Cement News tagged under: New Zealand
Graymont to acquire lime assets from Holcim New Zealand16 December 2014, Published under Cement NewsGraymont, the Canadian lime business, has agreed to buy McDonalds Lime from Holcim New Zealand and New Zealand Steel for an undisclosed sum. An agreement has also been reached for Graymont to acquire Taylor's Lime assets from Holcim. McDonalds Lime is 72 per cent owned by Holcim NZ, with the remainder owned by NZ Steel, and has the country’s largest lime quarry at Oparure, north of Te Kuiti. Holcim has been trying to sell its lime business, which it no longer considers a core business... |
Holcim NZ gets set to increase imports25 June 2014, Published under Cement NewsHolcim New Zealand has confirmed its Westport cement plant will close by the second half of 2016 as the company now has all the final approvals to go ahead with its investment to build two 30,000t import terminals. Work is expected to start on the US$50m terminal at Timaru's PrimePort in August, with a second, worth another US$50m, in Auckland in December. Both should be operational by the second half of 2016. "This confirmation of start dates can be taken as a sign of the global compan... |
Early stages of work at Holcim Timaru terminal underway14 February 2014, Published under Cement NewsThe early stages of work are underway at the site of a proposed 30,000t cement terminal in Timaru, New Zealand. Holcim New Zealand confirmed its plans to build an import facility at PrimePort Timaru in December. Geotechnical investigation has begun with contractors drilling to 25m near the old grain silos, the Timaru Herald reported. Holcim projects manager Ken Cowie told the newspaper that the investigation work was part of getting engineering data for future design. The geotechnical ... |
Holcim (New Zealand) selects locations for two cement import terminals17 December 2013, Published under Cement NewsHolcim (New Zealand) has selected Timaru and Auckland as the location for two new 30,000t bulk cement import terminals. The company said that having reviewed proposals from ports throughout New Zealand, it had identified Waitemata in Auckland and Timaru as its preferred locations for the two terminals. "An import terminal at the Port of Auckland enables Holcim to supply cement direct into one of its major markets", Holcim (New Zealand) Ltd capital projects manager Ken Cowie said. "And c... |
Holcim (New Zealand) to close Westport plant, build new import terminal01 August 2013, Published under Cement NewsHolcim (New Zealand) is to close its Westport cement plant as it looks to build a new import terminal elsewhere in the country. It has also put on hold plans for construction of a new cement plant in Oamaru. The company said in a statement that it will spend over NZD100m (US$79.5m) over the next three years to construct the terminal and associated infrastructure that will allow it to import and distribute bulk cement for supply to the New Zealand market. Announcing the decision, Holcim... |
Fiji Industries Ltd begins cement production07 December 2012, Published under Cement NewsFiji Industries Ltd has started the production of cement today. The mill broke down two weeks ago resulting in short supply of cement across the country. Fijian Holdings Ltdd Group Acting CEO Nouzab Fareed said the mill is at 40% capacity and hopes to reach 100% capacity and 24 hour production by Sunday. The supply of cement from Fiji Industries is expected to normalise by mid next week. Meanwhile, 3000t of cement will arrive on Sunday from New Zealand and another 2000t next week. Nouzab ... |
Holcim New Zealand in coal mining land acquisition07 November 2012, Published under Cement NewsHolcim (New Zealand) Ltd. is planning to acquire land in New Zealand for coal mining operations, leading to speculation that the company expects to proceed with its -delayed proposal to build a new cement plant. According to reports by Fox Business, the coal mining operations are aimed at supporting the company's second manufacturing plant in the country, a project that it put on hold last year due to uncertainty stemming from a fragile global economy. Although it is now working on th... |
Port confident on proposed Holcim plant, New Zealand18 October 2012, Published under Cement NewsPrimePort Timaru is staying confident the proposed Holcim cement plant will go ahead despite it being further delayed, according to reports by the Timaru Herald. A said a decision on the US$500m plant, to be built at Weston near Oamaru, is now not expected until late next year. Holcim New Zealand's latest newsletter to the community said the decision was due to the continuing uncertainty of the international financial situation. More than 480 jobs will be created in North Otago during c... |
Golden Bay wins renewable energy award, New Zealand25 May 2012, Published under Cement NewsNew Zealand-based Golden Bay Cement has been recognised for its use of bioenergy to reduce CO2 emissions, winning the Renewable Energy category in the 2012 EECA Awards. The company has cut CO2 emissions by a 58,000tpa and is saving $3m every year in energy costs, as a result of substituting nearly a third of the coal burned in its kiln for wood fuel, sourced from demolition and construction waste. The project makes Golden Bay Cement New Zealand's largest known user of renewable wood ener... |
New Zealand: Fletcher rivals “attacking our market”23 April 2012, Published under Cement NewsFletcher, with a market capitalisation of NZD4.2bn (US£3.4bn), is under attack from firms undercutting prices by up to a third and aiming at Christchurch's post-quake rebuild. Stephen Hudson, Macquarie Equities Research analyst, said new import-based competition had emerged in cement products, insulation, wallboard, laminates and steel categories. Hudson said construction of a new third-player clinker grinding facility had begun in New Zealand and Ling said this Tauranga business was a cha... |