Cement News tagged under: Vassiliko Cement
Cypriot MPs told few imported waste tyres are legally scrapped07 February 2022, Published under Cement NewsCypriot MPs were told by the Audit Office last week that about 35 per cent of scrap tyres imported into Cyprus every year pass through the port in Limassol without being subject to an environmental fee. Moreover, not all these waste tyres are properly disposed of. Approximately 12,000t of imported tyres end up at the cement factory in Vassiliko where they are burned and used as fuel. However, thousands of them end up in illegal landfills. MPs also heard that significant gaps in the c... |
GCCA welcomes two new members and three affiliates29 October 2019, Published under Cement NewsThe Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) has added two new member companies and three new affiliates. Membership now totals 38 member companies and 18 affiliates. The new member companies are Cementos Progreso SA of Guatemala and Vassiliko Cement Works Public Co Ltd of Cyprus. In addition, the association confirmed three new affiliates who will partner the GCCA to achieve shared goals and specific objectives. These companies comprise Cement Concrete & Aggregates Australia (CCAA )o... |
Vassiliko Cement sees 9% increase in total income29 August 2019, Published under Cement NewsCyprus’ Vassiliko Cement has seen an 8.9 per cent YoY increase in total income to EUR53.99 for the first six months of 2019, compared with EUR49.6m in the year-ago period. Profit after tax advanced 13.5 per cent to EUR10.1m from EUR8.9m in the 1H18. The company expects to exceed the previous year’s total income of EUR97.9m in the full-year period. |
Vassiliko Cement reports rise in domestic sales for 201811 June 2019, Published under Cement NewsCyprus-based Vassiliko Cement has reported a 17 per cent rise in cement sales to the domestic market in 2018. However, total income fell 4.4 per cent YoY to EUR97.9m from EUR102.4m. The company has attributed the result to a decline in cement exports, alongside a rise in the cost of energy and CO 2 emission allowances. Cyprus’ construction industry contracted between 2008-15. However, the last four years have seen a steady upward trend. In 2018 the company noted that cement sales reached ... |
Cyprus sets 24% reduction goal in greenhouse emissions by 203025 January 2019, Published under Cement NewsThe government of Cyprus has approved a draft National Plan for Energy and Climate to see a reduction of 24 per cent of greenhouse gases in the country by 2030, compared to levels emitted in 2005. However, this total excludes emissions from cement, electricity and pottery sectors. This compares to the EU's greenhouse emissions target of 40 per cent reduction by 2030. Currently the industrial sector only accounts for eight per cent of Cyprus' emissions. Vassiliko Cement is the only cement pl... |
Vassiliko Cement enlisted to dispose of waste tyres19 October 2018, Published under Cement NewsVassiliko Cement has received 1800t of old tyres from the Dali industrial area of Cyprus in an attempt by the Ministry of Agriculture to safely manage the amount of waste tyres being stored in an environmentally-friendly way. Vassiliko Cement is a licensed management facility for disposal of waste tyres. Following the successful completion of this first phase, the ministry added, the transportation and management of tyre waste stored in a quarry site in Agios Sozomenos will soon begin. Th... |
Vassiliko Cement in talks to take SRF/RDF waste23 April 2018, Published under Cement NewsThe Water Development Department (WDD) in Cyprus is in talks with Vassiliko Cement Works to use byproducts generated at the municipal waste treatment plant at Pentakomo as alternative fuels as an alternative to landfill. The government would have to pay Vassiliko to take in the SRF/RDF sludge, reported the Cyprus Mail. Vassiliko has requested additional sample analyses of the byproduct to determine whether the RDF/SRF mix suits its needs. The WDD said that it might be possible for the P... |
N+P extend SRF supply order with Vassiliko Cement22 September 2017, Published under Cement NewsN+P has agreed an extended solid recovered fuel (SRF) supply agreement with Vassiliko Cement Works and its subsidiary Enerco Energy Recovery. The contract will now run until 31 December 2020, with an option to further extend this cooperation to 31 December 2022. Since 2015 N+P has delivered SRF from the UK and Italy in sea containers and bulk vessels to Vassiliko Cement Works Public Company Ltd in Cyprus. The Vassiliko Cement Works uses SRF as secondary fuel to replace fossil fuels, s... |
Cyprus: change in VCW ownership structure08 December 2015, Published under Cement NewsThe Archbishopric of Cyprus purchased 12.84m shares of Vassiliko Cement Works (VCW) from the Hellenic Mining public company at EUR1.20/share. The total value of shares bought adds up to EUR15.4m. The transaction resulted in a change over the voting rights of the participating companies. Hellenic Mining voting rights in Vassiliko Cements, a subsidiary of the Cyprus Cement Public Company (CCPC), were reduced down to zero from 17.85 per cent whereas the Archbishopric of Cyprus increased its v... |
Cyprus: Vassiliko sees increase in exports24 November 2015, Published under Cement NewsVassiliko Cement Works Public Co (VCWP), a subsidiary of Cyprus Cement Public Company (CCPC), has seen a recent increase in its exports to neighbouring countries and a reduction in its cost of production. However, the group realised a slight reduction in its profits compared to last year’s respective period. CCPC presented its interim management statement for the 1 July-20 November period. In its statement the company reaffirms that, as with any other company operating in Cyprus, the future... |