Cement News tagged under: international
Excess supply within Indian markets?30 December 2010, Published under Cement News2011 could be a challenging year for India’s cement manufacturers. Though demand for cement will reach higher double-digit growth, it will be insufficient to absorb the entire supply. Rising input prices and excess capacity (and resultant pricing pressures) will continue to depress margins for cement manufacturers – writes India’s Business Line. A higher growth in despatches (versus seven per cent growth this year) will follow good housing demand and the Government’s thrust on infrastructur... |
New cement breakthrough from Germany?29 December 2010, Published under Cement NewsCement producers have been able to chip away at energy use over the years by using more efficient equipment and operations. But a process that could dramatically reduce the amount of energy it takes to produce cement or the amount of CO2 cement puts out could be a breakthrough in terms of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. At Germany’s Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, chemist Peter Stemmermann says his lab has an approach that will do both (reports National Geographic). Called Celitement... |
Strong indicators for Peru construction29 December 2010, Published under Cement NewsPeru’s Minister of Finance Ismael Benavides has again said he expects Peru’s economy could expand by 9% in 2010. Benavides said positive indicators included cement production and electricity consumption levels. Earlier this month the latest figures from Peru’s national statistics agency, the INEI, showed gross domestic product had expanded 8.31% in October over the same month a year ago as construction and manufacturing continued to drive economic expansion. The INEI said the construction ... |
No shortage of cement in the local market — CMS Cement29 December 2010, Published under Cement NewsWith production at normal levels, there should be no shortage of cement in the local market, refutes CMS Cement Sdn Bhd, Sarawak’s sole cement manufacturer, in response to claims made in the media recently by the Sibu-based Sarawak Building and Civil Engineering Contractors Association. “We were surprised to read the media report which quotes a current shortage of cement. Both CMS cement’s plants in Kuching and Bintulu are running at normal production levels and are more than able to meet d... |
Cuban plant operations upgrade28 December 2010, Published under Cement NewsThe recently completed maintenance and repairs carried out at the 26 de Julio cement manufacturing plant in Nuevitas, about 84 km north-east of Camagüey, has ensured the completion of the annual plan of this factory and should favour improved production in 2011. The plant which has now been in service for 43 years has recently seen the repair of the limestone crusher, upgrading of a heat exchanger as well as the upgrade of a silo to improve the production and storage has helped push product... |
Calls for more cement capacity28 December 2010, Published under Cement NewsThe present shortage of cement has prompted the Sarawak Building and Civil Engineering Contractors Association to call for the setting up of another cement plant in the Malaysian state. At present, there are only two cement manufacturing plants in the state – in Kuching and Bintulu. Its chairman Siek King Kuong, who made the suggestion, said the current shortage of cement had delayed the completion of quite a number of projects. He noted that the shortage problem often cropped up towards th... |
Nesher looking for more gas27 December 2010, Published under Cement NewsClal Industries and Investments Ltd, the major shareholder in Nesher Israel Cement and subsidiary Hadera Paper Ltd is negotiating a US$1 billion natural gas supply contract with Egypt’s East Mediterranean Gas Company (EMG). Clal Industries is negotiating two separate gas delivery deals with EMG. The first deal is with Hadera Paper. Half the gas is intended for the company’s 230-megawatt power plant, scheduled to be built on the factory’s premises, and the other half is intended to power fact... |
Cement prices decline while coal prices continue to rise27 December 2010, Published under Cement NewsCement prices in the northern parts of Pakistan have fallen to Rs280 per 50-kg bag from the levels of Rs310-Rs320 per bag because of poor demand in the winter season. “We expect this drag in prices to continue until Feb 2011, followed by a gradual rise on the back of higher demand from reconstruction activities,” said Syed Atif Zafar, an analyst at local JS Research. He said prices have so far averaged at Rs300 per bag. “If the current pricing level persists for the next two months, followe... |
Cement Industry to drive coal demand in Vietnam27 December 2010, Published under Cement NewsCoal demand in the Vietnamese cement industry is expected to grow significantly during 2010-2014, say local experts. According to new a research report “Vietnam Mining Sector Analysis”, coal demand in cement industry is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of around 13% during 2010-2014. The country is also looking for prospect export markets for its excess cement production. In coming years, the cement production capacity will continue to increase due to construction of various of new plants alon... |
New Dangote plant for Zambia?27 December 2010, Published under Cement NewsCompletion of a recent positive feasibility study for a new US$400m integrated cement plant with a capacity of 1.5Mta would seem to indicate that Nigerian cement producer Dangote is still keen to push ahead with this project – first mooted some two years earlier. Local Masaiti district commissioner Evans Pwele confirmed the development in a local press interview on December 23, saying that works at the site are expected to start early next year. Mr Pwele said the company has written a let... |