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, 26 May 10
ADANI GROUP EYES AFRICA FOR COAL MINING PROJECTS
India Info Line reported that, After acquiring coal mines for importing Indonesian coal to run its thermal power plants in the country, the Adani Gr ...
Wednesday, 26 May 10
DRY BULK MARKET SHOOTS UP, CLOSES IN ON POST-CRISIS ERA HIGHS
In an opposite trend than that of the previous week, the Baltic Dry Index (BDI), a benchmark for tracking costs to haul commodities at sea, shot up ...
Wednesday, 26 May 10
BUMI TO CUT UP TO USD 1 BILLION DEBT IN 12 MONTHS
Press Release : PT Bumi Resources Tbk. announced yesterday that it has revived its intent to issue non preemptive shares and added this to the agend ...
Tuesday, 25 May 10
COAL PRODUCTION MAY REACH 320 MILLION TONS THIS YEAR - THE JAKARTA POST
The Jakarta Post reported that, Indonesian coal miners expect to produce as much as 320 million tons of coal this year, an increase of nearly 7 perc ...
Tuesday, 25 May 10
KALIMANTAN COAL RAIL PROJECT RUNS INTO COST DELAY - THE JAKARTA GLOBE
The Jakart globe reported that, A$1.5 billion coal rail and port project planned for Central Kalimantan may be delayed by a year after a review of t ...
|
|
|
Showing 5811 to 5815 news of total 6871 |
|
 |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
 |
|
|
| |
|
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- The University of Queensland
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- White Energy Company Limited
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- PTC India Limited - India
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Australian Coal Association
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Planning Commission, India
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
|
| |
| |
|
