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South Africa cement sales down 4.6%10 February 2011, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in South Africa fell 4.6 per cent YoY in January to 641,860t from 672,676t at the same time in 2010, data from the Cement and Concrete Institute showed on Thursday. Cement sales had declined 5.2% lower YoY in December 2010. The moving annual total in SA was down 6.7% YoY in January 2011 to 10.839Mt from 11.613 Mt in January 2010. The Cement and Concrete Institute pointed out that January 2011 had an extra day of sales than the previous year. “If the increase in sales days ... |
Locals demand pollution data from Lafarge, Slovenia10 February 2011, Published under Cement NewsLocals from Zasavje, a region in central Slovenia are continuing their battle against Trbovlje-based LafargeCement plant, demanding air intake and pollution data since 2004. They believe that only detailed data will show clearly how severely the plant pollutes the air in the Sava valley SE of Ljubljana. Environmental group Eko krog, the Trbovlje civil initiative and the Zagorje ob Savi municipality called upon the president, the human rights ombudsman, the French ambassador and the environ... |
Buzzi Unicem expects general improvements09 February 2011, Published under Cement NewsBuzzi Unicem’s 2010 turnover declined by 0.9% to €2,648m, of which Dyckerhoff accounted for €1413m and that represented a 3.2% improvement. Scope changes and exchange rate movements both had a positive effect and the underlying turnover was down by 5.4%. Net debt hat the end of December was 4.8% higher at €1267m, with the main expenditure having been on the additional clinker and cement capacity at Suchoi Log in Russia and on Apazàpan in Mexico. The group cement volumes improved by 4.3% l... |
Pakistan domestic sales rise, exports fall09 February 2011, Published under Cement NewsPakistan domestic sales during January 2011 were 1.91Mt, registering a growth of seven per cent while exports stood at 0.57Mt, showing a 20 per cent decline compared to the previous month (December 2010). During the first seven months of the current fiscal, domestic cement sales were 12.01Mt, up 9.63% while exports sale were down 17.03% to 5.19Mt during the same period. Cement sales in the first six months of the current fiscal (July 2010 to January 2011) were 17.20Mt, registering ... |
Vietnam producer delivers its first African shipment09 February 2011, Published under Cement NewsThang Long Cement JSC, a joint venture between the state-run Vietnam Machinery Installation Group (Lilama) and Hanoi General Export Import Corporation (Geleximco), has exported its first batch of cement with a 25,000t delivery to East Africa. The amount was under an export contract worth 50,000t, the Ha Noi Moi newspaper reported this week. General Director of the Company, Le Do, revealed that the company has recognised Africa as a potential market with a high demand for construction materi... |
Boral looks for improved Australian, Indonesian and Thai results09 February 2011, Published under Cement NewsBoral’s turnover in the six months to the end of December improved by 2.5% to A$2388m (EUR1791m) and the EBITDA by 3.9% to A$269m (EUR207m), with the trading profit advancing by 12% to Aus$149m (EUR 112m). With a 36.7% drop in the net interest charge to Aus$31m (EUR 23m), the pre-tax profit advanced by 39.3% to A$117m (EUR 88m). Net debt at the end of December dropped by 49.1% at A$634m (EUR 475m) to give a very modest gearing of just 20%. Capital expenditure was almost doubled to A$88m (... |
Cimpor to restart production in Egypt in three days – report09 February 2011, Published under Cement NewsPortuguese cement producer Cimpor will restart the production in Egypt three days from now. The company’s three production lines in Amnreyah, close to Alexandria, will operate normally in the middle of this week, economic daily Diario Economico wrote in its Tuesday edition. At the end of last week, the difficult situation in Egypt forced Cimpor to stop the whole production at its plant in the country. The decision was explained with security concerns and lack of fuel in Egypt. |
US monthly shipments rise 3%09 February 2011, Published under Cement NewsTotal shipments of Portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico for November 2010 were 5.8Mt. This was 3% higher than shipments in November 2009. Year-to-date shipments through November were 65.9Mt, down slightly from those of the same period in 2009. The leading producing states (Texas, Missouri, California, Pennsylvania, and Florida, in descending order) shipped 42% of the November total. The leading consuming States (Texas, California, Florida, Illinois, and Ohio, in... |
Gresik earmarks funds for expansion08 February 2011, Published under Cement NewsIndonesian cement maker PT Semen Gresik plans to set aside IDR6.3 trillion (US$706 million) in funds until 2015 to expand its business. "The funds will be needed to increase annual production capacity to 30.5 million tons in 2015 from 20Mt in 2011," PT Semen Gresik president director Dwi Sutjipto said following a working meeting with the House of Representatives (DPR) Commission VI at the parliament building here on Monday. The funds would originate from both external and internal sources.... |
JK Lakshmi to invest in Chhattisgarh unit08 February 2011, Published under Cement NewsEnvisioning higher cement demand from rural India, JK Lakshmi Cement plans to set up a 2.7Mt greenfield plant at Durg (Chhattisgarh), and grinding units in Orissa and Jharkhand, a senior company official said. "We will invest INR12.5bn to set up a 2.7Mta cement unit in Chhattisgarh. The unit at Durg is likely to start production by mid-2013," company’s director Shailendra Chouksey told local press. The construction activity, which was hampered by a severe winter and good monsoons, is ... |