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Fijian government issues price controls for cement

25 June 2021

Fiji: The Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission has issued a price control order for cement with effect from 22 June 2021. It applies to the ex-factory, wholesale and retail supply of cement products in all qualities, quantities, grades and classes, according to the Fiji Times newspaper.

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Semen Indonesia to exports up to 1Mt to North America in 2021

31 March 2021

Indonesia: Semen Indonesia has detailed its plans for future exports of cement to North America. The Investor Daily newspaper has reported that the producer and subsidiary Solusi Bangun Indonesia will target 0.5 – 1Mt of cement exports to North America in 2021, according to president director Hendi Santoso. The export plans will be carried out in partnership with Japan-based Taiheiyo Cement, which already has a US market presence and owns a 15% stake in Solusi Bangun Indonesia. Hendi said that the move aims to ‘cushion’ the decline in domestic cement sales, down by 28% bulk and 13% bagged year-on-year in 2020. The company successfully exported cement to Australia, Bangladesh, China, Fiji and Sri Lanka in 2020.

President commissioner Rudi Antara said, "The Covid-19 outbreak still colours our lives. There is no other choice but to increase business efficiency and the top line outside of our main markets."

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Clinker grinding halts in Lami

25 February 2021

Fiji: Grinding units in Lami have ceased operations since mid February 2021. The reason for the pause is complaints by community stakeholders about pollution, including clinker spillages on the road from the Port of Suva. The Fiji Times newspaper has reported that plant owners met stakeholders on 23 February 2021.

Environment and Waterways Ministry permanent secretary Joshua Wycliffe said, "The origins of the issue are the transport itself: there was spillage on the way to the cement factories. We have stopped the companies; if it is the transport companies that are breaching, we have stopped them. We are open to someone else doing it provided they have the permits, proper paperwork and also follow the rules and conditions.”

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Environmental regulator suspends production at Pacific Cement

10 August 2020

Fiji: Pacific Cement has been forced to suspend production at its 0.1Mt/yr-capacity integrated Lami cement plant in Rewa Province following the issue of a stop order by the Department of Environment on 7 August 2020. Truck drivers employed by the company say that they are losing US$300/day as a result, according to the Fiji Times newspaper.

The Lami cement plant previously suspended operations subject to a stop order from the Department of Environment due to complaints about dust emissions on 7 December 2018.

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Japanese clinker shipment arrives in Fiji

24 January 2019

Fiji: The Tasman Sea, a bulk carrier, has delivered clinker from Japan for the Tengy Cement plant via the port of Lautoka. The vessel carried 26,800t of clinker, according to the Fiji Sun newspaper. It will also deliver clinker for Tengy Cement’s plant in Suva. Madulesh Lakhan, operations manager of Transam Fiji, said that his company arranges clinker imports every three months to the country. Pacific Cement also uses the service.

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Pacific Cement ordered to stop work at plant due to dust emissions

07 December 2018

Fiji: The Department of Environment has issued a Stop Work Notice to Pacific Cement’s Lami plant due to complaints about dust emissions. The notice was issued following a visit by Sandeep Singh, the Director of Environment, to the unit, according to the Fiji Sun newspaper. The work orders are normally temporary to give industries time to implement mitigation measures.

Nouzab Fareed, the chief executive officer (CEO) of Pacific Cement’s parent company Fijian Holdings, acknowledged that the plant emitted dust ‘sometimes.’ However, he pointed out that the site imports over 0.1Mt/yr of clinker and that this comes from another plant.

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Pacific Cement prepares for upgrade project

06 September 2017

Fiji: Pacific Cement plans to shut down for three weeks in September 2017 for upgrade work including installing a new cement mill motor, trunnion gear, dust collectors and sensors. The company has confirmed to the Fiji Times newspaper that all the parts for the project have arrived on site. It expects at least 15 engineers and technicians from Australia and New Zealand to work on the repairs. Company director Sowani Tuidrola added that the cement producer has imported 25,000t of cement from Vietnam to meet market demand.

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Pacific Cement to import cement from Vietnam

02 August 2017

Fiji: Pacific Cement plans to import 25,000t of cement from Vietnam due to supply shortfalls from local plants. The increase in demand has been attributed to increased construction activity in the country, according to the Fiji Sun newspaper. Pacific Cement is currently running at reduced production levels whilst it waits for spare parts to arrive. It plans to return to full production in October 2017. The producer is also wants to install a cement mill in early 2018 to increase its production capacity.

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Pacific Cement resumes production in Fiji

06 July 2017

Fiji: Pacific Cement has resumed operations at its cement plant. The plant originally stopped operation in late April 2017 due to mechanical failures, according to the Fiji Times newspaper. Chief executive Sowani Tuidrola said that the plant will run at 60% capacity until the end of July 2017 whilst it waits for a new gear. A new Trunnion Gear Assembly is scheduled to arrive in late July 2017 and it will be fitted during a two-week shutdown in late August 2017. Normal production levels are expected to resume from 1 September 2017.

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Pacific Cement stops production in Fiji due to a mechanical failure

09 June 2017

Fiji: Pacific Cement has stopped cement production due to a breakdown at its plant. Acting Prime Minister, Attorney-General and Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum said that the cement producer stopped production in late May 2017, according to the Pacific News Agency Service. The government intends to allow people to import cement duty free, as long as it meets the AS3972 standard, in order to prevent a cement shortage.

Pacific Cement supplies about 80% of the market in Fiji and it operates the only integrated plant in the territory. The other local supplier in the market is Tengy Cement. Pacific Cement has also agreed to sell 24,000t of surplus clinker to Tengy Cement following government intervention.

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