Cement News tagged under: Indonesia
Indonesia: 2014 cement sales fall short of expectations12 January 2015, Published under Cement NewsIndonesian cement sales fell short of expectations last year, increasing by 3.6 per cent YoY to 59.9Mt, according to the latest data from the Indonesia Cement Association (ASI). Including exports, total sales increased by three per cent to 60.174Mt. Cement exports were upby 30.5 per cent to 220,284t while clinker exports fell 88.7 per cent to 44,878t. Java remained the largest cement consumption market, accounting for 33.7Mt of sales (+4.1 per cent), followed by Sumatra with 12.4Mt (+2.2 p... |
Stronger markets in 2015?09 January 2015, Published under Cement NewsWhat does 2015 have in store for the cement sector? After three relatively poor years in terms of global construction expansion, Morgan Stanley (UK) predicts a tentative recovery in world consumption in spite of a significant slowdown in China, according to new analysis published in International Cement Review. Morgan Stanley expects global cement demand, inclusive of China, to rise to 2.8 per cent in 2015, marginally up from the 2.5 per cent growth recorded in 2014, which was the ... |
Semen Baturaja on course to meet 2016 production target, Indonesia08 January 2015, Published under Cement NewsPT Semen Baturaja is on course to achieve its production target of 3.6Mt in 2016 to help meet increasing demand in South Sumatra and neighbouring regions. The state-owned Indonesian company is seeking to expand its production capacity and build a number of new production facilities to meet the target, company’s chief spokesman Sahadi told local press. He said the company has optimize the capacity of its three factories, which are located in Palembang and Baturaja in South Sumatra and in... |
Semen Indonesia outlines 2015 capex plans07 January 2015, Published under Cement NewsPT Semen Indonesia Tbk has prepared capital expenditures worth IDR7-9trn (US$550m-706m), to fund new plants, upgrades and possibly further international expansion. Of the total, around IDR5trn would be invested in the new plants in Rembang, Central Java, and Indarung, West Sumatra, the company’s finance director Ahyanizzaman told the Jakarta Post. The new plant in Indarung was expected to start operating in the first half of next year, while the plant in Rembang was expected to begin oper... |
Anhui Conch Cement Co23 December 2014, Published under Cement NewsPT Conch, a subsidiary of Anhui Conch Cement, has opened its greenfield cement plant in South Kalimantan, Indonesia. With a production capacity of 1.5Mta, the project has cost US$202m and is strategically located 30km from Tanjung, capital of the Tabalong regency.The facility includes a 36MW steam-powered electric plant. According to the Head of Regional Development Planning Board of Tabalong, construction of the plant, which began in 2012, is part of the previous regime’s programme o... |
Indonesia: Rembang protests continue22 December 2014, Published under Cement NewsResidents of the Rembang regency in Central Java, Indonesia, are continuing to protest against the planned construction of Semen Indonesia's greenfield plant in the area, according to the Jakarta Post. The report states that last week, hundreds of residents staged a rally in front of the governor's office on Jl Pahlawan, Semarang, protesting against the development of the 8000tpd factory. The protesters arrived in tens of open trucks and were grouped under the Central Java Food Sovereignty ... |
Indonesian: expected sales rebound ahead11 December 2014, Published under Cement NewsIndonesian cement demand growth is expected to slow in 2014 but sales are anticipated to rebound next year as new projects get underway. For full-year 2014 the Indonesian Cement Association (ASI) expects sales to rise by four per cent, down from the 5.8 per cent achieved last year. The slowdown has been attributed to regional and national elections delaying infrastructure projects, high interest rates and weakening purchasing power. Forecasts for Indonesian cement sales in 2015 are mor... |
Semen Indonesia seeks loan for Aceh plant construction09 December 2014, Published under Cement NewsPT Semen Indonesia is seeking loans worth IDR2.2-3.1trn (US$178m-251m) to build a new cement factory in Aceh province, at the northern end of Sumatra, Kontan newspaper reported citing Finance Director Ahyanizzaman. The new facility is expected to have a capacity of around 3Mta to meet increasing consumption in Aceh, Medan, Dumai and Riau. Construction is slated to begin in the first half of 2015. |
Holcim Indonesia develops Educational Forest02 December 2014, Published under Cement NewsHolcim Indonesia, in collaboration with the Bogor Institute of Agriculture, has jointly developed Holcim Educational Forest (HEF), a rehabilitated former quarry mining site covering 60ha of land in Cibadak, Sukabumi, West Java. Holcim started mining operations at the site in Cibadak in 1975. In 2011, the company began to convert the former Cibadak quarry area into a protected forest area to help sustain local communities, tourism, and studies by academics and school children. “HEF is expec... |
Semen Indonesia CEO to head state oil & gas company28 November 2014, Published under Cement NewsDwi Soetjipto, president director of PT Semen Indonesia, has been appointed head of state oil and gas company PT Pertamina, according to reports in the Indonesian press. "As of November 28, Dwi Soetjitpto is heading Pertamina," said State Enterprises Minister Rini Soemarno. To date, Dwi Soetjipto has spent his entire career in the cement industry within publicly listed state-run Semen Indonesia, the nation's biggest cement producer. Prior to achieving the top job in Semen Indonesia ... |