On 9th July 2018 CemNet Newsroom reported that Birla White, a division of UltraTech Cement Ltd, has announced plans to increase exports over the coming years. Apparently the current volume is just about three per cent of total sales volumes but over the next three to five years, Birla White are targ...
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On 25th June 2018 CemNet Newsroom reported that total cement sales in the 1Q18 in Uruguay totalled 219,000t, representing an increase of 18 per cent YoY. Of this total, 74 per cent were sold in the domestic market while some 26 per cent were exported, according to the Chamber of Industry (CIU). The...
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CemNet Newsroom reported on 14th June 2018 the seizure on 2 June of 28,800 sacks of cement (1440t) imported into Mozambique from South Africa. The train hauling the wagons loaded with cement entered Mozambique at the Ressano Garcia border post, where customs officers are permanently on duty, and the...
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Whitehopleman is responding to trends in the cement industry by combining two of our long established services, technical training and technical audits. Cement companies have an increasing need to train and develop their personnel in the technical detail of the cement manufacturing process. Whitehop...
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On 12th June 2018 CemNet Newsroom reports that Suhar Cement is expected to start its new cement grinding operation later this year. The new facility, featuring a cement mill with a capacity of around 240tph. The project is being developed as partnership with Sohar Cement (holding 70 per cent of the...
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On 6th June 2018 CemNet Newsroom reported that the Bolivian cement producer, Fancesa, will carry out market research in Paraguay, Argentina and Chile this year with a view to entering these markets as soon as the company’s new line is up and running in 2019. Whitehopleman assisted Fancesa with their...
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On 30th May CemNet Newsroom reported that Uganda's government has back-tracked on initial plans to call in cement imports because local manufacturers have stabilised prices. Cement prices had risen sharply in April, following cement shortages. In April, the Kasese-based Hima Cement said it was recei...
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As Whitehopleman counsels against debt financed expansion comes news on CemNet Newsroom on 29th May that Nigeria’s Ibeto Cement Co Ltd has signed a deal to receive US$850m in financing from Milost Global Inc. The chairman of the Ibeto Group has announced the company’s plan to grow beyond west Africa...
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Lafarge Africa Plc plans to cut debt over the next two years as it seeks to boost profit before resuming expansion, according to the company’s chairman, reports CemNet Newsroom on 25th May 2018. Whitehopleman can see that that would be a good strategy for Lafarge Africa. Debt in US$ with interest ra...
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CemNet Newsroom reported on 25th May 2018 that Zambian multi-millionaire entrepreneur Rajan Mahtani has lost ownership of Zambezi Portland Cement after the High Court of Zambia awarded full ownership of the company to the Ventriglia family of Italy. The outcome follows a decade-long court battle bet...