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Indian cement companies feel input cost heatDriven by increased costs of power and fuel coupled with high coal prices, cement companies across the country face the heat on their earnings margin for the first half of the fiscal. Interestingl...News - 04 November 2008 |
Removal of Suspended Duty - Cement Makers ’Face Collapse’A decision by Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania to phase out suspended duty on cement is beginning to take its toll, with some players saying they may be forced to close down. According to the East Afri...News - 04 November 2008 |
India: cement companies feel input cost heatDriven by increased costs of power and fuel coupled with high coal prices, cement companies across the country face the heat on their earnings margin for the first half of the fiscal. Interestingl...News - 03 November 2008 |
The cement industry in Romania could disappearThe cement industry in Romania could disappear if the carbon dioxide emission certificates will have to be purchased by bidding, as producers will have to relocate to other states, Cement industr...News - 03 November 2008 |
India Cements Q2 net falls 40% on forex lossesIndia Cements Ltd reported a 40 per cent drop in its July-September net profit, lagging analyst estimates on higher depreciation, a notional loss on foreign exchange and more taxes, a top officia...News - 31 October 2008 |
Re: Maximum SO3 PermissibleDear Mr.Lalbatros, As per your formula for calculating enrich SO3 of 4 for a 4 stage preheater kiln seems very high.I have experience of 100% petcoke fired kiln operation,we found that whenver w...Technical Cement Forum - 30 October 2008 |
ACC: Low demand, high costsAccording to reports from India’s Business Standard newspaper, management at the Rs 7,067-crore ACC believes that the economic environment is turning unfavourable as growth of cement consumption i...News - 29 October 2008 |
Re: Maximum SO3 PermissibleMaximum allowable input of SO3 for calciner kiln system without bypass on LOI free basis is 1.2%.Limits for SO3 in clinker to assure good quality should be 1.6%. Regards, R.M.Sahu, IndiaTechnical Cement Forum - 27 October 2008 |
Re: P2O5Phosphorous pentoxide(P2O5) limiting range should be max 1% and preferable range should be 0.3-0.5%.A higher P2O5 have following effects, 1.Accelerates the clinkerization reaction. 2.Reduces the...Technical Cement Forum - 27 October 2008 |
Baltic Dry Index keeps on dropping throughout OctoberLate October saw the all important Baltic Dry Index trading below 1000 points. The continuous slump has seen the index dropping to 982 points, from an all-time high of 11,793 points last May. This...News - 27 October 2008 |