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Spanish first-quarter cement consumption grows in 2021 16 April 2021
Spain: Domestic cement consumption was 3.38Mt in the first quarter of 2021, up by 8% year-on-year from 3.12Mt in 2020. The Spanish Cement Industry Association (Oficemen) partly attributed the increase to export growth, to 665,000t in March 2021, up by 18% from March 2020 levels.
President Víctor Brosa said, ‘A stable year is expected in 2021 compared to 2020 despite the uncertainty surrounding the arrival of funds to reactivate the economy and the evolution of the pandemic."
Malayan Cement to raise US$55.0m through share placement 16 April 2021
Malaysia: Malayan Cement is expected to raise US$55.0m through a proposed placement of 10% of its shares. Bernama Daily Malaysian News has reported that the company plans to use US$13.1m as working capital. The remainder will repay its bank debts.
Philippines: Holcim Philippines, part of Switzerland-based LafargeHolcim, has announced the launch of its new Holcim Aqua X concrete. The product contains ‘active water-repellent boosters’ giving it increased resistance to water damage.
The BusinessWorld newspaper has reported that president and chief executive officer Horia-Ciprian Adrian said that Aqua X ‘highlights our great advantage in developing exciting products.’ He added that the product outperforms other concretes on environmental indicators due to its low clinker factor.
FLSmidth to supply control systems for three production lines at Kirène cement plant in Senegal 15 April 2021
Senegal: China-based Sinoma Group subsidiary CBMI Construction has awarded a contract to Denmark-based FLSmidth for the supply of three control systems for one new and two existing lines at the Kirène cement plant in Thiès region. The lines will share a digital infrastructure built on the FLSmidth ECS/ControlCenter platform with ECS/PlantDataManagement software. Additionally, the supplier will equip the new Line 3 with its ECS/CemScanner and QCX/BlendExpert. It said that the setup will use 12,000 data points on Line 3 alone.
Group digital general manager Jens Adler said, “With more than 1500 active product and process control installations in the cement industry, this order reaffirms our strong digital expertise.” He added “Digitalisation is transforming how many in the cement industry respond to increasing demands for emission reductions and efficiency. This is reflected in the emphasis on digital solutions as part of our MissionZero ambition to offer cement producers zero emission cement production by 2030.”
Cuba: Corporacion Cementos Cubanos’ integrated Siguaney plant has resumed production of grey cement after stopping in late 2020 due to technical problems. The plant is targeting grey cement production of 65,000t in 2021, according to the Escambray newspaper. In 2020 local media reported that the plant produced 87,000t of grey cement and 3000t of white cement. At present the plant has 4000t of white cement in inventory and its annual production target for 2021 is 8000t.