Cement News tagged under: terminals
Cemex terminals achieve Energy Star Challenge07 June 2017, Published under Cement NewsTwo Cemex USA terminals have achieved the US Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star® Challenge for Industry by reducing greenhouse gas emissions through energy conservation. The terminals, located in La Mirada and San Diego (CA), each reduced their energy consumption by more than 10 per cent. In 2016 Cemex USA conducted pilot programmes at its California terminals to cut energy use. The San Diego terminal achieved an impressive 12.2 per cent reduction in 2016, compared to the prior ... |
Eagle Cement Corp prices IPO at PHP1515 May 2017, Published under Cement NewsEagle Cement Corp has priced its initial public offering (IPO) at PHP15 (US$0.30)/share, following the recent approval of its public listing by the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), to raise up to PHP8.63bn. The firm plans to sell 500m common shares by way of primary offer with an over-allotment option of up to 75m secondary shares. The offer period is set on 16-22 2017 while target listing date is on 29 May 2017. "We are very pleased with the bookbuilding results. The issue was well r... |
Bangladesh: Payra seaport ready to unload first cargo12 August 2016, Published under Cement NewsBangladesh's Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, is expected to inaugurate the first deep-sea port in Patuakhali, about 320km southwest of Dhaka, through a video conference tomorrow. Payra seaport will start operations on a limited scale by first unloading cargo from a vessel arriving from China, but the port will not be fully operational until 2023. The trial operations of the port started early this month when a vessel from China reached moored off the port. The MV Fortune Bird is waiting at ... |
Philippines: Mariveles dry bulk terminal25 May 2016, Published under Cement NewsSesia Nectar Port Services Inc announced the start of commercial operations at its Mariveles Dry Bulk Terminal in the Freeport Area of Bataan (FAB), Philippines. The company began developing the port in 2015. Ramon Atayde, Sesia chairman, said that with the use of mechanised material handlers for faster and more efficient discharge of shipment, the new facility will optimise the operations of dry bulk handling. The new Mariveles terminal will make FAB a viable location for investors as it... |
Modular thinking04 May 2016, Published under Cement NewsA recent EPC distribution terminal project, completed by PENTA Industrial Corp, highlights the benefits of modular design where components can be assembled at the factory without the need to use craft labour near the construction site, saving time. Modular thinking also places environmental control, efficient loading and steel bin storage at the centre of design requirements. By Manoj Mohan, PENTA Industrial Corporation, USA. Modular terminal design allows for the fast construction an... |
Ecocem to invest EUR5m in two UK terminals21 March 2016, Published under Cement NewsIreland-based Ecocem will open a new terminal at Runcorn, on the Manchester Ship Canal, to help the company import into the UK, and plans a second terminal later this year in the southeast of the country. The two terminals represent an investment of EUR5m. The closure of steel plants and coal-based power stations in the UK has led to a decreased supply in key raw materials for blended cements such as Ecocem’s ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS) cement and together with a fall in U... |
Buzzi Unicem strengthens US distribution network22 February 2016, Published under Cement NewsBuzzi Unicem has added three new terminals to its distribution network, acquired after the merger between Lafarge and Holcim. Located in Rock Island (IL), Grandville (MI) and Elmira (MI), the terminals will serve new markets for Buzzi. Rock Island terminal has a cement distribution capacity of around 70,000tpa. Cement is delivered to the terminal from Buzzi's Selma (MO) plant by barge along the Mississipi river, or by rail from the Greencastle (IN), Cape Girardeau (MO) and Selma plants. ... |
Medcem's marine hub15 February 2016, Published under Cement NewsPrior to the commissioning of its 11,500tpd cement works in Turkey mid-last year, Medcem Cement completed a new port facility to support its export business and help deliver key raw materials and fuel such as coal to the plant. State-of-the-art storage and handling technology ensures efficient, high-capacity loading operations at the terminal, all with environmental awareness in mind. By Medcem Cement, Turkey. Medcem Cement’s port facility was commissioned in April 2015 Part of ... |
JSW Group to invest in port capabilities and cement capacity10 November 2015, Published under Cement NewsJSW Group plans to invest INR40bn (US$610m) to boost its port and cement capacity in the next two years. JSW Infrastructure Ltd, plans to almost double its ability to handle cargo at its ports to 62Mt, with a target to further increase it to 200Mt by 2025, Seshagiri Rao, group chief financial officer, said in an interview. Cement capacity is estimated to increase to 17Mt in the next 24 months from 6Mt, he said. “Ports appear to be a very, very attractive investment as ports and inland wate... |
UltraTech Cement second-quarter sales ahead20 October 2015, Published under Cement NewsAditya Birla group company UltraTech Cement reported higher revenue and volume growth for the second quarter of FY16 as well as a better operational performance during the period. For the three months to the end of September 2015, standalone net sales edged ahead by 4.2 per cent to INR5621 crores compared to INR5379 crores a year earlier. Profit before interest, depreciation and tax rose 8.6 per cent to INR1033 crores. However, profit after tax fell 3.9 per cent to INR394 crore largely... |