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Thai firm secures plant deal in Myanmar06 December 2012, Published under Cement NewsThailand’s largest cement company is scheduled to begin construction of a cement plant in Myanmar’s southern Tenasserim, Taninthayi Division next year, according to a report in Eleven Media. “SCG [Siam Cement Group] is planning to manufacture its main products in Myanmar and willing to open four retail stores in Yangon, Mandalay Naypyitaw and one other major city,” said SCG’s country manager Soontornpol Veerapravati. “The plan is also to expand more stores in other cities in the future.” ... |
Venezuela produces more than 8Mt of cement13 November 2012, Published under Cement NewsFrom October 2011 to October this year, Venezuelan cement companies produced 8.295Mt of cement, the highest annualised output in the country’s history, according to Entorno Inteligente. Minister of Industries, Ricardo Menendez said that since 2010, when cement companies were nationalised, until 2012, there has been a steady increase in production figures in the country. In 2010, output reached 7.12Mt while in 2011, this figure increased to 7.7Mta. "This growth is linked to the Great H... |
From challenge to success05 November 2012, Published under Cement NewsIn October 2008, Polysius SAS, the French subsidiary of ThyssenKrupp Polysius, was awarded the EP contract for a 3600tpd cement plant in Tunisia by Sotacib Kairouan SA. To carry out this project while meeting the client’s requirement in a booming market proved a real challenge. However, close cooperation between Sotacib Kairouan and ThyssenKrupp Polysius ensured success and client satisfaction. By Patrick Brunelot and Jean-Christophe Lene, Polysius SAS, France. Pre-engineered solution... |
Fourth terminal for Cochin Port, India25 September 2012, Published under Cement NewsIndia’s Cochin Port Trust (CPT) plans to set up a fourth cement terminal in Willingdon Island. The new terminal, with a capacity of 100,000t, will be built in response to demand from major cement companies and will be located on 3.19ha of leased land at the north side of Mattanchery wharf. “The interest shown by companies to set up and operate terminals indicates a positive change in attitude towards investment in the port sector, especially in Kochi. It may be noted that there has not... |
IBAU HAMBURG delivers road-mobile ship unloader to Sanghi Industries, India12 September 2012, Published under Cement NewsIBAU HAMBURG has recently delivered a road-mobile ship unloader, ordered by Sanghi Industries Ltd. for their Mumbai Cement Terminal. The road-mobile ship unloaders for mini bulk tankers are usually mounted on trailers (for road transport) as the ship unloader has to serve several terminals or because it is not possible to have stationary units in the harbour. Road-mobile, trailer-mounted ship unloaders have a self-supporting structure, are weighing approximately 30t and do have a high degr... |
Indocement profit rises, gears up for expansion02 August 2012, Published under Cement NewsIndocement Tunggal Prakarsa, part of the HeidelbergCement group, reported a 24 per cent rise in profit for the first half of 2012 driven by higher sales as the company gears up to take advantage of growing domestic requirements. For the six months to June 2012, net income rose to IDR2.1trn (US$223m) from IDR1.7trn in the same period of last year while revenues were up 30 per cent to IDR8.2trn According to finance director Tju Lie Sukanto, in the first half of the year Indocement spent ... |
Semen Gresik new plant construction01 August 2012, Published under Cement NewsIndonesia state-owned producer PT Semen Gresik is expected to start construction of two new cement plants at home and away in the second half of 2012 and first half of 2013, respectively. Construction on Semen Gresik’s 2.3Mta Rembang plant in Indonesia will start at the end of this year, State-Owned Enterprise Minister Dahlan Iskan said on Tuesday. “The construction of the Rembang cement factory will start by the end of this year, after the establishment of Holding Cement Indonesia,” h... |
HeidelbergCement revenues rise driven by North America and Asia31 July 2012, Published under Cement NewsHeidelbergCement has reported a rise in revenue and profit for the second quarter of 2012 driven by increased sales in North America and Asia as well as successful price increases. The group has confirmed its targets for the year and expects sustained growth in Asia-Pacific and Africa-Mediterranean Basin as well as continuing recovery in North America but weaking demand in parts of Europe. The company's revenue for the April-June period rose 11 per cent to EUR3.8bn. Positive exchange rat... |
Oman Cement first-half profit rises 23%31 July 2012, Published under Cement NewsOman Cement has reported a 23.01 per cent in net profit for the first half of 2012. Earnings rose to OMR9.02m (US$23.4m) compared to OMR7.3m in 1H11. Cement sales advanced 20.22 per cent to 1.36Mt in the six months to June compared to 0.94Mt in the corresponding period of last year. Turnover was up 13.11 per cent to OMR28.065m. Clinker production increased to 1.05Mt from 0.68Mt during the first half of last year. The company imported 15,099t of clinker to meet a temporary shortfall dur... |
UltraTech Cement eyes mega cement complex in Tamil Nadu, India31 July 2012, Published under Cement NewsUltraTech Cement is considering constructing a massive cement complex including a 5.5Mta integrated cement plant in Kurur, Dindigul district, Western Tamil Nadu, according to local press reports. Information accessed by the Times of India indicate that Samruddhi Cement, part of UltraTech Cement,is planning a 5.5Mta plant,4.5Mta clinker facility, 3 x 25MW captive power plants for the complex plus a 15MW waste heat recovery project at the location. The company is already in the process o... |