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Russia: demand set to fall by up to 12% in 2016

30 June 2016, Published under Cement News

Demand for cement in Russia may drop 10-12 per cent in 2016, according to a representative of Moscow-based Eurocement Group. "As concerns the cement demand forecast in Russia, we assume that the decline may remain in the same range as in 2015: in the vicinity of 10-12 per cent for 2016," the representative told the Interfax news agency. "Eurocement Group plans to sell about 20Mt of cement in Russia and approximately 3.5Mt on other markets, in Uzbekistan and Ukraine," the representative...

China National Building Materials (CNBM)

29 June 2016, Published under Cement News

China National Building Materials (CNBM) plans to become a shareholder in Eurocement Group, Russia’s leading producer of construction materials. The deal, which was signed in China on 25 June, is believed to be worth US$5bn. According to local press reports, the input of funds is destined for modernising Eurocement’s existing plants along with the construction of new dry-process production lines. Eurocement currently operates 19 cement plants across Russia, Ukraine and Uzbekistan with a c...

Russia: CNBM to buy shares in Eurocement

27 June 2016, Published under Cement News

China National Building Materials Group Corporation (CNBM) plans to become a shareholder of Russian cement producer Eurocement Group, the latter company said in a statement Monday. The companies signed an agreement on cooperation in production of construction materials. “The Chinese corporation plans to enter the shareholder equity of Eurocement Group in order to implement the investment projects we have announced,” the Russian company said. The companies agreed to upgrade Eurocement’s ...

Russia: Eurocement expects further fall in cement demand

26 May 2016, Published under Cement News

Cement demand in Russia will slump by 8-10 per cent in 2016 after falling 12 per cent in 2015, the owner of leading Russian cement producer Eurocement Group, Filaret Galchev, said in an interview on TV channel Rossiya 24. Eurocement controls about a third of the Russian cement market, and will sell about 20Mt of cement in Russia and about 3.5Mt in other regions such as Uzbekistan and Ukraine in 2016, Mr Galchev said. Average production costs at the group, which will maximise the use o...

Ahangarancement October output and shipments up, Uzbekistan

25 November 2015, Published under Cement News

Ahangarancement, part of the Eurocement Group, produced 161,000t of cement and 119,822t of clinker during October 2015. The Uzbek producer shipped 157,939t of cement to consumers, which is six per cent more compared to the targeted volumes volumes, UzDaily reported.

Pikalevskiy Cement to produce higher-quality cement

13 October 2015, Published under Cement News

Mikhail Skorokhod, president of Eurocement Group, visited Pikalevskiy Cement plant where a new dry-process line is being constructed.The project is part of ongoing modernisation efforts at Eurocement's cement works. Eurocement Group is currently actively pursuing opportunities to expand its sales area, including the supply of clinker for export. As a result, Pikalevskiy's technical engineers have improved the indicators of clinker quality in recent months. The president has set the...

New director general appointed at Kavkazcement

17 September 2015, Published under Cement News

Igor Nikolenko has been appointed the new General Director of CJSC Kavkazcement, part of Eurocement. A Eurocement statement stated that the new appointment was highly qualified with a 'deep knowledge of Eurocement group's business processes and long experience in the field of construction materials.' Mr Nikolenko was born in Belgorod in 1965. Having graduated from Belgorod Technological Institute of Building Materials in Mechanical Engineering in 1990, he came to work in the Belgorod cement...

Voronezh Cement output reaches 1Mt, Russia

16 September 2015, Published under Cement News

Voronezh Cement, part of the Eurocement group, produced 1Mt as at 3 September 2015, some 100,000t more than the same period of last year. The dry-process plant is located 200km south of Voronezh, and is well placed for road and rail transportation.

Eurocement launches Ulyanovsk plant, Russia

15 July 2015, Published under Cement News

Russia’s Eurocement Group has launched a 1.3Mta cement plant in the town of Sengiley, Ulyanovsk, regional Governor Sergei Menyailo told local reporters on Tuesday. Investments at the dry-process plant were estimated at RUB16bn (US$282m)

Uzbekistan: Ahangarancement full-year output rises

29 January 2015, Published under Cement News

Ahangarancement, part of Eurocement Group, produced 1.24Mt of clinker and 1.7Mt of cement in 2014, a YoY increase of 6.2 per cent (72,500t) and five per cent (80,400t), respectively. The company said that its shipments rose by 6.5 per cent to 1.72Mt in 2014, (+105,300t). During the year, Ahangarancement started to produce cement types PC 400 KD20 SSPC 400 D20 in 2014, of which it produced 84,610t and 47,922t respectively.