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Lebanon: Ain Dara plant project attacked by gunmen14 March 2017, Published under Cement NewsGunmen opened gunfire at a cement factory in the Mount Lebanon town of Ain Dara after the town's residents refused the establishment of factories in the area over health issues, the National News Agency reported on Monday. NNA said the assailants, who were not identified, opened gunfire at an under construction cement factory that belongs to the Fattouch family in Ain Dara in the outskirts of Dahr al-Baydar. Pierre Fattoush, a brother of MP Nicolas Fattoush, wants to establish a huge p... |
Canada: Colacem is still battling to win approval for its 1.16Mta plant10 March 2017, Published under Cement NewsColacem Canada is uncertain about its prospects to build a cement plant in L'Orginal in eastern Ontario, Canada. The company needs permission from both tiers of local government, but it is in dispute with the Champlain Township's decision to vote against the project, and the cement company may have to take its proposal to the Ontario Municipal Board to win approval. Colacem Canada is seeking permission to put a cement plant on about 56ha (138 acres) beside its existing quarry operation... |
Myanmar: Singapore investment fund to part-finance new 1.6Mta plant09 March 2017, Published under Cement NewsSingapore-based Credera has announced that it will invest US$20m in a stake in a new 5000tpd cement plant in Myanmar, Deal Street Asia reports. Credera's Myanmar Frontier Opportunities Fund will partner with a foreign cement firm – as yet unnamed – that will bring another US$30m to the deal. The remainder of the estimated US$200m required to build the plant will be raised as debt. According to Credera, Myanmar currently produces and demands around 4Mt of cement, but the firm expects co... |
Nigeria: 1.68Mta integrated cement plant has been proposed for Ogun state09 March 2017, Published under Cement NewsA new 1.6Mta integrated cement plant has been proposed near Ewekoro, Ogun state, Nigeria, and an environmental and social impact assessment is being carried out. Southport Cement Ltd is in the process of acquiring the land for the quarry, which will be located just 10km from a Dangote cement works and 14km from the Lafarge Africa (Wapco) Segamu cement plant. The aim is to provide a facility that produces 5000tpd of clinker with CEMI and II types of cement. There are reported to be lim... |
United States: Vallejo blocks plans for new Ecocem plant08 March 2017, Published under Cement NewsAn application for planning permission to build a new EUR45m (US$47.5m) grinding mill in Vallejo, California, has been refused by the local government, the Irish Times reports. Orecem Americas, a subsidiary of Ireland's Ecocem, had put forward the plans to build the plant, but residents had raised concerns that it would lead to an increase in the number of heavy trucks on local roads and would itself generate pollution. Vallejo's planning commission rejected the application by a six-to... |
Hengya Cement gives green light to US$1bn Tanzania investment01 March 2017, Published under Cement NewsHengya Cement, a subsidiary of China's Hengyuan International Engineering Group, has announced that it will build a new cement plant in Tanga on Tanzania's northeast coast, reports website China.org.cn. The plant's capacity has not been disclosed, but Hengya claims that it will be one of the largest in sub-Saharan Africa. The initial phase of the project will cost US$1bn, with a second phase to follow. "The Chinese investors' move is recommendable as it meant to meet country's cement d... |
Tanzania: Lake Cement hopes to start construction of Bagamoyo plant soon27 February 2017, Published under Cement NewsA senior official at Lake Cement Ltd has confirmed that the company still plans to establish a US$150m cement plant in Chalinxe-Tarwanda, Bagamoyo, Tanzania. Plans were originally anounced back in November 2016, when it was said that construction would start in mid-2017. Afroz Ansari, Lake Cement's asscoiate vice president, said: "The plan hasn't changed. The planned plant in Bagamoyo will have the capacity of producing 150,000t of cement per month," he said. Lake Cement currently prod... |
Pakistan: FWO seeks approval for new plant in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa24 February 2017, Published under Cement NewsAccording to reports in the Daily Times, the Frontier Works Organization (FWO) is seeking approval from the Pakistani government to establish a new plant in the Haripur area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Details of the proposal are scant, but the FWO is understood to have met with representatives of the provincial government to discuss the plan. The latter told local media that they welcomed the proposed investment as part of the wider work on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. The FWO is ... |
Indonesia: Kupang Cement to start work on new Kupang plant21 February 2017, Published under Cement NewsKupang Cement Indonesia's third factory in Kupang will soon be realised, according to the Governor of East Nusa Tenggara, Frans Lebu Raya. "The preparation phase has been completed. The groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled to be held on 10 March this year," he informed ANTARA in Kupang, Monday. He further stated that the new IDR2trn (US$1.49bn) plant will have a 1.5Mta cement capacity and will be built in the Bolok Industrial District. The construction will take approximately three yea... |
Bolivia: President opens 2000tpd Itacamba plant13 February 2017, Published under Cement NewsPresident Evo Morales of Bolivia opened the first integrated cement plant in Itacamba at the weekend, in the department of Santa Cruz. Following an investment of US$220m, the Itacamba Cimento SA 2000tpd cement plant in Yacuses has started commercial production to reduce the country's reliance on imports. The works will guarantee the supply of cement for projects in Santa Cruz and Beni, with plans to expand deliveries to Tarija. Gebr Pfeiffer provided a MPS 3750 B raw mill for this project.... |