Cement News tagged under: international
Philippines: prices increased by two producers25 June 2010, Published under Cement NewsCement prices in the Philippines have increased, with two cement firms deciding to hike their prices as a result of the power crisis in Mindanao. Republic Cement went up by P5 per bag, while Holcim Philippines adjusted their price by P10. |
Kenya cement makers shift to coal use25 June 2010, Published under Cement NewsThe East African Portland Cement Company (EAPCC) intends to shift its source of energy from fuel oil to coal as an increasing number of local companies opt to generate their own electricity to lower power costs, improve reliability of supply and add new sources of revenue. Capital Business reports that the company has already announced plans for a coal plant that includes the recycling of waste heat from its clinker lines. "Cost of power has become a major concern for every industry an... |
Holcim requests Mason City tax break, USA25 June 2010, Published under Cement NewsHolcim is requesting that Mason City officials review the company’s tax assessment for the year. According to local press reports, Holcim it not happy with how its land along the North Federal is currently valued by Mason City’s assessor. The city figures the main plant site which is nearly 153 acres, is worth around US$6.8m. That means their tax bill this year is slightly more than US$225,000. Holcim filed a petition to the Mason City Board of Review in May and objected to the assessme... |
New plant to be constructed in Thua Thien-Hue, Vietnam25 June 2010, Published under Cement NewsAuthorities of Vietnam’s central province of Thua Thien-Hue have given approval to Song Hong Corporation to build Long Tho II cement plant next July. The plant will have a total investment of VND763.6bn (US$40.2m) and an annual production capacity of 350,000t of cement, the Phap luat Vietnam newspaper reported Thursday. The plant, to be situated in the Huong Tra district, is slated to begin operation in February 2014. |
Roanoke’s Castle Hayne Site Honored for Safety25 June 2010, Published under Cement NewsRoanoke Cement Company’s Castle Hayne terminal was honoured this week by the North Carolina state government for its safety record. North Carolina Labor Commissioner Cherie Berry presented the award to the cement terminal’s management for an injury-free year at the terminal in 2009. The award ceremony was held at the Cape Fear Community College North Campus in Castle Hayne, NC. This is the second time this year that the North Carolina Department of Labor (NCDOL) presented a 1st Year Gold Sa... |
Financing for the Vicat Sagar plant, India25 June 2010, Published under Cement NewsThe Vicat Group has announced the finalisation of financing for the Vicat Sagar greenfield cement plant in India, a project conducted in partnership with Sagar Cements Limited, and in which the Vicat group holds a majority shareholding. This cement plant will have a cement capacity of 5.5Mta, based on two clinker production lines, each with a capacity of 6000tpd. The first of these, which will have an annual capacity of 2.75Mt of cement, is due to enter service in 2012. This financing, whi... |
Brazil: cement market to advance 18% this year25 June 2010, Published under Cement NewsThe Brazilian cement market is set to grow by 18% over the course of 2010 when compared to 2009. In the first five months of 2010, cement sales totalled 23Mt, an advance of 16.4% over January-May 2009, according to the Sindicato Nacional da Industria do Cimento (Snic). In the year June 2009-May 2010, the rise came to 6.5% and the sales volume total to 54.5Mt. Source: Valor Economico |
Pakistan cement margins expected to improve next quarter25 June 2010, Published under Cement NewsCement margins for Pakistan producers are expected to improve next quarter on the back of price increase and expected reduction in demand-supply gap, according to an analyst. Cement prices are already up 14 per cent to PKR290 per bag in the last two weeks. The performance of the sector remained subdued at local bourses, down seven per cent this year against a three per cent rise in the KSE-100 index, said Topline Securities analyst Furqan Panjani. Cement dispatches have improved by 14 per... |
Semen Tonasa meets with competition commission25 June 2010, Published under Cement NewsThe Board of Directors and a number of Semen Tonasa representatives have met with Indonesia’s competition supervisory commission, the Komisi Pengawas Persaingan Usaha (KPPU), to answer questions of suspected cartel behaviour among Indonesian producers. Abdul Rachmat Noer, head of marketing at Semen Tonasa, said the company says that it hopes to prove in front of the inspection team, that as a state-owned enterprise it did not engage in such cartel practices which would negatively affect the... |
USGS: April shipments rise 8% YoY25 June 2010, Published under Cement NewsLatest data from the US Geological Survey (USGS) show total shipments of portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico for April 2010 were about 6.5Mt. This was about 8% higher than shipments in April 2009. Year-to-date shipments were about 18.8Mt, down by about 8% from those of the same period in 2009. The leading producing States (Texas, Missouri, California, Pennsylvania, and Alabama, in descending order) shipped 42% of the April total (table 1A). The leading consumin... |