Cement News tagged under: Industria Nacional de Cemento
Paraguay: INC reduces cement price as output increases08 August 2017, Published under Cement NewsParaguay-based Industria Nacional del Cemento (INC) has reduced cement prices to PYG36,500/bag from PYG39,800/bag - the third price reduction in the past four years. Production costs at the Vallemi plant are falling. The switch from fuel oil to petcoke has enabled the company to save US$20m. In addition, cement production increased to 180tpd from 80tpd during the same time frame. “From 1 January to Friday, 4 July 2017, 7246,884 bags were dispatched,” according to INC. |
Paraguay: new cement mill to provide US$50m sales boost02 August 2016, Published under Cement NewsIndustria Nacional de Cemento (INC) expects a US$50m boost to its sales following the commissioning of its new mill at its Villeta plant, according to Jorge Méndez, president of the Paraguayan cement producer. "The operation of the new mill is one of several goals that we have and that we will realise," he said. “Civil works are carried out by local firm Engineering, while parts of the mill were manufactured by China’s Sinoma and shipped in early July and is expected to arrive in the coun... |
Paraguay: INC faces increased Brazilian imports03 June 2016, Published under Cement NewsBrazil’s current imports of around 400,000 bags of cement is damaging the Paraguayan cement industry, according to Jorge Méndez, CEO of Industria Nacional de Cemento (INC). This represents over a third of monthly cement demand. "What we're seeing is that cement consumption is virtually unchanged, but a lot of product is entering [Paraguay] from Brazil," he said. Particularly in Alto Paraná it is difficult to sell cement as Brazilian cement is sold at around PYG36,000/bag. While some cement... |
Paraguay: Vallemi fuel conversion civils to start May12 April 2016, Published under Cement NewsThe civil work related to the fuel conversion of the kiln at the Vallemi plant of Paraguay’s Industria Nacional de Cemento (INC) is scheduled to start in May, said CEO Jorge Méndez. The works will include the construction of a new coal unloading facility, concrete foundations for equipment and electro-mechanical structures. Local firm CIE was awarded the US$15m contract. Around half of the equipment has now arrived in Paraguay, he added. The company purchased some 150,000t to tie over ce... |
Paraguay Minister of Industry: INC needs to import cement urgently14 October 2015, Published under Cement NewsGustavo Leite, Paraguay’s Ministry of Industry and Trade, said yesterday that there exists an alternative scenario that would see the country’s main cement producer, Industria Nacional de Cemento (INC) “urgently” become a cement importer. While the cement maker is planning to expand its production to meet national demand, Mr Leite said it will take around 3-4 years to build a new cement plant and that therefore, imports are crucial. Due to speculation and the supply shortage, a bag of c... |
Paraguay: cement price predicted to fall 15% in 201619 August 2015, Published under Cement NewsFollowing the fuel conversion at Industria Nacional de Cemento’s Villeta plant in Paraguay, its CEO, Jorge Méndez, said he expects up to a 15 per cent drop in the price of cement in 2016. The fuel project will enable the works to be fired with alternative fuels including vegetable oil and forest waste as well as oil and petcoke. This is expected to lower fuel costs by US$22m. Mr Méndez also highlighted the records in output, sales and invoicing. He said the company produced more than 5... |
Paraguay: INC plans to raise capacity07 January 2015, Published under Cement NewsParaguay’s Industria Nacional de Cemento (INC) plans to increase its production capacity from 50,000 to 70,000 bags/day in 2015, according to Jorge Méndez, head of the company. This is expected to create a good supply to the market and lower prices by the end of the year. Although the company is forecast to have an accumulated deficit of nearly PYG1bn, due to successive years of losses, he assured that in 2014, the firm will produce a profit of PYG8000m. The change in fuel planned for... |
Paraguay: cement price to fall 15%16 September 2014, Published under Cement NewsCement prices in Paraguay are forecast to fall 15 per cent and production raised by 18,0000 from its present 47,000 bags after several capital investments by Industria Nacional del Cemento (INC) are completed, according to Jorge Méndez, the cement company’s president. The largest investment relates to the fuel conversion of the kiln. “At present we are currently in the pre qualification stage of this project and will award the contract at the end of the year. The conversion will reduce co... |
Paraguay: INC to increase output by 25% by March 201525 July 2014, Published under Cement NewsFollowing the upgrade of its cement mill at Villeta, Paraguay's Industria national de Cemento (INC) expects to increase its production by 25 per cent from March 2015, according to the company's president, Jorge Mendez. INC also envisages a 19 per cent fall in production costs with the new dryer for pozzolana, which represents an investment of US$2.5m. In addition, the company's US$25m fuel conversion project at the Vallemi works will allow for a greater flexibility in fuel use, permit... |
Paraguay to inject US$67m in INC10 June 2014, Published under Cement NewsThe Paraguayan state will lend Industria Nacional del Cemento (INC) US$67m to reactivate the company’s investments in its Vallemí and Villeta plants, which were on hold due to lack of funds. The investments include a fuel conversion at the kiln of Vallemí as well as a new cooler and the optimisation of limestone grinding at the works. At Villeta, the company is reportedly investing US$7m in two new packing machines, to be supplied by Haver & Boecker. |