September 2024
Yemen: According to local media, five alleged Saudi-led airstrikes attacked Amran Cement plant on 12 July 2015, leaving three workers dead and 10 others injured. The cement plant was almost entirely destroyed. Yahia Abu Hulaiqa, the director of Amran Cement plant, said that the losses are estimated at US$100m.
India: According to India Investment News, Gujarat chief minister Anandiben Patel has inaugurated a new grinding plant at Sanghi Industries' plant in Abdasa, Kutch.
The new grinding plant will have a production capacity of 1.2Mt/yr that will enable the company to boost its cement production capacity to 4.1Mt/yr from 2.9Mt/yr. The plant will cost around US$19.7m. The chief minister also laid the foundation stone for a 15MW waste heat recovery (WHR) system that will recycle waste heat of the cement plant into power. Sanghi Industries will inject US$23.6m to develop the WHR project, which it intends to commission in the next two years.
Russia: According to SKRIN Newswire, in the first five months of 2015, Eurocement's Pikalevskiy cement plant shipped 11,700t of bagged cement to its customers, which is 23% more than in the same period of 2014.
Russia: According to SKRIN Newswire, the president of Eurocement Mikhail Skorokhod has announced introduced the new general director of the Kavkazcement plant as Georgy Kuznetsov.
"Kuznetsov's has more than 30 years of experience," said Skorokhod. "He has held executive positions in the administration of the Ministry of Taxes and Assessments of the Russian Federation and in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. He has worked for Eurocement since March 2014 as the deputy head of the department of economic security."
Kuznetsov thanked Eurocement management for their vested confidence. "Kavkazcement has a very united and highly professional team, which is able to fulfil any task," said Kuznetsov. "I promise to use all my experience and skills to maximum effect to achieve all targets set for the plant and to justify the confidence vested to me."
The 3Mt/yr Kavkazcement plant is currently being built to meet expected demand growth. "The market of the south is growing and Kavkazcement has very good prospects to increase the volume of products shipping and improve production figures," said Skorokhod. "The plant will become one of the most advanced enterprises in the region, meeting the highest world requirements by the quality of its equipment, production efficiency and environmental friendliness. Moreover, construction of a new modern highly efficient cement plant in the territory of the Karachayevo-Cherkessian Republic will promote active social and economical development of the region and provide the construction industry of the republic and adjacent regions with high-quality cement," said Skorokhod.
The contract for the plant construction was signed between Eurocement and China's Sinoma International Engineering Company on 9 November 2014 within the framework of the XXII APEC Summit held in Beijing. Sinoma International Engineering Company will supply a complete package of equipment and design, supervision of erection and personnel training for the new plant.
Eurocement outlines Mordovcement development 13 July 2015
Russia: According to SKRIN Newswire, an important period of the Mordovcement plant integration to Eurocement Group's logistics is currently being completed. Eurocement bought the Mordovcement plant in December 2014.
Mikhail Skorokhod, the president of Eurocement and Vladimir Volkov, the head of the republic of Mordovia, held a working meeting in the Administration of the Republic, where they discussed prospects of development of Mordovcement plant. The main topics were the business strategy of Mordovcement and contribution of the production facility to social and economic development of the Republic.
"Mordovcement has an important position in the construction industry of the country. It is one of the leading cement suppliers in the Russian construction materials market," said Vladimir Volkov. "This is why the plant is of strategic importance for our republic. It is crucial for us to know how Eurocement will develop the plant and we are ready for active cooperation on these issues. The most important is to load the production facility with maximum efficient orders and to respond promptly to changing needs of the construction market. For us, it is matter of principle to preserve the huge working team of Mordovcement and assure stable salary increases at the plant."
"From the moment of Mordovcement's inclusion in Eurocement, a large project aimed at increasing operational efficiency has been undertaken. All issues of Mordovcement debts have been solved, refurbishment and major repair of main equipment of the production facility have been made," said Skorokhod. "Today Eurocement executes complex measures to reduce the specific consumption of fuel and gas and increase equipment capacity."
Czech Republic: According to CTK Business News, Ceskomoravsky Cement's profit rose by 25% to Euro27.2m in 2014, while its revenues grew by almost Euro3.69m to Euro102m.
Total cement consumption in the Czech Republic grew by nearly 4% to 3.34Mt in 2014, mainly thanks to the revival of the construction sector and favourable weather conditions.
"The value of public contracts increased by 6.7% in 2014, so we can view 2015 with slight optimism," said Ceskomoravsky Cement's board chairman Jan Hrozek.
Ceskomoravsky Cement, part of Germany's HeidelbergCement, supplied its products mainly for the modernisation of the D1 motorway in 2014. Its important projects also included repairs of concrete surfaces at Vaclav Havel Airport Prague.
FLSmidth to supply cement plant to DG Khan Cement 13 July 2015
Pakistan: FLSmidth has signed a Euro57m contract with DG Khan Cement to supply engineering and equipment for a 8500t/day greenfield cement plant in Pakistan.
"Pakistan is a very important market for FLSmidth and we are extremely pleased that DG Khan has again chosen FLSmidth as its supplier. This underlines its valuable long-term ties with DG Khan Cement, as well as our strong foothold in Pakistan, where we expect to see more activity following new government development programmes," said president of the cement division, Per Mejnert Kristensen.
The first contract between DG Khan and FLSmidth dates back to 1992. Since then the partnership has resulted in three additional orders to FLSmidth in 1998, 2005 and 2007. The new order will be booked by the cement division and will contribute beneficially to FLSmidth's earnings until 2017.
Cemex to save Euro7.38m thanks to Holcim acquisition 13 July 2015
Czech Republic: According to CIA Daily News, Cemex's acquisition of Holcim in the Czech Republic is expected to save Cemex Euro7.38m. Cemex plans to invest Euro3.69m into the integration of management systems. One of the largest investments currently planned is the modernisation of the Prachovice cement plant.
China: According to Reuters, Jiangxi Wannianqing Cement expects its net profit for the first half of 2015 to fall by 50 – 70% year-on-year to US$12.2 - 20.3m. It has blamed the fall on weak selling prices.
India: According to the Times of India, the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has served closure notices on the three cement plants in Malwani, Maharashtra. The plants have 48 hours to close.
Nearby residents had protested against the air pollution caused by the plants. An investigation by the MPCB showed that particulate matter (PM) emissions exceeded the allowed standards in February and March 2015. "This is among the swiftest action taken by the MPCB and we are very grateful to the board for taking up the matter so fast," said Godfrey Pimenta of Watchdog Foundation, a non-governmental organisation that had taken up the matter on behalf of the residents.