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Ivory Coast: Dangote Cement has started to build a 3Mt/yr clinker grinding plant in Yongbon near Abidjan. The plant will be cost US$200m and be completed by late 2017 according to Devakumar Edwin, Dangote Group Executive Director, Strategy, Projects and Portfolio Management.
The grinding plant will consist of two 1.5Mt/yr lines. Once complete the plant is expected to double the country’s cement production capacity. Indian engineering firm Ayoki Fabricon is managing the project subcontracting Thyssenkrupp. Once complete the plant is expected to create over 3000 direct and indirect jobs, according to local media.
Norcem signs record contract for 280,000t of cement 08 April 2016
Norway: Norcem, the Norwegian subsidiary of HeidelbergCement, and Acciona Ghella JV have signed an agreement for the cement supplies to the Follo Line Project in Oslo. The supply of 280,000t of cement over a three-year period is Norcem’s largest contract ever.
“This is a milestone for HeidelbergCement in Norway and will put great demands on both production and logistics,” said Bernd Scheifele, chairman of the managing board of HeidelbergCement. “Our subsidiary Norcem made the best offer and it has the necessary production capacities and logistics to supply the required volumes to this outstanding project in Norway.” The cement supplies will start in mid to late April 2016.
The Follo Line Project is currently the largest transport project in Norway and includes the country’s longest double track railway tunnel at 20 km. The new railway track runs between Oslo Central Station and the new station in the municipality of Ski in the Follo district, south of Oslo. It will enable a 50% reduction in journey time between Oslo and Ski.The project is scheduled to be finalised at the end of 2021.
Syria: Over 200 workers and contractors from the Al-Badiyeh Cement Company have been kidnapped by a group affiliated to Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The Ministry of Industry said in a statement to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) that the Ministry has been in contact with the company’s administration to inquire about the abductees and to lobby for their release. So far no contact has been made.
SANA also reported that a local reconciliation official in Jeiroud, where the cement plant is located, saw around 125 of the company’s abducted workers being transported on board ISIS vehicles that headed towards Tal Dakweh on the outskirts of eastern Ghouta, a region where ISIS groups are active.
Vortex appoints Brolton as agent in Australia 07 April 2016
Australia: Vortex Global Limited, a European solids and bulk handling components company, has appointed Brolton Group as its exclusive agent in Australia. Brolton Group also serves as an agent to Coperion, Sturtevant and Whitwick.
"Brolton has extensive experience in the material handling and mineral processing industries," says Laurence Millington, Vortex Director of International Business. "Our slide gates and diverter valves are quite complementary to the other companies that Brolton represents.”
Brolton Group provides process automation and industrial engineering services, such as general, mechanical, civil and construction engineering, for heavy industry, fast-moving consumer goods and broader manufacturing. Brolton Group is also a systems integrators for brands such as Rockwell Automation, Pilz and Sick.
Yanbu Cement profit falls in first quarter of 2016 07 April 2016
Saudi Arabia: Yanbu Cement Company has reported an 11.1% year-on-year fall in its net profit to US$49m in the first quarter of 2016 from US$55m in the same period in 2015. The cement producer has blamed the profit loss on a fall in sales and a rise in fuel prices.