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Monday, 26 July 10
CEMENT MAKERS EXPLORE NEW FUELS TO REPLACE COAL - ECONOMIC TIMES
Economic Times reported that, As the cement industry reels under high raw material costs and reduced coal linkages, companies are exploring alternative options such as rubber tyres and rice husk as substitutes for fuel.
Companies such as Grasim Industries, ACC, Shiva Cement have started using alternative fuels in their plants while other cement firms are exploring similar techniques to deal with the fuel shortage.
“As coal prices are rising, there is no other option but to use alternative fuels like rubber tyres, saw dust and sewage as alternatives, though the percentage is small currently,” said Shree Cement managing director Hari Mohan Bangur. Other companies such as JK Cement, too, have plans to use alternatives such as city waste, rubber tyres and saw dust for the production of cement.
Cement firms recently wrote to the coal ministry seeking additional supplies from Singareni Collieries Company, one of the largest suppliers to cement plants in the southern states.
RP Gupta, CMD, Shiva Cement said, “We have recently started using char (by product of iron steel) as an alternative for coal. As cost saving is concerned, one needs to see things in the long term. Initially, it’s around 3% of total raw material cost but it will increase to 5-10% in the next few years.”
The Indian cement industry is likely to face a coal crunch in the short-to-medium term, say analysts. “Companies will have to take the tough measure as importing coal is a costly proposition,” said Rupesh Sankhe, analyst at Angel Securities.
There is a gap between the demand and supply of coal and the companies have to create alternative arrangements, say industry experts. Even, coal supplies may see a slight drop in August due to rains. According to the Cement Manufacturers Association, about 17.2 million tonne were produced and 17.3 million tonne were despatched in June against 16.6 mt and 16.7 mt, respectively, in June 2009.
India has more than 70 cement companies and a total installed capacity of 260 million tonne. Cement manufacturers will add 110 million tonne to their current production capacities at an investment of about Rs 50,000 crore over the next three years.
The Indian cement industry is growing at 9-11% for the past few years with a capacity of 260 million tonne while China, the world’s largest market, is growing at 14%. The global market is expected to grow at 5% and the Brazil market at 4%.
Source: Economic Times
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Friday, 23 July 10
THE PANAMAX MARKET HAS CONTINUED ITS SLOW CLIMB - FEARNLEYS
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Continued flat Atlantic markets and over-supply of tonnage across all segments on spot basis. Nevertheless there is more fresh enquiry on Co ...
Friday, 23 July 10
KPMG INDIA FACES COAL DEFICIT OF 50% OF EXPECTED POWER PLANT DEMAND, SAYS - BLOOMBERG
Bloomberg reported that, India may face a coal shortfall of 189 million metric tons a year by 2015, about 50 percent of the power sector’s exp ...
Thursday, 22 July 10
BERAUS IPO NEXT MONTH CAN BECOME THE LARGEST THIS YEAR - THE JAKARTA POST
The Jakarta Post reported that, Indonesia’s fifth largest coal miner PT Berau Coal Energy Tbk will launch its initial public offering (IPO) ne ...
Thursday, 22 July 10
DRY BULK MARKET EDGES HIGHER, BUT RECOVERY IS SLOW
The dry bulk market’s recovery, which started last Friday has sustained its momentum thus far, but the pace of it seems to be an agonizing one ...
Wednesday, 21 July 10
CHARTER RATES FOR BIG SHIPS GO INTO FREEFALL
It is reported that concerns over the slowdown in the mainland construction sector posturing over ore price negotiations and a general summer slowdo ...
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