Cement News tagged: International
CEMBUREAU welcomes new President & VP
Gonçalo Salazar Leite (Vice Chairman Secil), has been elected as President of CEMBUREAU for a two-year term at the Association's General Assembly held on 9 June in Paris (France) after having completed his mandate of Vice-President over the last two years. He takes over from Mr Daniel Gauthier, former CEO Western Europe-Africa and Member of the Managing Board of HeidelbergCement. In addition,...
Loma Negra board to consider equity offering
Cimpor announced that the board of directors of its subsidiary, Loma Negra (Argentina) has called for an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) to consider the necessary moves required for it to pursue an equity offering on the local and international capital markets. The move is among the initiatives undertaken by Cimpor “to reinforce its capital structure,” the parent company said in a stateme...
Asia Cement denies Hualien mine expansion
Asia Cement Corp has denied that it has been expanding mining operations in Hualien County, Taiwan, following accusations by a filmmaker that mining has intensified at the site, the Tapei Times reports. Documentary filmmaker Chi Po-lin made the comments in May 2017 whilst filming a sequel to his aerial photographic documentary ‘Beyond Beauty: Taiwan From Above. Chi subsequently died in a he...
New Hanson technical team to enhance customer service
New Hanson technical service meets customer needs Hanson Cement UK has increased its technical team to offer customers bespoke support on all cement and cementitious issues. Headed by national technical manager Simon Chudley, the team will provide a bespoke service as well as offering advice, information and technical support ranging from product data and case studies to lab trial...
Cement price recovery in western India
Cement prices in western India have recovered from the lows touched a year ago, and on a YoY basis have seen the highest improvement among all domestic regions. In June the price of cement stood at INR335 (US$5.20)/50kg bag, 16 per cent more than the INR290/bag recorded in the same month a year earlier, according to a recent dealer channel check report by Kotak Institutional Equities. On a s...
Ho Chi Minh City proposes no new cement licences
Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City has proposed Vietnam's Ministry of Construction to adjust its cement development plan, so that no new cement projects will be licensed in the metropolis and existing plants will be relocated. Ho Chi Minh City currently has eight cement firms which run nine plants, including six in industrial parks, the municipal authorities said on Friday, adding that the existing ...
Fiji allows cement imports at zero-rated duty
The Fijian government has announced that cement can now be imported from overseas at zero-rated duty, according to local press reports. The move comes after the country’s main cement manufacturer Pacific Cement was forced to halt operations at its 0.215Mt grinding plant last month due to a major equipment breakdown , leading to a shortage of supply on the island. The Minister for Econ...
Savannah Cement and NCA sign training pact
Kenya's National Construction Authority (NCA) has signed a partnership agreement with local cement producer Savannah Cement to advance technical training programmes for contractors. The agreement will see Savannah Cement and NCA jointly conduct nationwide training and certification programmes for contractors and construction supervisors. Speaking at the partnership signing ceremony, NCA E...
Ecocem may get planning approval for grinding mill
Ecocem may be allowed go ahead with a proposed €45m grinding mill in the US after a local council voted to stall a final decision on its planning application pending the outcome of a report. Ecocem’s US subsidiary, Orcem Americas, is appealing a decision by planning commissioners in Vallejo, California, to refuse it permission to build a grinding mill on the city’s waterfront on environmenta...
Vietnam Jan-May sales up 6%
Vietnam sold 33.27Mt of cement in the first five months of this year, an increase of six per cent YoY, fulfilling 41.58 per cent of the whole-year target, the country's Ministry of Construction said. The volume included 24.76Mt of domestic sales, up one per cent YoY, and 8.5Mt of exports, the ministry added. However, local cement producers have encountered difficulties in promoting expo...
Kohat Cement announces new line construction
Kohat Cement Co is to construct a new 7800tpd production line at its cement plant Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the company informed the Pakistan Stock Exchange on 6 June 2017. The new project will also include a waste heat recovery unit. The additional capacity is expected to boost the company’s market share by four per cent to 9.2 per cent. Kohat currently has grey clinker and cement c...
HeidelbergCement India expects 6-7% market growth
HeidelbergCement India expects cement demand to increase by 6-7 per cent in FY17-18, with the government’s focus on infrastructure being considered a key driver. The company also said that while prospects of a normal monsoon bode well for the industry, oversupply may restrict the ability to pass on any input cost increase, it said in an investor presentation. The Economic Times of India...
Sika opens new production facility in Tanzania
Sika is setting up production in Tanzania and is opening a concrete admixtures factory. Sika is the first company to manufacture these products locally. Plans are already being made to add a mortar products manufacturing line. The company's aim in establishing a local supply chain in the East African state, which has a population of 50m, is to benefit from planned investments in infrastructure...
US and Puerto Rico March shipments down slightly
Total shipments of Portland and blended cement in the US and Puerto Rico in March 2017 were about 7.5Mt, slightly less than sales in March 2016, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported yesterday. The leading producing states were Texas, California, Missouri, Florida and Alabama, in descending order. The leading cement-consuming states received 46 per cent of the March shipments. Shipments f...
DMCI Holdings considering cement debut
Philippine conglomerate DMCI Holdings plans to enter the cement business with the potential construction of a cement plant to make use of low-grade coal and vast limestone reserves in Antique’s Seminar Island. Speaking to local press, DMCI Chair and President, Isidro Consunji, said the plant could initially produce 5000tpd of cement. DMCI units Seminar Mining and Power Corp are already mini...
Aggregate Industries extends Lafarge packed cement offering
Aggregate Industries has extended its packed products offering with the introduction of six new products to the Lafarge Cement range. New products in the portfolio include Concrete Mix and Postmix, both premixed ready-to-use applications composed of a blend of cement and aggregates. New Mortar Mix, also premixed and ready-to-use, is made up of a selected blend of cement, lime and aggregates ...