 2011, Published under Cement NewsMajor Japanese cement manufacturers with factories in northeastern Japan ravaged by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster are battling to restore their plants’ operations, reports Kyodo News. It remains unknown when the factory of Taiheiyo Cement Corp, in the tsunami-hit port city of Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, will be able to resume operations, as the disaster inflicted serious damage to the facility. The 1.8Mta factory accounts for around 40 per cent of cement output in the Toho... |
Górazdze Cement completes modernisation, Poland10 April 2011, Published under Cement NewsGórażdże Cement has completed the modernisation of its Kiln Line No 2 –the largest investment in the cement producer’s 30-year history. At the end of March Górażdże, owned by HeidelbergCement of Germany, completed assembly of machines and equipment and launched the new line start-up phase. In the first week of April in the new plant produced the first trial batch of clinker. Modernization of line No 2 began in May 2010 and the increase in capacity will meet expected rises in domestic cons... |
State of Himachal boosted by cement sector08 April 2011, Published under Cement NewsHimachal Pradesh has earned a revenue of more than INR130 crore in the past three years from eight cement companies, a minister said on Wednesday. "A sum of INR136.34 crore has been earned by the state from cement firms," Industries Minister Kishan Kapoor said in a written statement in the assembly. |