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Nigeria: Sinoma International, a subsidiary of Sinoma, has signed two engineering, procurement and construction deals with Dangote Cement worth a total of US$370m. The first, project worth US$281m, is to build a 6000t/day clinker production line for Okpella Cement, a subsidiary of Dangote based in Edo state. The scope of the contract covers limestone crushing to packaging cement for shipping. The project is expected to take 27 months to produce cement and 30 months to complete.
The second project, worth US$89m, is to build a slag grinding plant at Port Harcourt. The scope of the contract covers unloading slag and gypsum to packaging cement for shipping. The project is expected to take 20 months to complete.
India: UltraTtech’s net sales have risen by 4% year-on-year to US$937m for the quarter that ended on 30 June 2016 from US$935m from the same period in 2015. Its net profit rose by 29% to US$116m from US$90m in the same period. During the quarter the cement producer has commissioned grinding plants at Nagpur in Maharashtra and Patliputra in Bihar. The company also confirmed that its acquisition of cement plants from Jaiprakash Associates is continuing.
Shree Cement completes upgrade in Rajasthan and announces plans to build grinding plant in Jharkhand 20 July 2016
India: Shree Cement has completed the upgrade of a preheater on the clinker production line of Unit-I at its Beawar cement plant in Rajasthan. The clinker production capacity of the plant has now increased to 1.4Mt/yr from 1.1Mt/yr.
Meanwhile the cement producer has signed a memorandum of understanding with the government of Jharkhand to build a 2Mt/yr cement grinding plant in Sarai Kale Karasawa. The plant will have an investment cost of US$73m.
Rajesh Kapadia resigns from Prism Cement
Written by Global Cement staff
20 July 2016
India: Rajesh Kapadia has resigned from Prism Cement as its chairman and non-executive, non-independent director. The resignation takes immediate effect. Kapadia cited poor health for his decision.
Fire at Cemex South Ferriby cement plant 19 July 2016
UK: Firefighters were called to an incident at the Cemex South Ferriby cement plant on 17 July 2016. A spokesman for Humberside Fire and Rescue Service told the Scunthorpe Telegraph that a fire involved a fuel leak from a pipeline which spread to cables, pipework and a disused control room within the kiln room. Fire damage was reported to the pipework, cables and one wall of the control room. The remainder of the building was damaged by smoke.