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India: Ambuja Cements has commissioned its cement terminal unit at Mangalore in the Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka. The US$57.1m project has a capacity of 1Mt/yr. With the launching of this unit, all of the states along the west coast will be covered by Ambuja Bulk Cement Terminals.

The terminal will provide Ambuja an opportunity to receive imported cement and also help to reduce the negative effects of seasonality at the Gujarat plant. The terminal will also reduce the logistic costs by having common vessels for Mangalore and Cochin Bulk Cement Terminal.

New Zealand: Holcim New Zealand intends to invest US$80m towards building two cement import terminals at Primeport Timaru, South Island and Waitemata Auckland, North Island after abolishing plans for a new integrated cement plant in New Zealand earlier in 2013.

Each site will store up to 30,000t of cement and will take two to three years to build. The Timaru terminal will include a ship unloader and conveyor system leading to an enclosed storage facility on leased land. There will also be pumping equipment allowing cement to be fed back from storage on to coastal ships.

This story was amended on 19 December 2013