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South Kyrgyz Cement accused of selling cement for export cheaper than local prices

08 February 2019

Kyrgyzstan: Shukhrat Sabirov, the head of the State Antimonopoly agency, has reported to parliament that South Kyrgyz Cement was fined for selling exported cement at a price lower than it sells cement locally. The official made the comment in response to questions from a member of parliament, according to Kyrgyzstan Newsline.

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Anjani Portland Cement’s profit falls as fuels costs grow

08 February 2019

India: Anjani Portland Cement’s revenue grew by 16% year-on-year to US$44.5m in the nine months to 31 December 2018 from US$39.1m in the same period in 2017. However, its expenses rose by 20% to US$42.1m from US$35m due to fuel and logistic cost increases. Its profit before tax fell by 31% to US$2.54m from US$3.68m.

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New orders for Intercem in Germany and Russia

08 February 2019

Germany/Russia: Intercem has been awarded new orders in Germany and Russia. In Russia it will supply a high-efficiency separator ICS 143, as well as the associated plant aggregates to a new cement plant. The high-efficiency separator, an in-house development manufactured in the company workshop, has a capacity of 115t/hr at 3000cm2/g acc. to Blaine and a total output of 258t/hr. The volume flow classifying air is 143.000m3/hr. The scope of supply also includes the engineering for the complete grinding plant as well as the supervision of the assembly and the commissioning of the components included in the delivery.

In Germany it will supply silos for Zementwek Lübeck’s grinding plant. The order includes a silo unit consisting of four steel silos with a capacity of 1200m3 each. In addition, the bulk loading and the complex cement conveying via air slides and bucket elevators leading over the complete area of the plant are part of the scope of supply. The scope of supply also includes the engineering and associated plant components, such as support structure, catwalks, filters, bucket elevators, return lines, electrical equipment, as well as building application and dispatch automation. Completion is scheduled for the third quarter of 2019.

The German engineering company has also won a contract to optimise a secondary fuel dosing system at a German cement plant.

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Caisse pulls back from selling stake in McInnis Cement

07 February 2019

Canada: The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) says it no longer wants to sell its majority stake in McInnis Cement. CDPQ’s chief executive officer (CEO) said that the pension and insurance fund is ‘convinced’ of the potential the company, according to the Journal de Quebec newspaper. The company hired consultants in 2018 to look at a potential sale.

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Fancesa to target markets in La Paz and Cochabamba

07 February 2019

Bolivia: Fábrica Nacional de Cemento (Fancesa) plans to target markets in La Paz and Cochabamba. It will open agencies in the locations in early 2019, according to the Correo del Sur newspaper. The cement producer operates a plant at Sucre in the south of the country.

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Chinese cement company profits double in 2018 due to price rises

07 February 2019

China: Data from the National Development and Reform Commission reports that the profits of local cement companies more than doubled to US$64bn in 2018 compared to 2017. Cement output grew by 3% year-on-year to 2.18Bnt, according to the Xinhua News Agency. Cement sector growth has been attributed to rising cement prices. In December 2018 the average price of cement was 10.6% higher than at the same time in 2017.

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Udayapur Cement production hampered by power cuts

07 February 2019

Nepal: Udayapur Cement’s production is being reduced due to power cuts. The plant has a production capacity of 800t/day of clinker but at times it has been reduced to only just 100t/day, according to the Republica newspaper. The cement producer says that the cuts have cost it over US$0.4m.

The electricity outages have also damaged machinery such as gears in cement-packaging equipment and raised general costs through repeated start-ups. The unit suffered 62 power cuts from 15 January to 2 February 2019 lasting a total of 23 hours. As many as six stoppages in a single day have been reported.

The Nepal Electricity Authority supplies electricity to the plant. It has blamed the ‘incompetence’ of officials at a substation.

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LafargeHolcim España to invest Euro4m in Sagunto cement plant

07 February 2019

Spain: LafargeHolcim España plans to spend Euro4m on upgrades to its Sagunto cement plant, according to the Las Provincias newspaper. The work will include automating the laboratory, adding a new control system for the plant, making environmental changes, improving lighting and acoustics and remodelling the unit’s white cement line.

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LafargeHolcim considering options in Middle East and Africa

07 February 2019

Switzerland: LafargeHolcim is considering options, including divestments, for its businesses in the Middle East and Africa. Unnamed sources quoted by Bloomberg say that the company has held early talks with advisors about selling assets and it is also looking at an initial public offering (IPO). If it decides to sell its entire business in this region it may seek up to US$8bn. However, the sources thought that finding a buyer at this scale might prove difficult given market conditions. In 2018 the building materials producer operated 44 integrated and cement grinding plants in the region, 30 aggregates plants and 212 ready-mix concrete plants. LafargeHolcim has declined to comment on the report.

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Partnership signed to build new cement plant in Libya

07 February 2019

Libya: The Libyan Fund for Internal Investment and Development and the National Company for Building Material Industry have signed a partnership deal to build a 1.6Mt/yr cement plant at Nalut. The agreement follows collaboration between the Presidential Council and the Central Bank of Libya in order to build the economy, according to the Libya Observer.

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