Cement News tagged: Trading
Cement production in north Khorasan set to surge
The development plan of the Iranian Bojnurd Cement Plant is estimated to be completed in the next two years, increasing the plant’s daily output from 2000 to 5300tpd. Three other cement plants will be
Holcim signs agreement in Bangladesh
Holcim, one of the leading cement manufacturers in Bangladesh has recently signed an agreement with Defoin for supplying cement to build an industrial project at Savar, Dhaka. Zafar Iqbal Siddiqui, ma
Florida Rock Industries wins naval contract
The US Navy has awarded a US$133,650 contract to Florida Rock Industries, Jacksonville, for concrete. The contract was awarded by the Naval Supply Systems Command, Fleet & Industrial Supply Center, Ja
Metro Manila prices of construction materials fall
Prices of construction materials in Metro Manila dropped towards the end of last year, due to a decline in private building activities during the last quarter of 2005, the National Statistics Office (
Cement plants can’t keep up
Utah has reportedly an abundance of limestone for mining but too little cement to keep up with construction demand. The shortage has more than doubled the price of concrete in the past year to $63.18
Cement records growth in January
In January, the Vietnamese Hoang Thach Cement Company produced 180,000t of cement. It also produced an average of over 6500t of clinker per day during the Tet holidays, thus helping to meet local mark
Himachal govt warns cement truckers
The Himachal Pradesh government has warned truck operators at Gujarat Ambuja Cement plant at Darlaghat, 45-km from here, with cancelling of their permits if they went on strike. Nearly 1000 truck oper
Cement imports into South Africa?
Local cement producers are expecting bumper profits because cheaper imports are barred from South Africa. And before complaints that cheaper imports do not have SABS accreditation, give importers a ch
Gujarat Ambuja shipments rise 14 per cent
Gujarat Ambuja Cements Ltd. , India’s third-biggest cement maker, said on Wednesday its January shipments rose 14 per cent from
Cement exports slightly up and clinker exports down
According to Al-Riyadh newspaper, market sources reported that the total cement exports of the eight operating cement
Cemex confirms US price increase
Cemex plans to raise cement prices in the United States by US$5 per tonne, the executive vice president of planning and finance of Cemex, Hector Medina said on January 29, 2006. Cemex will definitely
Cement sellers appeal over EBC consignment
An appeal has been made to the Federal Government to consider the plight of several Nigerians that depend on the products of Eastern Bulkcem Company Limited (EBC), producers of Eagle Cement, by releas
Cement Company boss talks tough
The General Manager of the Caribbean Cement Company (CCC), Anthony Haynes, is warning that a shortage of the product this year could result in serious consequences for Jamaica. As a result, he says CC
Cement shortage brings construction to halt
Chandigarh India: The city has been facing acute shortage of cement for the last couple of weeks following the ban on overloading of trucks carrying cement on the direction of the
Saudi Cement output reaches 19.8Mt
The cement output of Saudi Arabia’s eight listed cement companies rose to 19.8Mt in the first nine months of 2005 from 19.5Mt in the corresponding period of 2004, recent statistics showed.
Modification of cement prices
The Syrian Ministry of Economy and Trade issued Decisions No. 286 and 287 whereby the prices of gasoline and cement were modified.