Cement News tagged under: logistics
Terminal benefits06 March 2019, Published under Cement NewsIn September 2018 PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk started commissioning its new terminal in Lampung, southern Sumatra, Indonesia. Five months later, in January 2019, the facility is fully operational and reduces the high costs of complex logistics from the company’s integrated Citeureup works to improve the availability of bulk and bagged cement across the Indonesian market. By PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk, Indonesia. The rising demand for bulk cement in Indonesia has been a ... |
Cement logistics: the end of the beginning18 July 2018, Published under Cement NewsIn 1988 Commodore still sold over one million units of its C64, nicknamed “The Model T of personal computers”, and commercial logistics software was in its infancy. We have come a long way and our industry is now starting to use artificial intelligence (AI) in its supply chains. INFORM takes you on a journey to the past, present and future of cement logistics. By Dirk Schlemper and Thomas Bergmans, INFORM GmbH, Germany. Figure 1: logistics planning tools in 1988 In 1988 the firs... |
Benchmarking ready-mix logistics performance18 June 2018, Published under Cement NewsAlgorithms and computer hardware have revolutionised the performance of logistics planning tools in many regions around the world. However, market conditions and business modalities may vary from region to region, so the outcome of any optimisation effort may vary too. To better understand what factors contribute to a good transport optimisation result, Inform analyses the performance of an intelligent software planning tool in two European countries. By Thomas Bergmans and Dirk Schlemper, I... |
Bangladesh demand to grow 8-10%, but overcapacity to persist29 May 2018, Published under Cement NewsBangladesh cement demand is expected to grow by 8-10 per cent in the next five years, according to Masud Khan, CEO of Crown Cement Group. Last year cement consumption reached 27.1Mt, significantly below the country’s total cement production capacity of 50.2Mta. Domestic cement companies met around 82 per cent of this demand while imports supplied the balance. Anticipating higher sales due to ongoing and planned megaprojects, Bangladeshi cement manufacturers doubled their capacity in 2... |
Automation: moving up a gear18 April 2018, Published under Cement NewsThe last decade has seen an unprecedented build-up of Russia’s cement capacity. Over 35Mta of capacity has been added with total output potential now standing at 105Mta. However, as demand fell to 55Mta in 2017, competition has increased and to gain the edge, BaselCement’s Serebryanskiy Cement automated its logistics to improve delivery times. By BaselCement, Russia. BaselCement’s 1.8Mta Serebryanskiy Cement plant supplies cement to Russia’s key Moscow market Located in the Ryaz... |
Cienfuegos continues supply to hurricane-affected areas29 November 2017, Published under Cement NewsDespite undertaking one of the largest maintenance campaigns of the past 16 years, the Cemento Cienfuegos’ plant in Cienfuegos, Cuba, will continue to deliver cement to areas affected by hurricanes. The repairs total a value of more than CUP3m and, having started on 8 November, are scheduled to be completed in mid-December. After 15 December shipments in line with national demand will resume. Benito Lôpez Touriño, head of dispatches at the plant, said that the company has sufficient c... |
Dangote: a paradigm shift06 April 2016, Published under Cement NewsICR took the opportunity to meet with Dangote Cement’s new CEO, Onne van der Weijde, during the recent Cemtech Middle East & Africa conference in Dubai. The former area manager for Holcim with responsibility for the company’s Indian operations, Mr van der Weijde is now at the helm of Dangote Cement alongside DVG Edwin who remains in charge of new projects. Here he gives an optimistic account of Dangote’s ambitious strategy for Africa, where the company is now targeting a total capacity of 75... |
Crossing the Andes20 May 2014, Published under Cement NewsColombia’s cement producers are poised to benefit from the government’s ongoing investment in housing and road networks. The country’s geography and favourable demographics also hold the promise of further development and to meet these demand requirements leading domestic producers have been increasing capacity with further projects potentially in the pipeline. By Jairo Julián Agudelo Restrepo & Martin Posada, Grupo Bancolombia, Colombia. Colombia’s Andean topography remains a challen... |
Networking, not replacing03 September 2012, Published under Cement NewsThrough intelligent networking of its plant logistics control with a planning system that includes GPS location and telematics, German cement producer Rohrdorfer Zement is able to fully integrate all components of its cement delivery process. The resultant increased utilisation of its vehicles helps the company to lower its CO2 emissions. Solutions provider OAS AG tracks the journey. Rohrdorfer Zement networked its plant logistics control system with a planning system, fully integr... |
Like clockwork25 June 2012, Published under Cement NewsWhat are the factors that have to be taken into account when chartering self-discharging cement carriers? Practical experience gained during a substantial hydropower dam construction project in Panama provides the answer. Ad Ligthart of Cement Distribution Consultants, who was responsible for the purchase of 260,000t of cement and flyash and the logistics to transport them to the concrete dam site, reports. Changuinola River, Panama Between the end of 2007 and 2011 a large const... |