Cement News tagged under: Paraguay
Paraguay: cement price decrease expected17 November 2014, Published under Cement NewsJorge Méndez, head of Paraguay’s Industria Nacional del Cemento (INC), announced a drop in cement prices for 2015-16. At present the price of a 50kg bag of cement is PYG42,000, but next year is expected to see the price fall to PYG35,000. The upcoming change has been attributed to production process modifications such as the plant’s new dryers and fuel switch at the Vallemí works. |
INC awards International Materials clinker supply contract07 November 2014, Published under Cement NewsParaguayan state-owned cement company Industria Nacional del Cemento (INC) has awarded International Materials the contract to provide 60,000t of clinker. International Materials is based in the US, but this clinker shipment will come from Spain. The contract was scheduled to be signed this week it is hoped that the first deliveries of between 10,000t and 35,000t each will arrive in the first half of December 2014. |
Paraguay: INC to halt kiln as it replaces refractory13 October 2014, Published under Cement NewsParaguay’s Industria Nacional de Cemento (INC) will halt its kiln at Vallemí to complete the replacement of its refractory. However, the maintenance will not affect output, which will remain at 45,000-50,000 bags per day, according to CEO Jorge Méndez. He said the company has sufficient clinker stock to maintain daily production rates for 45 days. Cement consumption has surpassed supply this year and INC expects to import 60,000t of clinker to meet domestic demand. |
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: Yguazú risks production halt due to flooding08 July 2014, Published under Cement NewsThe flooding of the Paraguay river and the Confuso river, which broke its banks, is presenting a risk to the continued production at the Yguazú cement plant in Paraguay, according to the Ultima Hora news service. The plant’s quay was out of action for about 20 days before the advance of the water as the flooding necessitated cutting off the power used to operate the crane used for unloading clinker and raw materials delivered to the works by barges. If the water reaches the electrical ... |
Paraguay river flooding reduces INC output capacity24 June 2014, Published under Cement NewsDue to the flooding of the Paraguay River, Industria Nacional del Cemento in Paraguay will operate at only 70 per cent of its production capacity this week, said its president Jorge Méndez. He attributes the fall due to wet raw material to the mill, but expects dry raw inputs to arrive on Friday. "From Friday dry raw material will arrive and we will increase the mill capacity. We will have a 70 percent average production of 35,000 bags for about 10 days, due to the moisture content of the... |
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. |
Paraguay: INC to expand mill capacity15 April 2014, Published under Cement NewsParaguay’s Industria Nacional de Cemento (INC) plans to launch a bid to expand the production capacity of its mill and therefore, increase the plant’s capacity by more than 8000 bags per day. Although the project has an undisclosed budget, Jorge Mendez, head of the state-owned company, said it would be funded through equity. The increase in the mill’s capacity would complement the new bagging plant in Villeta, which is able to pack around 170,000 bags of cement per day. While the US$7... |
Paraguay: INC back in profit, says company president24 March 2014, Published under Cement NewsParaguay’s Industria Nacional del Cemento (INC) is yielding profits again, according to its president Jorge Méndez Cuevas, although the company remains US$60m in debt. “INC’s average monthly losses totalled nearly PYG4.5bn (US$1.017m). From September 2013, we started to yield positive results. That month posted a net profit of PYG1.43m, in October PYG955m, in November PYG1.03bn, in December PYG4bn and in January this year PYG1.283bn. We currently have a record PYG88bn in the treasury and ... |