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Canada: Lafarge Canada, Natural Resources Canada, the Queen's Institute for Energy and Environmental Policy and Carbon Management Canada have announced that they are investing more than US$8m to develop the use of alternative fuels at Lafarge Canada's cement plant in Bath, Ontario. This multi-partner initiative intends to produce low-emission, low-carbon fuels from local supplies such as construction and demolition site debris (wood based), railway ties, and other energy containing materials that aren't presently recycled.
"We are delighted to bring this world-class demonstration initiative to the Canadian cement industry. We believe that this project is exactly in line with our mission of building better cities by lowering our carbon footprint, making use of local fuel supplies and creating local sustainable jobs," said Bob Cartmel, President and Chief Executive Officer in Eastern Canada for Lafarge Canada Inc.
According to figures released by Lafarge, the Canadian cement industry currently emits about 3.8% of the country's carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and about 30 - 40% of those emissions are due to fossil fuel use.
Carbon Management Canada (CMC), a network of Centres of Excellence that supports research to reduce CO2 emissions, is providing a US$400,000 grant over three years to a research team working on the project. Natural Resources Canada is awarding US$2.68m to Lafarge Canada to construct a full-scale demonstration plant. Other project partners include Pollution Probe, WWF Canada, Queen's University, the Cement Association of Canada, Mesa Bioenergy, Scott Environmental and Rail Link, a Metis company.
Yura orders Loesche plant
01 May 2013Peru: Yura has ordered a vertical roller mill from Loesche America for installation at a cement plant in Arequipa.
The subsidiary of Gloria Group has chosen a Loesche Mill Type LM 56.2+2 C/S to be part of a clinker and pozzolana dry-grinding plant. The product rates will be exceeding 170t/hr of cement with a fineness of 5000cm²/g Blaine. The gearbox has an installed capacity of 4000kW.
Loesche will be responsible for the complete import portion of the grinding plant in between mill feeding hoppers and cement silo inlet. Additionally, Loesche will deliver a compact LOMA hot gas generator, the set of main drive motors, a set of instruments for process control loops and the dust emission monitoring. Delivery is expected to take eight months.
Iran to build 2Mt/yr cement plant in Iraq
01 May 2013Iraq: Iran plants to build a 2Mt/yr cement plant in Iraq, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA). The project will cost around US$245m with an opening date set for 2015. Cement produced at the plant will be exported using Iranian brand names.
Sinoma to build cement production line in Iraq
01 May 2013Iraq: Sinoma International Engineering's Nanjing subsidiary has signed an EPC contract with Iraq-based Faruk Investment Group to build a 5300t/day cement clinker production line. The project is the seventh cement production line to be built in Iraq by Sinoma's Nanjing subsidiary.
Lafarge to sell Ukraine plant to CRH
26 April 2013Ukraine: France's Lafarge has announced the sale of its cement activities in Ukraine to Ireland's CRH for an enterprise value of Euro96m. The deal comprises one wet process cement plant located in the Lviv region, in the western part of the country. The Global Cement Directory 2013 lists the plant's capacity as 1.7Mt/yr.
The transaction, which is expected to close before the end of 2013, is subject to the relevant Ukrainian authorities' approval. Lafarge retains a presence in Ukraine through three aggregates quarries serving the Ukrainian, Russian and Polish markets.
Holcim opts for Loesche mill for Guayaquil plant
24 April 2013Ecuador: Loesche has announced that it will deliver one LM 56.4 type vertical roller mill for cement raw material grinding for the Guayaquil cement plant currently being expanded for Holcim Ecuador. The order was placed by the Chinese general contractor Sinoma-TJ (CBMI), which will supply a 4500t/day line.
The mill will grind cement raw material and has been designed for a capacity of 386t/hr. The mill motor capacity will be 4000kW. It will compliment an existing Loesche mill that has been operating at the same plant since 2010. Delivery is planned at the end of 2013.
HeidelbergCement takes control of Russian plant
19 April 2013Russia: HeidelbergCement has increased its holding in the Russian cement company CJSC Construction Materials from 51% to 100%. The German cement producer did not disclose the cost of the acquisition.
"The purchasing of the remaining 49% in CJSC is another good example of our strategy of low risk bolt-on acquisitions," said Bernd Scheifele, chairman of the Managing Board of HeidelbergCement.
CJSC Construction Material, located in Sterlitamak in the Russian republic of Bashkortostan, has a cement production capacity of 1.8Mt/yr using a dry production process. It employs 760 people. HeidelbergCement acquired a 51% stake in the Russian cement company in the fourth quarter of 2010.
Italy: Italian cement producer Italcementi plans to stop production at three of its Italian cement plants, bringing the total of its dormant plants in the country to nine. Italcementi director general Giovanni Battista Ferrario made the announcement at a shareholders' meeting, blaming the move on overcapacity in the face of a huge slump in domestic demand
The company expects to save Euro110m through the closures as part of an efficiency drive. It posted losses of Euro362m in 2012, most of it due to poor Italian demand. Lay-offs for over a quarter of Italian staff were announced in December 2012. It said the Italian market "continues to be marked by productive over-capacity compared to a demand that has dropped to the levels last seen at the end of the 1970s."
Italcementi had 17 operational plants in 2012. It has since then sold one and halted production at five others. However, CEO Carlo Pesenti told the meeting that the company plans to invest up to Euro150m on upgrades at its Rezzato plant and has plans to develop its Calusco plant.
Nepal seeks US$11.5m loan for Udayapur Cement plant
17 April 2013Nepal: The Nepalese Ministry of Industry intends to petition the Russian government for a US$11.5m grant to upgrade equipment at the Udayapur Cement Factory, the country's largest state-owned cement plant.
"The loan that we are looking for from the Russian government is solely to replace machine equipment parts," said Uma Kanta Jha, secretary of Ministry of Industry. Previously the ministry asked the Russian government for a grant for the Janakpur Cigarette Factory.
Key problems besetting the Udayapur Cement include a lack of raw materials, ageing machinery, overstaffing and mounting debts. The Nepalese government's procurement policy has been blamed for making it difficult to source raw materials from India, such as coal. Currently the factory has 549 permanent staff on its payroll. The plant incurred a loss of US$10.2m in 2010 - 2011 and has a cumulative loss of US$205m. The company last released audited financial results in 2004 - 2005.
Saudi king orders 10Mt of cement
16 April 2013Saudi Arabia: King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has issued an urgent command ordering 10Mt of cement to cope with a local shortage. Additional measures included plans to build three to four new cement plants with a production capacity of 12Mt/yr. US$800m has been approved to support the program for three years.
The Saudi Press Agency announced the urgent directive to address a growing demand for cement in light of rapid urban growth and government infrastructure projects.