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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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Thursday, 03 December 09
PROLONGED COAL MARGIN SQUEEZE AHEAD - WESCOAL
Mining Weekly reported that, Coal junior Wescoal foresees a continued margin squeeze ahead. The JSE AltX-listed company's gross margin was reduced ...
Tuesday, 01 December 09
COAL DEMAND REBOUNDING FROM DOWNTURN - U.S. MINING EXECS
The coal industry is slowly rebounding from last year's recession with demand and prices inching upward, although inventories at U.S. power ...
Tuesday, 01 December 09
INDONESIA COAL OUTPUT SEEN LIFTED BY CHINA, INDIA
Reuters reported that, Indonesia's coal output is expected to grow by as much as 12 percent in 2010, boosted by demand from power hungry China and ...
Monday, 30 November 09
NTPC SCOUTS FOR MORE COAL BLOCKS IN INDONESIA
State-run National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) today said it has identified three more coal blocks in Indonesia for acquisition.
"We ha ...
Monday, 30 November 09
THE FUTURES FOR THREE YEARS (2010-2012) WAS SOFT COMPARED TO LAST WEEK - VISTAAR SINGAPORE
COALspot.com (Singapore): BDI continued to drop this week and touched below 4,000 mark level. The drop in BDI was almost 12 pct and closed at 3,975 ...
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- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
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- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
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- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
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- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Bhatia International Limited - India
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- Deloitte Consulting - India
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- Eastern Coal Council - USA
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- The Treasury - Australian Government
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
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- MS Steel International - UAE
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
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- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
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- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
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