Cement News tagged: International
UltraTech Cement commissions Karnataka clinker plant, India
UltraTech Cement said it has commissioned its 3.3Mta clinker plant at Malkhed in Karnataka, taking capacity from 53.9Mta to 57.2Mta. The company continues to invest in new capacity to consolidate its position as India's cement market leader. In its annual report for 2012-13 (Apr-Mar), UltraTech Cement said it has already spent INR43bn of the INR114bn capital expenditure plan. By 2015 the ...
Vietnam first-half sales update
For the first six months of the year, Vietnam sales were 22.68Mt, according to latest data from the Ministry of Construction (MoC). The amount represents 46.8 per cent of the full-year target, the MoC added. Output stood at 24.7Mt, making up 44.1 per cent of its whole year target. In June, Vietnam’s cement output stood at 4.3Mt, down 14.51 per cent from May. The country’s domestic cement ...
Moroccan 1H13 double digit sales fall
Cement sales in Morocco have hit a new low, with 1H13 figures noting a 12.6 per cent fall YoY as the real estate and public works sectors experienced a slowdown in activity. The downturn in the real estate sector is particularly prevalent in medium-sized and top-end housing construction. Meanwhile, public works have felt the impact of the government’s decision to cut its investment budget b...
Sino-Zimbabwe kicks off upgrade project
Sino-Zimbabwe Cement Company has started the first phase of an upgrade and refurbishment project at its factory situated 40km southwest of Gweru. Work is currently being undertaken on the cement mill and the kiln and is expected to be completed by the end of the year. Following completion of this first phase, clinker production capacity will raise to 0.2Mta. The second phase will focu...
Indian producers forced to make 10% provision of CCI fine
The 11 cement companies fined by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) last year will be forced pay 10 per cent of the total amount levied in the June quarter of this year. The Supreme Court has instructed the companies in question to abide by the Competition Appellate Tribunal’s directive to pay 10 per cent of the INR60bn (US$1.1bn) record high fine issued for cartel practices back in...
Pakistan hits domestic dispatch record
Pakistan achieved record domestic dispatches in the fiscal year 2012-13 (July-June) as sales crossed the 25Mt mark, 1.1Mt higher than last year’s 23.95Mt. Stagnant exports, however, held back the sector’s overall full-year performance. Accumulated data from the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) showed that total dispatches during the fiscal (including exports) reached 33....
Ras Al Khaimah for White Cement begins expansion project, UAE
Sheikh Ahmed bin Humaid bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Ras Al Khaimah Company for White Cement and Construction Materials, has launched the expansion of its second major kiln line. According to Emirates News Agency, the project will cost AED65m and is in line with the efforts of HH Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaima...
INC notes 21% sales rise, Paraguay
Cement sales by Paraguay’s state cement company INC increased by 21 per cent to 4.8m bags in June when compared with the same month last year. January cement sales peaked at 1,145,623 bags but notably dropped to 699,330 the following month – a trend which continued in March when INC delivered 577,623. Fortunately, sales picked up in April as the company sold 802,646 bags. However, June show...
Najran Cement undertakes maintenance on Kiln Line 1, Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia-based cement producer Najran Cement said it has shut Kiln Line No 1 for scheduled maintenance which will take 25 days to complete. The cost of the shutdown is around SAR5m (US$1.3m), according to the company’s projections. Last Monday the company said it was ready to begin trial operations of its new 6500tpd Kiln Line 3 within a week.
Poland's 1H sales see double-digit decline
Cement sales and ouput in Poland continue to feel the pinch following the completion of construction activity related to the 2012 European Football Championships, as double-digit declines are registered in the first half of this year. For the six months to the end of June 2013, cement sales in Poland dropped by 22.1 per cent to 5.842Mt, while output was similarly down by 22 per cent to 5.7...
Iranian exports surpass 5Mt mark
Iran cement and clinker exports for the first three months of the current Iranian calendar year crossed the 5Mt mark. Exports for the period stood at 5.075Mt, which represented a 50 per cent increase compared to the same period of last year. Cement exports represented 4.21Mt of the total. The country plans to export over 18.5Mt of cement, Mohammad Fatemian, an official with the Industry, ...
Shiva Cement to raise capacity by 1Mta
Shiva Cement, in which ACC Ltd holds a 12.65 per cent stake, plans to increase capacity by 1Mta at its cement plant in Odisha on the east coast of India. The company currently has a capacity of 0.132Mta at the works in Rourkela and plans to invest INR270 crore to raise its volumes. RP Gupta, chairman and managing director of Shiva Cement, said the project is expected to be completed by the f...
ICL gets green light for New South Wales facility, Australia
Independent Cement and Lime Pty Ltd (ICL) has received permission to build a cement and ground slag facility in a section of the former BHP Steelworks site at Mayfield North, Newcastle, New South Wales. The plant will receive about 600,000t of dry bulk cement and about 200,000tpa of ground slag, according to the environmental assessment. The cement and ground slag will be imported to the ...
New Gazakh cement line officially opened, Azerbaijan
Gazakh Cement has officially opened its new production line in the presence of Ilham Aliyev, president of Azerbaijan. The greenfield plant in Dash-Salahui village near Agstafa in the Gazakh region of northwest Azebaijan, involved the construction of a 2500tpd a clinker production line and will be able to produce 1Mta of cement. The cement producing facilities were completed in March this year...
Swiss cement deliveries advance 2.3% in 1H13
In the second quarter of 2013, the domestic deliveries of the Swiss cement industry increased 1.8 per cent when compared with 2Q12, according to the latest data from CemSuisse, the Swiss cement association. Dispatches rose from 1.286Mt in 2Q12 to 1.262Mt. In the first half-year, deliveries increased 2.3 per cent from 2.06Mt in 1H12 to 2.11Mt, reflecting the active construction market in t...
Japan: imperial couple tour disaster-stricken cement plant
Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko inspected equipment to desalinate rubble and a rotary kiln which heats raw materials to make cement at the plant in Ofunato , Iwate Prefecture, one of three prefectures in northeastern Japan devastated by the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and subsequent tsunami that struck the area. The plant, operated by Taiheiyo cement, is close to the sea and was heavily dama...