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Only certified cement bags are authorised for sale in Abu Dhabi

21 October 2020, Published under Cement News

The Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED) on Tuesday issued a circular which prohibits building material shops from selling any cement that does not have federal or local certifications. Unless bagged cement in Abu Dhabi has the quality marks issued by the Emirates Authority for Standardisation and Metrology and the Abu Dhabi Quality and Conformity Council they can no longer be sold in the emirate. The circular, which will be implemented in coordination with ADDED's stra...

Adbri orders new Mondi 'Rain Barrier' bags

02 October 2020, Published under Cement News

Mondi's Rain Barrier bag Mondi has partnered with Adelaide Brighton Cement (Adbri) and Pope Packaging to develop a new water-resistant paper bag called 'Rain Barrier', made out of Mondi’s Advantage Protect white sack kraft paper, for the Australian construction market. The paper itself is rain resistant for up to six hours and can resist water ingress for up to five days when stored in damp conditions.  The Rain Barrier bag keeps water from seeping in, as it stays on the surface...

Wonder Cement launches digital cement bag campaign

17 February 2020, Published under Cement News

Wonder Cement of India has launched its digital campaign, 'Har Raah Mein Wonder Hai', designed specifically to run on platforms such Instagram, Facebook and YouTube. The campaign also marks Wonder Cement being the first-ever Indian cement brand to enter the world of the video application IGTV. No other brand in this category has created content specific to the platform. The objective of the campaign is to reach out to the end-user digitally with a story, screenplay and script that encaps...

Cementos Argos launch Soluble Smart Pack Cement

21 November 2017, Published under Cement News

Cementos Argos SA along with its local partners and distributor National Hardware (Guyana) Ltd launched its latest innovation, Soluble Smart Pack Cement, on Friday. A demonstration of the product was carried out at National Hardware, showing how the cement bag becomes mortar. The aim is to provide more environmentally-friendly ways of disposing of the cement bags. Argos said that: "innovation is the only way to remain competitive in order to offer the best and more efficient solutions t...

New BOPP film for extra bag protection

17 August 2016, Published under Cement News

Cosmo Films, a speciality films manufacturer, has launched a special biaxially oriented polypropylene film (BOPP) to provide extra protection for cement bags. The BOPP film has a 100 per cent polyolefin structure which is designed to protect the bag's content by adding a moisture barrier. It can also be used to laminate block bottom cement bags. CEO of Cosmo Films, Pankaj Poddar said, "With only 15 per cent of the cement being packed in block bottom bags, there is a huge potential in conv...

Pakistan: cement bag price rises

30 June 2016, Published under Cement News

Following the government’s decision to change the Federal Excise Duty (FED) mechanism from variable five per cent of Marginal Retail Price (MRP) to a fixed rate of PKR1/kg, PKR50/bag (US$0.48/bag), cement prices have increased by approximately PKR35 (US$0.33).