Cement News tagged under: international
Essroc opens new Cement Distribution Terminal in Ashland, Virgina14 October 2010, Published under Cement NewsEssroc Cement Corporation has opened a new cement distribution terminal in Ashland, Virgina, US. On 22 September 2010, Essroc, part of the Italcementi Group, held an open house event showcasing its newest distribution terminal. The facilities are served by a rail connection and allow for efficient supply of cement to Essroc’s customers in the Richmond area. The cement is produced by Essroc’s new state-of-the-art plant in Martinsburg, West Virginia, with a yearly output of up to 2Mt. The... |
India: ‘Present cement price hike appears artificial’14 October 2010, Published under Cement NewsMembers of Salem Civil Engineers Association staged a demonstration on Wednesday demanding the government to take steps to bring down the steep hike in the price of cement, which they claimed had severely affected the construction industry. Saying that the present price hike appeared to be ’artificial’, they wondered how could the construction industry survive at a time when the prices of all other materials also had escalated. The set back in the industry would also affect the nation’s gro... |
Cement sales in Indonesia up 8% Jan-Sept14 October 2010, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in Indonesia rose eight per cent YoY to 29.5Mt in the first nine months of this year. Demand for cement has increased since early this year, the Indonesia cement association said, adding that the sales target of six per cent has been overshot. Meanwhile, major producers - the Semen Gresik Group, Indocement Tunggal Prakasa and Holcim Indonesia are operating almost at full capacity, association chairman Urip Trimuryono said. Urip said the increase in sales could have been much h... |
Vietnam Vinacomin requests cement investors to sign coal purchase deals14 October 2010, Published under Cement NewsThe state-run Vietnam National Coal-Mineral Industries Group (Vinacomin) has recently requested investors of cement projects to sign long-term coal purchase deals before building cement plants. Vinacomin said only Phuc Son and Song Gianh Cosevco Cement companies have signed long-term coal purchase contracts to date, the Dau tu newspaper reported 13 October. The move follows a forecast that the country will have to import coal to feed domestic cement and electricity plants in 2015. The cou... |
Cement producers drive Chinese share market higher14 October 2010, Published under Cement NewsChinese stocks rose Wednesday led by cement makers, which gained on news of a government plan to boost sales of construction materials in rural areas. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index edged 0.7 per cent, or 19.95 points, higher to close at 2,861.36. The Shenzhen Component Index gained 1.86 per cent, or 229.72 points, to end at 12,603. Combined turnover shrank to CNY300.98bn(US$45.12bn) from CNY363.4bn the previous trading day. Gainers outnumbered losers 507 to 359 in Shanghai and 60... |
Nepal: largest clinker plant in Rupandehi14 October 2010, Published under Cement NewsDynasty Industries Nepal has established the largest clinker factory in the country in Rupandehi district. The factory, which is established at the cost of INR1.5bn, is promoted by a group led by industrialist Rajesh Agrawal. Rajesh Agrawal, proprietor of the factor, told Republica that they would start clinker production within three weeks. "We will start operations within three weeks after completing remaining works," he said. The factory will produce 1000tpd of clinker, which is suffici... |
Brazil: Cement investment intentions top BRL15bn to 201614 October 2010, Published under Cement NewsInvestments in capacity expansion and new plants would reach BRL$15bn until 2016 and add 44Mt of cement, 70 per cent of the current installed capacity. The construction boom is leading to imports of 1Mt of cement in 2010 as demand grew 15 per cent from Jan - Sept and is to end the year with 58Mt. Conservative estimates point the market to stabilise at 70Mt, optimistic estimates point to 80Mt nearing a 420kg per capita consumption by 2015, compared with 272kg in 2008. Walter Schalka, pres... |
UAE: Emirates Cement Company rebrands as Lafarge14 October 2010, Published under Cement NewsFor Lafarge, surviving in an extremely competitive environment means innovation. This includes rebranding the company in the UAE and adding new products. Formerly known as Emirates Cement Company, a joint venture with the Dubai Group, a member of Dubai Holding, and the Fujairah Government, it is now running under the name Lafarge Emirates Cement. The company owns its own quarry and crusher and opened its first factory along Emirates Road in Dubai at the end of 2007 with a capacity of 3Mt. ... |
Lehigh Cement introduces new loading system13 October 2010, Published under Cement NewsLehigh Cement Co said Monday it has completed construction of a US$20m loading and storage system in anticipation of increased demand. The new silo is 79 feet wide and 329 feet tall and highly automated for the loading of trucks and rail cars. The system can load 25t of cement in under 10 minutes, the company said. We have been struggling with this economy along with everyone else, but we are doing OK and haven’t had to resort to layoffs," said plant manager Rick Parker. The new l... |
Citadel Capital signs cement deal in Egypt13 October 2010, Published under Cement NewsA cement making unit of Cairo-based Citadel Capital signed a E£1.1bn (US$193.2m) loan to finance the construction of a cement plant, Egyptian newspapers reported on Sunday. Al-Arabiya al-Wataniya (ANCC) is a division of Citadel’s cement unit ASEC, which aims to double its cement output in the Middle East and North Africa to about 12Mt by 2013 to tap increased housing and infrastructure demand. Arab African International Bank (AAIB) is providing E£312m of the loan, which involves six other... |