Cement News tagged: International
Indian Prayagraj region to become cement hub
India’s Prayagraj region in Uttar Pradesh is set to become a cement production hub. In addition to its two existing cement plants – the 6.6Mta Sadwa works of Jaypee Group and the 2Mta Bara unit of UltraTech Cement – three further cement plants have been announced. JK Cement, KJS Cement and Eco Cement have started the process of building plants in the Trans-Yamuna region of Prayagraj. ...
Iranian cement production expands 6% in 9M22
Cement production in Iran increased 5.7 per cent YoY in the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (21 March-21 December 2022), according to data released by the Industry, Mining and Trade Ministry. Total output during the nine-month period reached 33.943Mt, up from 32.109Mt in the equivalent period of the previous year. In 2021 the country produced 63Mt of cement, of which...
Freight dispute continues in northern India
The dispute over freight rates continues to run after two weeks, forcing the closure of two cement plants in Himachal Pradesh, as talks between truck operators and the management of the Darlaghat (Ambuja Cements) and Barmana (ACC Ltd) plants fail to yield any results. Adani group, which owns both plants, closed the plants on December 14. Adani management has been asking truck operators to...
Clinker imports disrupted by port fire at Puerto Ventanas, Chile
A fire at the facilities of Puerto Ventanas, in the district of Puchincaví, central Chile, has damaged bulk material conveyor belts at the port, used to unload and store clinker for Cemento Melón S.A. "Today, Melón S.A. personnel have been authorised to access the port and its facilities, and on this occasion we have been able to verify in situ the extent of the damage, which is significa...
Shree Cement plans new 3Mta unit in Karnataka
Shree Cement is planning to set up a cement grinding and bagging unit with a capacity of 3Mta at Doddaballapur in the Bengaluru Rural district of Karnataka. The project will extend over 70 acres of land. In May 2021, the project was approved by State High Level Clearance Committee (SHLCC), and Shree Cement is now awaiting for environmental clearance for the project. The contractor and suppl...
Ambuja Cements wins national energy excellence award
Ambuja Cements has won the National Award for Energy Excellence in the Indian Cement Industry, under the Grinding Category for measures adopted in improving energy efficiency at the Roorkee plant . The award instituted by the National Council for Cement and Building Materials was given during the 17th NCB National Conference on December 9, 2022 in New Delhi from Shri Som Prakash, Minister of ...
Belarus to increase peat shipments for cement mill operations
Peat industry enterprises intend to increase shipments of peat fuel to Belarusian cement mills by 20 per cent in 2023, the Energy Ministry told BelTA. The volumes of deliveries of peat briquettes and dried milled peat in 2023 were agreed as a result of a working conference at premises of the Belarusian fuel and gasification industrial group Beltopgaz. Plans were made to increase peat fuel ...
Contract warning as Belgian cement prices continue to climb
The price of cement and bricks in Belgium will continue to rise over the coming months, warned the country’s construction federation Embuild. Although some building materials are expected to see their prices stabilise going forward, Embuild is advising construction companies to continue to include price review clauses or daily prices in their contracts as “the materials market is still too vo...
Sarawak considers importing cement from Thailand
The Borneo-based Sarawak Economic Development Corp (SEDC) and the Bintulu Development Authority (BDA) are planning to create a joint venture to import cement from Thailand to address the supply shortage in the state of Sarawak. According to the Borneo Post Online, imports could total 0.5-1Mt from 2023. SEDC and BDA visited Siam Cement Group (SCG) in Bangkok recently to discuss the proposal. ...
Philippines imposes duties on Vietnam cement imports
The Philippines’ Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has imposed duties on cement imports from Vietnam for five years. In a department order dated 16 December 2022, Trade Secretary Alfredo E Pascual said dumping of ordinary Portland cement Type 1 and blended cement Type 1P from Vietnam in the country poses an "imminent threat of material injury to the domestic cement industry". The m...
The rise of Bangladesh's clinker imports
Bangladesh’s cement industry is expanding with clinker imports rising for the last five fiscal years. According to the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA), the main seaport of Bangladesh, the authority handled 35.130Mt of clinker imports in the financial year 2021-22 (July–June), compared to 33.297Mt in the year-ago period, marking growth of 5.52 per cent. This compares to 21.49Mt in 2017-18, 24.8...
Deteriorating outlook for Latin American cement, says Fitch Ratings
The outlook for the cement market in Latin America is deteriorating, according to Fitch Ratings. This is being blamed on softening demand in most markets and persistent cost inflation, which will be partially mitigated by lower energy costs. The expectation of higher interest rates and continued inflationary pressures is expected to curb disposable income, resulting in a cooling off of dema...
India to implement quality control measures for cement and concrete
India plans to introduce quality control measures for the cement and concrete building materials industries by 2023, according to Reuters. The government reportedly believes that better standards will help the industries comply with international standards, which, in turn, will improve exporting opportunities.
Cementis expansion to lead to lower cement price and self-sufficiency
The expansion of the Cementis cement plant in Ibity, near Antsirabe in Madagascar, is expected to lead to a significant drop in cement prices. Within three years, the price of a 50kg bag is forecast to fall to MGA14,000 (US$3.17), according to the country’s President, Andry Rajoelina. The project will increase the production at the cement plant to 1Mt from its current 180,000tpa, enabling the...
Chile's cement demand contracts 15% in October
Cement demand in Chile has dropped by 15 per cent to 348,665t in October 2022, according to the Chilean Chamber of Construction (CChC). In October 2021 cement demand reached 410,424t. In the January-October period, demand fell by 12 per cent YoY to 3,190,518t from 3,624,776t in the 10M21.
Peru’s cement market contracts 2% in November
Cement dispatches in Peru declined by two per cent in November 2022 to 1.167Mt from 1.185Mt in November 2021, reports domestic cement association, Asocem. Of this total, 1.119Mt were dispatched by Asocem members, who saw their deliveries slip by one per cent YoY. Cement production from Peruvian cement plants was down four per cent to 1.114Mt in November 2022 from 1.157Mt in November 2021. Cl...