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India: The Pollution Control Board of Assam has held a public hearing on a proposed 1Mt/yr cement plant at Jorabat, Mauza Sonapur in the state of Assam. Locals and Pollution Control Board officials were present during the hearing, where all the stakeholders put forward their opinions on the project. Most local people supported the project, provided that employment was prioritised to nearby villages and within the state, according to the Assam Tribune. Locals also emphasised the importance of the pollution control system of the plant.
KR Associates is planning to build the 500t/day clinker producing plant. It will have a cement grinding production capacity of 500t/day. A 26,850m2 plot of land has been acquired for the plant. The project will use 3600kW of power sourced from the Assam State Electricity Board. Once completed the plant is expected to employ 110 workers. Proposed air pollution control measures for the plant include bag filters and an electrostatic precipitator for the cooler exhaust stack.
Shareholders add capital to Medcem Cameroon
21 April 2016Cameroon: The share capital of Medcem Cameroon has risen to US$689,000 from US$17,200, the company has revealed in a statement. However, the cement grinding plant has not produced cement for the local market in at least six months according to the Agence de Presse Africaine. Medcem’s production stopped after several shutdowns earlier in 2015 and a period of testing in late August 2015.
Medcem Cameroon, a subsidiary of Turkish company Eren Holding, has a cement production capacity of 0.6Mt/yr. Les Cimenteries du Cameroun (CIMENCAM), a subsidiary of LafargeHolcim, and Ciments de l'Afrique (CIMAF), part of the Moroccan Addoha group, both operate integrated cement plants in the country. Dangote inaugurated a cement grinding plant in August 2015 and Mira is also planning to build a grinding plant in the country.
India: UltraTech Cement has commissioned a cement grinding plant in Pataliputra, Bihar. The 1.6Mt/yr plant is the company’s 15th grinding plant. It is intended to produce cement for markets in eastern India.
The new grinding plant increases the company’s production capacity to 69.3Mt/yr including overseas operations. The Indian cement producer has added 6.1Mt/yr in production capacity in the year that ended in March 2016.
Georgia to build US$100m cement plant in Senaki
19 April 2016Georgia: The government of Georgia is to build a US$100m cement plant in Senaki, Samegrelo. The project will be joint-investment with an unnamed Chinese company. Construction will start in June 2016 and the plant is expected to employ 500 people in its construction phase. The project was discussed at a meeting between Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili and businessman Tsezar Chocheli, according to the Sarke Information Agency.
Construction of PPC Ruwa Plant making progress
15 April 2016Zimbabwe: Construction of the 0.7Mt/yr PPC Ruwa Plant in Msasa has been reported as more than half complete. PPC sources told the Financial Gazette that civil and structural construction of the cement plant is now more than 50% complete. The US$80m plant is expected to be running by the end of 2016.
IKN places order for A TEC GRECO kiln burner
14 April 2016Germany: IKN has placed an order for a A TEC GRECO kiln burner for the HeidelbergCement’s cement plant at Burglengenfeld. The project will be completed by the end of 2016. It is part of a general upgrade being conducted at the plant by IKN.
The scope of A TEC GRECO’s supply includes the engineering, design and manufacturing of a tailor-made combustion system including the required peripheral systems for operation. The burner thermal power will be 75MW. The burner is intended use with lignite, sewage sludge, refuse-derived fuel (RDF), diesel and solvents.
A TEC GRECO is a subsidiary of A TEC specialising in burners for kilns and calciners.
Taiwan Cement pins hopes on stronger second half of 2016
14 April 2016Taiwan: Taiwan Cement Corp has conceded that its business has remained weak since 2015. It hopes to see rise in sales in the second half of 2016 said Taiwan Cement chairman Leslie Koo in comments reported by the Tapei Times.
Cement shipments to China grew by 18% year-on-year to 10.8Mt in the first quarter of 2016 from 9.2Mt in the same period in 2015. Taiwan Cement senior vice-president Edward Huang said that overall demand for cement and clinker in 2016 should remain the same or improve from 2015. He citied transportation infrastructure projects in Taiwan and potential demand in China as measures for growth.
It expects cement production overcapacity to end in 2016 as the Chinese government continues to close cement plants. It also expects cement prices to start to grow again throughout the year based on price rises in the first quarter of 2016. The company plans to build four production lines in 2016. A new cement plant in Shaoguan, China, is expected to start production in the first half of 2017.
Taiwan Cement’s net income fell by 47% to US$178m in 2015 from US$334m in 2014. Sales dropped by 21% to US$2.89bn from US$3.65bn. It blamed the result on falling prices and demand in China due to oversupply of cement.
Indonesia: State-owned cement producer Semen Baturaja has received a US$115m bank loan to build a new cement plant in Sumatra. The plant will have a cement production capacity of 1.85Mt/yr and it will be operational by June 2017. The project is expected to cost US$252m, according to Investor Daily. The plant was originally announced in 2014.
Vietnam: Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has agreed to add the Thaicement Ha Tien plant in Kien Giang to a portfolio of projects to be invested in the 2011-2020 period with a vision to 2030. The cement plant will have a production capacity of 4.5Mt/yr.
Nguyen has assigned the Ministry of Construction and People’s Committee of Kien Giang province to conduct a survey and exploration of limestone and clay deposits and present it to the National Mineral Reserves Councils for approval before granting an investment license. He also requested the relevant agencies to assess the financial capacity of the investor, which must be able to provide at least 20% of the project’s total investment under current regulations.
The Ministry of Construction has forecast that Vietnam's sales of cement and clinker will rise by 4 - 7% year-on-year to up to 77Mt in 2016 despite economic problems.
Jabal Saraj cement plant reopens after 20 years
11 April 2016Afghanistan: The Jabal Saraj cement plant in Parwan has reopened after 20 years. The plant originally closed in 1996 due to the civil war in the country. Local officials have stated that the plant can now produce 100t/day of cement. Provincial governor’s spokesman Wahid Sediqi said the government has invested more than US$1m to help restart operations at the plant, according to the Khaama Press. More investment will be required to increase the plant’s production output.