Cement News tagged under: CAPEX
Dangote Cement to reduce capex next year07 November 2014, Published under Cement NewsDangote Cement expects to slow its capital spending next year to around US$700m, as it completes most of its African expansion projects, its chief executive told Reuters on Wednesday. Edwin Devakumar said Africa's biggest cement operation budgeted to spend around US$1.4bn this year, as it ramps up its cement works from Senegal to Zambia. "This year we may end up with a capex of close to US$1.4bn though we expect it to come down next year to around US$700m," Mr Devakumar told the news agenc... |
SCG earmarks new five-year investment budget27 October 2014, Published under Cement NewsSiam Cement Group (SCG) has earmarked THB200-250bn for a new five-year investment budget starting next year, the Bangkok Post reports. Chief executive and president Kan Trakulhoon added that the company is eyeing investment in a tech company that could complement SCG's core businesses. "The company we're talking with at the moment is a technology company in Europe," Mr Kan said. The focus will be technology related to core businesses such as material sciences, paper and petrochemicals. |
Indocement outlines 2014 capex14 May 2014, Published under Cement NewsPT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa, part of the HeidelbergCement Group, plans to spend between IDR4.5trn (US$390.07m) and IDR5trn in capital expenditure this year, up from last year's IDR2.1trn, Reuters cited company Finance Director Tju Lee Sukanto as saying. Indonesia’s second-largest cement producer commissioned an additional 1.9Mta of grinding capacity during the first quarter of this year. A further 4.4Mta will come on-stream in 2015, with two 2.5Mta greenfield works being planned for 20... |
China Shanshui seeks to refinance debt and trim 2014 capex28 March 2014, Published under Cement NewsChina Shanshui Cement is seeking to refinance debt and cut capital expenditure by half this year after earnings fell for a second year, according to CreditSights Inc. The cement maker, which had CNY6.9bn (US$1.1bn) of short-term debt including loans and corporate bonds at the end of last year, plans to use proceeds from a newly issued domestic medium-term note to repay CNY900m due today. Management is still considering how to refinance a CNY1.5bn bond which matures in July. Shanshui Ce... |
Indocement sets 2014 capex spend, Indonesia29 November 2013, Published under Cement NewsPT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa, part of the HeidelbergCement Group, plans IDR4-5trn in capex next year, mostly geared towards boosting the company's production. "Most of it will be used to finance the ongoing construction of our brownfield plant in Citeureup [Bogor, West Java]," Sukanto told a news conference on Thursday. Funds will be sourced from internal cash. The brownfield works will have a capacity of 4.4Mta China-based Tianjin Cement Industry Design and Research Institute will... |
Semen Indonesia sets 2014 capex target at IDR6trn28 November 2013, Published under Cement NewsPT Semen Indonesia said it requires IDR6trn (US$508m) capital expenditure for expansion in 2014, the company’s president director has said. Speaking to local media, Dwi Soetjipto, said Indonesia's largest cement producer had between IDR4trn-5trn. “The available capex currently does not include expansion plans in Myanmar and Bangladesh. To do that, we need a total of IDR6trn,” Dwi Soetjipto, said as quoted by Kontan.co.id. Soetjipto added that Indonesia's largest cement producer currentl... |
Semen Baturaja raises investment spend20 September 2013, Published under Cement NewsSemen Baturaja is having to increase investment for its new cement plant in South Sumatra to IDR2.9m (US$253m) from the original IDR2.6trn as the weaker rupiah has raised the cost of imported equipment. “According to our assessments, there will be additional costs of between IDR200bn-300bn due to exchange rate changes, as we have to import machines, Zulfikri Subli, corporate secretary of Semen Baturaja, told the Jakarta Globe. Mr Subli said equipment accounts for between 40-50 per cent of ... |
Cimpor outlines Latin America spend16 September 2013, Published under Cement NewsCimpor is to invest some BRL3bn (US$1.319bn) over the next four years which is expected to include new factories in Brazil and Argentina. Company CEO Ricardo Lima said the main objective is to reinforce Cimpor's position in Brazil where it operates in all regions except the north. The company is therefore gong to invest in a new unit in northern Brazil, probably Belem or Manaus, he told local news agency, Lusa. Another factory is being planned for Argentina’ western province of San Jua... |
Semen Gresik sets US$400m for 2013 capex02 January 2013, Published under Cement NewsIndonesia’s largest cement producer PT Semen Gresik has set US$400m in capital expenditure for its corporate business activities, according to its president Dwi Soetjipto. "The expenditure will be used to carry out a number of corporate business activities such as continuing the company`s transformation into a holding firm, namely PT Semen Indonesia Tbk," Mr Soetjipto, told reporters. He said that the other corporate activities included the integration of Thang Long, a Vietnamese firm i... |
Egyptian Steel ventures into cement19 November 2012, Published under Cement NewsThe Qatari-Egyptian steel producer Egyptian Steel will be investing around US$250m in a new cement works. The venture will seek to acquire a cement licence out of the seven the Egyptian government is planning to offer. If successful, it is expected that the works will have an annual capacity of 1.5-1.8Mta, said Abu Hashima, Egyptian Steel chairman. |