Cement News tagged: International
Cemex opens new Spanish distribution centre
Cemex opened a new distribution centre on Tuesday in Rubi, a city located 25km from Barcelona. Cemex Spain CEO, Jaime Ruiz de Haro, and Rubi Mayor, Carme Garcia cut the ribbon during the official inauguration of the new facility. The center will distribute cement and other materials, allowing the company to serve new customers and markets. "We are the top producer of white cement in th...
Cement price rise 2.5% in Morocco
The price of a bag of cement in Morocco will rise between 2-2.5 per cent to MAD1400/t (US$170), mainly on the back of higher fuel prices. In addition, cement stocks have decreased by 3.37 per cent between January-May 2014.
ICL cancels planned project, Australia
Independent Cement and Lime (ICL) has scrapped plans to build a cement storage and distribution plant in New South Wales, Australia, amid market and economic uncertainty. Last year, ICL received approval to build the facility on a section of the former BHP steelworks site at Mayfield at the Port of Newcastle. However, ICL has now told port officials it no longer plans to proceed as the A$...
Positive outlook for Pakistan producers
The government of Pakistan said yesterday it expects the domestic cement industry to prosper during fiscal FY14-15, led by improvements in local pricing and demand. According to the Pakistan Economic Survey 2012-13 released yesterday, due to improving cement prices this year, the outlook for most cement players is positive for the next fiscal which begins in July 2014. Local cement dispa...
ACC begins preliminary coal usage, Egypt
Egypt-based Arabian Cement has started testing coal at its cement plant as part of plans to secure alternative energy sources. In April, the government approved the use of coal for energy production in the hope that it would prevent any further weakening of output levels due to energy restrictions. In addition, ACC has been making strides with the use of other energy sources. “The company...
Dangote Cement to sell first cement in Cameroon in July
Dangote Cement will start selling cement produced in its factory in Cameroon from July onwards. It expects works on its new plant to be finalised within a month, according to the company. Representing an investment of XOF54bn (US$112m), the new facilities have a 1Mta production capacity and it expected that cement production will surpass 1.5Mta from 2016. “The price of Dangote cement w...
APCMA budget proposals
The All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association has proposed a number of incentives to facilitate the industry ahead of tomorrow’s 2014-15 Budget announcement. Among the budget proposals from the APCMA, it has called on the government to abolish the Federal Excise Duty on cement (currently FED400/t) in a phased manner, and reduce general sales tax (GST) from 17 to 12.5 per cent. Offic...
Lafarge Algeria awards Sinoma Djamoura contract
Sinoma has been awarded its second cement plant project in Algeria as the Lafarge-Souakri joint venture signed the turnkey contract for its Djamoura works in Biskra. The new works will have a production capacity of nearly 3Mta and represents an initial investment of DZD32bn (US$0.4bn). Output from the plant will help the development of Algeria’s eastern region as well as reduce its reliance ...
Vietnam estimated output at 5.5Mt in May
Vietnam is estimated to have produced 5.5Mt of cement in May, up four per cent from April and 9.8 per cent from a year ago, according to data from the government’s General Statistics Office (GSO) said.?? In the five-month period, the country’s cement output is likely to have increased by 5.4 per cent YoY to 24.2Mt, the office said in a monthly report. The GSO revised down the country’s c...
India: Himachal Pradesh cabinet withdraws Jaiprakash MoU
The state cabinet of Himachal Pradesh (HP) has cancelled the Memorandum of Understanding for a 2Mta cement plant planned by Jaiprakash Associate Ltd's (JAL) for failure to launch construction. The Times of India reported that the decision to withdraw the MoU, originally signed on 1 February 2007, was taken a few days ago by the Industries department. With many cement companies failing to se...
China cement exports decline in 4M14
China's cement exports declined by 9.4 per cent YoY to 2.96Mt in the first four months of 2014, according to data released by the General Administration of Customs. However, the growth rate was 1.5 per cent higher than the level realised in the first quarter of this year. Clinker exports surged 63.09 per cent YoY to 1.31Mt over the Jan-April 2014 period. Imports amounted to 94,600t of...
Iskitimcement forecasts flat 2014 sales
Iskitimcement, based in Novosibirsk region, Siberia, said sales are expected to remain flat this year at 1.7M, according to Russian media. The company plans to produce 1.703Mt of cement in 2014, up one per cent on the previous year, Esmerk Russian News reported. Iskitimcement, in which Siberian Cement holds a 25 per cent stake, plans to invest develop its logistics system and to improve the...
Mangalam starts production at Rajasthan unit, India
Mangalam Cement, part of the BK Birla Group, has started commercial production at its new cement mill in Adityanagar Morak, District Kota, Rajasthan. The 1.25Mta mill has completed trial runs and started production on 28 May 2014, the company said in a statement to the Bombay Stock Exchange. Completion of the new facility has now enhances overall cement capacity from 2Mta to 3.25Mta. The co...
Lehigh proposes new fly ash terminal, Canada
Lehigh Inland Cement Company is proposing to construct and operate a fly ash terminal in Saskatchewan on land owned by Canadian National Railway Company (CN). The project involves the construction of a truck unloading facility, fly ash storage facility, and a railcar load out facility. The project is designed to accommodate a storage capacity of 20,000t of fly ash and would be in operat...
Rustavi modernisation project complete, Georgia
HeidelbergCement has completed the modernisation of its plant in Rustavi, Georgia, according to local press reports. “Separator of latest generation was put into operation at the plant, which will contribute to further improvement of cement quality and growth of product range,” a spokesperson for the Economy and Sustainable Development Ministry of Georgia said during the inauguration ceremon...
Cemex releases 2013 Sustainability Report
Cemex has released its 2013 Sustainable Development Report, which shows significant progress in major priority areas that align with the challenges of increasing urban populations. During 2013, Cemex worked to conceptualize and develop new products and solutions to promote efficient construction practices, preserve natural resources, lower the carbon footprint of its projects throughout...