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Soma Cimento orders clinker production line from KHD 25 August 2017
Turkey: Soma Cimento has ordered a 4000t/day clinker production line from KHD for its plant at Soma near Manisa. The contract includes engineering, equipment supply, and supervision of erection and commissioning, including KHD’s Simulex plant simulation system, which will simulate the operation of the plant. Commissioning of the plant is scheduled for the spring of 2018.
The core components of KHD’s new line are: a five-stage KHD Preheater with Pyroclon-R LowNOx AF calciner, equipped with Pyrotop compact mixing chamber, tertiary air duct and Pyrobox calciner firing system; a Pyrorapid two-tire rotary kiln, with a diameter of 4.6m; a Pyro-jet kiln burner; and a Pyrofloor clinker cooler equipped with a Pyrocrusher System.
This project will be the third commissioning of KHD’s Low-NOx calciner with Pyroloop Technology in Turkey. It will be KHD’s 51st kiln line in Turkey. No value for the order has bee disclosed.
Hyundai Cement plans solar plant at Danyang plant 25 August 2017
South Korea: Hanil Cement and LK Investment Partners are considering plans to build a solar plant at Hyundai Cement’s plant at Danyang. The owners of the cement plant want to build the solar plant at the site when its limestone reserves start to decline, according to the Maeil Business Newspaper. The new power plant is intended to increase its profitability.
Indonesia: Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (SOE) Rini Soemarno has launched an affordable cement programme for Papua province targeted at its mountainous regions. The scheme is being run with five state-owned companies: Semen Indonesia, Pelni, Pelindo IV, Perusahaan Perdagangan Indonesia and Pos Indonesia. The scheme has been introduced due to poor transport links to and within the province in conjunction with improvements to road and port infrastructure, according to the Antara news agency. Cement under the scheme is imported by Semen Indonesia to the port at Timika before being distributed by road and aeroplane.
Cuba: The Cuban cement industry is operating at a 58% capacity utilisation rate, according to the CiberCuba website. The low rate has been blamed on logistic and electricity supply problems.
CRH’s European Heavyside division stagnates so far in 2017 24 August 2017
Ireland: CRH’s sales revenue from its Europe Heavyside division, which includes cement production, fell by 2% year-on-year to Euro3.35bn in the first half of 2017 from Euro3.41bn in the same period of 2016. The group described the situation in Europe as ‘stabilising,’ with market recovery reported in Ireland, France, Finland and Poland. However, its earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) remained static at Euro352m. Overall the group’s sales rose by 2% to Euro13bn and its EBITDA rose by 5% to Euro1.18bn.
"We have had a satisfactory start to 2017 with stabilising trends in key European markets and EBITDA growth in the Americas,” said chief executive Albert Manifold. “For the second half of the year, despite currency headwinds and continuing challenging conditions in the Philippines, we expect a continuation of the first half momentum experienced in Europe and EBITDA growth in the Americas, which will result in another year of progress for the group."
The group’s America Materials division’s sales rose by 6% to Euro3.17bn and its EBITDA rose by 15% to Euro288m. It reported that residential and non-residential demand increased and that publicly funded infrastructure activity remained stable in the US. However, its cement volumes fell by 1% due to declines in Ontario and Quebec, although this was partly offset by increases in the US market. In Asia the group’s sales fell by 11% to Euro244m in part due to lower sales volumes of cement in Philippines with falling prices and higher fuel and power costs.