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PCA launches ‘Shaped by Concrete’ educational campaign

05 February 2020

US: The Portland Cement Association (PCA) has launched a campaign called ‘Shaped by Concrete,’ which aims to teach people about how concrete made with cement ‘shapes the world to make our communities, city and country better’ by telling stories based on the themes of ‘sustainability, resilience and durability.’ “We are excited to share bold, compelling stories of how we can make the world a better place, shaped by concrete,” said PCA president and CEO Mike Ireland.

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LafargeHolcim rumoured to be offloading South African assets

04 February 2020

South Africa: LafargeHolcim is planning to sell its South African operations as the world's largest building material maker continues to streamline its portfolio, according to sources close to a deal who spoke to Bloomberg. The Swiss company is working with adviser Credit Suisse Group to seek a buyer for the business. It has apparently already reached out to local competitors, Chinese cement producers and buyout firms, but may struggle to attract interest for the unit due to challenging dynamics in the country's cement industry. South Africa is Africa’s most mature cement market but it is hampered by decreasing demand, old production facilities, tight domestic competition and cheap imports from the Middle East. A representative for LafargeHolcim declined to comment.

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Nirma rumoured to be considering Emami bid

04 February 2020

India: Nuvoco Vistas Corporation, Nirma Ltd’s cement making subsidiary, is reported to be considering a partnership with either Apollo Global Management or Bain Capital to bid for Emami Cement, according to sources quoted by the Mint news outlet. Emami Cement’s owners RS Agarwal and RS Goenka are seeking a valuation of around US$1bn for the company, which operates a 2.5Mt/yr integrated plant at Risda in Chhattisgarh and a 2.5Mt/yr grinding plant at Panagarh in West Bengal.

Emami also acquired a 0.6Mt/yr grinding plant at Bhabua, Bihar in September 2018. In addition, the firm has mining assets in Guntur in Andhra Pradesh and near Jaipur in Rajasthan. Its main markets are in West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, where it markets its products under the Double Bull brand.

LafargeHolcim and HeidelbergCement both submitted expression of interest in Emami, while UltraTech Cement has also been linked to the firm.

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Polish cement production stagnant as non-EU imports rise

04 February 2020

Poland: The Association of Cement Producers in Poland estimates that cement production reached 19Mt in the country in 2019, around 1% more than in 2018. According to estimates, imports from Belarus and Turkey, the producers of which do not have to purchase EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) permits, grew by 0.25Mt and 50,000t respectively. The Association expects that sales will remain a similar level in 2020.

Polish electricity prices rose by about 35-40% during 2019, caused to a large extent by the surge in ETS permit prices. This, said Xavier Guesnu, CEO of Lafarge Polska, is leading to a marked increase in imports from outside of the EU. There are concerns that, if unchecked, this could adversely affect domestic cement producers.

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Raysut Cement to acquire majority stake in Maldivian terminal

04 February 2020

Maldives: Oman-based Raysut Cement has announced that it is seeking a 75% stake in a cement terminal in the Maldives, as part of its long-term global expansion strategy.

In a disclosure filed with the Muscat Securities Market (MSM) in Oman, Raysut stated, “Raysut Cement Company wishes to inform that it is in discussions with Cementia AG of Zurich to acquire its 75% shareholding in LH Maldives Ltd, a cement terminal located at Thilafushi Island, Maldives.” Both Cementia and LH Maldives are controlled by LafargeHolcim.

Raysut Cement is also constructing a 1.0Mt/yr cement grinding plant in collaboration with MSG Group in Somaliland, internationally recognised as an autonomous region of Somalia. In September 2019 Raysut signed an agreement to set up a 1.0Mt/yr grinding plant in Duqm, Oman and is also setting up a US$200m integrated cement plant in Georgia via its UAE-based subsidiary Pioneer Cement.

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SCG sales fall 5% in Vietnam

04 February 2020

Vietnam: Thailand-based Siam Cement Group (SCG) said its revenue from sales in Vietnam dropped by US$64.7m in 2019, a fall of 5.8% year-on-year to US$1.27bn. The figure accounted for 9.0% of SCG’s total revenue of US$14.1bn for the year. In the fourth quarter of 2019, SCG earned US$319m in revenue in the Vietnamese market, a fall of 11% year-on-year, appearing to indicate acceleration in the rate of decline. A possible contributing factor to the lower sales is Vietnam’s huge cement overcapacity, although SCG operates across a wide range of other sectors in addition to cement production.

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Double commissioning for JK Cement

04 February 2020

India: JK Cement has successfully commissioned a 1.0Mt/yr grey cement grinding mill at its integrated Mangrol cement plant in Chittorgarh, Rajasthan and 1.5Mt/yr of new cement grinding capacity at its Aligarh integrated plant in Uttar Pradesh. Both of the units have also commenced commercial dispatches.

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Udaipur Cement Works plans 5.0Mt/yr integrated cement plant

03 February 2020

India: Udaipur Cement Works has applied for environmental clearance to the government of Rajasthan for the construction of a 5.0Mt/yr integrated cement plant in the state. It plans for the plant to have an additional 2.0Mt/yr grinding capacity, a 30MW waste heat recovery (WHR) power plant and a 25MW coal-fired power plant. Project Today has reported a conjectured value for the project of US$224m.

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LafargeHolcim inaugurates FastCarb concrete carbonation

03 February 2020

France: Following a successful trial that began in December 2019, LafargeHolcim has inaugurated a FastCarb CO2 absorption accelerator into concrete production at its Val d'Azergues cement and concrete plant (integrated capacity 0.4Mt/yr) in Lozanne. The technology involves the capture of CO2 from the plant’s cement kiln for reinjection into concrete produced with recycled aggregates. François Petry, LafargeHolcim France managing director, said the installation ‘fits perfectly into our Lafarge 360 approach for more responsible construction.’ The five-pillar approach consists of alternative fuel substitution and development, power consumption reduction, formulation of new cements, cooperation with Airium insulation solutions and assistance with low-carbon building design.

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Hanson receives first batch of sulphoaluminate binder

03 February 2020

UK: InterBulk Group delivered a batch of Italcementi’s I.tech Ali-Na sulphoaluminate binder produced at its 0.3Mt/yr Guardiaregia cement plant in Molise, Italy to fellow HeidelbergCement subsidiary Hanson’s concrete plant in Hull, UK, on 28 January 2020. Hanson will use the low-environmental-impact binder in the production of fast-setting premixes for the UK market.

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