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Arabian Cement Co signs mill deal with CNBM
02 April 2015Saudi Arabia: Arabian Cement Company (ACC) has signed a US$96.5m contract with China's state-run CNBM, under which the Chinese firm will supply and install two cement mills at ACC's plant in Rabigh. The contract includes all engineering, construction and electrical and mechanical works. It will take 13 months to complete.
ACICO Cement launches new white cement line
01 April 2015Kuwait: ACICO Cement has launched new production lines for interlock tiles and white cement in response to the increasing local market demand.
ACICO Cement's CEO Ahmad Al-Khaled announced that the step came within the strategic plan that aims to place ACICO in the leading position among various construction materials manufacturers. "The new production lines came in response to the great need for these products in the local market, for both public and private projects," said Al-Khaled.
Al-Khaled said that white cement now accounts for 25% of the company's total production. "There is a demand from the government and private sides, especially from the Ministry of Public Works and the Ministry of Housing," said Al-Khaled. "Despite the rise in diesel prices, which affected our transport costs by 60 – 70%, ACICO did not raise the prices of its products. We expect the government to continue subsidies on diesel," said Al-Khaled.
Dalmia Cement starts trial production in Karnataka plant
31 March 2015India: Dalmia Cement (Bharat) has commenced trial production at its 2.5Mt/yr greenfield cement plant in Karnataka. When commissioned, the plant will take the group's capacity to 24Mt/yr. "Dalmia Cement, a subsidiary of Dalmia Bharat Ltd, has commenced trial production at its new cement plant in Belgaum, Karnataka on 23 March 2015," said Dalmia Cement in a statement.
Penna Cement plans grinding plant in Maharashtra
31 March 2015India: Penna Cement Industries plans to set up a 700,000t/yr capacity grinding plant in Daund, Pune, Maharashtra. The plant will be set up on 93,077m2 of land and is estimated to cost US$31.9m. Gannon Dunkerley Co will be the contractor and Walchandnagar Industries will be machinery supplier.
Koshal Cement abandons mini grinding plant in Odisha
31 March 2015India: Koshal Cement has abandoned a 45,000t/yr mini grinding plant in Nagaon, Bargarh, Odisha. The plant was intended to produce 50% Portland pozzolana cement (PPC) and 50% Portland slag cement (PSC) using a ball mill.
Canada: Following a mediation session, McInnis Cement, the Centre québécois du droit de l'environnement (CQDE), the Conseil régional de l'environnement Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine (CREGIM) and Nature Québec have agreed to the creation of an Environmental Committee to monitor McInnis Cement's plant in Gaspé, Quebec. The first meeting will be held as soon as possible. The mediation also led to specific commitments regarding greenhouse gases (GHG), emissions and impacts on marine mammals and aquatic fauna.
The mediation process resulted from the agreement with McInnis when the CQDE withdrew from the proceedings filed in August 2014 against the Environment Minister, in which McInnis Cement was a party. The role of the committee is to monitor environmental matters and issue recommendations. In addition to monitoring GHG emissions and emissions listed in the NESHAP 2015 US standards and monitoring the Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) protocol on impacts on marine mammals and aquatic fauna, the committee will also address impacts on the physical environment, vegetation and wetlands, natural habitats and biodiversity, landscape, as well as any other environmental issue agreed to by the committee.
The committee will meet at least four times a year and report on its activities to the plant's Citizen Liaison Committee. An independent facilitator will ensure the efficient functioning of the committee. The parties appointed Richard Loiselle, a former director of the École des pêches et de l'aquaculture du Québec as facilitator. In the event of a disagreement, the Honourable Jacques Blanchard was appointed as an independent mediator.
The Environmental Committee will be comprised of eight members; two citizens from the plant's impact zone (one of which is a member of the cement plant's Citizen Liaison Committee), a representative of the CREGIM, a representative of Nature Québec, a representative of the Centre d'initiation, de recherche et d'aide au développement durable (CIRADD), a representative of the ZIP Baie-des-Chaleurs committee, a representative of the Conseil de l'eau Gaspésie-Sud and a representative of McInnis Cement. A professional from the Ministry of Sustainable Development, Environment and the Fight against Climate Change (MSDEFCC) will also be invited to attend meetings.
Following the mediation process, McInnis Cement reiterated its commitment to use biomass to substitute a significant portion of its fuel requirements. It committed US$470,957 over the next three years towards feasibility or technical studies and projects to reduce GHG. McInnis Cement also confirmed its commitment to use selective non-catalytic reduction (SNCR) technology to reduce emissions from the plant and comply with NESHAP standards. As for the impacts on aquatic fauna, the committee will follow-up on the commitments agreed to in the protocol signed with DFO.
Senegal/Cameroon: Dangote Cement's new plants in Senegal and Cameroon have commenced operations. Dangote Cement plants in Ethiopia and Zambia are expected to start production in April 2015.
The new Senegalese plant in Pout has a total production capacity of 1.5Mt/yr. With the new plant, Dangote Cement hopes to meet local demand and serve the export market demand of 2Mt/yr.
Country head of Dangote Industries Senegal, Luk Haelterman, disclosed that the group has invested about US$300m in the cement plant. He added that production and sales started on 10 January 2015. "Senegal is a market with overcapacity of cement, because it had two cement plants already. Dangote has become the biggest and best because we produce only 42.5R grade cement, which is better than 32.5R grade cement product there," said Haelterman.
Turkey: Loesche has delivered and is currently installing a LM 45.4 raw meal mill ordered by Vicat Service Technique Ciment for Bastas Baskent Çimento in Elmadag in May 2014.
The Loesche LM 45.4 vertical roller mill will grind 260t/hr cement raw meal at a product fineness of 16% R90μm. The installed drive power is 2100kW. Loesche's scope of supply includes weigh feeders, apron feeders, magnetic separators, metal detectors, shut-off and control flaps, vibrating conveyors, a bucket elevator and expansion joints. The commissioning of the new mill is scheduled for the third quarter of 2015.
Russia: Eurocement's new plant in Sengileevskaya is scheduled to begin production at the end of May 2015, bringing the total production capacity of the Ulyanovsk region close to 4Mt/yr. Eurocement Group president Mikhail Skorokhod said that the plant will meet the highest standards in terms of equipment quality and performance. Governor of the Ulyanovsk region, Sergey Morozov, said that the arrival of Eurocement will improve the quality of life for people in the region. On completion, the plant will provide 320 jobs.
Saudi Arabia: Southern Province Cement (SPC) has launched trial operations of a third production line at its plant in Tuhama. The new line has 5000t/day of production capacity. The trial period will last about four months.