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Dangote Cement Cameroon claims 45% market share 07 November 2017
Cameroon: The local subsidiary of Dangote Cement in Cameroon (DCC) claims to control 45% of the cement market just two years after opening a grinding plant in Douala. The cement producer aims to producer 1.3Mt of cement in 2017 from its 1.5Mt/yr plant, according to the Journal du Cameroun newspaper. Other producers in the local market include Cinencam, a subsidiary of LafargeHolcim that has a 45% share, and Medcem and CIMAF, which share the remaining market share.
Cemex launches digital customer integration platform 07 November 2017
Mexico: Cemex has launched Cemex Go, a digital customer integration platform. The system will be used in real time to manage order placement, live tracking of shipments and invoices and payments for the company’s main products, including bagged and bulk cement.
“Cemex Go creates an experience for our customers that is superior to anything that has been provided in the past and is the only platform of its kind currently offered in our industry,” said Fernando A Gonzalez, chief executive officer (CEO) of Cemex.
The platform is intended to reduce customers’ administrative burden and to allow them to work at anytime and anywhere on multiple devices. It also plans to use the core activities of Cemex’s open innovation and venture capital unit, Cemex Ventures, to help further build the project. The initiative is being supported by Cemex’s long-term partners, IBM and Neoris.
In November 2017, Cemex Go will start to roll out in the US and Mexico. Further worldwide deployment will follow in 2018.
Invercem to open modular cement plant in April 2018 07 November 2017
Peru: Invercem plans to build a cement grinding plant in Ica for US$20m. The modular plant will have a production capacity of 0.25Mt/yr, according to the Gestión newspaper. Construction is scheduled to start from December 2017 with completion planned for April 2018.
Previously, Invercem has imported cement from HeidelbergCement via the port of Salaverry. It then bagged and sold it locally under the Qhuna brand. As well as building its own plant the cement importer is also considering expansion plans in Ayacucho, Cusco and Iquitos.
Akhangarancement improves in first nine months 06 November 2017
Uzbekistan: Akhangarancement produced 1.44Mt of cement and 1.04Mt of clinker in the first nine months of 2017. This is 1.8% (25,449t) and 2.9% (29,147t) more than in the same period of 2016. The company also increased cement shipments to final customers by 2.6% to 11.46Mt.
"The plant has consistently increased its production since the beginning of the year. Excellent results were achieved thanks to the well-coordinated work of the whole team, the effective operation of technological equipment and quality repairs," said Gennady Kulikov, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Akhangarancement. "Further implementation of measures to improve competitiveness is needed. This includes improving product quality, introducing best solutions and practices, improving labour productivity and minimising costs to reduce product prices."
South Africa: The Public Investment Corporation (PIC) has been steadily increasing its shareholding in cement producer PPC. It now owns a 25.1% stake. In March 2017, the PIC increased its shareholding in PPC to 15.1% and subsequently increased it further to 21.2% in October 2017.