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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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Sunday, 28 November 10
FREIGHT MARKET SEEMS TO BE NERVOUS - VISTAAR
COALspot.com - The freight market continued to remain uncertain even though only cape index was down by 8.31 pct.
Overall the market seems to be ...
Friday, 26 November 10
INDIA WILL IMPORT 100 MLN TONS OF COAL BY 2012 - LAKSHMINARAYANA
COALspot.com – “India’s coal shortfall will reach 100 million mt by 2011-12”, said Lakshminarayana, Vice Preside ...
Friday, 26 November 10
CHINAS COAL INVENTORY STAYS HIGH FOR 22 MONTHS AT 220 MLN T, ASSOCIATION
Xinhua News Agency reported that, China’s coal inventory has stayed high and unchanged for 22 months to be around 220 million tonnes, reflecti ...
Friday, 26 November 10
DR WOLFGANG CIESLIK TO HEAD GERMAN COAL IMPORTERS ASSOCIATION
COALspot.com – (Press Release): The Management Board of the German Coal Importers Association (Verein der Kohlenimporteure e.V.) has elected D ...
Thursday, 25 November 10
ANALYSIS: COAL SECTOR: VALUE EMERGENCE - THE JAKARTA POST
Coal demand will remain firm due to a build-up of coal-fired power plants in India, China and Indonesia. As a result, we have upgraded our coal pric ...
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- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Planning Commission, India
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Australian Coal Association
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- The University of Queensland
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- PTC India Limited - India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- White Energy Company Limited
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
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