Cement News tagged under: Indonesia
25th AFCM Symposium and Exhibition held in Bandung06 April 2018, Published under Cement NewsThe 25th ASEAN Federation of Cement Manufacturers (AFCM) Technical Symposium and Exhibition has successfully concluded after being held between 4-6 April at The Trans Luxury Hotel in Bandung. The event is held every three years, with its location rotating between AFCM member countries. Indonesia was selected to host this year’s event, which focussed on the theme of green technology for the cement industry. Over 400 delegates and 50 exhibitors participated in the conference. The progra... |
Gebr Pfeiffer receives multiple mill order for Grobogan cement plant28 March 2018, Published under Cement NewsGebr Pfeiffer has been awarded its first contract to supply MVR mills to Indonesia. The mills will be set up at Grobogan cement plant located close to Semarang in Central Java. The package includes two MVR 5000 C-4 mills for cement grinding and one MVR 5000 R-4 for raw material grinding and a MPS 3350 BK mill for grinding lignite. The cement mills, each featuring a drive power of 4000kW, will be capable of grinding 190tph of OPC at 3600 Blaine or PPC at 4000 Blaine. The mills will also be... |
Indocement opens new Palembang terminal21 March 2018, Published under Cement NewsIndocement has opened a new cement terminal in Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia. The 0.5Mta terminal will improve the company’s distribution and logistics in the western part of the archipelago. The cement producer has currently a market share of 14-15 per cent on Sumatra, which is the second-largest market in Indonesia after Java. The new terminal is expected to help raise this to 20-25 per cent. Indocement owns seven further terminals in Indonesia – Semarang, Lombok, Tanjung Prio... |
PT Semen Indonesia announces 56% fall in net income19 March 2018, Published under Cement NewsPT Semen Indonesia has announced an almost 56 per cent YoY drop in net income for the full-year 2017 period, decreasing to IDR2.01trn (US$146m) from IDR4.52trn. According to a Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S poll, the results fell beneath the average estimate of IDR2.28trn expected for the year. |
Cement consumption rises in Indonesia in February15 March 2018, Published under Cement NewsDomestic cement consumption in Indonesia rose 5.2 per cent YoY to 4.79Mt in February 2018, supported by an increase in cement demand on the islands of Sumatra and Kalimantan, according to Indonesia Investments. Kalimantan recorded a 16.4 per cent YoY uptick in cement demand, with sales volumes reaching 345,000t. This has been attributed to the construction of the Samarinda-Balikpapan toll road, as well as strategic power plant and port projects. Cement sales in the country reached 10.... |
Facing an oversupply challenge08 March 2018, Published under Cement NewsIndonesia’s cement market saw a significant expansion in 2017 despite economic woes. While the country’s property market performs below par, cement producers are pinning their hopes on the government’s ambitious infrastructure development programme to avert the threat of oversupply going forward. By the Indonesian Cement Association and ICR Research, UK. Faced with an oversupply and a stagnant housing market, Indonesia’s cement producers are pinning their hopes on the government’s ... |
Indonesia cement demand up 9.9% in January 201820 February 2018, Published under Cement NewsIndonesia's cement consumption rose 9.9 per cent YoY to 5.68Mt in January 2018. The growth of demand is being attributed to rising cement demand on the back of the government-led infrastructure development programmes, particularly the construction of toll roads. Widodo Santoso, Chairman of the Indonesian Cement Association (ASI), said cement consumption rose at similar levels across the country. Highest growth was reported on Sumatra, traditionally the second-biggest cement-consuming isl... |
Pulau Baai packaging plant will increase PT Semen Padang's cement sales19 February 2018, Published under Cement NewsA new packaging plant in the port of Pulau Baai, due to come on-stream later this year, has led PT Semen Padang to target cement sales of 442,100t in 2018. The new packing plant in the provincial city of Bengkulu "will guarantee good quality and availability of supply throughout the year of 2018," said Nur Anita Rahmawati, public relation head of PT Semen Padang. "In 2017, Semen Padang dominated the cement market in Bengkulu, and we believe the market share could still be increased in ... |
Indocement to commission terminal26 January 2018, Published under Cement NewsIndocement Tunggal Prakarsa expects to complete construction of its new cement terminal in Palembang in the first quarter of 2018, according to Indonesia Investments. The terminal will have a 1Mta capacity once the project is commissioned in March. In December 2017, Indocement began production at its 4.4Mta plant in Citeureup, West Java, bringing the company’s total capacity to 25Mta. However, the facility is only expected to utilise 75 per cent of its capacity due to the current oversupp... |
Semen Indonesia25 January 2018, Published under Cement NewsSemen Indonesia has recorded a 10.2 per cent YoY increase in sales volumes to 15.34Mt in 2017, compared to 13.92Mt the previous year, according to data from the Indonesian Cement Association. December alone saw volumes jump 13.5 per cent to 1.31Mt, versus 1.16Mt in December 2016. Total domestic sales volumes for the company, including Semen Padang and Semen Tonasa, came in at 27.1Mt in 2017, 5.5 per cent up on the 25.68Mt reported in the previous year. Exports also grew with Semen Padang ... |