Global Cement Report
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Trinidad Cement Ltd 1Q13 boosted by higher sales volumes and prices
13 May 2013For the first quarter of 2013, Trinidad Cement Ltd recorded EBITDA of JMD114.2m (US$1.16m), reflecting a significant improvement over the first quarter of the previous year and 74 per cent of the ...
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Antigua cement prices set to rise
23 January 2013Caricement Antigua Ltd is considering a slight price increase on the back of rising production costs, in a move that follows two other hikes announced in the Caribbean this year. Antonio Garrid...
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Government to lobby Caricom for reduction in import duties
16 January 2013The government of Trinidad and Tobago says it plans to lobby the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) grouping for a reduction in import duties following Trinidad Cement Ltd’s (TCL) recently-announced 9....
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Caribbean: cement price increase 'difficult to accept'
10 January 2013The 9.5 per cent cement price hike announced at the start of this year by Trinidad Cement Ltd, will be 'difficult to accept,' according to the former president of the Contractors Association of Tr...
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Trinidad prices to come down
01 August 2012Trinidad Cement Ltd announced that a temporary surcharge imposed on bagged cement has been removed and that cement prices are expected to go down in the coming weeks. Speaking to local press, S...
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Concerns over price hikes, Trinidad & Tobago
11 May 2012The Trinidad and Tobago Manufacturers' Association has expressed concern of a 19-21 per cent rise in prices. The situation is affecting the TTMA's members and severely hampering the construction...
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Strike action causes Tobago shortage
23 March 2012Building contractors in Tobago have been affected by strike action at Trinidad Cement’s plant in Claxton Bay, the Trinidad and Tobago Express reports. Local companies told the daily that sales h...
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TCL: strike negotiations on the cards, Trinidad
08 March 2012General manager of Trinidad Cement (TCL) Satnarine Bachew said yesterday that some striking works have responded to the company’s invitation for individual negotiations and return to work. Lett...