Cement News tagged: Trading
Thai exports to be phased out
Eight local cement producers have agreed to gradually cut their exports to zero within the next five years after Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra expressed concern over the industry’s impact on
Jebsen buys older bulker
The Kristian Gerhard Jebsen group of Norway has emerged as buyer of the 65,000-dwt bulker Sun P (built 1981). The Namura-built ship was reported sold for $12m to an undisclosed Norwegian buyer. Broke
Morocco and Turkey sign free trade deal
Morocco and Turkey have agreed to abolish trade barriers part of an EU-drive aiming to set up a Mediterranean free trade area, Communication Minister Nabil Benabdellah said on Thursday. Benabdellah t
Cement Producers to give up exports in five years
Thailand: Eight local cement manufacturers have agreed to gradually cut their exports to zero within five years, the Bangkok Post reports, quoting Nopadol Ramayarupa, chairman of the cement branch of
Iran could import 1.0Mt of cement
Iran could import 1.0Mt of cement in the next three months, Deputy Minister of Industries and Mines, Djafar Sarkini said on April 7, 2004. The Iranian Government set a 1.5Mt cement import quota for t
Tax In Kerala Jolts Cement Trade In South
Cement trade in the south of India has taken a jolt, as Kerala government apparently struck a gentlemen¹s agreement with the business community over plans to bury its double-point tax issue. Dealers
Iloilo price rises
The price of cement has been going up these past few months due to the high demand for it, the Philippine Department of Trade and Industry Iloilo provincial director Diosdado Cadena said. Cadena sai
Adana Cimento exports to Iraq
Adana Cimento now exports to Iraq, and plans to enter Syrian market in April this year. Oya Tokatli, deputy General Manager of the cement manufacturer Adana Cimento, said that the company exported it
Iran desires to import cement
The Government of Iran has reportedly expressed desire to import cement from Pakistan. According to news sources, Iranian civil companies forwarded an application to Pakistan in which they wished to i
Mr Schmidt’s sea stories
Ghana Cement (Ghacem) part of the HeidelbergCement group has attributed the recent increase in the price of cement to high freight charges especially of clinker, limestone and gypsum. Speaking in an i
Thai export curb mooted
All eight local cement manufacturers have been asked to review and even consider cutting back exports after Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra raised concerns about the industry’s impact on the e
Egypt Ranks Fifth Largest Cement Exporter in 2003
Egypt reportedly ranked fifth among the world’s cement exporters in 2003 with exports totalling 7.4Mt, preceded only by Thailand, Turkey, Indonesia and Japan, it was reported on March 5, 2004.
New rules for cement imports in Iran
Imports of cement by the private sector and in packages which clearly show where the cement has been produced will be free and without any fixed price by the government in the current Iranian calendar
Garadagh Cement price-cut
Recently, the price per one ton of Portland cement SEM II 40 Mpa produced by Garadagh Cement J.S.C. was reduced by AzM 10,000 (US$2) following a resolution of the management of the company, Azer-
Indian prices continue to rise
On average, Indian cement prices continue to escalate and are likely to touch Rs 175 a bag, causing concern in the construction industry. Industry sources said this was a sharp increase from Rs 95 per
Indonesian consumption
Domestic cement consumption in 2004 is estimated to remain at the same level as last year or may increase by, at most, just one per cent, Director of PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa (ITP), Thomas Kern,