Cement News tagged under: new capacity
Birla Corp to increase availability of premium product27 February 2018, Published under Cement NewsBirla Corp is planning to roll-out its premium-brand product, Perfect, across all regions of India apart from the South. The cement is manufactured at Reliance Cement Company’s Maihar plant, which has a strategic logistical advantage, according to India Info Online. Perfect contributed 16.6 per cent to the company’s consolidated turnover in the 3QFY18, which translates to INR2.3bn (US$35.5m). Birla aims to achieve 90 per cent capacity utilisation at the 3Mta Maihar plant, where it has al... |
QNCC to increase capacity in 2H1826 February 2018, Published under Cement NewsQatar National Cement Company (QNCC) is expected to increase its production capacity by 5500tpd during 2H18, due to the start-up of a new plant later in the year. The company also announced that its total production of OPC and SRC cement decreased to 3.5Mt in the 2017 full-year period, compared to 3.7Mt of the previous year. Similarly, cement sales fell 8.1 per cent YoY to 3.4Mt from 3.7Mt. Total sales revenue dropped 10 per cent from QAR1.14bn (US$313.19m) to QAR1.03bn in 2017. The co... |
thyssenkrupp wins order from LafargeHolcim23 February 2018, Published under Cement Newsthyssenkrupp has won a contract from LafargeHolcim to supply a 3500tpd line for a new clinker plant in Souss Massa, Morocco. The project will include engineering, procurement and construction for the entire clinker line. "Nearly four decades of ongoing and successful collaboration have strengthened the relationship between thyssenkrupp and LafargeHolcim in Morocco. Both companies share the same vision: we provide state-of-the-art technology and develop tailor-made solutions for our custom... |
Fecto Cement plans greenfield project23 February 2018, Published under Cement NewsPakistan-based Fecto Cement Ltd has announced plans to construct a 6000tpd greenfield plant and a 9MW waste heat recovery (WHR) power plant in Palai, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The decision to expand was undertaken following the receipt of an exploration licence for limestone mining and to meet the growth in cement demand. Elsewhere the company modified its Sangjani plant by replacing coal dosing equipment and the motors of both induced draught fans, which increased clinker production to 2760tpd... |
PT Indocement22 February 2018, Published under Cement NewsPT Indocement’s new cement terminal in Palembang, Sumatra, is in the final stages of construction and on schedule for commissioning in March this year, according to the company. The terminal will be able to handle 1Mta of cement and is expected to start contributing to the cement producer’s earnings immediately. Indocement hopes the new facility will boost the company’s sales on the island, which is the second-largest in Indonesia. According to data from the Indonesian Cement Associati... |
Anhui Conch22 February 2018, Published under Cement NewsAnhui Conch is seeking funding to the tune of US$500m to help realise its plans to build a new cement plant in Russia. In 2016 the company signed a joint venture with Ulyanovsk Oblast Development Group to construct a 5000tpd cement works in the Terengulsky district of the Ulyanovsk region. Construction of the plant was due to begin in 1Q18 with the facility due for completion in late 2020-early 2021. “Currently the project is still in the pre-preparation stage, and design and equipment pr... |
Semen Indonesia22 February 2018, Published under Cement NewsA new packaging plant in the port of Pulau Baai, Sumatra, is expected to boost cement sales for PT Semen Padang by around 10 per cent in 2018. Semen Padang, a subsidiary of Semen Indonesia, produced 398,519t of cement in 2017, accounting for 48 per cent of the local Bengkulu market. The sales target for this year is in excess of 442,000t. “In 2017, Semen Padang dominated the cement market in Bengkulu, and we believe the market share could still be increased in 2018,” says Nur Anita Rah... |
UltraTech Cement22 February 2018, Published under Cement NewsUltraTech is investing INR600m (US$9.4m) in a new limestone mining project in Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, India. The project, which received the go-ahead from the Environment Ministry earlier this month, involves an area of 632ha with a production capacity of 2.07Mta. The mine’s total reserves are believed to be over 63Mt with a life expectancy of 32 years, according to Indian press reports. To avoid blasting or drilling, UltraTech intends to use the open-cast mechanised method with a su... |
Uganda faces cement price hike22 February 2018, Published under Cement NewsCement prices have risen in Uganda since the start of the year, with wholesale prices now between UGX29,000-30,500 (US$7.90-8.40)/bag. Tororo Cement has announced that prices increased to UGX29,500 from UGX28,500 recorded in the first week of January 2018, according to the Daily Monitor. " There is an increment of UGX1000. At wholesale level, the price is UGX29,500. It is due to the fuel price hiking and the dollar price currently at UGX3650," said Alok Kala, chief marketing manager, Toror... |
Limak's 0.7Mta Matola plant inaugurated22 February 2018, Published under Cement NewsMozambican President Filipe Nyusi inaugurated Limak Cement Group’s new cement plant in Matola on 21 February 2018. The new plant has a 0.7Mta capacity and will employ over 140 people, mostly Mozambicans. President Nyusi said he expected the new factory “to contribute to stabilising prices in a scenario of high levels of demand for cement. “This prospect strengthens our conviction that our dream of building national infrastructures using exclusively cement produced in Mozambique ca... |