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Western Diamond Cement opens in Takoradi, Ghana
09 November 2015Ghana: Western Diamond Cement Limited (WDCL) has launched its product in Takoradi under the brand name 'Diamond Cement.' The company, which has the first vertical cement mill in Ghana, will produce 42.5 rapid and 32.5 rapid cements. It has 6500t of clinker storage.
Buddarajo Roju, Manager of Quality Control at Western Diamond Cement Limited, said that Ghana is a vibrant economy and that there is rapid growth in the whole of West Africa, especially infrastructural development. He said that the company is committed to implementing the Environmental Impact Statement to the Environmental Protection Agency and mitigation measures on dust generation, noise impact, as well as liquid and solid waste.
Ciments de l'Afrique Cameroon launches new cement plant in Cameroon
09 November 2015Cameroon: The launch of Ciments de l'Afrique Cameroun's (CIMAF) new 500,000t/yr cement plant brings Cameroon's cement plant number to three. The Moroccan-based company has been supplying cement to Cameroon for several months and intends to increase production to about 1Mt/yr in the near future.
The other two cement plants in the country are Les Cimenteries du Cameroun, the oldest company in the country that produces 1.6Mt/yr, as well as Dangote Cement Cameroon, which was commissioned several few weeks ago and produces 1.5Mt/yr of cement. Estimated domestic cement demand stands at 2.8Mt/yr. Turkey's MEDCEM is also constructing a 600,000t/yr cement plant in Douala.
Nigeria: The Edo State Government has began moves to recover US$31m that was fraudulently taken from government coffers during the administration of Lucky Igbinedion as Governor. This was part of the decisions reached at the end of the State Executive Council meeting, held on 5 November 2015.
"There is an issue of fraud that was discovered while turning our books. We found that US$31m was fraudulently taken from state coffers during the administration of Chief Lucky Ogbinedion. The governor has directed the Attorney-General to commence legal action in that direction," said Commissioner for Information, Louis Odion. "In the coming days, the state government will take legal action to ensure that what was stolen from Edo State Government is recovered."
Throwing light on the US$31m fraud, the Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Honourable Abdul Oroh said: "The US$31m was stolen for a transaction that was designed clearly for criminal purposes. This project was called 'Abat Cement Company,' situated in Ekpe, Akoko. The company was supposed to produce cement to take advantage of the large deposit of limestone in that part of the state. The company was registered as Abat Cement Company Limited and had three shareholders. The Abat Cement Company had 75% of the shares, Edo State Government had 15% of the shares and 10% of the shares were reserved for 'other Nigerians.' Although Edo State government was given only a 15%, 100% of the revenue invested in the company, the US$31m, was taken from the account of Edo State Government. The shareholder agreement was signed by the Fashunu and Governor Igbinedion. As the money was withdrawn, construction of the company started and all the major structures were in place, 90% of the machines were installed, but there was no contribution from any other source for the construction and procurement of this equipment. Everything invested in that company came from Edo State Government.
Gezhouba Cement to build cement plant in Kyzylorda
04 November 2015Kazakhstan: Gezhouba Cement Group Co Ltd plans to construct a cement plant in Shiyeli, Kyzylorda with partner Corporation Dan Ake to form the joint venture, Gezhouba - Shiyeli Cement. Construction of the 1Mt/yr cement plant will begin in February 2016 and create 400 new jobs.
Gezhouba Cement said that the region has created favourable conditions for investors and the implementation of joint projects. "Gezhouba Cement is known not only in China but also abroad. It is included in the list of the best companies for the production of cement. On 23 December 2014 an agreement for the implementation of joint projects in Kyzylorda was signed. We are grateful to the CEO of Corporation Dan Ake, Daulet Turlykhanov, for having helped to attract investors. In addition, our side will create all the conditions for the realisation of the project," said region Governor, K Kusherbayev.
Lithuania: Eternit Baltic UAB, the corrugated fibre cement sheet plant operating in Naujoji Akmene in the north of Lithuania, has begun the construction of new production facilities. The new production facilities will produce Cedral cement siding for the local market and for the Central and Eastern European markets.
Etex, which owns Eternit Baltic UAB, plans to invest approximately Euro34m in the construction of the new production facilities. Implementation of the project will take a little more than one year. Production is expected to start in early 2017. The new production facilities will enable the company to produce over 4Mm2/yr of cement siding. Approximately 50 new jobs will be created in the new production facilities in three years. Eternit Baltic currently employs approximately 150 people.
Birla Corporation commissions cement blending unit in Uttar Pradesh
03 November 2015India: Birla Corporation has commissioned its 50,000t/yr cement blending unit in Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh. In August 2015 it agreed to acquire, either directly or through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Lafarge India's Jojobera and Sonadih cement businesses for US$763m.
West China Cement to buy Yaowangshan Cement for US$121m
02 November 2015China: West China Cement has agreed to acquire the entire equity interest of Tongchuan Yaowangshan Ecological Cement Co Ltd as well as shareholder's loan of US$121m. The Yaowangshan cement plant in Yaowangshan, Tongchuan, Shaanxi has 2.2Mt/yr of cement production capacity.
China Conch Venture and Red Day Limited, which is owned by West China Cement's Non-executive Director Ma Zhaoyang, agreed to inject US$14.2m and US$4.73m into Xi'an Yaobai Environmental Technology Engineering Co Ltd. Upon completion, Yaobai Environmental will be 60% owned by Conch Venture, 20% by Red Day and 20% by West China Cement.
West China Cement expects to record a US$63,096 loss as a result of the transactions. The parties agreed to develop Yaobai Environmental into the only platform for the treatment of dangerous and hazardous waste for the parties within China. West China Cement believes that the investments from Conch Venture and Red Day, which will provide additional financial resources to Yaobai Environmental, is an important step towards this goal and paves the way for further collaboration among the parties.
Shree Cement commissions 2Mt/yr grinding plant in Uttar Pradesh
02 November 2015India: Shree Cement commissioned a new 2Mt/yr grinding plant in Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh on 30 October 2015.
US$1.2bn Dangote Cement projects licensed
28 October 2015Zimbabwe: The Zimbabwe Investment Authority (ZIA) has issued Dangote Group with licences for three projects worth US$1.2bn, paving way for Aliko Dangote to start implementing business deals agreed with Government earlier in 2015. The three projects are a cement plant, a coal mining venture and an energy or power plant using coal off-take production.
Zimbabwe Investment Authority chairperson Nigel Chanakira said that construction of a cement plant would likely reduce the price of the commodity. "Without any shadow of doubt, from all indications this will be the largest plant, so it speaks to the dynamics in terms of competitive pricing in cement and the construction industry," said Chanakira. "Generally, housing building costs must come down."
He said that the ZIA wanted all licensed investors to start work immediately. "What we need now are very strong follow-ups to help anybody who has been licensed to make sure those licences are used and that they translate into real investment," said Chanakira. "In the past, we have been criticised that we approve projects and then people do not come. If you look at the trend, even in 2014, we have had the largest inflow in terms of foreign direct investment since 2006. In 2006 we had US$444m, in 2014 we reached US$545m. In 2015, the jury is still out. The year has not ended, but we are hoping that our numbers will go up to at least US$3bn."
Sun Cement orders another vertical roller mill from Loesche
27 October 2015South Korea: Sun Cement Co Ltd has placed another order for a Loesche vertical roller grinding mill to grind granulated blast furnace slag.
At the Mokpo cement plant in South Korea, in order to ensure more cost-effective production, plans have been made to replace the current outdated ball mill with a new grinding plant. For this reason, Loesche has been commissioned to deliver a LM 35.2+2 CS mill. The vertical roller grinding mill will produce slag cement with a fineness of 4600 Blaine, at a capacity of 45t/hr. The capacity of the gearbox will be 1600kW.
The delivery of the key parts to Sun Cement Co Ltd is planned for the end of 2015.