Cement News tagged: International
Vietnam: cement plant project licence withdrawn
Authorities of the Quang Tri province in central Vietnam are to withdraw the investment licence of a cement plant project due to sluggish implementation. Construction of the 1.2Mta Roli-Quang Tri cement plant started in June 2009 but was subsequently delayed as the company was unable to continue with the project, stated Nguyen Duc Cuong, chairman of the People’s Committee of Quang Tri provi...
ASEC Minya Cement launches sulphate resistant cement
ASEC Minya Cement has launched its sulphate resistant cement (SRC) entitled ‘ASEC Al Mokawm.' The SRC type protects concrete from the effects of sulphate salts which are usually found in surrounding environments such as agricultural soil. Use of the cement also results in a reduction of water permeability in the finished concrete product, and thereby a decrease in cracks. Amr Gemeyie, co...
Iran sees 38.5% rise in exports in first 10 months
Iran exported 15.789Mt of cement and clinker in the first 10 months of the Iranian calendar, showing 38.5 per cent growth compared with the same period in the previous year, Ministry of Industries, Mines and Trade said. The ministry announced on Saturday that Iran's cement exports reached as high as 12,134,453t and clinker exports 3,655,280t in the past 10 months.
Pakistan association calls for intervention on BIS renewals
The All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) chairman Mohammad Ali Tabba has urged the Indian high commissioner to intervene regarding the renewal of Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) licences which he claims is impeding cement exports from Pakistan to India. In a letter to the high commissioner, Mr Tabba said APCMA members have been experiencing delays in the renewal /certificat...
US full-year shipments reach 82Mt – preliminary data
Total shipments of blended cement in the US and Puerto Rico in 2013 including imports reached 82Mt, preliminary data from the USGS show. Domestic shipments were 75.624Mt while imports amounted to 6.383Mt. In December 2013, total shipments were 5.146Mt, comprising 4.756Mt of domestic deliveries and 390,188t of imports.
FLSmidth swings to full-year loss, Denmark
FLSmidth reported its first full-year net loss for over a decade and saw cement orders fall by 26 per cent despite a strong increase in the final quarter. The Denmark-based equipment supplier reported a net loss of DKK784m (US$143.9m) for last year compared with a net profit of DKK1.3bn in 2012. The company's overall order intake decreased 25 per cent to DKK 20,911m compared to DKK 27,727m th...
CIMAF to build plant in Congo
Morocco’s Ciment d’Afrique (CIMAF) plans to build a cement works in Kouilou, in the south of the Republic of Congo. The new plant, with undisclosed capacity, represents and investment of CFA20bn (US$42m) and is expected to generated around 1000 direct and indirect jobs. In addition, CIMAF and its parent company Addoha, intend to build thousands of social and affordable housing in the co...
Thailand: Siam City Cement anticipates flat domestic demand in 2014
Siam City Cement Co (SCCC) posted flat volumes in the fourth quarter of last year and expects demand to remain subdued during 2014 due to the postponement of infrastructure and private sector projects. "In the fourth quarter of last year, the company saw flat volume, both QoQ and YoY. This year, the construction industry may not grow because of delays in large-scale infrastructure projects a...
Saudi sales slowdown continues through Jan
The slowdown in Saudi Arabian cement sales continued in January 2014, falling short of analysts expectations. Cement deliveries amounted to 4.62Mt in the first month of the year, compared to 4.74Mt the month before, a recent report by NBK Capital has said. Deliveries in November, and to a lesser extent, December 2013 were effected by the expulsion of 2m illegal expatriate labourers by th...
Early stages of work at Holcim Timaru terminal underway
The early stages of work are underway at the site of a proposed 30,000t cement terminal in Timaru, New Zealand. Holcim New Zealand confirmed its plans to build an import facility at PrimePort Timaru in December. Geotechnical investigation has begun with contractors drilling to 25m near the old grain silos, the Timaru Herald reported. Holcim projects manager Ken Cowie told the newspaper t...
Lafarge Tarmac wins Marketing Excellence Award
Lafarge Tarmac take home a top prize at the Marketing Excellence Awards hosted by the Chartered Institute for Marketing in London. Its popular resealable tubs range, a hit with small builders, plumbers, electricians and DIY-ers, won Lafarge Tarmac the Excellence Award in the Construction/Engineering/Manufacturing category. Lafarge Tarmac triumphed by winning this award, beating shortli...
ARM optimistic on Kitui plant construction start, Kenya
Kenyan producer ARM Cement is getting closer to launching construction of a US$400m plant in Kitui County, the company’s managing director has said. Pradeep Paunrana told local press that the company has received support from the Kitui county government under Governor Julius Malombe. “We are optimistic that in the next few months, we will move on site for the groundbreaking to pave the way...
Vietnam export sales hit new high
Ministry of Construction (MoC), said cement output in 2013 hit 70Mt while sales rose 14 per cent YoY to 61Mt. Cement exports reached a record high of more than 14Mt during the year as producers turn to overseas sales amid fierce competition in an overcrowded domestic market. Vietnam is predicted to witness an oversupply of 8-12Mta of cement due to many cement plants being put into operation...
Scheuer elected chairman of HeidelbergCement Bangladesh
Albert Scheuer has been elected chairman of HeidelbergCement Bangladesh at the company's board meeting, it said in a statement yesterday. Scheuer is currently member of the Managing Board of HeidelbergCement and in charge of the Asia-Pacific Group area and worldwide coordination of Heidelberg Technology Center. After joining HeidelbergCement in 1992, Dr Scheuer took on various position...
Moroccan sales hit by wet weather effect
Cement sales in Morocco during January 2014 experienced a significant fall of 12.9 per cent YoY to 1Mt. The decrease has been attributed to continued rainfall which affected construction projects. However, the rate of YoY decline has slowed compared with the 25 per cent drop recorded in 2013 when sales fell from 1.58Mt in January 2012 to 1.17Mt. As a result, the industry expects a gradual r...
Brazil Jan cement sales rise 6.8% YoY
Preliminary data and market estimates show that Brazilian cement sales increased by 6.8 per cent in January 2014 to 5.9Mt, latest data from local cement association SNIC shows. Sales for the 12 months between February 2013 – January 2013 totaled 79.4Mt, representing an increase of 2.5 per cent compared to the comparative period of the previous year (February 2012 – January 2013).