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Egypt energy shortage stops cement factories
A shortage of natural gas caused four plants belonging to Misr Beni Suef Cement Company to suspend operations for the second time in the last two months The stoppage has uncured losses of EGP100m and threatens the redundancy of 7000 workers at the factories that produce up to 40000tpd of cement
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Why Guy Why is so hard to find concrete
Aug 26 2020018332Production plants overseas have closed As far back as February 50000 construction workers were laid off in Hong Kong due to a cement shortage caused by COVID19 That was at
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Natural Gas Shortage In Egypt Hits Cement Production
Beni Suef Resumes Production Egypt Egyptian cement producer beni suef cement co has restarted operations as natural gas supplies have resumed on 6 december it was reported that the company had to suspend operations at four plants for the second time in
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Cement News tagged gas supply Page 1 of 1
Egypt gas supplies to cement plants replaced by fuel oil 13 January 2015 Published under Cement News Egypts decreased gas output is further squeezing fuel supplies to the countrys cement factories The Egyptian Gas Holding Co EGAS has halted gas supplies to cement plants and redirected them to power plants Daily News Egypt reports
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Shutdown Cement industry news from Global Cement
Egypt Suez Cement a HeidelbergCement subsidiary has implemented of a 20 reduction in pay for members of the management committee and a 30 reduction in pay for the managing director in the second quarter of 2020 The cuts are intended as a costsaving measure in line with the companys aim to reduce expenses Suez Cement said During the last few years the Egyptian cement
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Hamarawein IPP coal project Global Energy Monitor
In the wake of Egypts 2011 revolution persistent energy shortages and blackouts prompted Egypts government to consider overturning a longstanding ban on coal imports In 2014 Egypts cabinet voted to allow coal imports for industrial use The law was amended again in 2015 to allow coalfired power plants
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Egyptian cement producers cope with gas shortages
Jun 27 2013018332Egypt Several Egyptian cement producers have reported how they are coping with gas shortages in the country Production at South Valley Cement has stopped The company has announced that the gas supply will resume on 28 June 2013 Alexandria Portland Cement has reported that its plant has not stopped production
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Coal Use in Cement Factories Egypt EJAtlas
Lafarge from France In Egypt Lafarge was the first to adopt the coal policy and had imported coal for use in its plants even before the cabinets approval of the practice 7 9 Arabian Cement from Egypt By November 2014 it had started a gradual switch and had imported 700000 tonnes of coal from South Africa Ukraine and Spain
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Egypt to permit cement companies to use coal for energy
Mar 10 2014018332CAIRO March 10 Reuters Egypt which has been cutting back on natural gas supplies to cement factories said on Monday it would permit cement companies to use coal for energy
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Cement price surge puts a damper on Egypt Independent
Mar 26 2013018332As inflation and energy shortages strike Egypts economy construction materials producers are feeling the crunch The cement industry in particular finds itself in the midst of a growing controversy after Trade Minister Hatem Saleh accused private companies of exploiting inflationary pressures by raising prices unjustifiably earlier this month
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Egypt to achieve gas selfsufficiency with production of
Minister of Oil Tarek alMula stated on Sunday that Egypts natural gas production had reached 55 billion cubic feet and is projected to increase production to six billion cubic feet by the end of 2018 to make Egypt selfsufficient in natural gas Mulas comments came at a press conference on the Egyptian Petroleum Show EGYPS for February 1214
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Egypts cement firms overcome gas shortages by importing
Nov 05 2014018332Several of Egypts major cement producers have begun retrofitting their plants to run on energy from imported coal beating high gas prices and energy shortages
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The cement industry at a turning point A path toward
The cement industry has shown a mixed financial performance over the past 30 years Exhibit 1 looks at the industry through three different lenses total return to shareholders TRS return on invested capital ROIC and economic profit and industry valuation
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Coal for cement Present and future trends
Unlike many parts of the world Egypt has historically relied on gas for the thermal energy requirements of its cement plants However Egypts 2014 cut to natural gas and fuel oil mazut subsidies to factories including cement plants combined with a shortage of natural gas
