Cement News tagged: International
Qatar: Al Khalij Cement Co adds new line
Qatar-based producer Al Khalij Cement Co has added another production line to take the total cement capacity to 15,500tpd. The second “identical” production line will double the clinker capacity to 12,000tpd and enhance the cement production by more than 50 per cent to 15,500tpd. The cement company, which is a part of Qatari Investors Group, has started initial production and will ramp up to...
Indonesia October sales support full-year forecast
Indonesian consumption figures in October 2015 showed a huge sales volume gain over the same month of the previous year, but year-to-date figures are just slightly higher due to poor sales during the earlier months of this year. Domestic demand rose by 10.2 per cent YoY in October 2015 to 6.348Mt. Meanwhile, cement exports were 57,000t (+694.1 per cent) and clinker exports doubled to 56,0...
SCG anticipates challenging 2016 start
Next year is expected be challenging for Siam Cement Group’s Cement and Building Materials, as the domestic market is facing the threat of new supply, according to management. Bualuang Securities hosted the SCG Dinner Talk on Friday, the key speakers of which were SCC's next CEO, Roongrote Rangsiyopash (effective January 2016), and CFO, Chaovalit Ekabut. During the event, management said do...
14th NCB International Seminar on Cement and Building Materials underway, India
The 14 th NCB International Seminar on Cement and Building Materials officially opened on Tuesday in New Delhi, India, with more than 1000 delegates in attendance from the domestic and international cement industry. The 14 th NCB International Seminar on Cement and Building Materials officially opens in New Delhi, India The four-day meeting aims to review developments that have...
Saudi: Southern Province Cement commercial operations from new line
Southern Province Cement launched on Monday the commercial operations at the third line of its Tihama plant, with a clinker production capacity of 5000tpd, the company said in a statement to Tadawul. The Saudi cement producer aims to increase the plant’s capacity to 15,000tpd. Accordingly, the total capacity of the company’s three plants reaches nearly 28,000tpd.
PCA: cement segments show mixed growth in 2Q15
Growth among end-use cement segments was mixed as 10 of the 18 segments tracked recorded volume gains in the second quarter of 2015, according to the latest PCA Survey of Portland Cement Consumption by User Group. Non-traditional paving (soil cement, roller-compacted concrete, and full-depth reclamation) – a segment in the forefront of PCA’s promotional efforts – jumped 29 per cent in the 2...
Votorantim Cimentos inaugurates Camaçari plant, Brazil
Votorantim Cimentos inaugurated on 5 November its new mortar plant in Camaçari, Bahia, in Brazil’s northeast region. The unit involved an investment of BRL25m (US$6.5m) and has a capacity of 206,000tpa. "The Camaçari plant is part of a major investment plan of Votorantim Cimentos. Even with the challenging environment, we move forward with the long-term view and confidence in the development...
Saudi considering lifting export curbs on cement
Saudi Arabia is considering lifting partial export bans on cement and steel to relieve oversupply in the local market, economic news website al-Eqtisadiah quoted a customs department official as saying on Sunday. Reuters reported that Saudi government bodies are studying whether to ease restrictions on cement and steel exports after local production doubled, exceeding the storage capacity of ...
Industry: Vietnam Jan-Nov cement output +10.3% to 61.2Mt
Vietnam is estimated to have produced 61.2Mt of cement in the first 11 months of this year, up 10.3 per cent from a year ago, the government-run General Statistics Office said. In November, output amounted to 6.5Mt, up 10.2 per cent YoY. In the first 10 months, the country’s cement production hit 54.7Mt, according to the revised figure. The country’s sales of cement and clinker is ancitipate...
Tabuk Cement continues trial run on second production line
Tabuk Cement said trial operations are still proceeding at Line 2 at its plant in Saudi Arabia. Commercial operations are expected to start in the third quarter of 2016, the cement producer said in a bourse statement on Sunday.
Holcim Romania initiates road safety programme
Holcim Romania has initiated a national road safety programme to raise awareness of the importance of safe driving across the supply chain. The three-year programme consists of series of projects mainly aimed at reducing the number of casualties and critical road incidents in Romania. The national road safety programme launched by the building materials producer will comprise four main actio...
Italy: price fixing probe opened
Italy's antitrust authority has opened a probe into four cement makers for alleged price fixing, it said in a statement on Thursday. The companies under investigation include Buzzi Unicem, Cementir Italia, Industria Cementi Giovanni Rossi and Holcim Italia, the watchdog said. The authority said it had carried out inspections in the offices of the four firms on 25-26 November. "The case con...
Cong Thanh Group begins production from second line
Vietnamese producer Cong Thanh Group on 18 November held a ceremony to mark the first batch of cement made by its second production line at its cement plant in the northern province of Thanh Hoa. The new line has a clinker capacity of 12,500tpd or 3.6Mta, the group said on its website Thursday. The operation of the second production line will help contribute to the province’s industrial produ...
Romania: LafargeHolcim reports 15.3% rise in 9M15 cement sales
LafargeHolcim increased its cement sales in Romania by 15.3 per cent in the first nine months of the year, especially due to the strong advance of the construction market in Bucharest. Cement prices over the period declined by 0.8 per cent. The aggregates division reported a rise of 72.3 per cent in volume, while prices dropped 15.1 per cent. “The demand in Eastern Europe remained at a hi...
HEPHA hosts its second Refractory Monoliths Colloquium
Refractory specialists HEPHA successfully hosted its second colloquium on 5 November 2015 at Lyon Confluence, France, dedicated to the theme of refractory monoliths. The range of expert contributors delivered presentations under two key sections: Temperature corrosion • An approach to an analytical method for maintenance of refractories in cement plants: Imed Gader, expert in cement p...
Vietnam: MoC forecasts 2016 sales rise of 4-7%
Vietnam's sales of cement and clinker are predicted to rise 4-7 per cent YoY in 2016 to between 75-77Mt, according to forecasts by the country's Ministry of Construction (MoC). Of the total sales, domestic shipments are expected to account for 59-60Mt and exports 16-17Mt, the Xay Dung online newspaper cited the ministry as saying Wednesday. In the first 10 months of this year, dispatches...