Cement News tagged under: international
China: Zhejiang’s Huzhou bulk cement production grew In Jan-Apr18 August 2010, Published under Cement NewsFrom January-April production of bulk cement in Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province, reached 3.8Mt, up 27.22 per cent YoY. Ready-mix concrete production amounted to 1.59Mm3, up 108 per cent. The growth in production of bulk cement and ready-mix concrete in Huzhou is attributed to new policies expanding the usage scope of ready-mix concrete, more real estate projects driving the demand for both items and the launching of new production capacities of bulk cement. |
Vietnam: cement companies seek export market18 August 2010, Published under Cement NewsThe Ministry of Construction and the Ministry of Industry and Trade have urged the Nghi Son, ChinFon Hai Phong and Phuc Son cement companies to seek overseas markets for their products. Each of the three companies must export 100,000 - 150,000t of cement toward the end of 2010, half of their product volume in 2011 and 100 per cent from 2012. They have also been assigned to carefully estimate local demands in the central and southern regions to draw up cement and clinker transportation plan... |
Pakistan: cement dispatches decline 30 per cent18 August 2010, Published under Cement NewsCement dispatches have already declined by 20 to 30 per cent due to the recent wave of floods in the country and the trend is expected to continue. Topline Securities expect that this will cause cement prices to drop by between INR10 to INR20 per bag during the next two months on the back of lower sales. Apart from lower cement demand during the rainy season, the floods have severely affected the road and distribution networks. This will negatively impact local cement sales, Topline Securit... |
Bermuda: Wedco: Cement RFP ’very open and fair’18 August 2010, Published under Cement NewsWedco has hit back at accusations it snubbed black empowerment by handing the cement contract to Maxcem – claiming angry rival Myron Piper made no attempt to show his company was any more diverse. Chairman Walter Lister claims Mr Piper failed to raise concerns over the bidding process until the day before the deadline – by which time three others had already presented complete proposals. Mr Piper launched a verbal attack on the West End Development Corporation last week after his company, ... |
Caribbean Cement suspends production twice in three months18 August 2010, Published under Cement NewsCaribbean Cement Company Limited has announced a shutdown of production for the second time this year - the first as safeguard against damage from civil unrest, the second due to an underperforming market. The company, which now has four months of supplies backed up in inventory, has shuttered Kiln 5 for 40 days and sent workers off on involuntary leave. The Rockfort based operation should ramp up again at around the final week in September. The decision gives Caribbean Cement breathing ro... |
Germany cement consumption in July down 0.7 per cent YoY17 August 2010, Published under Cement NewsGerman cement sales reached 2.51Mt in July 2010, reflecting a decrease of 0.7 per cent YoY. Accumulated sales for the January to July period reached 12.72Mt, down 3.2 per cent YoY. Earlier in the year, first and second quarter tonnages were down 18.7 and 3.8 per cent, respectively. |
Egypt: cement company requests permission to import gas17 August 2010, Published under Cement NewsIn an unprecedented move, the Egyptian Cement Company has officially demanded permission from the Ministry of Petroleum to import either natural gas, diesel fuel, or crude oil from Libya for its new plant in Matrouh. On 1 August the company sent a letter to the ministry’s undersecretary for natural gas affairs, Tareq al-Hadidy, requesting permission to import approximately 160Mm2 of gas to operate its new factory and affiliate power stations. The planned factory’s production capacity is 3Mt... |
Ghana: Ghacem eyes partnership with STX to supply cement for housing project17 August 2010, Published under Cement NewsThe management of GHACEM, a subsidiary of Heidelberg Cement Group, says it is ready to work in partnership with the Korean construction firm, STX Construction Limited, in terms of supply of cement when the company commences the construction of the 200,000 units’ houses in the country. The company says its statistics indicates that given the current state of agreement reached between the Korean firm and the government of Ghana, over 900m bags of cement will be needed for the construction, a ... |
New Chinese cement factory filling Ethiopia’s growing demand17 August 2010, Published under Cement NewsChinese cement company, Hung Shen, inaugurated its cement plant built around Mojjo town 75km from the capital at a cost of ETB500, according to Capital news report. Chinese and Ethiopian government officials, including Alemayehu Tegenu, Minister of Mine and Energy, attended the inauguration ceremony. In just a few months the company will be able to double its cement production to about 2Mta. The plant, which began production a year ago, just completed expansion and increased its production ... |
Brazil July cement sales up 12.1 per cent YoY17 August 2010, Published under Cement NewsPreliminary data industry data and market estimates indicate that domestic cement sales over the last 12 months (August 2009-July 2010) reached 55.5Mt, representing an increase of 8.6 per cent versus the same period the year earlier (August 2008-July 2009). Over the seven month period January to July, sales reached 32.8Mt, up 14 per cent YoY. In July 2010, domestic market sales reached 5.2Mt, up 12.1 per cent YoY. |