Egypt: energy shortage stops cement factories
A shortage of natural gas caused four plants belonging to Misr Beni Suef Cement Company to suspend operations for the second time in the last two months. The stoppage has uncure...
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Oracle signs MoU with Thatta for coal supply, Pakistan
Oracle Coalfields PLC, the UK coal developer of a lignite mineral property located in the southeastern desert of the Sindh Province, Pakistan, signed a Memorandum of Understandi...
Sumitomo Osaka Cement to increase use of biomass, Japan
Japan’s third largest cement producer by volume Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co plans to reduce its reliance on coal by using increased amounts of biomass, Senior Corporate Executive O...
Egyptian cement companies to lose energy subsidies
Egypt is to no longer provide subsidised energy to new cement plants, including the 14 new facilities for which licenses have already been issued, and plans to phase out subsidi...
China: State Council plans to invest CNY2.366tn over 2011-15 on energy conservation
China plans to invest about CNY2.366tn (US$372.5bn) in projects for energy conservation and carbon-emissions reduction over the 2011-15 period, the State Council, said in a stat...
Tanzanian production costs seen coming down, competition to increase
Cement production costs in Tanzania are expected to decline in the near future due to falling energy costs and improved supply. A study entitled “Equity Research Cement Sector L...
Holcim Philippines to construct waste heat facility
Holcim Philippines will construct a waste-to-energy facility to reduce the demand for coal as a cement plant fuel in Davao City. Roland Van Wijnen, chief operations officer of H...
Energy price falls may increase 2H12 margins
Industry analysts predict a recovery in cement margins in 2H12 as a consequence of falling international energy prices and the continued strength in cement prices, as highlighte...