Cement News tagged under: Philippines
Philippines: government urged to curb smuggling04 October 2016, Published under Cement NewsThe United Filipino Consumers and Commuters (UFCC) is urging government officials to stop smuggling at Iloilo pots and across the rest of the region. UFCC President, Rodolfo Javellana Jr noted that the Port of Iloilo was one of the main entry points for cement smugglers. Of nine smuggled cement shipments, three entered through the Port of Iloilo. Speaking at the group’s anti-smuggling campaign, Mr Javellana Jr said cement shipments were not only undeclared, but also underpriced. Between J... |
Philippines: Eagle Cement to break ground on Davao plant29 September 2016, Published under Cement NewsEagle Cement has said that it will begin construction work on its new 2Mta cement plant in Davao in the south of the country on 20 October, according to reports in the Business Inquirer. Eagle Cement’s owner, Ramon Ang, first announced plans to expand Eagle’s capacity in June 2015, proposing to build two new plants in Davao and Cebu, as well as expanding the company’s existing facility in Bulacan. Mr Ang said that he expected the facility to begin commercial operations by March 2019. |
Philippines: competition commission probes cement industry28 September 2016, Published under Cement NewsThe Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) has warned cement companies of the repercussions should it violate antitrust laws. PCC Commissioner, El Cid Butuyan, said, "We intend to exercise our enforcement powers in a way that is envisioned under the law, which is a muscular agency, not a paper-pushing, rubber-stamping agency." The agency has decided to investigate the country’s cement industry after a private citizen filed a case. Mr Butuyan said the person in question was a former publi... |
Consolidated Gold Holdings enters JV to acquire plant07 September 2016, Published under Cement NewsConsolidated Gold Holdings announced it has entered into a preliminary agreement to form a joint venture with a major Asian industrial and mining group to supply and distribute cement throughout the Philippines and Indonesia. The joint venture will include the acquisition of an existing 1Mta cement plant in the Philippines, which will be used to grind and process clinker imported from China and Vietnam. Product will then be shipped to the Northern Sulawesi Province in Indonesia for packag... |
Holcim Philippines appoints COO01 September 2016, Published under Cement NewsHolcim Philippines announced Thursday that its board has appointed Sapna Sood as Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective 1 November 2016. Ms Sood previously acted as Group Head of Health and Safety at LafargeHolcim and held the position of Head of Helium in the Asia-Pacific region for Linde Group. The appointment comes as part of the preparations for CEO Eduardo Sahagun’s retirement on 19 April 2017. Mr Sahagun will relinquish his duties as CEO in November, but remain acting President un... |
Philippines: 1H16 sales rise 10.7%26 August 2016, Published under Cement NewsPhilippine cement manufacturers reported a 10.7 per cent increase in sales to 13.2Mt for the first six months of the year. This increase has been supported by government rises in infrastructure spending and the private sector engaging more heavily in construction activities. President of the Cement Manufacturers Association of the Philippines (CEMAP), Ernesto Ordoñez, revealed that the growth rate seen in 1H16 is better than the “moving average increase of 10 per cent in the last five yea... |
Philippines: new cement developed for rehab projects18 August 2016, Published under Cement NewsBuilding Materials Inc and Republic Cement, Philippines, have developed a new cement called ‘Kapit-balay’, designed specifically for use in rehabilitating houses. Kapit-balay is a high-performance premium pozzolan cement with fly ash for a dense concrete structure. President of Republic Cement, Renato Sunico, said, “This product [has been] developed for renovation of disaster or [homes] destroyed by typhoons and earthquakes.” It has already been used in projects for communities in Bohol, ... |
Philippines: Republic Cement confident despite environmental crackdown17 August 2016, Published under Cement NewsRepublic Cement has vowed to continue with its expansion plans and has said that it is "ready" to face an environmental audit from the Filipino government, ABS-CBN News reports. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources has recently handed out suspensions to 10 mining companies over safety violations and has challenged the country’s largest coal mining firm, Semirara, to make the case for allowing its operations to continue. Republic’s president, Rentao Sunico, said he was co... |
Vietnam sees export value rise 19% in Jan-Jul 201616 August 2016, Published under Cement NewsVietnam earned US$335.12m as it exported 8.97Mt of cement and clinker in the Jan-Jul 2016 period, up 18.8 per cent YoY in value, but down 6.2 per cent in terms of volume. The Philippines, Bangladesh, Taiwan and Mozambique were key importers of Vietnamese clinker and cement in the first seven months of this year, according to the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade. The Philippines surpassed Bangladesh to become the largest importer of cement and clinker from Vietnam in terms of v... |
Cemtech Asia and the Philippine growth trail01 August 2016, Published under Cement NewsCemtech Asia’s seventh conference and exhibition, which took place in Manila, Philippines, between 19-22 June, provided an exceptional opportunity to take stock of the industry’s progress in one of the world’s fastest-growing regions. Ernesto M Ordoñez, president of the Cement Manufacturers’ Association of the Philippines (CeMAP), delivered the keynote address, using the opportunity to highlight the country’s upward momentum in cement consumption. Ernesto M Ordoñez addresses delegates... |