Cement News tagged: International
Ibeto and Nigercem ownership dispute rages on
The Ebonyi State Government in Nigeria has warned the Ibeto Cement Company over an alleged illegal entry into the premises of Nigercem cement premises located at Nkalagu. The entry has been perceived as an act of provocation by Governor Martin Elechi of Ebonyi State, as Nigercem is still subject of an ownership dispute in the courts. He said: “We recall that the following dispute between t...
US consumption growth 4.2% in 2013
US cement consumption growth reached 4.2 per cent in 2013, according to the latest assessment of the sector by the Portland Cement Association (PCA). In its publication entitled "2013 Apparent Use of Portland Cement, State & Market Report”, the PCA notes that annual growth was driven by residential and non-residential building, up 17.2 and 11.9 per cent, respectively. Meanwhile, the publi...
World Bank expected to provide US$200m for Vietnam WHR systems
The World Bank is expected to provide US$200m for Vietnam's cement companies to invest in technology to collect heat from their kilns to generate power, according to the Vietnam National Cement Association (VNCA). VNCA said the financing pledge is part of the international lender’s programme to finance efficient energy consumption for the local cement industry and the step can help save som...
India Cements: INR370kg/bag isn't viable
Producing cement in southern India at the current price of around INR370 (US$5.83)/50kg is not viable, according to N Srinivasan, India Cements' vice-chairman and MD. Against a background of falling demand, interest, freight and other manufacturing costs were steadily increasing, pushing cement producers into losses. “Cement is treated as a commodity, but it is actually a manufactured pr...
Vietnam cement sales on track to exceed full year target
Vietnam’s total cement sales are estimated to hit 70Mt in 2014, surpassing the full-year target by 6Mt, the Ministry of Construction said. The volume includes 50.5Mt of domestic cement sales and 19.5Mt of exports. The volume of cement exports surpassed the whole-year target by 4Mt. The average exporting prices of the cement amounted at US$43.15/t, rising five per cent or US$2/t from a yea...
Wärtsilä to supply 11 power plants to Eurocement
Wärtsilä has been contracted to supply power plants for 11 cement factories of Eurocement Group in Russia. The project is part of a modernisation program of the factories which focuses on energy efficiency and environmental upgrading. Eurocement Group, making up almost 40 per cent of the Russian cement market, is one of the largest cement producers in the world. The contract was signed in Nov...
Cemex to increase capacity of Costa Rica cement works
Cemex Latam Holdings (CLH) is to increase cement capacity of its plant located in Colorado, Costa Rica by approximately 25 per cent, reaching a capacity of 1.1Mta by 2017. The total investment is expected to be approximately US$35m over a three-year period including the construction of a new grinding mill, as well as several capacity enhancing projects on its clinker production line. “With...
Spain: November demand up, 2014 largely stable
Cement consumption in Spain rose 2.7 per cent in November to 902,312t, according to the latest data of Oficemen. The November data take domestic consumption in the first 11 months of 2014 to 10,009,922t, slipping by 0.3 per cent on the previous year’s figure. The cement association expects full-year demand to reach just below the 11Mt mark, similar to consumption recorded in 2013. Altho...
Egypt: Beni Suef signs bank loan for coal mill
Beni Suef Cement has signed a loan contract with a bank for a coal mill, according to a bourse statement. The Egyptian cement producer said the loan consisted of EGP100m (US$14m) for the planned mill, but did not specify the bank. Over the first nine months of the year, parent company Titan Cement said the severe fuel shortage has had a very damaging effect on production and led to clink...
Dalmia launches in Jharkhand market, India
Dalmia Cement Bharat Limited (DCBL) has entered the Jharkhand market in eastern India which it will serve through the 2.1Mta Bokaro cement plant. Amandeep, business head and director of BoJCL said, "Bokaro cement plant is being benchmarked to global thresholds of manufacturing excellence in producing Portland Slag Cement (PSC) under Dalmia Cement brand name. Eastern India is a highly pro...
South Africa: PPC names new CEO
PPC has announced the appointment of Darryll Castle as executive director and CEO, effective 12 January 2015. PPC's former chief executive Ketso Gordhan resigned in September after his attempt to fire chief financial officer, Tryphosa Ramano, was blocked by fellow directors. He then launched a campaign to have the directors removed and win his job back. This month, the company bowed to share...
US Jan-October shipments – preliminary data
Portland and blended cement shipments in the US and Puerto Rico reached 75.8Mt in the first 10 months of the year, preliminary figures from the US Geological Survey show. Of the total, imports accounted for 6.17Mt. In October, total shipments were 9.57Mt, comprising 8.76Mt of domestic dispatches and 807,530t of imports. Amongst the larger states, cement shipments increased in October in South...
UK: Cemex restarts production at flood-hit Ferriby works
Production has started at Cemex UK's South Ferriby cement plant after significant work by its 150 workforce and over 400 contractors during the past year, following the flooding in December 2013. Just over a year ago high tides, strong winds and low atmospheric pressure resulted in the River Humber breaching flood defences and deluging the cement plant and surrounding community with water 2m ...
HeidelbergCement reopens Ukraine factory
HeidelbergCement has reopened its 1.8Mta plant in eastern Ukraine a month after closing it due to pro-Russian rebels in the regions wanting to impose their own agenda on the production process. The situation now has changed and the company is about to sign a contact with a new security firm, HeidelbergCEment CEO Bernd Scheifele said. The re-launch of the production process was closely coo...
Peru: November dispatches up 3.6%
Peru’s November cement dispatches remained stable MoM at 928,981t, according to Asocem, the country’s cement association. However, YoY figures show a 3.6 per cent rise. Production increased 2.8 per cent from 945,992t in October to 972,529t in November. November exports reached 26,625t of cement, up 14.6 per cent YoY, and 27,501t of clinker (from a zero base in 2013. In the January-Novemb...
Pakistan producers bring prices down
Pakistan cement producers have reduced prices by PKR5-23/bag, passing on the cut in the prices of petroleum products and coal, according to a recent market survey. Bestway Cement reduced the price to PKR492 from PKR502/bag (US$5), Dewan Cement to PKR490 from PKR510/bag, Cherat Cement to PKR495 and Lucky Cement slashed the price to PKR497 from PKR520/bag, according to a report by local press....