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Moroccan cement sales fall by 3.6% to 13.3Mt in 2018 21 January 2019
Morocco: Data from the Ministry of Housing shows that cement sales fell by 3.6% year-on-year to 13.3Mt in 2018. This is the lowest level of consumption since 2007, according to Médias 24. Cement sales fell by 0.7% in 2016 and by 2.54% in 2017.
Spenner orders grinding plant from Christian Pfeiffer 18 January 2019
Germany: Spenner has ordered a grinding plant from Christian Pfeiffer to be built at its main site in Erwitte. The unit will include a Ø 4.4 m x 14.0 m ball mill and a QDK 187-Z cross-flow rotating cage separator. In addition to the grinding plant, the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) project also includes the planning of steel and concrete constructions as well as electrical switchgears.
Christian Pfeiffer is also responsible for the manufacture, delivery and optimum coordination of all associated components such as filter systems, bucket elevator, fans, chutes, samplers, reject transport and additional silos for additives. Staff training and performance test procedures carried out by the Christian Pfeiffer employees on site are also part of the commissioning of the plant.
Indocement opens Lampung terminal 18 January 2019
Indonesia: Indocement has opened its Lampung terminal and packing plant following its successful commissioning. The unit can process 1000t/day of cement and pack 1500t/day. The new terminal is intended to strengthen the company’s market position in Sumatra.
Adani Group to build cement plant in Gujarat 18 January 2019
India: Adani Group plans to build an integrated cement plant at Lakhpat in Gujarat as part of a US$7.7bn investment in multiple projects in the state. Other projects include the world’s largest solar park and a lithium battery plant, according to the Press Trust of India. Adani Group is an integrated infrastructure conglomerate with interests in resources, logistics, energy, agriculture, real estate, public transport infrastructure, consumer finance and defence sectors.
Nepal starts building dry port at Chobar 18 January 2019
Nepal: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has laid a foundation stone of a dry port project being built at Chobar near Kathmandu. The port is being built on an 11.77 hectare site allocated by Himal Cement, according to the Xinhua News Agency. The project has a cost of US$13.3m. It is scheduled for completion in mid-2020. Once operational the new dry port is expected to relieve pressure on the Birgunj dry port.