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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, 21 July 12
THE FREIGHT RATES ARE EXPECTED TO BE FLAT TO SOFT NEXT WEEK - VISTAAR
COALspot.com - The freight market was soft this week as all the segments were down.
The BDI was down by 6.58 pct closing at 1,037 points and the ...
Saturday, 21 July 12
INDONESIAN COMPANIES ABM INVESTAMA AND AVRA ASIA WORK OUT LONG-TERM CONTRACT - THE JAKARTA GLOBE
The Jakarta Globe, one of the leading English news papaer in Indonesia reported that, ABM Investama, a company with diversified interests in coal mi ...
Friday, 20 July 12
INDONESIA-INDIA SUPRAS BEING FIXED AT $ 10K
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After a stable last week, the Handysize market has experienced softening rates in the Atlantic. Ships are ballasting from India into the Atla ...
Friday, 20 July 12
HANDYSIZES PROVE RATHER ATTRACTIVE AMONG OTHER SHIPS, IN TERMS OF FUTURE RETURNS ON INVESTMENT - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING
The Handysize segment of the dry bulk market appears to offer the best incentive among other ship types, for a ship owners to invest in, says Interm ...
Wednesday, 18 July 12
TAIWAN POWER COMPANY TO IMPORT 0.588 MILLION TONS OF LOW ASH AND EXTRA LOW SULFUR SUB-BITUMINOUS COAL
COALspot.com - Taiwan Power Company intends to procure 588,000 MT tons of extra low sulfur sub-bituminous coal for Taipower thermal power plant thro ...
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- Minerals Council of Australia
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- White Energy Company Limited
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Australian Coal Association
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Planning Commission, India
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- The University of Queensland
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- PTC India Limited - India
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
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