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India: UltraTech Cement has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to buy Jaiprakash Associates’ cement plants, which have a total cement production capacity of 22.4Mt/yr. The deal includes both integrated cement plants and cement grinding plants. The plants are situated in Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.
The acquisition also includes a 4Mt/yr cement grinding plant being built in Uttar Pradesh. UltraTech will pay an additional US$68.7m for this plant once it is completed. The deal will increase UltraTech’s total cement production capacity to 90.7Mt/yr from 68.3Mt/yr. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval.
Cimpor reports loss of Euro71.2m in 2015 26 February 2016
Portugal: Cimpor has reported a loss of Euro71.2m in 2015 down from a net profit of Euro27.2m in 2014. Sales fell by 4.3% to Euro2.49bn from Euro2.60bn. Cement and clinker sales volumes fell by 6% to 28.1Mt from 30Mt. Like its parent company InterCement, the cement producer attributed the loss to an economic downturn in Brazil and unfavourable exchange rates.
Holcim New Zealand opens 30,000t Timaru cement terminal 26 February 2016
New Zealand: Holcim Zealand has officially opened its 30,000t cement terminal at Timaru port. Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce and Rangitata MP Jo Goodhew attended the opening. The US$34m project is intended to serve South Island and lower North Island, according to local press.
The terminal has unloaded two ships since December 2015. The cement producer aim’s for 18 inbound ships a year to Timaru, with the Holcim-owned Milburn Carrier II shipping outbound orders from its berth at the reconstructed No 2 wharf. Another cement terminal is being built in Auckland and is planned for opening in mid-2016.
Global CemFuels Awards 2016 announces winners 26 February 2016
Czech Republic: The Global CemFuels Awards 2016 has announced winners in six categories. The Suez Environnement solid recovered fuel facility at Malpas Farm, Rugby, which supplies the Cemex Rugby cement plant, won Outstanding Alternative Fuels (AF) project. LafargeHolcim won AF-user company of the year. N+P, Netherlands received the award for AF-supplier company of the year for the second consecutive year. Linder-Recyclingtech won the award for innovative technology for AF use. Frederico Contente, Masias Recycling was awarded project manager of the year. Jan Theulen, HeidelbergCement was awarded CemFuels Personality of the Year.
The Global CemFuels Awards 2016 took place as part of the Global CemFuels Conference and Exhibition. The awards are nominated and voted for across the alternative fuels industry. The specialised annual alternative fuels conference for the cement and lime industries took place on 22 – 23 February 2016 in Prague.
Featured image: Jan Theulen, HeidelbergCement (right) and Robert McCaffrey, Global Cement (left)
BULKEX conference sets dates in October 2016 25 February 2016
UK: The Materials Handling Engineers Association has announced that the BULKEX conference will be held on 5 – 6 October 2016 in Harrogate, UK. The event is aimed at professionals, organisations and academics in the bulk materials industry.