International
Lafarge Canada Inc in multi-partner initiative to invest $8m in low carbon fuels
Lafarge Canada Inc, Natural Resources Canada, the Queen's Institute for Energy and Environmental Policy and Carbon Management Canada announced in a statement that they are joining forces and investing more than $8m to develop innovative solutions to power Lafarge Canada's cement plant ...
Karcement to complete Kiln Line No 5 upgrade by 3Q13, Kazakhstan
Karcement, part of the Central Asia Cement group, has said that the upgrade of Kiln Line No 5 will be completed by the third quarter of 2013 and forms part of the company's modernisation programme. The new line w...
Siam City Cement adds water management to Sustainability Roadmap, Thailand
Thailand's second-largest producer Siam City Cement (SCCC) is to add water management and conservation to its Sustainable Development Roadmap and plans to spend THB58.7m (US$2m) on water conservation and related acti...
OCI to settle tax dispute with Lafarge
OCI has agreed to pay about EGP7bn (US$1bn) over five years to settle a tax dispute on the sale of its cement unit to Lafarge back in 2007, Bloomberg has reported. The payments will start in May this year and end ...
Raysut Cement to construct terminal in Port of Duqm, Oman
Oman’s leading cement producer, Raysut Cement Company (RCC), is planning to construct a cement terminal at Duqm port as well as develop limestone mines in Duqm. Mohammed Ahmed Al Dheeb, Group chief executive o...
Holcim Nicaragua continues to invest
Holcim Nicaragua is carrying out various works at its Nagarote grinding plant, representing an investment of US$3m this year. The company is currently expanding its cement dispatch centre and its cement storage capa...
Venezuela faces irregular cement supply
While Venezuela’s authorities claim a rise in cement output, supply of the product on the ground continues to struggle, negatively impacting the implementation of projects, particularly in the private sector. Cons...
Pakistan nine-month exports volumes slip
Pakistan exported 6.22Mt of cement in the first nine months of FY12-13 earning US$421.12m, compared to 6.245Mt at US$342.95m in the same period of last year. This shows that exports fell by 0.39 per cent in terms of...
New 1Mta Tajikistan plant to be commissioned in 2H13
A new 1Mta cement plant is expected to be commissioned in the second half of this year in southern Tajikistan. According to the Ministry of Energy and Industries (MoEI) Secretariat, Tajikistan-China joint venture,...
Sinoma International wins new contract in Iraq
Sinoma International Engineering Co Ltd's Nanjing subsidiary signed an EPC contract with Iraq-based Faruk Investment Group Co Ltd to build a 5300tpd cement clinker production line in Iraq. The cement clinker project...
Vietnam production rises 4.6%, Jan-Apr 2013
Cement production in Vietnam is estimated to have reached 17.9Mt of cement in the first four months of this year, up 4.6 per cent from a year earlier, the General Statistics Office (GSO) said. In April, the countr...
Secil Lobito outlines plans for new plant, Angola
Secil Lobito plans to invest US$187m in a new cement plant in in Lobito, Angola, the company's chief executive has said. Augusto Manuel Miragaia, CEO of Secil Lobito, told local press that the new 1.2Mta plant will...
Pakistan cement industry hit by rise in transportation cost
Pakistan cement manufacturers are to set to be hit by a rise in transportation costs following hikes in coal and raw material carrier charges by the All Pakistan Goods Transporters Association, effective 14 April 201...
China’s cement sector seeks to accelerate sustainability initiatives
The 2013 China International Cement Conference got underway at the Hotel Nikko New Century in Beijing today, welcoming over 300 senior delegates from the country’s large cement sector. Opening the meeting, Mr Qiao...
Saudi Cement to rehabilitate two kiln lines, Saudi Arabia
Saudi Cement Company’s board of directors has announced that the cement producer is to rehabilitate and re-operate Kilns 4 & 5 in Hofuf factory with a total designed capacity of 3000tpd of clinker. Operations are exp...
South Korean cement producers to withdraw price hikes
Major cement producers in South Korea have withdrawn price rises announced earlier in 2013 and will maintain current prices for a year. Manufacturers such as Tongyang Cement, Hanil Cement and Sungshin have sent of...