Cement News tagged under: Algeria
Algeria: Lafarge joint venture awarded project permits13 March 2014, Published under Cement NewsCILAS Biskra, the cement joint venture between Lafarge (49 per cent stake) and Algerian businessman Souakri, is one step closer to the construction of its new plant. The project received all necessary approvals, said Luc Callebat, CEO of Lafarge Algeria. The works is expected to produce 2.7Mta when it comes on-stream in mid-2015. However, the completion of a second production line will see this figure rise to 6Mta. The plant will be the third co-owned by Lafarge, which holds a 49 per ... |
ThyssenKrupp wins Algerian greenfield order05 March 2014, Published under Cement NewsThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions has received an order to build a cement clinker production line in Algeria from Société des Ciments de Ain El Kebira (SCAEK), a subsidiary of Algerian cement manufacturer Groupe Industriel des Ciments d’Algérie (GICA). The new 6000tpd cement clinker plant will be built in Ain El Kebira, around 300km east of Algiers near the provincial capital Setif. Start-up is planned for 2016. The order includes the supply of key components for operations including raw... |
Algeria to import 240,000t of cement24 February 2014, Published under Cement NewsTo alleviate the present cement shortage, Groupe Industriel des Ciments d’Algérie (GICA) has appointed Star Commercial Ltd of the British Virgin Islands to import 240,000t of cement. Algeria’s supply-demand gap currently runs over 5Mt as the country’s cement plants produce 18Mt. The volume, divided in consignments of 80,000t will be delivered to the DNC subsidiaries in the port of Djendjen, Sodmac in Oran port and Sodismac in the port of Alger. The value of Portland cement imports re... |
PPC set to enter the Algerian cement market10 February 2014, Published under Cement NewsPPC announced that advanced plans are in place to enter the Algerian cement market through a partnership with Algerian private sector investors in Hodna Cement Company. Hodna will be constructing a 2Mta plant for approximately US$350m in the Hodna area, roughly 300km east of Algiers and close to the university and technology-focused town of Setif. PPC will acquire a 49 per cent stake of Hodna and assume management control which allows for the consolidation of the financial results of thi... |
New Algerian cement plant contract awarded30 December 2013, Published under Cement NewsChina Triumph International Engineering Group Co (CTIEC) has signed an EPC contract with STG Engineering and Real Estate Development Company for a 4200tpd line in Algeria. To be situated in the southern city of Adrar, the plant will involve a complete production line from mining to dispatch. With a total annual capacity of 1.5Mt, the new facility will also be able to produce 200,000tpa of oil well cement - marking the first time CTIEC's oil well cement technology will be employed in Alger... |
Tebessa, Ain Kebira and Chlef to go public, Algeria11 November 2013, Published under Cement NewsThe Algerian cement plants of Tébessa, Ain Kebira and Chlef have been selected to go public. In a statement to APS, the president of the Stock Exchange Supervisory and Organising Committee, Abdelhakim Berah, said these GICA factories were among the strongest in the country. For instance, Chlef has the largest production capacity in Algeria. The step indicates a further privatisation of the Algerian cement industry. In 2008, Hadjr-Soud and Sour El Ghozlane started their partnership with ... |
Algeria imports 3.6Mt of cement in 9M201328 October 2013, Published under Cement NewsAlgerian cement imports jumped by 65 per cent in terms of value and 70 per cent in volume during the first nine months of 2013, according to the country’s customs statistics office. Imports of cement rose from US$194.77m to US$322.5m during the first nine months of 2013 when compared with the equivalent period of 2012. Import volumes increased from 2.109Mt to 3.595Mt – mostly Portland cement, which represented US$283.8m and 3.076Mt. Algeria’s cement deficit currently exceeds 5Mta with... |
Algeria: Chlef to double capacity to 4Mta10 September 2013, Published under Cement NewsAlgeria’s Chlef cement works in Oued Sly intends to double its production capacity to 4Mta as the country’s Minister of Industry, Cherif Rahmani, launched the project for a new line during a visit to the area. Output from the new unit is earmarked for the domestic market, which currently has a 5Mt supply deficit. As a result, the government expects to curtail the present imports needed to supplement the 18Mt domestic production. Algeria aims to produce 20Mt by 2016 and 29Mt by 2018 as it ... |
Construction of Ain El Kebira second line begins, Algeria30 August 2013, Published under Cement NewsAlgeria’s Minister of Industry, SMEs and Investment Promotion, Cherif Rahmani, started off the construction of the second production line at the Ain El Kebira cement plant, north of Setif. The new line, which has a clinker capacity of 6000tpd, is part of GICA’s drive to up state-owned production capacity by 26Mt by the end of 2016. When completed, in 33 months’ time, the extension will take output capacity at the site from 1Mta to 3Mta. |
GICA price rise causes concern, Algeria07 August 2013, Published under Cement NewsThe recent decision of Algeria’s state-owned GICA to raise cement prices by 20 per cent from ALD320 to ALD380 (US$4-4.70) has caused concern among business leaders. It is feared the rise will push up the cost of constructing houses and infrastructure. The increase in cement prices is expected to further weaken construction companies operating in a highly-competitive market where operators often slash prices to get access to public procurement, because of stringent conditions imposed by th... |