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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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Saturday, 12 September 09
$1.5B KALIMANTAN COAL RAIL TENDER EXPECTED BY YEAR-END
The Jakarta Globe reported that, In the second announcement on major coal-railway projects in as many days, Central Kalimantan’s top official ...
Friday, 11 September 09
INDONESIA COAL-PRICES AT $66, SUPPLIERS OFFER AT BARGAIN PRICES
Some Indonesian producers were rushing to sell coal at bargain prices to ease excess stocks and catch shipments before the Muslim Eid Al-Fitr festiv ...
Friday, 11 September 09
ALPHA NATURAL EXPECTS HIGHER MET, STEAM COAL PRICES IN 2010
Mining Weekly reported that, There are encouraging signs that metallurgical coal demand in most key global markets is either returning or poised to ...
Friday, 11 September 09
POWER SECTOR'S DEPENDENCE ON COAL TO CONTINUE
The power sector will continue to be largely dependant on coal-based thermal power plants to meet its energy needs for the next 15-20 years, Power S ...
Friday, 11 September 09
L&T EYES AUSSIE COAL MINE
Commodity Online reported that, Larsen and Toubro is in talks to buy a thermal coal mine in Australia for about $300 million. Thermal coal is used f ...
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- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- White Energy Company Limited
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- VISA Power Limited - India
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- PTC India Limited - India
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- The University of Queensland
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Planning Commission, India
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Australian Coal Association
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
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