Cement News tagged under: North Asia
Universal Cement Corp sees 9% rise in revenue in 9M2008 October 2020, Published under Cement NewsTaiwan’s Universal Cement Corp saw a 15.3 per cent YoY rise in revenue in September 2020 to TWD450.89m (US$15.73m) from TWD391.2m in the same month last year. In the first nine months of 2020, revenue increased 9.4 per cent to TWD3.89bn from TWD3.55bn. |
Anhui Conch works with China Telecom and Huawei to roll out 5G smart plant05 October 2020, Published under Cement NewsA 5G end-to-end smart factory system developed by China Telecom and Huawei is enabling Anhui Conch to reduce its energy consumption and increased its productivity, resource utilisation and profitability, according to Conch Group Deputy General Manager, Hé Chengfa. It has taken two years to develop and implement the smart factory concept, with the first going into production in Chuzhou, Anhui province. "The cement factory has been transformed into a smart factory end-to-end," said Mr Hé... |
West China Cement provides update on cement project28 September 2020, Published under Cement NewsFollowing West China Cement’s acquisition of 97.5 per cent of equity interest in Kangding Paomashan Cement Ltd in July 2020, it has now provided an update on the cement project. As such, Kangding Paomashan’s new 1.5Mta plant has completed construction and is ready for commercial production. West China Cement estimates the annual revenue of the company to be in the range of CNY518-541m (U$75.9-79.3m) based on the relevant prevailing market price in July 2020. |
Wenxi Jidong Haitian Cement completes mine restoration25 September 2020, Published under Cement NewsChina’s Wenxi Jidong Haitian Cement has restored one of its mines by investing around CNY4m (US$586,000) over three years to plant 20,000 trees and grow enough grass to cover 110,000m 2 . The state-owned company was responding to the government’s call to restore the environment to deserted mines, according to China Daily. "We thought it would be an easy task, just to buy some saplings and grass seeds and to sow them on the mine and leave it to nature. But we were wrong. Many species of tr... |
Taiheiyo Cement to transfer equity stake in Qinhuangdao Asano Cement18 September 2020, Published under Cement NewsJapan-based Taiheiyo Cement announced that it would transfer the 71.99 per cent equity stake in its Chinese consolidated subsidiary Qinhuangdao Asano Cement to China's Qinhuangdao Changyang Concrete. A transfer price has not been disclosed, but the transfer is scheduled for the middle of September. After the equity transfer, Qinhuangdao Asano will no longer be a consolidated subsidiary of Taiheiyo Cement. Established in 1995 in Hebei province, Qinhuangdao Asano Cement has been producing cem... |
China’s cement production up 4% in July14 September 2020, Published under Cement NewsChinese cement output increased 3.6 per cent in July as a pick-up in the economy drove cement consumption, according to data from the Ministry of Industry and Information technology. China produced 220Mt of cement in July 2020 when compared with July 2019. In the first seven months of 2020, production declined by 3.5 per cent YoY to 1.22bnt. The sector’s total revenues fell 5.5 per cent YoY to CNY510.9bn (US$74.7bn). Its total profits reached CNY92.6bn. |
Asia Cement to purchase additional stake in Chiahui Power11 September 2020, Published under Cement NewsJapan-based Electric Power Development Co, also known as J-Power, is planning to sell its entire stake in Chiahui Power to Taiwan’s Asia Cement for TWD5.37bn (US$183m). The share sale is subject to the approval of Taiwan’s authorities. Asia Cement, by purchasing the 39.97 per cent share, will raise its stake in Chiahui Power to 99.7 per cent. J-Power initially acquired the Chiahui Power shares from Asia Cement in 2002 and invested around JPY8bn (US$7m) into the firm, making it its lar... |
Taiwan's producers see decline in August revenue10 September 2020, Published under Cement NewsTaiwan’s Universal Cement Corp has reported a 3.5 per cent YoY decline in August revenue to TWD366.9m (US$12.5m), against TWD380.4m in the same month of 2019. However, in the January-August 2020 period, the company posted an 8.7 per cent YoY rise in revenue to TWD3.44bn from TWD3.16bn. Elsewhere, Hsing Ta Cement saw a 14 per cent fall in August 2020 revenue to TWD625.7m from TWD727.9m last year. In the first eight months of the year, revenue dipped 7.4 per cent YoY to TWD4.54bn. |
Aumund completes orders in Hong Kong and Japan10 September 2020, Published under Cement NewsAumund Asia in Hong Kong is supplying specially designed Samson ® Material Feeders to customers in Thailand and Japan. The machines are equipped with filters and enclosures so that the intake and onward feeding of fuels can be completed cleanly. One of Aumund's biggest Thai customers operates a plant in Saraburi, just north of Bangkok, where industrial and household waste is pre-treated and made into highly calorific alternative fuel. This lightweight material is tipped by trucks directly... |
Lucky Cement posts 23% rise in August revenue09 September 2020, Published under Cement NewsTaiwan’s Lucky Cement has announced a 22.9 per cent YoY rise in August revenue to TWD366.8m (US$12.5m) from TWD298.5m in the same month of 2019. In the first eight months of 2020, the company posted a 26.9 per cent YoY advance in revenue to TWD2.98bn from TWD2.3bn. |