Cement News tagged under: new capacity
Bolivia: Potosí groundworks to start in two months05 April 2017, Published under Cement NewsThe construction of the new cement works in Potosí, Bolivia, is moving ahead as the movement of land at the site is scheduled to start in two months’ time, according to Williams Cervantes Beltrán, the town’s mayor. The new plant represents a total investment of US$306m, including the mobilisation and exploitation of the limestone deposits and operating expenses. The construction of the plant itself is expected to cost around US$241m. Last March t he Bolivian government awarded the contra... |
New Zimbabwe plant begins production03 April 2017, Published under Cement NewsChinese company Livetouch Investments, has started production at its 400,000tpa capacity plant in Redcliff, Zimbabwe. Construction of the plant is part of Phase One of the company’s project. Managing director and co-shareholder Dongning Wang told The Herald Business (Zimbabwe) that the plant had started operations at 70 per cent of its capacity on a trial basis. The plant uses slag from the nearby ZISCO steel plant at Kwekwe. |
Cemex requests new authorisation to increase capacity in Colombia03 April 2017, Published under Cement NewsCemex Latam Holdings has announced it will present a new application for an environmental permit which would enable the Mexico-based cement producer to increase capacity at its Maceo plant in Antioquia, Colombia. The plant, which represents an investment of US$340m, is authorised to produce 0.25Mta at present. Earlier the company had applied to raise plant capacity to 0.95Mta, but the request had been denied. The company said that it decided to postpone the start-up of the plant, whil... |
Sika opens new cement plant in Coatzacoalcos31 March 2017, Published under Cement NewsSika announced the opening of a new mortar cement factory in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico. The new plant will also start production of concrete additives previously owned by the company in Villahermosa, Tabasco, according to a company statement. "The new production site in Coatzacoalcos will strengthen our position in one of Mexico's four major business centres,” said José Luis Vázquez, Sika's regional manager for Latin America, in a statement. "From here, we can provide construction p... |
Anhui Conch28 March 2017, Published under Cement NewsDespite over-capacity and intense market competition, Anhui Conch recorded a 9.72 per cent increase in revenue in 2016 to CNY55.9bn (US$8.1bn), compared to the previous year. Net profit came in at CNY8.57bn, up 13.7 per cent YoY, while earnings per share saw a 13.7 per cent increase on 2015 to reach CNY1.62. According to the company, it adopted a “one policy for one region, one policy for one plant and implementation of different policies’, which achieved a stable increase in sales volume... |
China National Building Materials (CNBM)28 March 2017, Published under Cement NewsChina National Building Materials (CNBM) has been in talks with the President of Tanzania regarding the construction by Sinoma International Engineering Co of a new cement plant in the country. The proposed works is to be located at the coastal town of Tanga with 30 per cent of its output destined for the domestic market, while the remaining 70 per cent will be exported to neighbouring markets such as the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Uganda and Sudan. The final production capacity ... |
Dangote Cement28 March 2017, Published under Cement NewsDangote reported cement sales of 2Mt in Ethiopia in 2016, giving it an estimated market share of 24 per cent, despite renewed competition in 4Q16. The company’s 2.4Mta plant, located in Mugher, 90km from the capital Addis Ababa, opened in May 2015, achieving 1Mt of sales in its first seven months of operation. The plant has not only been supplying the domestic market, where low per capita consumption and good economic growth bode well for the producer, it has also been exporting, primaril... |
Semen Indonesia28 March 2017, Published under Cement NewsFor Semen Indonesia, March has seen continuing protests against its new Rembang cement plant in Central Java. With its launch already delayed by a number of months due to complaints from local farmers, the company has agreed to postpone its opening until May or June while the issues are resolved. Local farmers fear the new works will compromise the quality of groundwater in the region. Semen Indonesia argues that it has offered a potential solution to this issue, as well as emphasising the r... |
Pakistan: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government awards new production licences28 March 2017, Published under Cement NewsThe Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government on Monday awarded 14 licences to various industrial groups based in Pakistan for the establishment of cement factories in the province. Dawn News reported that the licencees were Premier Enterprises, Maharaj Enterprises, Gharibwal Cement, Bestway Cement and CAD International. Chief guest at the special licence distribution ceremony, Chief Minister, Pervez Khattak, claimed that the initiative would bring about a US$2.5bn investment to the province and w... |
Anhui Conch in talks on Uzbekistan plant construction28 March 2017, Published under Cement NewsRepresentatives of China’s Anhui Conch Cement Co of China have visited Uzbekistan to discuss cooperation with local construction and production company Umar regarding the implementation of a cement plant in Samarkand, Novosti Uzbekistan news agency reported. Zhao Weiqiang, a senior official of Anhui Conch, said the company is looking to establish a footprint in central Asian countries, adding: “We have the intention to build here a cement plant with annual production capacity of 2Mt of cem... |