Cement News tagged under: terminals
Proximity versus efficiency08 December 2014, Published under Cement NewsWhen Italy-based cement distibutor Cata Beton sought to develop its own cement storage and distribution terminal close to the port of Catania, Sicily, it turned to Euromecc to provide a turnkey solution. The project also involved the efficient, speedy transfer of cement shipments from the harbour direct to the terminal facility. By Daniele Sciuto, Euromecc Srl, Italy. Completion of silo erection on site Cata Beton faced two main challenges when planning its new cement storage an... |
YTL Cement Singapore acquires Sin Heng Chan04 December 2014, Published under Cement NewsYTL Corporation Bhd's YTL Cement Singapore Pte Ltd unit has acquired Sin Heng Chan (Singapore) Pte Ltd for MYR64.969m (S$24.734m). Sin Heng Chan is engaged cement trading with terminal operations, YTL Corp said in a filing in Bursa Malaysia today. It is an importer of bulk cement into Singapore and operates a bulk cement terminal at Jurong Port with a 60,000t storage capacity. The company also manufactures bagged cement. Following this acquisition, Sin Heng Chan (Singapore) becomes a w... |
Ecocem awarded first self-handling stevedoring licence for Dublin Port03 December 2014, Published under Cement NewsEcocem has been issued the first self-handling stevedoring licence at Dublin Port where it operates a slag grinding facility. Conor O’Riain, managing director of Ecocem Ireland, told the Irish Times that the company spent about €400,000 on a second-hand crane which was used last week to unload its first consignment of slag. Self-stevedoring would cut the company’s costs, he added. Ecocem will unload two ships a month with the slag coming from northern Spain and western France. |
Raysut Cement nine-month net profit up 8% YoY12 November 2014, Published under Cement NewsRaysut Cement, Oman's biggest cement producer, reported an eight per cent increase in net profit to US$60.21m compared with US$55.71m in the same period of last year. Revenue was US$183m for the period, just ahead of the US$182m recorded in the first nine months of 2013. "While there are positive signs of growth in Oman market, the same is not being translated into cement demand due to sever competitions from the UAE suppliers. The competitions are also experienced in the Yemen and ea... |
Holcim breaks ground on Timaru terminal16 October 2014, Published under Cement NewsHolcim has hosted the official groundbreaking ceremony for its new cement import terminal at the Port of Timaru. Member of Parliament for Rangitata, Hon Jo Goodhew planted a tree to celebrate the groundbreaking. The old silos have already been demolished by PrimePort and the site is clear for construction to begin on the new import terminal. The company has all the approvals required and continues to work closely with PrimePort and the Timaru District Council Holcim’s managing director, ... |
Mitsubishi plans CA terminal expansion, USA09 October 2014, Published under Cement NewsMitsubishi Cement is seeking to expand the footprint of its import terminal at the Port of Long Beach, California, for the more efficient handling of operations. Port officials this week released a draft report reviewing the potential environmental impacts of a project being proposed by Mitsubishi Cement. A hearing for the draft EIR is set to place take on 22 October 2014. Mitsubishi Cement wants to reconfigure a cement import facility, adding storage for 40,000t of products, new ship unlo... |
Mitsubishi Materials Corp to reopen California terminal20 June 2014, Published under Cement NewsMitsubishi Materials Corp, Japan’s second-biggest cement maker, plans to restart its US import terminal for the first time in seven years, Naoki Ono, president of the company’s cement operations, told Bloomberg in a recent interview. The company is preparing to reopen its terminal in California’s Long Beach as soon as the second half of 2015 and is considering a second US terminal in San Diego, Naoki Ono said. It is also eager to buy existing output plants or ally with others to secure supp... |
Third Siwertell road-mobile cement unloader order helps with Libyan reconstruction10 June 2014, Published under Cement NewsThe Turkish construction services company Mussa Insaat Dis Ticaret Ltd of Istanbul has ordered a further road-mobile Siwertell 10 000 S cement unloader from Cargotec. The trailer-based, diesel-powered unit will have a rated discharge capacity of 300tph and will be equipped with a dual bellows system and dust filter. Delivery is scheduled for the end of September 2014. "This is the third road-mobile cement unloader order for the same customer within a very short period," says Jörgen Ojeda, ... |
Carolinas Cement plans US$5m packaging facility09 June 2014, Published under Cement NewsCarolinas Cement Company, part of the Titan America group, announced Friday it has submitted an application with New Hanover County to build a permit to construct a US$5m packaging facility. The new unit would add to an existing storage and handling terminal owned and operated by Roanoke Cement Company, another subsidiary of Titan, on the site of the former Ideal cement plant in Castle Hayne, where Titan is planning to build a new cement plant. The proposed Castle Hayne cement plant, w... |
Groundbreaking for Zuari packing terminal, India24 April 2014, Published under Cement NewsZuari Cement on Tuesday held a groundbreaking ceremony for a 1Mta port-based cement-packing terminal at the Kochi port on the west coast of India. The unit is expected to become operational by the third quarter of 2015, according to Nabil Francis, managing director of Zuari Cement. He added that the Kochi terminal will enhance the company’s access to western and southern markets as well as possibly increase exports. Currently, the company, which is part of the Italcementi group, has two... |