Cement News tagged under: new capacity
CILAS sees Biskra plant inauguration18 October 2017, Published under Cement NewsThe new cement plant at Biskra by CILAS was inaugurated on 17 October 2017 in the presence of the Minister of Industry and Jean-Jacques Gauthier, CEO of LafargeHolcim Algérie, among others. CILAS is a joint venture between the Algerian Souakri Group and LafargeHolcim with a 51-49 per cent share split. The new Biskra plant has a production capacity of 2.7Mta and will enable Algeria to be self-sufficient in its cement supply, particularly to the southern part of the country. The project... |
Venezuela: Llas Lanadas commissions Line 216 October 2017, Published under Cement NewsOn Friday, 13 October the second line of the Las LLanadas plant in Trujillo, Venezuela, was commissioned, increasing the cement works’ capacity by 0.5Mta to 1.35Mta. Line No 2 includes a 64m-long kiln and General Lynch Dávila, president of the Corporación Socialista de Cementos, which owns the cement plant, said that the company’s technology “is a model throughout the South American region.” "We also have a large warehouse in which 12,000t of cement will be stored and two bulk dispatch... |
Vicem Hoang Mai requested to build plant elsewhere27 September 2017, Published under Cement NewsAuthorities of Vietnam’s Nghe An province have asked the Vicem Hoang Mai Cement Joint Stock Company, an affiliate of Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation (Vicem), to study a different location for the construction of the company’s 4.5Mta Hoang Mai 2 cement plant. The provincial authorities have rejected the company’s proposal to develop the VN10.8tn (US$475.25m) plant in Hoang Mai 2 industrial park while suggesting the company survey an area in Tan Thang commune, Quynh Luu district, for th... |
Semen Indonesia25 September 2017, Published under Cement NewsAugust saw Semen Indonesia record a 10.6 per cent increase in cement sales with total volumes for the month coming in at 2.87Mt, compared to 2.59Mt in the same month last year. The domestic market saw a 6.2 per cent increase to 2.66Mt, while exports grew by 136.4 per cent to 205,219t. For the January-August period, the company’s total cement sales by volume stand at 18.13Mt, 9.4 per cent up on the same period last year. Domestic sales for the first eight months of the year are up by 4.1 p... |
Carlos Slim enters Costa Rican cement market14 September 2017, Published under Cement NewsCementos Fortaleza, owned by Carlos Slim, will commence operations in a few weeks in alliance with Plycem, which is also part of the Elementia group owned by Carlos Slim and Mexican entrepreneur Antonio del Valle Ruiz. The joint venture is scheduled to inaugurate a cement plant in Barranca, Puntarenas, at the end of September, according to the Federal College of Engineers and Architects (CFIA). The new player will compete with the already-established cement producers, Cemex and Lafarg... |
Baturaja II plant will start commercial operations this month08 September 2017, Published under Cement NewsThe Semen Baturaja II plant of Baturaja Cement Corp will start commercial operations this September after undergoing two months of trials. According to Baturaja Cement's General Director, Rahmad Pribadi, the schedule for operations was moved ahead by a month, from 1 October. The Indonesian plant will increase the overall production capacity at the site by 1.85Mta. The Baturaja II works will also raise its production capacity by 92.5 per cent, or 3.85Mt, in 2018 from 2Mt this year. The new... |
Vietnam's Long Son Line 2 enters operation08 September 2017, Published under Cement NewsLong Son Co Ltd has successfully brought its second production line of its Long Son cement plant in Thanh Hoa, into production, raising the plant’s capacity to 14,000tpd (5Mta). Located in Dong Son, in the town of Bim Son, the works counts as one of the country’s largest cement works, according to Viet Nam News. |
Egin to start Cameroon cement production in October01 September 2017, Published under Cement NewsCameroon-based Egin SA has signed an investment agreement with the government, under guidance of the Investment Promotion Agency (API). Project manager, Jean-Pierre Belobo, announced that the company expects to produce the first bags, marketed under the “Lion” brand, in October 2017. While news about the new XAF8.2bn (US$14.9m) factory is limited, the new works is based in Douala and is 90 per cent complete. Raw materials have been ordered. The Cameroon cement market has attracted m... |
BUA’s sees completion of new 3Mta Edo line01 September 2017, Published under Cement NewsNigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, inaugurated the 3Mta second production line at BUA’s Obu cement plant in Okpella, Edo state. “This project is a big boost to the Nigerian economy and it will provide employment opportunity for the both skilled and unskilled youths of this state and the country at large,’’ he said and added that the plant’s capacity will help consolidate the country’s self-sufficiency in cement as well as providing a significant boost to national export capacity. ... |
Emami expects to break even in FY16-1701 September 2017, Published under Cement NewsIndia-based Emami Cement expects to break even by the end of FY17-18 and bank a profit by the next financial year. The company’s bottom line will be driven primarily by value and volume of sales, according to Vivek Chawla, wholetime director and CEO. Emami’s top line is forecast to expand to INR14bn-15bn (US$218.9m-234.5m) by the end of the current fiscal if sales of 3.2Mt are achieved. This sales volume represents 80 per cent of its 4Mta total installed capacity. “Usually cement compani... |