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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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Tuesday, 30 June 09
ARCELORMITTAL, RIO, 8 OTHERS VIE FOR COAL INDIA MINES
Coal India Ltd. short-listed ArcelorMittal, Rio Tinto Group and eight other companies to develop its abandoned mines to help ease a shortage of coal ...
Monday, 29 June 09
INDONESIA PLANS 20 PCT FOREIGN MINING SALE LAW
Indonesia plans to require foreign investors in mining firms to gradually divest shares starting from the fifth year of commercial production, but m ...
Monday, 29 June 09
CHINA ENJOYS STABLE COAL ECONOMY IN THE FIRST FIVE MONTHS OF 2009
In the first five months of the year, China's raw coal production had continued to rise, and coal market stayed in a balance in terms of supply-dem ...
Monday, 29 June 09
GOVERNMENT FINE TUNES MINING LAW
The government is planning to require all foreign-owned mining companies to divest 20 percent of their businesses to local entities after five years ...
Sunday, 28 June 09
INDIA CEMENTS TO INVEST RS 1,500 CR OVER 2 YEARS
Chennai-based India Cements is planning to invest around Rs 1,500 crore over the next two years for setting up a greenfield project in Rajasthan, po ...
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- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
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- Trasteel International SA, Italy
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- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
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- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
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- Economic Council, Georgia
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- Australian Coal Association
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- Eastern Coal Council - USA
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- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
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- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
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- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
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- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Minerals Council of Australia
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- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- The University of Queensland
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
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- Planning Commission, India
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- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- ASAPP Information Group - India
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- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
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- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- MS Steel International - UAE
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- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
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- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
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- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- VISA Power Limited - India
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- Petron Corporation, Philippines
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- SMC Global Power, Philippines
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- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- White Energy Company Limited
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
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- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
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- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
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- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
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- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Deloitte Consulting - India
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- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- GMR Energy Limited - India
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- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
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- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
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- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
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