Cement News tagged: International
Aganang works to launch clinker production
Sephaku Cement has completed the commissioning of the clinker production facility at Aganang, South Africa, and is ready to commence production, the company said in a statement. The first consignment of clinker will be delivered to the Sephaku’s Delmas grinding plant by the end of the month. Dr Lelau Mohuba, CEO of Sephaku Holdings, said: “The production of its own clinker is an important st...
Indonesian demand poised for recovery
Indonesian cement demand is poised to pick up following a 25 per cent YoY decline last month, analysts at CIMB have said. The bank says July's unusually weak figures were due to a combination of the presidential election and Eid celebrations. Despite the weak figures, CIMB says July 2014 demand was actually higher than August 2013, the time of Eid last year, suggesting that the sector is st...
Iran’s output climbs to 23.8Mt
Iran produced 23.8Mt of cement during the first four months of the current Iranian fiscal year, which started on March 21. The figure is 31 per cent higher (5.7Mt) than the comparative period of last year, Iran's IRNA news agency reported. During the last fiscal, Iran’s output amounted to 69.46Mt, a 0.9 per cent YoY decline.
Pakistan sales decline in first month of new fiscal
Pakistan cement dispatches during the first month of the new fiscal (FY14-15) proved disappointing with both domestic and export sales registering YoY declines. Total sales during July 2014 fell 14.12 per cent to 2.23Mt compared to 2.6Mt, latest data from the Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) shows. Domestic dispatches during July 2014 were down by 6.5 per cent YoY to 1.73M...
New Fijian cement plant officially launched
Tengy Cement (Fiji) Company Ltd (TCFL), a Chinese investment company, has officially launched operations on the island of Fiji. Construction of the plant, situated in the outskirts of Lami, Suva, started in 2012 and was completed last year. Cement production began in February 2014 with 20,000tpa produced to date. There are also plans by the company to trade beyond Fiji. The Tengy Cement...
Vietnam sales up 8% in first seven months
Vietnam sold 37Mt of cement in the first seven months of this year, up eight per cent from a year ago and fulfilling 59.75 per cent of the whole-year target, the country's Ministry of Construction said. Of the total, 28.5Mt was sold to the domestic market and 8.52Mt was exported, the Nhan Dan newspaper cited the ministry as saying Monday. In July, the country’s cement and clinker sales inche...
Grinding unit planned for Karnataka, India
JR Super Cement is planning a 200tpd cement grinding unit and a coal-based captive power plant in the district of Bagalkot, Karnataka state, India. The project is waiting for environmental clearance. Work on the cement grinding unit is expected to commence in 1Q15 and work on the power project is expected to commence the following year.
Indonesian July 2014 cement delivery fall 25%
Indonesian cement dispatches dropped by a quarter YoY to 3.7Mt in July 2014. The slowdown is attributed to falling economic growth, the presidential election and the Idul Fitri/Lebaran holiday. Apart from business closures, the holiday also leads to the large-scale movement of workers to their hometowns, which results in trucks being banned from specific roads. According to Widodo Santoso, ...
Kenya National Cement Co to expand with IFC finance
The IFC is providing up to US$70m to Kenya's National Cement Company Ltd (KNCC) to expand the cement producer's operations, increase the local cement supply and promote infrastructure development in Africa. IFC will provide up to US$55m in debt. In addition, IFC and the IFC African, Latin American and Caribbean Fund will inject US$15m equity into National Cement and will have a seat on the ...
Changes needed to Pakistan cement tariffs and tax
With domestic cement dispatches dipping in July to 1.73Mt compared with 1.85Mt during same month last year, Pakistan producers witnessed a decline of 6.52 per cent. Furthermore, exports last month were 503,000t against 749,000t during July 2013, a reduction of 32.89 per cent. Total dispatches during July were only 2.23Mt compared to 2.6Mt during same month last year, a decline 14.12 per cent. ...
China: MIIT issues warning on new capacity
China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has issued an emergency decree ordering regulatory departments across the country to stop the cement sector from adding new capacity. The move is in response to some local governments indiscriminately launching new capacity to spur a slowing economy, ignoring the country's restructuring efforts. Policymakers have tried repeatedly...
New alternative fuel for Lafarge Canada BC cement plant
Lafarge Canada Inc and Van Houtte Coffee Services Inc are teaming up to replace a portion of Lafarge's fossil fuels energy at the Kamloops, British Columbia (BC) cement plant with used K-Cup® packs. Some 70,000lbs per annum of used K-Cup® packs will have a second life as an alternative fuel source rather than being sent to landfill, according to a statement by Lafarge Canada. K-Cup® packs ha...
Tajikistan output surpasses 0.6Mta in first seven months
Over the first seven months of the year, Tajikistan produced more than 0.6Mta of cement, some 0.58Mt more than the same period of last year, according to data from the country's Ministry of Industry and New Technologies (MoINT). The Yovon cement plant, which launched operations in late September 2013, accounted for around 443,000t of cement output during the reporting period. With 10 cem...
Pokot factory nearing construction phase, Kenya
Construction is expected to start on the Pokot Cement Factory as the establishment of preliminary facilities gets underway. Governor of West Pokot, Simon Kachapin, said that the Indian investors behind the factory have been allowed to start setting up associated facilities such as housing for the workers who will construct the plant. The new 1.2Mta plant is being established by Cemtech Lt...
Limak Cimento in Côte d'Ivoire joint venture
Limak Cimento, part of the Turkish conglomerate Limak Holding, is to enter the Côte d'Ivoire market through a new grinding and packaging plant venture with local partner Afrikbat. The two parties held a signing ceremony in Ankara, Turkey, to establish the joint venture companies named Limak Afrika SA, news agency Anadolu Ajansi reported. Limak will hold a 51 per cent stake. Construction ...
Algeria to become net exporter?
Algeria's cement imports have increased by 30 per cent to US$283.9m in 1H14, according to the country's Customs Office. In terms of volumes, imports reached 3.086Mt in the six first months of 2014, up 26.6 per cent when compared with 2.438Mt in 1H13, said the National Information and Statistics Office. However, Algeria's current cement shortage could be reversed in the next few years as...