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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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Monday, 20 July 09
INDONESIA PRODUCES 72 MILLION MT IN FIRST HALF OF YEAR: OFFICIAL
Indonesia produced 72 million mt of coal in the first half of 2009, or 31.3% of the government’s target this year, a senior government officia ...
Sunday, 19 July 09
JINDAL S&P IN TALKS TO BUY SA COAL MINE FOR RS 350-400 CR (US$ 80 - 90 MILLION)
Economic Times reported that, Naveen Jindal-led Jindal Steel & Power (JSPL) is acquiring a thermal coal mine in South Africa, a top company exec ...
Saturday, 18 July 09
REN POWER CZ COMMISSIONS ANOTHER PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER STATION
COALspot.com (Press Release): REN Power CZ, a company in the Czech Coal Group, has put into operation another photovoltaic power station. The plant ...
Saturday, 18 July 09
THE FUTURE FOR SUPRAMAX FOR NEXT 3 YEARS TILL 2012 WOULD BE AROUND US$ 13,500 PER DAY - CAPT. REDDY
COALspot.com ( Singapore): The market moved up sharply this week , which was quite unexpected.
The BDI was up by 557 which is an increase of 18 ...
Friday, 17 July 09
CHINA COAL-SPOT PRICES EDGE LOWER, SUPPLY APLENTY
China Mining reported that, spot prices in China's top coal shipping port Qinhuangdao edged lower from a week earlier, as supply grew, offsetting t ...
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- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Planning Commission, India
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- The University of Queensland
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- PTC India Limited - India
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Australian Coal Association
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- White Energy Company Limited
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
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