Cement News tagged: International
Reliance product launches in Bihar, India
Reliance Cement Pvt Ltd on Monday launched its cement in to the northern Indian market of Bihar. Commenting on the development, Reliance Cement chief marketing officer, Atul Desai, said: “Bihar is among the largest cement consuming states in India with a total consumption of around 14Mta.” Reliance Cement is well positioned to serve potential growth in Bihar, the company’s media statement ...
Pakistan’s August cement dispatches higher
Total Pakistan dispatches during August increased by 23.2 per cent compared to the same month of last year with strong increases seen on both the domestic and export front. Latest data from the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association shows that total dispatches reached 2.7788Mt last month compared to 2.254Mt in August 2013. Domestic cement sales increased by 23.6 per cent to 1.95Mt, c...
Cimentos Tupi to build new plant in Paraná state
Brazilian producer Cimentos Tupi is to invest BRL915m (US$408m) in a new factory in Adrianópolis, Paraná state. According to local news reports, the plant will have a capacity of 1.5Mta. Cimentos Tupi executives signed a letter of intent with the state government of Paraná yesterday. The new investment will be the company’s first cement facility to be located in the south. (Source: Revist...
Dangote rolls out price cuts, Nigeria
Dangote Cement yesterday said it has reviewed the price of its cement in Nigeria and announced a price cut of NGN100 (US$1)/50kg bag. Speaking to local journalists, the company's managing director, Edwin Devakumar, said that the new prices would be rolled out to distributors as of 4 September 2014. Mr Devakumar also stated that to further comply with the Standards Organisation of Nigeri...
PCA announces Leadership award winners
The Portland Cement Association (PCA) has recognised Jacqueline Clark, APR, Fellow PRSA of Ash Grove Cement Company, Tim Kuebler of Titan America and Corey Zollinger of Cemex USA as winners of the 2014 John P. Gleason, Jr, Leadership Award. Presented at PCA’s annual fall committee meeting in Chicago, the awards honor employees of member companies who have exhibited industry leadership by taki...
Vietnam cancels five plant projects from Master Plan
Vietnamese Prime Minister, Nguyen Tan Dung, has approved a proposal by the country’s Ministry of Construction to cancel five cement projects from the industry’s Master Plan 2011-2020. The five projects, which have a combined capacity of 0.91Mta, are Cao Duong, Cho Moi, Viet Duc, Long Tho and Ngan Son. The government leader earlier had approved a proposal by the Vietnam Building Material ...
Semen Indonesia looks to serve growing Papua market
Semen Indonesia is looking to further cater the Papua area of Indonesia, one of the fastest-growing markets in the country. Company President Director, Dwi Soetjipto, told the Jakarta Post that Papua and Maluku have been recording strong levels of growth, rising from 1.22Mt in 2012 from 760,000t in 2011. Dwi said that most cement demand in Papua was for the construction of various buildings,...
Iran’s output surpasses 29Mt in first five months
Iran’s cement output totalled 29.504Mt in the first five months of the current Iranian calendar year beginning 21 March 2014, the country’s Mehr News Agency reported. During the period, clinker production reached 32.378Mt. Of the total, some 23.351Mt was supplied to the domestic market. In the fifth calendar month alone (23 July – 22 August), cement and clinker production totalled 5.608Mt ...
Vietnam’s export volumes up 20% YoY
In the first seven months of this year, Vietnam earned US$563.15 from exporting 13.1Mt of clinker and cement, up 24 and 20.4 per cent in value and volume terms, respectively. Indonesia, Taiwan and Malaysia were the top importers of Vietnamese exports during the period, according to figures from the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade. Indonesia imported 1.42Mt of clinker and cement wo...
UltraTech welcomes Gujarat dealers to its fold, India
India’s largest cement producer, UltraTech Cement, has added to its dealer network following the acquisition of Jaypee's cement assets in the western state of Gujarat. Dealers in Gujarat, who were earlier part of Jaypee Cement’s network, now come under the UltraTech Cement fold, further strengthening the company’s customer reach, reducing lead times and enabling more efficient distribution....
Vietnam Jan-Aug sales up eight per cent YoY
Companies in Vietnam sold 42.53Mt of cement in the first eight months of this year, up eight per cent YoY and meeting 68.6 per cent of the year’s target, the Ministry of Construction said. Of the total, 32.85Mt of cement were sold at the domestic market, up seven per cent YoY while 9.68Mt were exported, and increase of nine per cent YoY the ministry said. In August, the country’s cement ...
Cuba: Siguaney's Kiln 3 back online this month
The second phase of the repairs at Kiln 3 at Cuba's Siguaney cement plant in Sancti Spiritus is expected to be completed this month. Currently work is being carried out on the cooler as well as improvements to the chain section, fuel system and preheater. When the work is completed, efficiency at the plant will be increased. However, a third stage is envisaged next year due to the scale...
Slovenian court revokes Trbovlje environmental permit
The administrative court in Ljubljana has revoked the environmental permit issued to LafargeCement, SeeNews reported citing Slovenian press. The permit was issued to Lafarge in January by the Environment Agency for its site in Trbovlje, state-run news agency STA said. The Trbovlje works of Lafarge Cement, 55.9 per cent owned by Lafarge Perlmooser, is located in central Slovenia, and has a pr...
Venezuela: Cemento Andino operates at 86% of capacity
Despite production issues, Venezuela's Cemento Andino is running at 86 per cent of its production capacity and is therefore expected to meet its production targets for 2014, according to its production manager, José Artigas. When compared with last year's figure, output has increased by 26,000t. "We have had problems with the acquisition of some parts, especially with imported orders: ...
India: Ramco to set up new Andhra Pradesh plant
Chennai-based Ramco Group is planning to establish a cement plant in Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh (AP). A Ramco delegation headed by company Vice Chairman, PR Venkata Ramaraja, met with AP Chief Minister N, Chanadrababu Naidu, and indicated an interest to set up the cement plant with an investment outlay of INR5bn. The Ramco team requested the State Chief Minister provide necessary l...
Argos wins Social Responsibility Award
Argos has become the first Colombian company to win the Social Responsibility Award, by the Inter-American Federation of the Construction Industry in partnership with the Latin American Development Bank. The accolade, given every two years, seeks to highlight Latin American companies in the construction industry. An Argos press release said the award recognises companies “who create clear go...