Cement News tagged: International
Eurocement signs Uzbekistan supply contract
Eurocement has signed a US$128m contract with China CAMC Engineering, a unit of Sinomach, for the supply of equipment, as well as design, installation, and training for a new cement plant in the Tashkent region of Uzbekistan, the group said in a statement Monday. The plant will have a projected cement capacity of 2.4Mta and will be launched in 2016. It will be operated under Eurocement’s loca...
Bolivia's cement market expected to expand 6-10% in 2014
Cement producers in Bolivia expect domestic cement demand to grow by 6-10 per cent in 2014. Last year, consumption reached 3.3Mt and sources at Fancesa said cement demand is forecast to be higher this year. The departments of La Paz, Cochabamba and Santa Cruz comprise around 75 per cent of domestic demand. In 2013, Soboce sold 1.55Mt of cement but the company said that sales during the ...
JK Cement starts commercial production from Jharli grinding unit, India
JK Cement has started commercial production from its split-grinding unit at Jharli in the northern Indian state of Haryana. The 1.5Mta plant will source its raw material from both internal and external sources such as fly ash from NTPC power plant and clinker from JK Cement’s Nimbahera and Mangrol units. The new facility will help the company serve major markets like Delhi, Haryana and Punja...
Najran launches waste heat recovery operations
Saudi-based producer Najran Cement said launched operations of its waste heat recovery project yesterday. The company successfully completed the performance guarantee tests stated in its contract with Sinoma of China, according to local press reports.
Holcim expansion project complete, Bangladesh
Holcim Bangladesh has completed expansion of its Meghnaghat grinding plant, achieving an additional capacity of 0.7Mta. The investment included installation of a 110tph closed circuit ball mill, a 0.7Mta electronic packer, a bulk loading system, 30,000t clinker storage unit and pneumatic fly ash unloader Aidan Lynam, corporate Functional Manager in charge of the technical support for Sou...
Colombian market grows 14.7% in May
Dispatches and output of cement in Colombia rose by 14.7 and 15.3 per cent, respectively in May, according to domestic statistics office, Dane. May deliveries reached 1.034Mt while production rose to 1.071Mt. Sales in Norte de Santander lead the market expansion, rising by 46.3 per cent, followed by Cundinamarca (30 per cent), Atlántico (23.8 per cent), Antioquia (20 per cent) and Bogotá (15...
PCL sees progress with branded product
Pacific Cement Limited (PCL), formerly Fiji Cement Industries, has reported positive progress with its branded cement following an increase in demand for supplies from distributors. Sonni Dutt, PCL acting general manager, told the Fiji Times that the company has been producing cement for home brands for the past 12 months, whereby customers had been given the opportunity to select the brand. ...
Dangote’s Cameroon plant scheduled for August launch
Dangote has rescheduled the launch of its Cameroon cement plant for August 2014, management told local press during a site visit to the new plant. Baba Abdullahi, Dangote Cement Cameroon’s managing director, said the factory’s launch has been rescheduled due to to electricity provision problems, the need to ensure viable access to the cement factory and unfavourable weather which has cause...
Azerbaijan cement output increases 40% YoY
In the first five months of the year, Azerbaijan produced 1.1Mt of cement, a 40 per cent increase compared to the same period of 2013. The rise in domestic output has been attributed to the entry of new players in the local market and declining imports. Imports in the first five months of the year amounted to US$50m compared to US$61.5m, a drop of 19 per cent YoY. Going forward, the dependen...
Brazilian monthly cement sales slip
Preliminary industry data and market estimates indicate that cement sales in the Brazilian domestic market in May 2014 reached 5.932Mt, down 0.7 per cent YoY, latest data from SNIC shows. Sales for the period January-May 2014 reached 28.8Mt. Compared to the same period of 2013, showed growth of 2.8 per cent. Cumulative sales in the last 12 months (June 2013 – May 2014) reached 70.7Mt, an in...
China Resources sales exceed guidance
China Resources Cement said its cement and clinker sales prices have exceeded expectations this year, meaning that first half profit "is expected to be significantly increased as compared with the corresponding period in 2013," the company says. "The strong cement price in off season (2Q14) is suggesting better and demand balance in southern China," says Guotai Junan Securities. "We believe...
RAM Ratings reaffirms Lafarge Malaysia rating
RAM Ratings has reaffirmed the AA2/Stable/P1 ratings of Lafarge Malaysia Berhad's MYR350m (US$109m) Islamic Securities Programme (2010/2017). The ratings are premised on Lafarge Malaysia's strong business and financial profiles despite the entry of a new player, rising costs and pricing pressure. "Lafarge Malaysia delivered a positive performance in FY December 2013. Its revenue and pre-tax ...
Kesoram Industries to restructure businesses, India
Kesoram Industries, part of the BK Birla Group, has set up a three-member committee of directors to explore options to reorganise its businesses, including the possible hiving off of its cement unit.. Two directors of the committee are independent, the company said. There has been speculation that Kesoram, which has interests in cement, tyre and rayon businesses, may merge its cement d...
Invecem to double San Sebastian output, Venezuela
Industria Venezolana de Cemento (Invecem) is expected to double production at its plant in San Sebastián de los Reyes, Aragua state, brings its third production line on-stream, according to Venezuela’s industry minister, José David Cabello. The new line is a Sino-Venezuelan joint venture with an investment of US$144m, provided by the Chinese Fund as part of an agreement between the two count...
Lafarge Iraq launches an improved version of Karasta multipurpose cement
Lafarge Iraq has launched a new version of Karasta, its multipurpose cement which is tailor-made for the Iraqi climate and market needs. To meet customer expectations and requirements the formula of Karasta was revised to improve its workability, decrease cracking and improved setting time as well as better adhesion. Karasta's new formula meets the Iraq specification 3868 and the internation...
Tunisia: Ciments de Bizerte inaugurates plant upgrade
With the inauguration of its upgraded production unit on 17 June 2014 in the presence of the country’s industry, energy and mines, Kamel Bennaceur, Tunisia’s Ciments de Bizerte has increased its capacity by 50 per cent to more than 1.5Mta. The upgrade is the result of a TND250m (US$149m) investment programme which was initiated three years ago. It includes a modernisation of the plant’s dust...