Cement News tagged under: international
Holcim still awaiting decision on Weston plant, New Zealand20 January 2011, Published under Cement NewsHolcim is still awaiting a final investment proposal from New Zealand at the Holcim head office in Switzerland to take a final decision on whether a new cement plant will be built near Weston. Holcim capital projects manager Ken Cowie said the decision-making process was "going well - we’re still on track". "We’re anticipating it will be within the first half of this year." he added. Holcim New Zealand has resource consents to build the plant at its Waiareka Valley site plus associated qu... |
FLSmidth air pollution control order, Thailand20 January 2011, Published under Cement NewsSiam Cement in Thailand has placed an order with FLSmith for an air pollution control system for three cement lines at its Thungsong plant. By the installation Siam Cement will comply with new environmental legislation in respect of SO2 removal. The order consists of engineering, key parts, fans and supervision, and will be commissioned at the end of 2011. Environmental legislation is continually strengthened, most recent with the NESHAP (National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Poll... |
Cemcorp plans new Jamaican plant19 January 2011, Published under Cement NewsCanadian company, Cemcorp, plans to build a US$340m, 1.5Mt cement plant at Port Esquivel, St Catherine. In its environmental impact assessment submission to the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Cemcorp, which trades in Jamaica as Cement Jamaica Limited, proposed that the plant would take 30 months to build and commission and would make 900,000t of cement clinker in its first year of production, which in the December 2010 report was aimed at 2013. Cement Jamaica, which said... |
Peruvian imports to exceed 1Mt19 January 2011, Published under Cement NewsCement imports this year will exceed 1Mt, driven by demand growth, which rose 22.9% between January and November 2010. Last year 952,197t of different types of cement were imported: grey and white clinker. If this figure is applied to the forecast growth of construction sector in 2011 (10%), it shows that imports look set to exceed 1,047,416t. The amount imported last year was equivalent to 12.9% of total domestic cement dispatches, which, according to ASOCEM, totalled 8.1Mt in 2010. |
Paraguay’s INC to invest in doubling capacity19 January 2011, Published under Cement NewsParaguayan state-owned cement producer INC will invest up to US$300m to double its cement production capacity by end-2011, the firm’s industrial manager, Claudio Montiel, told BNamericas. INC will invest US$60m of its own funds in a number of projects, including the expansion of one of its cements plant and its packaging plant, Montiel said. The company is in talks with financial entities to obtain at least US$200m in financing to carry out additional projects, including the construction... |
Spanish cement consumption declines 15% YoY19 January 2011, Published under Cement NewsThe Spanish cement market closed 2010 with total consumption of 24.5Mt, representing a 15 per cent decline on 2009 figures (28.9Mt). Cement production in 2010 was down by almost 12 per cent to 26Mt. Clinker production fell by three per cent to 21Mt. Exports, however, rose 33 per cent while imports were nearly 2Mt, down 31 per cent compared to 2009. Source: Oficemen |
Ghana: cement shortage hits Northern Region19 January 2011, Published under Cement NewsThe Northern Region of Ghana has, for the past two weeks, been hit hard by a shortage of cement. Although the price per bag has increased from GHS13.50 to GHS15 (US$9-10) in view of the recent fuel hikes, cement simply not available. This situation has grounded government and private developers’ ongoing projects. Some cement dealers have started importing cement from neighbouring Togo through Yendi but this does not even get to the Tamale township upon arrival due to the high demand... |
Peru orders elimination of cement tariffs18 January 2011, Published under Cement NewsPeru’s Ministry of Economy and Finance has ordered the elimination, once again, of tariffs on cement and clinker. The ministry argues that the amendment is consistent with the commitments made by Peru under the World Trade Organization. With this decision, the García administration revokes the Constitutional Court, which in March last year ordered at the request of the company Cementos Lima to raise the import tax to 12%. The decree was also criticised by several national companies. |
Al Jouf Cement swings to profit, Saudi Arabia18 January 2011, Published under Cement NewsSaudi Arabia’s Al Jouf Cement Co said Monday it showed a fourth-quarter profit of SAR16.7m (US$4.5m) on higher sales, versus a net loss of SAR16.6m a year earlier. Full-year 2010 earnings per share came in at SAR0.11, versus a loss per share of SAR0.25 in 2009, the company said in a statement posted on the Saudi bourse website. The firm, which started trading on the kingdom’s bourse in August, said it swung to a fourth-quarter operating profit of SAR16.3m, compared with an operating loss o... |
Polish cement prices on the rise18 January 2011, Published under Cement NewsPoland’s infrastructure investment boom was the signal for cement producers to start raising prices. Since the beginning of January, companies have been testing the market. In 2010, almost 15.4Mt of cement were sold, which is a two per cent increase since 2009. Gorazdze Cement and Cementownia Ozarow raised prices by 10-12 per cent for bagged cement. Lafarge Cement is planning a similar price hike during the first quarter. Experts say the prices of building materials will not increase due t... |