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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, 21 November 10
THE FREIGHT MARKET MAY SLIGHTLY FIRM UP NEXT WEEK - CAPT. REDDY
COALspot.com: The freight market continued its down fall with BDI down by 6.83 pct and closed at 2,155 points.
According to Vistaar Shipping of S ...
Saturday, 20 November 10
ITALIAN STEAM COAL MARKET HAS RECOVERED - ITALIAN COAL ASSOCIATION
Press Release - This year Italy will import 17 million tons of steam coal, up 3% from 2009, and 5.5 million tons of coking coal and PCI, up 37% over ...
Friday, 19 November 10
WE'LL THINK ABOUT COAL TOMORROW - ANALYSIS
The future of coal generation in Russia is in question. The largest energy companies have abandoned their initial plans to switch their therma ...
Friday, 19 November 10
DRY BULK MARKET ON THE ROPES WITH BDI PLUNGING TO 2,164 POINTS - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING
With the panamax markets suffering the most this week, but a ray of hope for the capesize market, which appears to be stabilizing after days of fall ...
Thursday, 18 November 10
WORLD COAL ASSOCIATION WELCOMES NEW CHAIRMAN & SHENHUA GROUP AS NEW MEMBER 17 NOVEMBER 2010
Press Release – The premier global coal industry association marks its 25th anniversary with a new Chairman and welcomes China’s lar ...
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- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Australian Coal Association
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- PTC India Limited - India
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- VISA Power Limited - India
- The University of Queensland
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Planning Commission, India
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- White Energy Company Limited
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
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