Cement News tagged under: international
Azerbaijan first-half output down20 July 2010, Published under Cement NewsCement production output in Azerbaijan reached 588,900t in the first half of 2010, down 0.6% versus the same period in 2009. Last year, total output amounted to 1.28Mt down 19.7% down from 2008. Garadagh Cement is the main producer in the country with an annual production capacity of 1-1.4Mt. |
New plant proposed for Democratic Republic of Congo20 July 2010, Published under Cement NewsAnicet Kazunda Mutangiji, Minister of Industry received yesterday morning a large delegation of Chinese businessmen led by their partner and Congolese consultant, John Mopotu to discuss the construction of a proposed cement plant in Kimpese in the province of Bas-Congo. The Chinese businessmen, who are partners of the Africa Union Holdings China, arrived to discuss with the project with the Minister of Industry after the project, of which the first round of funding amounts to US$95m, was ... |
CIMA to proceed with new line, Malaysia20 July 2010, Published under Cement NewsUEM Group group managing director/chief executive officer Datuk Izzaddin Idris has said Cement Industries of Malaysia (CIMA) is to proceed with constructing a new line. CIMA, which was taken private by UEM Group last year, plans to add a new line in Bahau, Negri Sembilan. The new line is expected to cost around RM800m. |
Oficemen: bleak outlook for Spanish cement sector20 July 2010, Published under Cement NewsThe Spanish cement association (Oficemen) revealed yesterday that following the Ministry of Developments decision to cut public works the sector’s future looks bleak. Oficemen’s president, Joaquin Estrada, admitted that "the prospects are not encouraging", and suggested plant closures and employment adjustments may become a reality if the situation does not improve. "We will try not to close," he said. Cement demand fell 15.92% in the first half, while production has fallen by 14.5%. F... |
Peru shipments up 17.52%20 July 2010, Published under Cement NewsCement shipments in the Peruvian market totalled 3.8Mt between January and June 2010. This translates into a 17.52 per cent increase over the figure recorded in the same period of 2009 when they totaled 3.23Mt, the Cement Producers Association (ASOCEM) reported today. During that period cement production was 3.88Mt, representing an increase of 17.9 per cent from 2009, when it totaled 3.29Mt. In the first six months of the year only 1200t of cement was exported, which took place in Mar... |
ASEC Cement begins production at greenfield plant in Sudan20 July 2010, Published under Cement NewsASEC Cement, which will control more than 12Mta of cement production capacity by 2013 in five countries spanning from Algeria to Iraq-Kurdistan, announced today that it has begun production at Takamol, its greenfield cement plant on the left bank of the River Nile some 320km north of the Sudanese capital of Khartoum. The total investment cost for Al-Takamol Cement stands at US$252.7m. “This was a very challenging plant,” said ASEC Cement Chairman and CEO Giorgio Bodo. “Takamol is in a rem... |
Saudi construction activity seen robust in 201019 July 2010, Published under Cement NewsHeavy public spending will ally with a shortage in housing units to keep the momentum in Saudi Arabia’s construction sector this year despite a sharp slowdown in bank credit, the Gulf Kingdom’s largest bank has said. As part of its record high annual budget, Saudi Arabia has allocated SR260 billion for infrastructure and construction projects, the highest ever capital expenditure approved by the world’s oil superpower. Although a business index introduced recently by National Commercial Ban... |
Cemex in Colombia program to improve housing for low-income families19 July 2010, Published under Cement NewsOn July 8, Cemex in Colombia launched its Bloqueras Solidarias program, which gives low-income families the opportunity to improve their housing conditions by working to produce their own building materials. As part of the program, Cemex will open a center to provide: machinery, tools, raw materials, and training in the production of concrete materials such as blocks and cobblestone. Half of the building materials produced will become property of the families in the program so they can use... |
Singha Cement to help national venture, Sri Lanka19 July 2010, Published under Cement NewsItalcementi Group, which started operations in Sri Lanka in 1998 has changed its name to Singha Cement and now ventures in a national effort by donating a significant quantity of cement for the construction of homes for 150 families in the Varikuttu Uru village in Vavuniya. Colin Nelson, Managing Director of the Company said that a key aspect of the Company’s activities are it’s CSR initiatives which form an integral part of it’s day to day operations and the Company consistently help the d... |
Nigeria: new companies want FG to break monopoly19 July 2010, Published under Cement NewsA forum of new entrants into the Nigerian cement industry has urged the Federal Government to break the unhealthy monopoly existing in the industry and called for the cancellation of bulk cement import licence, reports the Nigerian Tribune. Chairman of the forum, Prince David Iweta, pointed this out at a meeting with the Minister of Commerce and Industry, Senator Jubril Martins-Kuye, in Abuja. According to the chairman, the demand – supply gap in the cement subsector, was as a result of... |