Displaying items by tag: grinding plant
Big Boss Cement appeals against investment board rebuff
23 January 2018Philippines: Big Boss Cement has appealed against a decision by the Board of Investment (BOI) denying its application for registration because it lacked ‘proof of concept’. Big Boss’ president Gilbert Cruz said that the new cement company’s application was turned down in 2017 because it was not producing clinker, according to the Manila Bulletin newspaper. It plans to open a cement grinding plant in Pampanga in March 2018.
Holcim Colombia to launch Buga grinding plant from late 2018
17 January 2018Colombia: Holcim Colombia plans to launch its new US$30m cement grinding plant in Buga in late 2018 or early 2019. Originally the plant was scheduled to start in the first quarter of 2018. The company also intends to focus on infrastructure projects such as the country’s fourth generation road development scheme, airport renovations and an urban train scheme in Bogota, according to La Republica newspaper.
State minster inaugurates JSW Cement’s Salboni grinding plant
16 January 2018India: Mamata Banerjee, the chief minister of West Bengal, has inaugurated JSW Cement’s plant at Salboni. The US$125m grinding plant has a production capacity of 2.4Mt/yr, according to the Press Trust of India. It started commercial production at the site in July 2017 with plans to manufacture Portland Slag Cement. The cement producer is already preparing upgrades at the unit including a US$15.6m captive power plant with a capacity of 18MW and a US$47m production capacity increase of 1.2Mt/yr.
Big Boss Cement to launch in the Philippines
12 January 2018Philippines: SM Group heir Henry Sy Jr has launched Big Boss Cement with a group of investors. The new cement producer plans to start selling cement in March 2018, according to the Manila Bulletin newspaper. Its first product will be called ‘Big Boss Cement Type 1P.’
It has nearly completed a cement grinding plant that will have a production capacity of 1.5 million bags/yr at Porac in Pampanga. The company hopes to capture 3% of the estimated market demand for cement of 25Mt/yr. Big Boss Cement operates a laboratory in Metropolitan Manila.
Cemex Puerto Rico switches Ponce cement plant to grinding
11 January 2018Puerto Rico: Cemex Puerto Rico plans to stop clinker production at its Ponce cement plant. The site will move to grinding cement in January 2018, according to Sin Comillas. The cement producer has been unable to rule out job losses.
The changes come in response to poor cement sales that the company says are the worst in the territory since the 1950s. Cement sales have been falling since 2009 and Hurricanes Irma and Maria punished the market in the autumn with big declines in September and October 2017. At present Cemex Puerto Rico says that the local market only needs around a third of the country’s capacity. However, the Ponce plant has a production capacity of 1.2Mt/yr. The company has also cited high electricity costs as part of its decision.
Deadline extended for sale of Binani Cement
05 January 2018India: The deadline for bidding for Binani Cement has been extended until 15 January 2018 as the cement company takes potential buyers on a tour of its grinding plant in Dubai. The Rajasthan-based cement producer is being sold following bankruptcy proceedings, according to the Daily News & Analysis newspaper. The family-owned company with cement plants in Indian, China and the UAE has attracted a high level of interest from both international and local cement companies.
Nepalese cement grinding plants hit by clinker shortage
03 January 2018Nepal: Production at 13 cement grinding plants have been distrupted by a restriction on Indian clinker imports at Birgunj. Imports at the border town stopped on 22 December 2017 following complaints by local residents about air pollution, according to the Kathmandu Post. Cement plants in the so-called Parsa-Bara industrial corridor have resorted to using inventory supplies or clinker sourced from alternative locations.
Gebr. Pfeiffer supplies modular grinding plant for Cementos Fortaleza plant in Costa Rica
13 December 2017Costa Rica: Gebr. Pfeiffer is in the process of supplying a Ready2Grind modular grinding plant to Cementos Fortaleza’s new 300,000t/yr plant at Salinas Esparza in Puntarenas. The project is a joint venture between Mexico’s Cementos Fortaleza and fibre cement producer Plycem. Production is scheduled to begin in the first quarter 2018.
The project scope includes: a clinker mill feed system with four hoppers; a MVR 2500 C-4 roller clinker mill with classifier and ancillaries; process filters, hot gas generator and fan; electrical controls and drives; cement transport and three storage silos; packing plant and bulk loading systems; and monitoring and coordination of erection as well as commissioning of the grinding plant.
Ambrian forecasts 25% sales growth in 2017 for Mozambique operations
12 December 2017Mozambique: Ambrian, the UK-based owner of the Cimentos da Beria grinding plant, forecasts that its sales will rise by 25% year-on-year in 2017 from 2016. The prediction follows a poor third quarter where sales volumes fell by 16% and the company described the economic conditions in the country over the past year as ‘challenging.’ The group added that it has seen cement prices improve year-on-year and that the plant in Beira is now generating positive earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA).
However, Ambrian also reported that it is facing ‘urgent’ short-term liquidity issues owing to difficulties in moving cash resources held within the group to the company. It is currently trying to secure short term financing and a longer-term strategic partnership and investment for the group as a whole to allow it to reduce its debt and develop its business in Mozambique.
Liberia: The government is reviewing an Investment Incentive Agreement between the Government of Liberia and Dangote Cement Liberia worth over US$41m. The review by the House of Representatives follows a letter from President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf urging the legislature to ratify the agreement, according to the Daily Observer newspaper. The agreement covers a 15 year period whereby the Nigerian company will build and operate a 1000t/day cement grinding plant at Monrovia. The deal also includes the option to double the production capacity if the unit.