IMF predicts that Brazil's GDP will decline by 3% year-on-year in 2015 and 1% year-on-year in 2016. Based on this economic development forecast, it is difficult for Brazil's cement production and demand to achieve growth. SNIC also holds a pessimistic forecast. However, Brazilian domestic cement industry unions and cement companies are optimistic about the future domestic cement demand. InterCement expects that Brazilian cement will achieve an average annual growth of 3% from 2016; SECIL also holds an optimistic forecast for 2015.

2015-12-17

Vietnam's Ministry of Planning and Investment recently released a plan for the domestic cement industry by 2020. In the next five years, the goal of Vietnam's cement industry will change from fully meeting domestic demand in terms of quantity and quality to developing high-tech industrial equipment for export. It is estimated that by 2020, Vietnam's domestic demand for cement will reach about 68 million to 70 million tons.

2015-12-17

On December 12, Mianyang Triumph Mechanical and Electrical Equipment Co., Ltd. and SSAB Company of Sweden signed a cooperation agreement on "HARDOX WEARPARTS Wear-resistant Center". Representatives of Conch Cement, Southwest Cement, China Resources Cement, Lafarge, Chongqing Oriental Hope Cement, Esheng Cement, Four-Star Cement, Red Lion Cement, Sichuan Tianqi Lithium Industry and other enterprises, as well as Gustaf of Sweden SSAB Company and other foreign guests attended the signing ceremony.

2015-12-16

On December 13, at the third meeting of the China-Kazakhstan Entrepreneurs Committee held at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, Xu Yongmo, Chairman of Huaxin Cement Co., Ltd., signed a cement project investment agreement with Sapalbayev-Begirbek, Governor of Aktobe State of Kazakhstan. More than 300 people, including Kazakh Prime Minister Masimov and representatives of relevant departments of the Chinese and Kazakh governments and entrepreneurs, witnessed the signing of the agreement.

2015-12-15

The political situation of ASEAN countries is stable, and the economic development is stable. Before 2020, the cement demand of each country will grow at a rate of 6% -10%. It is the preferred place for Chinese cement enterprises to invest and contract for construction projects, and the market at the door of Chinese spare parts enterprises. In the African continent, its spare parts market can reach 5.9 billion yuan, and domestic spare parts enterprises can participate in the development of Nigeria, Algeria, Morocco, South Africa and other countries with relatively stable politics and large market scale. Russia's domestic cement giants have carried out the transformation of new dry process production lines, developing towards large-scale, with the development potential of spare parts, which should be the focus of domestic spare parts enterprises.

2015-12-09

On December 4, the TK2 project in Tanzania contracted by Sinoma Construction held a grand ignition ceremony on site, and the rotary kiln was successfully ignited at one time. The ceremony was attended by Mr. Reihnardt Swart, chairman of the owner Tanga Cement Plant, Wang Hui, deputy general manager of Sinoma Construction, Yu Zhixing, project manager, and all the staff of the owner and the project department.

2015-12-08

According to Pakistan's Business Record, from July to November 2015, the overall domestic and foreign sales of Pakistan's cement industry increased by 5.5% year-on-year, of which domestic sales increased significantly to 12.2 million tons, up 15.64% year-on-year, while exports fell from 3.45 million tons in the same period last year to 2.56 million tons, down 25.73%.

2015-12-08

50 P. M. Beijing time on the 7th, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake occurred 109 kilometers west of Rogun City, Tajikistan, with a focal depth of 28.7 kilometers. Due to the distance from the epicenter, Huaxin Cement felt a slight earthquake in Tayawan Factory and Huzhande Project, and its production, operation and project construction continued to be carried out in an orderly manner.

2015-12-08

On the evening of December 7, Shangfeng Cement announced the adjusted directional additional issuance plan, which was targeted at the company's original shareholders and employee stock ownership platform, and raised funds to invest in cement projects in "the Belt and Road" countries.

2015-12-07

According to the Brazilian Cement Industry Association (SNIC), the country's cement sales in the first three quarters were 49.2 million tons, down 7.6% year-on-year. In some regions, the decline was even greater, for example, the sales volume in the central and western regions fell by 11.2%, only 5.809 million tons; the sales volume in the southeastern region also fell by 9.4%, only 22.78 million tons.

2015-12-04

On November 26, the second phase project (EPC) of Myanmar Danduomiao, contracted by Sinoma International Engineering Co., Ltd. (Nanjing), started. This project is a 5000t/d clinker cement production line and supporting pure low-temperature waste heat utilization project, which is another EPC project of Danduomiao Cement Co., Ltd. undertaken by Sinoma International (Nanjing) after the successful completion of Danduomiao Phase I 5000t/d clinker cement production line project.

2015-12-04

The Austrian cement industry is very small, with only nine integrated cement plants and three grinding plants, one of which has been shut down. The cement industry is regulated by the Austrian Cement Industry Association, of which all cement companies in Austria are members.

2015-12-02

From November 10 to 16, Ghulam Sarwar Malik, General Manager of Bestway Group, UK, and a group of 8 people paid a 7-day visit to Shanghai Triumph Energy Conservation. During this period, the two sides signed a cooperation agreement on the 12 MW waste heat power generation project of Pakistan Pakcem Cement Plant under Bestway Group.

2015-12-01

On November 18, the Indian government decided to sell 10% of Coal India to raise 200 billion rupees (19.24 billion yuan) and approve four new railway projects to speed up the transportation of coal and other minerals. In November 19th, the Indian government issued a new policy and decided to auction 8 coal mines to increase coal production.

2015-11-25

PPC Group, South Africa's largest cement producer, said recently that infrastructure construction in Africa will bring huge business opportunities to the building materials market, and the demand for cement in Africa will grow rapidly in the next 35 years.

2015-11-23

Pakistan's Cherat, Attock, DG Khan Cement (DGKC) and Lucky Cement are in the process of capacity expansion, and if the expansion is completed, Pakistan's domestic cement capacity will reach 53 million tons. However, due to the good expectation of economic growth, the capacity utilization rate of the industry can still maintain the level of 80%.

2015-11-16

Pakistan reported on November 11 that from July to October 2015, Pakistan's cement exports were about 5.25 million tons, down 27% from the same period last year. Rising local demand and increasing external competition are the main reasons for the decline in exports.

2015-11-13

In terms of the choice of action to deal with climate change, Britain is very fond of the carbon emissions trading mechanism, which not only tried out the world's first national carbon emissions trading system from 2002 to 2006, but also made full use of the EU carbon emissions tradin G system to promote emission reduction.

2015-11-05

There is a paradox in the development of cement industry in Tanzania. On the one hand, the supply of cement exceeds the demand, and on the other hand, the per capita consumption of cement is at the lowest level in the world. Cheap Middle Eastern cement is flooding the Tanzanian market, and local cement companies say the industry is at risk of collapse.

2015-11-04

Recently, Than Taw Myat Co., Ltd (referred to as: TTM) and China National Materials International Engineering Co., Ltd. formally signed a Than Taw Myat Cement Plant Line 2 Myanmar EPC contract in Kunming, with a contract value of more than 800 million yuan.

2015-11-04