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Vietnam sees exports rise 14% in 202020 January 2021, Published under Cement NewsVietnam exported over 3.6Mt of cement and clinker worth US$135m in December 2020, up 15.3 per cent MoM in volume and 10.8 per cent YoY in value, according to the General Department of Customs. During the full year, the country earned US$1.43bn from exporting 38.4Mt of such products, up 3.2 per cent and 13.7 per cent YoY, respectively. China was the biggest importer of Vietnamese cement and clinker in 2020, importing 22.2Mt worth US$759.4m, accounting for 57 per cent of the total export... |
Huaxin Cement announces profit decline for 202014 January 2021, Published under Cement NewsChina’s Huaxin Cement expects its net profit to decrease by 9-14 per cent YoY in 2020, compared to CNY6.3bn (US$974m) in the previous year, according to preliminary calculations by the company’s financial department. The company’s performance last year has been attributed to the severe impact of the pandemic in the first half and the large-scale flooding of the Yangtze River in July. Prices also declined, negatively impacting operating income. However, in the third and fourth quarters of... |
MIIT raises old-capacity elimination levels in China to enable new capacity projects18 December 2020, Published under Cement NewsChina has unveiled stricter draft rules for new cement plants, increasing the amount of old capacity that producers need to retire as they propose new capacity. The tougher regulations intensify a three-year-old programme intended to reduce CO 2 emissions. Under the new rules, cement producers must retire at least 2t of outdated capacity for every tonne of new capacity in areas classified as environmentally sensitive, up from the current 1.5:1 ratio, says the Ministry of Industry and I... |
China Shanshui Cement sees operating revenue decline 5%27 October 2020, Published under Cement NewsChina Shanshui Cement has seen its profit attributable to shareholders decline 6.7 per cent YoY to CNY2.33bn (US$346.97m) for the nine months ended 30 September 2020. Operating revenue also decreased 4.6 per cent YoY to CNY15.31bn in the 9M20. |
CemProspects reports major developments in petcoke and freight08 October 2020, Published under Cement NewsThe CemProspects online conference continued yesterday by considering the major developments for the freight and petcoke markets going forwards. Starting with freight, Guy Hindley of Howe Robinson noted that the orderbook for the dry bulk fleet has fallen to 61mdwt – a low which has not been seen since 2005. Dry bulk trade is expected to reach 6.2bnt in 2020, with petcoke and cement representing 12.5 per cent of the total. The recovery of cement and petcoke trade in 2020 has supported the... |
CemProspects considers important energy markets07 October 2020, Published under Cement NewsAfter moving online this year, CemProspects 2020 began yesterday by looking at energy markets of importance to the cement sector. The first day of the session provided a considerable overview of the coal market. Carlos Alvarez Fernandez, International Energy Agency (IEA), considered the fundamentals and delivered an outlook that noted the considerable effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Global energy demand is expected to drop six per cent in 2020, which will be the largest fall in 70 years.... |
Anhui Conch works with China Telecom and Huawei to roll out 5G smart plant05 October 2020, Published under Cement NewsA 5G end-to-end smart factory system developed by China Telecom and Huawei is enabling Anhui Conch to reduce its energy consumption and increased its productivity, resource utilisation and profitability, according to Conch Group Deputy General Manager, Hé Chengfa. It has taken two years to develop and implement the smart factory concept, with the first going into production in Chuzhou, Anhui province. "The cement factory has been transformed into a smart factory end-to-end," said Mr Hé... |
West China Cement provides update on cement project28 September 2020, Published under Cement NewsFollowing West China Cement’s acquisition of 97.5 per cent of equity interest in Kangding Paomashan Cement Ltd in July 2020, it has now provided an update on the cement project. As such, Kangding Paomashan’s new 1.5Mta plant has completed construction and is ready for commercial production. West China Cement estimates the annual revenue of the company to be in the range of CNY518-541m (U$75.9-79.3m) based on the relevant prevailing market price in July 2020. |
Wenxi Jidong Haitian Cement completes mine restoration25 September 2020, Published under Cement NewsChina’s Wenxi Jidong Haitian Cement has restored one of its mines by investing around CNY4m (US$586,000) over three years to plant 20,000 trees and grow enough grass to cover 110,000m 2 . The state-owned company was responding to the government’s call to restore the environment to deserted mines, according to China Daily. "We thought it would be an easy task, just to buy some saplings and grass seeds and to sow them on the mine and leave it to nature. But we were wrong. Many species of tr... |
Vietnam's cement and clinker exports rise in August17 September 2020, Published under Cement NewsVietnam exported 4.2Mt of cement and clinker worth US$148.3m in August, rising 31.4 per cent MoM in volume and 24.3 per cent in value, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs. In the 8M20 the country exported 23.9Mt of cement and clinker worth US$882m, up 1.2 per cent YoY in value and 15.7 per cent in volume. China was the biggest buyer during this period, importing 12.6Mt worth US$415.5m. This accounted for 53 per cent of Vietnam’s cement and clinker export volumes and 47 ... |