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Bangladesh cement manufacturer expands capacity??18 October 2010, Published under Cement NewsAramit Cement Limited - a unit of Bangladesh leading building material group, Aramit Group, announced that it is enhancing its cement plant capacity from 700tpd to 1000tpd in Southern Bangladesh. Mr Jatindra Chandra Barman, General Manager of Aramit Cement, told CemNet that the work is going with full pace and hopefully plant will start production in first quarter of next year. Aramit Cement not only meets the local requirements but also exports cement to India. The official of Aramit ... |
Aleppo cement plant launched, Syria18 October 2010, Published under Cement NewsThe Aleppo cement plant, owned by Lafarge in partnership with Syrian MAS Economic Group, has started production with a capacity of 3Mta, reports Global Arab Network according to Syrian sources. Chairman and CEO of Lafarge, Bruno Lafont said the plant, situated in Kharab Ishq village in the Aleppo countryside, will help achieve self-sufficiency in cement to cover the local market needs. Total investment in the plant has amounted to US$680m. Plant construction started in 2007. Mr Lafont ... |
Pakistan government approves cement export terminal18 October 2010, Published under Cement NewsPakistan’s Port Qasim Authority (PQA) received formal government approval on Saturday, October 16, to set up Pakistan’s first modern dry bulk terminal for the handling of coal, clinker and cement at a port in Sindh province, near Karachi, say government officials. The new port, which is being planned with the help of the private sector, will alleviate congestion at Karachi Port. Pakistan International Bulk Terminal (Private) Limited (PIBT), a subsidiary of Pakistan International Contai... |
Holcim Maroc more positive outlook for 201118 October 2010, Published under Cement NewsHolcim Ltd is avoiding a dip in Morocco’s cement market this year and is set to benefit as infrastructure projects fuel a recovery in 2011. Morocco’s cement market will shrink by one per cent this year as the effects of a tourism boom and low-income housing projects peter out, said Cedric Nater, finance head at Holcim Maroc SA. “The government projects will have an effect on the cement market in 2011 and 2012,” Nater said. A new metro system in Casablanca, a port development in Nador, ... |
Azerbaijan introduces two new state cement quality standards18 October 2010, Published under Cement NewsThe State Committee for Standardization, Metrology and Patents of Azerbaijan has approved two new cement quality standards. The State Committee informed, standards AZS EN 413-2-2010 “Test methods: plaster and laying cement, II part”, AZS ISO 29581-2-2010 “Methods of cement testing, II part: chemical analysis by radioscopy method” will come into force from November 1. Standard AZS EN 413-2-2010 concerns tests of water resistance of new cement grout consistence and should be applied for defi... |
India: engineers asked to go for concrete roads15 October 2010, Published under Cement NewsKeeping various factors such as cost, including towards maintenance and sustainability in mind, Highways engineers must go for cement concrete roads instead of relying on bitumen, said S. Jaswant Kumar, chief general manager of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). He was speaking at a workshop on ‘Sustainable concrete pavements: Practices, challenges and directions’ organised by the Indian Concrete Institute at IIT-Madras on Wednesday. Mr. Kumar said that with the 11th Five-Year ... |
Pakistan: coal, clinker/cement terminal at Port Qasim: Ministry awaits ECC’’s approval15 October 2010, Published under Cement NewsThe Ministry of Ports and Shipping’’s proposal for establishment of coal and clinker/cement terminal at Port Qasim at a cost of US$175m with handling capacity of 8Mta is ready for approval of the Economic Co-ordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet, official sources told Business Recorder. The Terminal is expected to be completed by end 2011. |
India: cement sales growth surges after three months15 October 2010, Published under Cement NewsAfter three consecutive months of poor performance, the domestic cement industry managed to do reasonably well in September with sales growth of 6.04 per cent. According to the latest statistics from the Cement Manufacturers’ Association, the September despatches were at 15.62Mt, compared to 14.73Mt in the corresponding month last year. However, according to industry experts, this was not on account of a rise in demand. "It is primarily due to the low-base effect. In the same month last ye... |
Saudi Cement beats 2009 but slips against Q215 October 2010, Published under Cement NewsSaudi Cement Company, the biggest manufacturer of the commodity in the country, posted third quarter profits of SAR140m, up 13.7 per cnet on the same period last year though down on the previous quarter. The company achieved SAR589.8m for the first nine months of 2010, ending 30 September, up more than 30 per cent on 2009. But the third quarter figure was down more than 26 per cent on the second quarter this year, which saw profits of SAR190.6m – a fall the company attributes to the mainten... |
New Zealand: Holcim cement plant decision delayed15 October 2010, Published under Cement NewsA decision on whether cement giant Holcim will build its multimillion-dollar plant at Weston, near Oamaru, has been delayed. Holcim New Zealand said yesterday it would take its proposal to Swiss-based parent company Holcim Ltd early in the new year. "We were originally aiming to put a proposal before the Holcim Ltd board by year end, however a number of factors, including the need to allow extra time for suppliers to provide up-to-date capital cost information, have impacted on the project ... |