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First Gebr. Pfeiffer mill for Uzbekistan 19 June 2013
Uzbekistan: The Turkish turnkey cement plant solutions provider DAL Teknik Makina has placed an order with Germany's Gebr. Pfeiffer SE for a Pfeiffer MPS 3350 B vertical roller mill for raw meal. It will be used for the manufacture of grey and white cement in Uzbekistan.
The grinding plant is scheduled to go on stream as early as 2014. The mill is guaranteed to achieve a raw meal capacity of 200t/hr for the production of grey cement. When it comes to white cement, the mill will be capable of processing 160t/hr of raw material. The installed power of the mill will be 1700kW.
The company said that the order is proof of its good cooperation with Turkish companies and that it strengthens its Pfeiffer's position in Central Asia.
Argentinian production for May 2013 19 June 2013
Argentina: In 2013 Argentinian cement factories shipped 1.02Mt of cement including exports, representing a 14.3% increase compared to May 2012, according to the Asociación de Fabricantes de Cemento Portland.
Domestic consumption, including imports, reached 998,196t, leaving around 22,000t that was exported.
TCL on the up: trend set to improve 19 June 2013
Trinidad & Tobago: For the first quarter of 2013, Trinidad Cement (TCL) recorded earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) of US$17.8m. The result represented a significant improvement over TCL's results for the same period of 2012. The first quarter 2013 EBITDA represents 74% of its EBITDA for the whole of 2012.
Revenue for the quarter increased by US$18.3m compared with the same period of 2012 as a result of higher cement sales volumes. Volumes increased by 52% in Trinidad & Tobago, by 7% in Jamaica and by 29% in export markets. It was helped by higher selling prices in most markets.
TCL said that, as a result of the significant expenditure made in the latter part of 2012, plant performance has been more reliable and efficient, with clinker production exceeding prior year by 32%. Part of this is due to a prolonged TCL strike in 2012. Cement production was up by 21% year-on-year.
As a consequence of the above factors, TCL has reported a net profit after tax for the first quarter of 2013 of US$$2.22m compared with a net loss of US$11.7m in the same quarter of 2012.
Looking ahead the company says that the Trinidad & Tobago market has recorded very strong demand and it is anticipated that this will continue. While it saw a declining demand trend in Jamaica and Barbados, it is hoped that growth will return to these markets following elections in Barbados and the conclusion of an IMF agreement in Jamaica. In addition, TCL said that the growth being experienced in Guyana and Suriname and the initiatives by the group in the pursuit of additional export markets, plant efficiency and cost containment, are likely to contribute to the continuation of its good results for the coming months.
Tanga wants tough action on smugglers 18 June 2013
Tanzania: Tanga Cement Company (TCC) has raised concerns over the perceived failure by the government, through its 2013/14 national budget, to address indiscriminate imports of untaxed cement, particularly from Pakistan.
"I was a bit disappointed to see that the government has not taken stern measures to appropriately tax imported cement and curb all loopholes for tax evasion," said TCC Managing Director, Erik Westerberg, who highlighted that untaxed cement imports were not only denying the government significant tax revenue, but were also subjecting local manufacturers to unfair competition. He asked the government to take tough action against tax evasion in the interests of the national economy and domestic industries.
Tanzania's cement manufacturers are increasingly concerned about cement being smuggled to the Tanzanian mainland via the island of Zanzibar.
Philippines: Cemex Philippines has announced that it will undertake a US$60m expansion at its APO Cement Plant in Cebu to increase its production capacity by 1.5Mt/yr. The plant currently has a production capacity of 2.9Mt/yr. It wants to keep pace with the rapid growth of the Philippines market. It is also expanding its Antipolo plant, which currently has a mixture of dry and wet process kilns.
Cemex Philippines has supplied cement to numerous road paving projects in the country, which is rapidly developing. Its president Pedro Palomino said, "All industries, all sectors of an economy, rely on a country's infrastructure to support their economic activities. Factors such as reliable transportation and communication networks ensure smooth business operations, that products and services are delivered efficiently, on time and at competitive costs."