Cement News tagged: International
US residential market expected to accelerate in 2015
The US housing market is expected to accelerate during this year, according to the latest commentary from Ed Sullivan, chief economist and group vice president of the PCA. Presenting the industry body’s 2015 residential forecast at International Builders Show, Mr Sullivan highlighted that recent growth in the economy, as well as continued added jobs to the United States workforce have 'fortif...
JSW sets its sights on southern expansion
JSW Cement has set its sights on expanding production capacity with several grinding projects under study in the south of India. The company is plans to set up plants in Chennai (Tamil Nadu), Kochi (Kerala) and Dolvi (Maharashtra) in a step by step approach starting this year. Anil Kumar Pillai, CEO of JSW Cement told The Hindu that the company is currently ‘scouting for land’, adding th...
Cuba: Nuevitas fulfils 2014 production plan
The 26 July cement works in Nuevitas, Cuba, completed its 2014 production plan with over 129,000t. In 2015 it is expected that the plant will deliver product for key construction projects in the province of Camagüey and further afield places such as Ciego de Ávila, las Tunas, Holguín y Granma.
First quarter launch for Al Jouf Line 2
Al Jouf Cement is to launch commercial production from its second kiln line in the first quarter of 2015, the Saudi-based cement producer said in a bourse statement. The new 5000tpd line is currently undergoing trial operations which have taken longer than expected, the company noted.
Tamil Nadu launches subsidised cement to market
The government of Tamil Nadu government has rolled out the 'Amma Cement' brand, which will be sold at subsidised rate on the local market. According to the scheme, launched by AIADMK supreme Jayalalithaa as Chief Minister in September, the government will procure the cement from private manufacturers and sell it at INR190 per bag (US$3), reportedly INR100 cheaper than current prices in the s...
Pakistan: cement exports and dispatches rise
Cement exports from Pakistan increased 1.9 per cent during first five months (July-November) of the current fiscal year, compared to the corresponding period of last year. Exports during the period under review were recorded at US$229.8m compared to the exports of US$225.6m in July-November 2013, according to the latest data of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). On YoY and MoM basis, the c...
India: NHAI supported highways to use cement
Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said all new highway projects supported by National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) will use cement concrete. Gadkari said that the current rate of cement per bag is about INR350 (US$5.53), but his Ministry has located a supplier who will sell cement at INR120/bag (US$1.89/bag), excluding taxes and transport. The Maharashtra Government and local munici...
The Philippines: cement ship sinks with 9 missing off Batangas
Search operations are ongoing for at least nine crew of a cement ship that sank off Batangas province Thursday evening. The Philippine Coast Guard said the vessel was loaded with 20,000 sacks of cement. Initial information indicated the that the ship went down off of Lobo in Batangas. The Coast Guard said 11 crew were rescued, but nine are still unaccounted for.
Nigeria: Benue prices increase as Gboko stops production
Operations at Dangote Cement's Gboko plant have been temporarily grounded leading to an increase in cement prices in the Nigerian state of Benue, according to local press. The Daily Times (Nigeria) reported on Saturday that commercial operations at the cement plant have been suspended over the last fortnight. The stoppage has led to prices in Benue state almost doubling from NGN1400 (US$7.6...
SibCem unit sees full-year output ahead, Russia
Output at Krasnoyarsk Cement, part of Siberian Cement (SibCem), is expected to have edged ahead by 1.32 per cent YoY to 922,000t in 2014 versus the 910,000t produced a year earlier. Krasnoyarsk Cement has been undertaking a modernisation programme to increase capacity and enhance environmental performance. At the heart of the project is the launch of a new dry-process line to double capacit...
Ecuador monthly cement sales update
Ecuador cement sales registered a double-digit monthly decline during November 2014, latest data from Ecuador cement association Inecyc shows. Sales during November were down by 11.7 per cent to 532,009t compared to 602,748t in the previous month. Total sales for the January-November 2014 period reached 5.913Mt.
JK Lakshmi commissions Chattisgarh works, India
JK Lakshmi Cement has commissioned its cement plant in Chhattisgarh and is now looking to serve eastern Indian states from the 3.5Mta works. The integrated plant, situated in Durg, was commissioned on 15 December.Aside from sales to the Chhatisgarh market, the company's 'Proplus' cement will be targetted at the Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal regions. Cement will be sold at INR285-29...
Suez Cement completes coal trials at Katameya plant
Suez Cement has completed the trial period of using coal to run its Katameya factory and it is now the main source of fuel at the Egypt-based factory, chairman Omar Mohanna announced. TheItalcementi group company is currently operating at 80 per cent of it 1.5Mta capacity compared to 50 per cent during times of natural gas supply shortages. Mr Mohanna told AlMal that the energy mix at th...
Ashaka board recommends Lafarge buy-out offer to minority shareholders
The board of directors of Ashaka Cement has advised minority shareholders to accept the buy-out mandatory tender offer (MTO) by Lafarge Africa. Lafarge Africa has offered to buy out minority shareholders in Ashaka Cement following the merger of Lafarge's Nigerian and South Africa's businesses. Under the offer, Lafarge Africa is making an MTO to minority shareholders to buy 927 million sh...
Greenfield plant in Turkmenistan announced
Turkmenistan plans to build a 1Mta cement plant in the Koytendag region of the Lebap province, the country's industry ministry has said. The plan comes under the 'Program for Development of Construction and Industrial Sectors in 2012-16,' which is designed for the diversification and modernisation of the building materials infrastructure. The Koytendag region has rich reserves of raw mat...
India: CMA calls for lower tax on cement
India’s Cement Manufacturers Association has urged the government to lower the overall tax on cement by 20-25 per cent. In a pre-Budget representation, the industry body said despite being a core industry, overall taxes hover around 60 per cent, comparable with luxury goods while other key industries such as coal and steel are subject to considerably lower tax rates. Excise duty is levied a...