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Higher power prices send cement prices up in Pakistan

25 July 2023, Published under Cement News

Construction costs in Pakistan are expected to rise due to a hike in industrial electricity tariffs, effective from 1 July 2023. As agreed with the IMF under its US$3bn standby arrangement, the government notified an increase in electricity prices for industrial customer by PKR7.50/kWh (US$0.026) and for residential customers by an average of PKR6.45/kWh, according an AHL Research assessment report. This increase in electricity prices is expected to reduce the deficit and circular debt and ...

FYM-HeidelbergCement temporarily shuts down Málaga clinker production

18 March 2022, Published under Cement News

The FYM - HeidelbergCement Group cement plant in Málaga, of which the sale to Votorantim Cimentos is being finalised, will stop its clinker production until the end of March. The company said the step was necessary due to the “unhealthy costs of electricity that tax the cost of production since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine." The CEO of FYM-HeidelbergCement Group, Jesús Ortiz, attributes the high cost of electricity in Spain to the “marginal pricing” used for charging...