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Cemex USA terminals in San Diego and La Mirada achieve Energy Star Challenge for Industry status
01 June 2017US: Two Cemex USA terminals in California have achieved the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Energy Star Challenge for Industry status by reducing their energy consumption by more than 10% each. The San Diego terminal achieved a 12.2% reduction in 2016, compared to the prior year. The La Mirada terminal achieved a 23.2% reduction year-on-year. The Energy Star Challenge for Industry is a national call-to-action to improve energy efficiency by 10% within five years.
The La Mirada and San Diego terminals reduced their energy consumption by completing projects and executing strategies to improve their onsite energy intensity. Workers were educated on energy-management practices and procedures for the proper operation of plant equipment. Out-dated light bulbs at the terminals were replaced with more energy-efficient LED lighting. The process of enhancing lighting at the terminals continues in 2017, and workers at the terminals are focused on looking for more ways to save energy in the future. Cemex also plans to roll out programme to all of its logistics operations.
Oman: Raysut Cement has confirmed its plans to build a new cement plant via a joint venture with Oman Cement. The cement producer announced its plans in its first quarter financial report for 2017. The new company will be called Alwasta Cement Company. As announced previously the new project will be dependent on a feasibility report. It also announced that its project with Barwaaqo Cement Company to build a terminal in Somaliland, an autonomous region of Somalia, is progressing and that work on a new packing plant in underway.
Pakistan: Pakistan International Bulk Terminal (PIBT), the country’s first dry bulk unit for coal and cement, has started commercial operations with a consignment of coal in early May 2017. The US$285mn Muhammad Bin Qasim Port, which was built with support from the World Bank, will also be used to export cement and clinker, according to the Express Tribune newspaper. The terminal is capable of handling 12Mt/yr of cargo and has a storage yard spread over 62 acres. PIBT, under a 30-year build, operate and transfer agreement with the Port Qasim Authority, built its own jetty and is equipped with two coal ship unloading cranes and one cement and clinker loading crane.
Dangote Cement builds revenue in first quarter of 2017 despite falling cement sales volumes
02 May 2017Nigeria: Dangote Cement’s sales revenue and earnings rose in the first quarter of 2017 due to higher prices despite a significant fall in cement sales volumes in its home country. Its sales revenue increased by 48.1% year-on-year to US$682m from US$460m in the same period of 2016 and its earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) rose by 42.3% to US$337m from US$237m. However, its cement sales volumes fell by 6.4% to 6.03Mt from 6.44Mt caused by a drop of 16.5% in Nigeria.
“Dangote Cement produced record financial results in the first three months of 2017. Despite lower group volumes, we delivered significantly higher revenues and EBITDA after realigning prices late in 2016. Our new pricing strategy meant every tonne worked harder for us in Nigeria, delivering 78.4% more EBITDA/t than the same quarter last year,” said chief executive officer Onne van der Wijde. He added the group has started sourcing coal from Nigerian mines run by its parent company, Dangote Industries, and that this had improved margins, reduced its need for foreign coal and the foreign currency required to buy it.
The group has continued to grow its operations outside of Africa to the extent that they represent 28% of its revenue. It reported a ‘good’ start for a new import and bagging facility in Sierra Leone that began operations in January 2017 and stated that it expects to start a 1.5Mt/yr plant in Congo in May 2017.
McInnis Cement starts building terminal in New York
21 April 2017US: Canada’s McInnis Cement has started building a terminal in the South Bronx region of New York. The 6930m2 warehouse will be able to store 43,000t of cement and load up to 80 trucks/day. Cement will be delivered to the site from McInnis’ plant in Port-Daniel, Gascons, Quebec. A barge-mounted ship unloader travelling between New York and Providence will be used to pneumatically transfer the cement into the warehouse.
Additional features to the terminal include a 24-hour operations schedule, rooftop solar panels and a fully enclosed truck load out system will mitigate dust. The site was chosen due to its access to the New York City Harbour. The area is also expected to see an investment of over US$45bn towards infrastructure projects and another US$6bn towards repairs following Hurricane Sandy in 2012.
“We are very excited to being one step closer to delivering cement to our customers in this area and along the east coast,” said McInnis Cement chief executive officer, Herve Mallet. “Once complete, the facility will set a new standard for development in the New York City Harbour, placing in harmony an industrial operation, with a natural wildlife habitat and waterfront access for citizens of the South Bronx.”
US: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded CalPortland with a 2017 Energy Star Partner of the Year – Sustained Excellence Award for energy efficiency achievements. CalPortland’s accomplishments will be recognized by the EPA and the Department of Energy in Washington, DC on 26 April 2017.
Its key 2016 accomplishments include a reduction of its energy intensity by 1.1% in 2016 compared to business as usual in 2015 which resulted in over US$682,000 in savings and a reduction of 14,234Mt of CO2. The company initiated a new ‘CalPortland Energy Cup’ competition that compares and quantifies energy practices and performance of its three cement plants. All three CalPortland cement plants scored in the top quartile of the Energy Performance Indicators (EPI) benchmarking tool. The Rillito plant has been certified for the past five years in a row.
CalPortland has also completed several large energy saving projects including the installation of a new US$9m clinker cooler at the Rillito cement plant, a US$14m Anchorage terminal storage dome and a US$2m preheater duct replacement at the Mojave cement plant.
Bedeschi provides update on terminal for Sönmez Çimento
22 March 2017Turkey: Bedeschi has released more information about its contract with Sönmez Çimento to help build a clinker and cement export terminal in the Adana Yumurtalık Free Zone. The contract was awarded in April 2016. A slewing, luffing and travelling type shiploader, equipped with a telescopic chute, will be installed at the plant’s port terminal. The shiploader will be able to load vessels of up to 55,000DW and beam 32.2m. The nominal loading capacity of the machine is of 1000t/hr with a peak flow rate of 1100t/hr. The equipment will include de-dusting systems, such as filters, installed on board to reduce the dust pollution caused by material flow between belt conveyors.
Cemex completes sale of Fairborn cement plant to Eagle Materials
13 February 2017US: Cemex has completed the sale of its Fairborn cement plant in Ohio and a cement terminal in Columbus to Eagle Materials for US$400m. Cemex said proceeds from the sale will be used for debt reduction and general corporate purposes. Bank of America Merrill Lynch acted as financial advisor to the cement producer for the transaction.
Quinn Cement to build Euro2.9m port facility at Warrenpoint
08 February 2017UK/Ireland: Quinn Cement is planning to build a Euro2.9m port facility at Warrenpoint Harbour in County Down in Northern Ireland, UK. The 7500t terminal will be operated over a 10-year period in conjunction with the Warrenpoint Harbour Authority, according to the Irish Independent. Final commissioning for the project was approved in late January 2017. The investment is intended to compliment the company’s update to its terminal in Rochester, Kent in England and to help the company ‘cope’ with the UK’s decision to leave the European Union.
Wagners seeks buyer for cement terminal
23 November 2016Australia: Wagners is attempting to sell its cement terminal in Queensland for up to US$150m. The unit has been on the market previously, according to the Australian newspaper. The Australian firm started with divisions in concrete, quarrying and transport and has since diversified into cement, fly-ash, lime and other products.