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Eurocement Group mulls upgrade at Savinskiy Cement Plant
05 October 2016Russia: Eurocement Group is considering implementing upgrades at its Savinskiy cement plant in the Arkhangelsk region. Production at the plant was stopped in 2010, according to the Rossiyskaya Gazeta newspaper. The plans were discussed at a forum in Sochi.
LafargeHolcim installs Schenck Process logistics equipment at two cement plants in Russia
04 October 2016Russia: Schenck Process has installed two Logiq dispatch automation systems at two LafargeHolcim cement plants at Ferzikovo and Voskresensk. This has resulted in the plants being upgraded to the LafargeHolcim group’s Smart Factory standard.
At Ferzikovo LafargeHolcim is currently engaged in a major investment project for the Russian market. The plant has three incoming and outgoing scales as well as 11 loading stations for loose cement and two bag loading stations. Schenck Process converted the parking lot with registration, the incoming and outgoing scales and all loading points for fully automatic, unmanned operation. Self-service terminals for registration and weighing were installed in the entrance and exit areas. In the loose loading area, a Logiq loading terminal, including the Disomat Tersus weighing electronics with Profibus interface to the PLC and ultrasonic sensors, were installed. In Voskresensk the conversion work included the car park with registration, incoming and outgoing scales, three loading scales and one loading point for packaged goods.
Schenck Process ensured smooth delivery operations at both plants throughout the installation and commissioning process. Incoming silo trucks for loose loading, more than 300/day at Ferzikovo alone, continued to be processed throughout.
Since 2013, Schenck Process has implemented the Logiq dispatch automation system at various plants belonging to the Swiss construction material group, including at 18 cement plants in eastern Europe.
Arpad Farkas appointed general director of Lipetskcement
28 September 2016Russia: Arpad Farkas has been appointed general director of Lipetskcement, part of the Eurocement Group. Farkas previously ran a cement plant for Lafarge.
Claudius Peters receives silo order from Cesla cement plant
28 September 2016Russia: Claudius Peters has received an order to supply four silo conversions and a new loading plant, consisting of four loading bins at the 0.8Mt/yr Slantsev ‘Celsa’ cement plant near St Petersberg, owned by HeidelbergCement . As part of the modification works, the storage silos will be equipped with new bottom aeration and new discharge systems. The order is part of an upgrade to raise the plant’s production capacity to 1.2Mt/yr.
To convey the cement to the new loading plants, Claudius Peters will install two Fluidcon lines each, with a capacity of 300t/hour each, supplied with Claudius Peters X-pumps. Four truck loading plants with a capacity of 200t/hour will also be installed.
Karel Okleshtek appointed new general director of Mordovcement
07 September 2016Russia: Karel Okleshtek has been appointed the new general director of the Mordovcement plant (included in Eurocement Group). Previously, he headed a plant of the international group HeidelbergCement.
Russia: Asia Cement intends to swap its US$86.5m debt to Vnesheconombank (VEB) for a 49% stake, the Kommersant newspaper has reported. VEB will also provide Asia Cement with a loan to help it refinance two loans, worth a total of US$259.6m. The source quoted by the newspaper said that the swap of the debt for equity was a technical transaction aimed at reducing the company's debt burden. Asia Cement operates a cement plant in the Penza region.
Eurocement to use CNBM investment to cut debt
01 July 2016Russia: Eurocement Group plans to use part of the funds raised from China National Building Materials Group Corporation (CNBM) to reduce its debts. The cement producer told Interfax that, although negotiations are on going, it wants to use some of the funds raised through the Chinese company’s participation in its capital to restructure current debt. It will also use the funding to invest in new ‘high-return’ areas.
Eurocement signed a partnership agreement with CNBM on 25 June 2016 during Russian president Vladimir Putin's visit to China. CNBM plans to develop its business in the construction materials market in Russia and the CIS, including by acquiring an equity stake in Eurocement Group. The total investment could be as high as US$5bn.
Starlinger supplies production equipment for Ad Star sacks to Russian packaging producer KZSU
01 July 2016Russia: Kazanskiy Zavod Sovremennoy Upakovki (KZSU) officially inaugurated its new production plant in Kazan for Ad Star block bottom sacks in late May 2016. Austrian bagging machine manufacturer Starlinger supplied the equipment for the plant. KZSU will produce Ad Star block bottom sacks for use in the cement, gypsum, chemical, fertilizer, animal feed and other dry bulk goods sectors. Tatar President Rustam Minnikhanov attended the opening of the plant.
The plant will produce 44 million sacks per year for local and foreign markets. The investment includes extrusion, weaving, coating and printing lines, as well as two Ad StarKON sack conversion lines and a Recostar universal recycling line for treating the production waste from Starlinger. The sacks will be supplied to Russian and foreign companies including JSC Chemical Plant Karpov, Asia Cement, Poliplast, Knauf Gypsum, Servolux (Belarus) and the LLC Cement Plant Samadov in Tajikistan.
Starlinger has installed 10 Ad Star production plants in other former Soviet states. This is the first complete Ad Star production plant that has been set up in Russia.
CNBM may buy shares in Russia’s Eurocement Group
27 June 2016Russia: China National Building Materials Group Corporation (CNBM) plans to become a shareholder of Eurocement Group. The companies signed an agreement on cooperation in production of construction materials in China on 25 June 2016 in the presence of Russian President Vladimir Putin and President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping.
The companies have agreed to upgrade Eurocement’s cement plants and construct new production lines for dry process production of cement. The agreement also envisages establishing clusters for production of construction materials in seven Russian federal districts at the basis of the local company. Local media reports that CNBM will invest US$5bn in the project.
Eurocement targeting exports to Denmark and UK
16 June 2016Russia: Eurocement Group has said that it is targeting exports of cement at Denmark and the UK. Company chief executive officer Mikhail Skorokhod said that ‘contracts in Denmark and Britain are forthcoming’ in an interview with PricewaterhouseCoopers that was recorded ahead of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum.
Exports by Eurocement to Finland and the Baltic states have been taking place since the end of 2015 with a gradual increase in sales volumes. In Finland the cement producer has a market share of 5%. Skorokhod added that the devaluation of the Russian Ruble has opened up export opportunities for the company. However, the company has not disclosed the volume of its exports, according to Interfax.
The overall volume of cement exports from Russia in January to April 2016 reached 230,000t with production of 13.6Mt, according to data from the Union of Cement Producers.