Cement News tagged under: international
Libya, Syria establishing a joint cement factory05 October 2010, Published under Cement NewsLibya, Syria are preparing a draft agreement on establishing a joint-company to set up a cement factory in Syria , reports according to Syrian-Libyan Strategic Cooperation Council. Syrian Finance Minister Mohammad al-Hussein discussed with Secretary of the General People’s Congress in Libya Muhammad al-ZUWAYY the standing relations between the two brotherly countries and means of bolstering them, reports Syrian News Agency. Al-Hussein also reviewed with Secretary of the General People’s ... |
Saudi cement companies production increases.?05 October 2010, Published under Cement NewsTotal production of the 10 cement companies operating in Saudi Arabia during 2009 stood at about 31.98Mt from 29.66Mt in corresponding period last year - thus recording a rise of 7.8 per cent over the preceding year. According to data released by Saudi Arabia Monetary Agency, in terms of output, the Saudi Cement Company ranked first, translating 17.4 per cent of the total production (5.575 Mt). Southern Region Cement Co ranked second with 16.1 per cent (5.158 Mt), followed by Yamamah Cem... |
Orissa clears industrial project proposals05 October 2010, Published under Cement NewsOrissa’s single window clearance committee Friday cleared 16 new project proposals of Rs.6,500 crore, an official said. The projects proposals by 16 private companies were cleared by the committee led by Chief Secretary B.K.Patnaik, state Industries Secretary Saurabh Garg told IANS. The projects are in steel, cement, food processing, down stream industries and ancillary sector, he said. The companies who proposed the investment in identified locations of the state included Larsen & Tou... |
Indian producers report better sales in September05 October 2010, Published under Cement NewsCement demand in September was up in many parts of the country, post-monsoon. Companies hiked prices mainly due to higher production costs. A 50-kg bag is now dearer by Rs 10-20 while another increase of Rs 5-10 is likely soon, said a cement dealer. The South, where prices have almost bottomed out, saw the maximum hike of Rs 20 a bag followed by the western and central regions, where it was raised by Rs 10, he added. Cement prices in the North and the East were under pressure due to floo... |
Lafarge Zimbabwe bullish as earnings firm05 October 2010, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Cement Zimbabwe, the country’s second largest producer, said on Monday earnings for the half-year to June 30 2010 had firmed by 50 per cent to US$0.02 per share from US$0,01 per share as domestic demand increased on the back of a significant rebound in the construction industry. Demand for cement declined from 1.1Mt in 1999 to 242,000t in 2008 but output bounced back to 400,000 tonnes last year after the power-sharing administration that came into office in February introduced wide-... |
Colacem to begin dismantling Alicante silos05 October 2010, Published under Cement NewsThe four silos that cement companies Cemex and Colacem operate pier/dock 14 of the Port of Alicante, next to the cruise passenger terminal, will disappear from this site at the middle of next year. Port Authority sources said that in November or early December, the company Colacem begin dismantling one of the two horizontal silos owned by business that still have cement bagging activities in the port area. They will as such follow the measure taken by Holcim just under a year ago, which ... |
Vietnam’s cement production slows down on coal shortage04 October 2010, Published under Cement NewsViet Nam Cement Industry Corporation’s member companies, which represent around 40% of the national market, are experiencing difficulties in obtaining sufficient coal supplies to operate their production lines. Le Van Chung, chairman of the corporation’s management board, said cement plants needed 5000tpd of coal for production, but the Viet Nam Coal and Mineral Industry Group provided just half of their demand at 2500-3000tpd. "We had to halt operations temporarily, and if we don’t rece... |
Second cement plant for al-Muthanna, Iraq04 October 2010, Published under Cement NewsIraq’s al-Mabrouka company will be building a US$200m cement factory in the country’s al-Muthanna province. All legal requirements relating to the land contracting and transfer have been completed, according to a spokesman for the project. The new 1Mta works will be constructed by a Chinese company and is expected to come online in 30 months’ time. |
Cimpor acquires stake in Cimentos de Nacala, Mozambique04 October 2010, Published under Cement NewsPortugal-based Cimpor has bought a 51% stake in Mozambique’s Cimentos de Nacala from Brazil’s Camargo Corrêa Cimentos, the company announced in a regulatory filing issued in Lisbon. Cimentos de Nacala is based in the north of Mozambique, where it has a 0.35Mta cement mill with land and limestone quarries. In the statement, Cimpor also said that the shares had previously been acquired by Camargo Corrêa from Mozambican group Insitec, and that the deal was, “subject to notification of the ap... |
ACC’s cement output drops in September04 October 2010, Published under Cement NewsACC announced that the cement production during September fell to 1.52Mt compared with 1.64Mt the previous year. Cement despatches followed a similar trend from 1.63Mt down to 1.58Mt. The company’s cumulative output from Jan-Sep2010 decreased from 16.12Mt to 15.57Mt YoY while its despatches over the same period fell from 16.12Mt to 15.59Mt. |