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Boral launches capital raising, Australia06 July 2010, Published under Cement NewsBoral chief executive Mark Selway said the review had identified core investment priorities for Boral as cement and construction materials in Australia, plasterboard in Australia and Asia, and bricks, roof tiles and masonry both in Australia and the US. "The review has been very comprehensive and has crystallised the markets and geographies where the group has the potential to achieve long term growth and deliver sector-best returns," Mr Selway said in the statement. The fully underwritt... |
Holcim wants to modify proposed cement factory near Oamaru06 July 2010, Published under Cement NewsHolcim New Zealand says a decline in local demand for cement means it will have to modify the design of a new factory near Oamaru, so it can send more cement offshore. The environment court last year declined an appeal against the proposed US$300m plant, which will produce about 900,000tpa of cement. Holcim’s capital projects manager, Ken Cowie, says cement sales fell by 20 per cent last year because of the recession. He says Holcim wants to modify the plant so more clinker can be load... |
Aditya Birla Group production update for June06 July 2010, Published under Cement NewsThe Aditya Birla Group’s cement production in June up by 2.59% at 3.155Mt while its dispatches were up 0.52% at 3.156Mt over the year ago period. For the period April to June 2010, the group’s cement production was up 5.06% at 9.972Mt as against 9.49Mt during April to June 2009. Dispatches rose by 4.12% at 9.889Mt in April to June 10 as against 9.498Mt in the corresponding period last year. |
Nirma plant: SC defers hearing on farmers’ appeals, India06 July 2010, Published under Cement NewsThe Supreme Court on Monday deferred its hearing on appeals against construction of Nirma Ltd’s cement plant near Mahuva’s coastline and asked the Gujarat High Court to dispose of the review petition filed by the farmers. Requesting the high court for speedy hearing of the review petition, a bench comprising Chief Justice SH Kapadia, Justices KS Radhakrishnan and Swatanter Kumar has kept hearing on appeals after four weeks. A division bench in the HC last week adjourned the review petiti... |
Athi River gears up for expansion drive06 July 2010, Published under Cement NewsAthi River Mining has set aside Sh12.5 billion for its expansion programme. The firm plans to put up a cement production unit in Tanzania, and increasing capacity of its plants in Athi River and Kaloleni. Bipin Bhatia, the senior general manager, said the new developments would help the cement manufacturer reap from a continued boom in the building and construction in the region, as well as prepare for an expected increase in competition. Competition in the cement sector is expected to i... |
India: fuel price hike to hit operating costs of cement companies06 July 2010, Published under Cement NewsLeading Indian cement players (ACC, Ambuja Cement, Aditya Birla group, Shree Cement and Jaiprakash Associates) reported a 7.6% year-on-year (y-o-y) growth in their total despatches to 8.7 million tonne in the month of June, 2010. This was largely in tune with the 8.4% growth in the entire cement industry’s dispatch in the first two months of the current financial year and analysts point to a high base effect in the corresponding period of the previous year. However, Jaiprakash Associates... |
Holcim says no price cut despite plant reopening06 July 2010, Published under Cement NewsThe local Philippine unit of Holcim Ltd. yesterday said it would keep cement prices at their recently hiked levels even as the firm expects to revive next month a production line that can churn out cheaper clinker. Profits of Holcim Philippines, Inc. rose by 76.5% to PHP1.4bn in the first quarter. There will be no price rollbacks since the firm will still be using costlier imported clinker, Eduardo A. Sahagun, Holcim Philippines, Inc. senior vice-president for sales, said in a telephone in... |
Lafarge Indonesia plant starts production06 July 2010, Published under Cement NewsProduction has started up again at the Lafarge Indonesia plant following the destruction caused by the Boxing day tsunami of 2004. Plant construction of the PT Semen Andalas works in Banda Aceh started in 2006 and production began in July 2010, according to President Director of Lafarge Cement Indonesia (LCI) Marc Jarrault. Prior to the tsumani, the plant was capable of producing 1.2Mta but production capacity has now been increased to 1.6Mta. |
ScotAsh Welcomes HRH The Duke of Gloucester, UK06 July 2010, Published under Cement NewsScotAsh Limited, the UK’s leading manufacturer of sustainable PFA-based cements, welcomed His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester to its plant at Longannet Power Station, Kincardine-on-Forthin central Scotland. The company – a joint venture between ScottishPower and Lafarge Cement – manufactures cements, grouts and other construction products from power station ash, conserving natural aggregates, saving CO2 emissions and avoiding the need to landfill ash. The Duke, who is the grandson ... |
Seven killed in Brazil factory accident06 July 2010, Published under Cement NewsAt least seven people were killed and 23 others injured in a construction accident at a cement plant in Itaiatuba, a city in the Brazilian Amazon, police in the northern state of Para said Monday. Six of the victims died Monday at the plant, while the seventh victim died early Tuesday at a hospital in Santarem. The government of Para had to send a plane Monday night to Itaiatuba to transport the 13 most seriously injured people to Santarem because the small Amazonian city lacks the medic... |