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Lafarge Republic to build 0.85Mt/yr grinding plant 05 February 2014
Philippines: Lafarge Republic plans to build a 0.85Mt/yr grinding plant for its Norzagaray cement plant to meet increased cement demand. The grinding plant will be commissioned in the second quarter of 2015.
The new grinding plant is intended to supplement the output of a new mill at its Teresa cement plant in Rizal province, which due to be commissioned in the first quarter of 2015. The Teresa mill is expected to have an investment of at least Euro25m and will have a production capacity of 0.85Mt/yr.
The two mills will increase Lafarge Republic's cement production capacity to 6Mt/yr. Lafarge manufactures the cement brands Portland, Pozzolan and Type 1P. It sells its products in 40kg bags or in bulk at 800kg and 1000kg per load in bulk carriers.
Azerbaijan cement production rises by 3.8% in 2013 05 February 2014
Azerbaijan: Cement production has risen year-on-year by 3.8% to 2Mt/yr in 2013, a historic high. However despite two new entrants to the industry, Eyyub Huseynov, the Chairman of the Union of Free Consumers of Azerbaijan, has attributed continuing high cement prices to cartel-like behaviour, according to the Turan Information Agency. Huseynov has called for faster adoption competition legislation by parliament..
In 2013 the cement production capacity of Azerbaijan increased by at least 3Mt. According to the State Customs Committee, the value of cement exports from Azerbaijan increased by 15% to US$153m in 2013. In 2012, Azerbaijan imported 1.03Mt of cement for building at a declared cost of US$85m. 11Mt of clinker was also imported at a value of US$46m.
Lipetskcement increases cement production by 23.3% in 2013 04 February 2014
Russia: In 2013 Lipetskcement, part of Eurocement group, demonstrated significant growth of its key indicators for production and shipment of cement. During the reporting period it produced 1.39Mt of cement and 1.05Mt of clinker, which exceeded 2012 values by 23.3% and 2.6% respectively. Bagged cement production increased by 19% compared to 2012 and amounted to 0.178Mt.
CEM I 42.5 N accounted for half of the company's total cement production. In 2013 Lipetskcement produced 0.645Mt of this type of cement, which is 82.5% more than in 2012.
"In December 2013 Lipetskcement celebrated 50 years since the plant was launched. 2013 was marked by the achievement of record levels of production and shipment of cement. In July 2013 a record was set for the production of cement. For the first time in the 50-year history of the Lipetsk cement plant the company produced 0.20Mt of cement. The previous record was 0.19Mt of cement in August 2011. Also in July 2013 there was a record shipment of finished products; customers were shipped 0.21Mt of Lipetsk cement," said the general director of Lipetskcement, Vladimir Sokoltsov.
CCI approves US$605m UltraTech-Jaypee deal 03 February 2014
India: UltraTech has received the green signal from the Competition Commission of India for its US$605m agreement with Jaypee Cement Corporation to purchase its Gujarat-based businesses.
UltraTech plans to acquire Jaypee's facilities, which include an integrated cement manufacturing plant at Sewagram, a captive power plant and mining leases and limestone reserves.
CCI has announced that the agreement will not affect competition in the market as companies like Lafarge and ABG Cement are initiating plants in Rajasthan and Gujarat respectively. CCI also stated that the entry of new companies counterbalances the competition market, which is affected by the merger of two similar companies, especially if the newly entered party is of ample size.
SPCB Notice to UltraTech Cement 03 February 2014
India: The State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) of Odisha has issued a show cause notice to UltraTech Cement plants at Arda village, Kirmira, for violating pollution norms and asked the company to respond within 15 days as to why action should not be taken against it.
Residents of the areas surrounding the Ultratech plant have complained that white dust released by the plant is causing health hazard. Regional Officer of SPCB, Mukesh Mahalinga, said that the show cause notice was issued after an SPCB team inspected the plant and its surrounding areas on 5 – 10 December 2013. He said that if the company management fails to submit a satisfactory explanation for the non-functioning of an dust metre in the plant, action will be taken against it.