Cement News tagged: Trading

Monsoon affects Pakistan’s cement exports to India

12 August 2008, Published under Cement News

Pakistani cement dispatches to India have declined by about 50 per cent owing to monsoon, which has affected demand from Indian buyers.

Indocement exports down on larger domestic sales

01 August 2008, Published under Cement News

PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa posted a 32 per cent decline in exports to 1.2Mt in the first half of this year on larger sales on the domestic market.

Duty waiver on Pakistan cement dents Indian producers profitability

31 July 2008, Published under Cement News

The Indian cement industry has expressed concern over increased cement imports from Pakistan contending that the waiver of import duty has put domestic producers at a disadvantage.

Ambuja Cements, UltraTech to increase exports

31 July 2008, Published under Cement News

Ambuja Cement Ltd, India’s second largest cement producer and UltraTech Cement Ltd, an Aditya Birla Group Company, have plans to

Indian Railways to help boost cement import from Pakistan

Indian Railways to help boost cement import from Pakistan

28 July 2008, Published under Cement News

Indian Railways is planning to scale up transport of cement from Pakistan to help raise local supplies and tame price pressures, the state-run utility said in a statement on Friday.

Kenyan authorities block Tororo cement limestone bid

16 July 2008, Published under Cement News

Kenyan authorities recently blocked a proposal by Tororo Cement Industry (TCI) to import limestone from Kenya’s vast Rift Valley province.

ABAD demands ban on cement export, Pakistan

ABAD demands ban on cement export, Pakistan

16 July 2008, Published under Cement News

Karachi: The Association of Builders and Developers (ABAD) has said the government should ban the cement export and allow its import

Imports to ease cement shortage, Bahrain

14 July 2008, Published under Cement News

Bahrain is to import 31,000t of cement from Turkey and the UAE, it was announced yesterday.

Lithuania’s Akmenes boosted by export growth

14 July 2008, Published under Cement News

Rising exports to Kaliningrad’s booming construction market have helped Lithuania’s only cement manufacturer, Akmenes Cementas (Akmene Cement)

Pakistan’s private sector facilitated to export bulk cement

11 July 2008, Published under Cement News

The Karachi Port Trust, as part of its landlord port strategy, has facilitated the private sector to export bulk cement.

Saudi urged to boost cement exports

09 July 2008, Published under Cement News

Bahrain has requested the Saudi government to temporarily ease its cement export restrictions, in an attempt to end a crippling shortage

Nigeria: first batch of imported bagged cement arrives August

08 July 2008, Published under Cement News

Nigeria’s Minister of Commerce and Industry, Mr Charles Ugwuh, has stated that the first batch of bagged cement for which seven companies

Vicat: Sinai Cement capacity doubled, Egypt

04 July 2008, Published under Cement News

The Vicat group announces today that the new kiln at the Sinai Cement plant at El Arish in Egypt entered service on 27 June 2008, in line with its "2010 Performance" plan.

‘Great scope’ for cement exports to Sri Lanka: Rajabdin

01 July 2008, Published under Cement News

There is a great scope for private sector to export cement to Sri Lanka to meet the ever increasing demand of cement as construction industry in Sri Lanka was rapidly growing with a reasonable pace.

Only Gujarat cos may be allowed to export

19 June 2008, Published under Cement News

After partially lifting the ban on export of cement last month and allowing it to be exported from Gujarat ports

Delhi government looking to import cheap cement from Pakistan

18 June 2008, Published under Cement News

Commonwealth Games 2010 to be held in the Indian capital could have a Pakistani connection as the Delhi Government is looking to import cheap cement from the neighbouring country.