We welcome article submissions from experts in the areas of coal, mining,
shipping, etc.
To Submit your article please click here.
|
|
|
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
If you believe an article violates your rights or the rights of others, please contact us.
|
|
Wednesday, 13 April 11
CAPESIZE VESSELS ARE DELIVERED AT A PACE OF ONE NEW VESSEL EVERY SECOND DAY - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING
In a clear sign that it will take a significant rise in global seaborne dry bulk trade in order to be able to absorb the flurry of new building tonn ...
Sunday, 10 April 11
SOFT FREIGHT MARKET TREND LIKELY TO BE CONTINUED - VISTAAR SHIPPING
COALspot.com - The freight market continued to soften further with the BDI breaking the 1,500 points and closing at 1376 points down by almost 10 pc ...
Thursday, 07 April 11
HANDY RATES SLIDING NOW - FEARNBULK
Handy
Slowly softening rates as more tonnage is accumulating in the Atlantic basin.The trans-Atlantic round is around $15k pd with trips to ...
Thursday, 07 April 11
DRY BULK MARKET PLUNGING EVEN FURTHER ON LOW CARGO DEMAND - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING
The dry bulk market has continued its falling pattern this week, with every day proving to be painful for ship owners, especially those of the large ...
Thursday, 07 April 11
INDIKA BUYS MITRABAHTERA AT US$ 0.183
PT Indika Energy Tbk (INDY), integrated energy company, today has exercised an option agreement to acquire 51% shareholding in newly listed coal tug ...
|
|
|
Showing 5311 to 5315 news of total 6871 |
|
 |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
 |
|
|
| |
|
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Parliament of New Zealand
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- White Energy Company Limited
- The University of Queensland
- Australian Coal Association
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- VISA Power Limited - India
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- PTC India Limited - India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Planning Commission, India
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
|
| |
| |
|
