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Eurocement faces losing Uzbekistan unit24 July 2014, Published under Cement NewsRussian cement major Eurocement is facing the loss of its facility in Uzbekistan in a nationalisation drive by the central Asian country. An Uzbek economic court in Tashkent has annulled Eurocement's 2006 acquisition of Uzbekistan's biggest cement producer, Akhangarancement, which could lead to its nationalisation. Uzbek media reports on 22 July said the Uzbek State Competition Committee filed a lawsuit last week against Eurocement's purchase of Akhangarancement. The Tashkent court r... |
Holcim (Russia) new CEO appointed24 July 2014, Published under Cement NewsGuillermo Brusco has been appointed CEO of Holcim (Russia), effective 1 July 2014. He replaces Gustavo Navarro. Mr Brusco’s responsibility will cover the strategic development of Holcim Group companies in Russia. He started his career within the Holcim Group in 1988 holding various positions in Venezuela, US and Italy. Starting in 2003 he served as plant manager of the Ramos Arizpe plant in Mexico, and has also held the position of Operations Vice President of Holcim (Argentina). |
Eurocement signs Uzbekistan supply contract01 July 2014, Published under Cement NewsEurocement has signed a US$128m contract with China CAMC Engineering, a unit of Sinomach, for the supply of equipment, as well as design, installation, and training for a new cement plant in the Tashkent region of Uzbekistan, the group said in a statement Monday. The plant will have a projected cement capacity of 2.4Mta and will be launched in 2016. It will be operated under Eurocement’s local Uzbek subsidiary, Akhangaran Cement. In May, Eurocement Group signed a US$500m equipment supply c... |
Belgorodskiy Cement monthly output increases 6% YoY19 June 2014, Published under Cement NewsBelgorodskiy Cement, a member of Russia’s Eurocement group, produced 155,439t of cement, six per cent more than the same month of 2013. The company witnessed increased demand for high-quality PC-500-D0-N cement during April 2014. A total of 27,325t of this cement type was produced, 15,077t more than during the comparative period in the year before. |
Iskitimcement forecasts flat 2014 sales30 May 2014, Published under Cement NewsIskitimcement, based in Novosibirsk region, Siberia, said sales are expected to remain flat this year at 1.7M, according to Russian media. The company plans to produce 1.703Mt of cement in 2014, up one per cent on the previous year, Esmerk Russian News reported. Iskitimcement, in which Siberian Cement holds a 25 per cent stake, plans to invest develop its logistics system and to improve the product quality in 2014 with an investment of RUB75m, up 16.4 per cent on the 2013 development spen... |
Eurocement and Sberbank sign agreement29 May 2014, Published under Cement NewsEurocement Group and Sberbank of Russia have signed a cooperation agreement to secure funding for the construction of new plants in Russia. The agreement was signed by Filaret Galchev, Eurocement’s chairman of the board of directors, and Herman Gref, CEO and chairman of Sberbank during the XVIII St Petersburg International Economic Forum. The investment will allow Eurocement to increase its share of dry-process production to 100 per cent by 2018. By the time the programme reaches its conc... |
Eurocement inks US$500m Chinese supply deal21 May 2014, Published under Cement NewsRussian cement major Eurocement Group has signed a package of contracts with Chinese companies for equipment supply, engineering, installation supervision and employee training services, totalling over US$500m. The contracts were signed with units of China’s Sinoma, CNBM, and Sinomach. “The contracts signed 20 May 2014 imply a delivery of a complete set of equipment necessary for the construction of new production lines for the production of cement using the so-called dry method,” a press r... |
Lafarge inaugurates 2Mta Russian plant20 May 2014, Published under Cement NewsLafarge has officially opened its 2Mta Kaluga cement plant in Russia with a ceremony attended by First Deputy Prime Minister, Igor Shuvalov. Located in Ferzikovo village, it is the first cement production facility in this region and is strategically located thanks to its proximity to Moscow. This plant will complement Lafarge’s presence in Russia where the group has been present for nearly 20 years. The ribbon-cutting ceremony was also attended, among other distinguished guests, by the K... |
Russian imports from Belarus increase by 85% in 1H1406 May 2014, Published under Cement NewsIn 1H14 Belarusian cement producers increased their supplies to Russia by 85.6 per cent YoY, reports BelTA. Quoting CMPRO data BelTA states that in January-March 2014 Belarus shipped 278,000t of cement to the Russian market. Russia also buys cement from the Baltic states, Iran, Sweden and Turkey. In January-March 2014 Russia imported 744,000t of cement, ie 3.1 per cent down from the same period a year before. According to the cement research organisation, in terms of Russian exports, B... |
Russia’s cement industry gathers in St Petersburg29 April 2014, Published under Cement NewsCement producers from Russia, CIS countries and Eastern Europe have gathered in St Petersburg, Russia, for the 8th Petrocem international cement conference and exhibition. Addressing delegates on the first day of the meeting, Mikhail Skorokhod, president of Eurocement Group, the leading cement producer in Russia, heralded the emergence of a modern and more efficient cement industry in the region, where dry-process cement plants utilising state-of-the-art technologies are now becoming the no... |