Cement News tagged: Trading
Diamond Cement says no increase
Diamond Cement Ghana Limited (DCGL), the Aflao-based company that produces portland cement from imported clinker from neighbouring Togo, has written to its distributors asking
Pakistan price increase
Cement companies have increased their per bag prices by Rs5 following increase in transportation charges by Rs2 per bag to Rs3 per bag due to recent surge in diesel prices,
Do not inflate cement price
Ghana Cement Company (GHACEM) has warned retailers not to inflate the price of the product, as there is currently no justification for an increase.
Somani bags US$7.4m export order to Iran
Somani Cement Company Ltd said it had bagged an export order to Iraq worth Rs332m (US$7.4m). The order is for a leading company based in Iraq and it would be executed within fiscal 2005-06, the compa
Japan Cement Exports Down
Japan cement exports totalled 627,000t in January 2005, down 18.5 per cent year-on-year, the Japan Cement Association (JCA) said on March 1, 2005. The figure marked a year-on-year decrease for the
Cement prices in Maharashtra to rise
Cement prices in India’s western state of Maharashtra, the country’s biggest construction market, is set rise by 1.7 per cent from Tuesday, on the back of strong demand from home builders,
Ramco sets up cement unit in Bhopal
The Indian Ramco group has set up a facility to manufacture fibre cement sheets at Kharagpur in West Bengal. The facility has the capacity to produce 80,000t of fibre cement
Vietnam Cement Corp vows no price increases in ’05
The Vietnam Cement Corporation will not increase cement prices this year in an effort to maintain market stability for the building material, said general director Nguyen Van Hanh. He said that the de
Cement industry grows despite falling indices
A senior Iranian economic official said that a major portion of the $5bn worth of funds the government allocated for private enterprises in the year to March 2005 has been invested in cement industry.
Bajil factory produces 360,000t in 2004
The Bajil Cement Factory, Yemen produced 360,000t of cement last year, an increase of 110,000t over 2003. "It is first time the factory achieved such an increase since 1973," said factory general di
Cement users to resist hike in prices
The Irish concrete industry is expected to fiercely resist an unwanted hike in the cement price which comes at a time when its own selling prices are under pressure. Three of the
Brunei: new cement import allowance
Local contractors expressed their gratitude to the Government of His Majesty for allowing cement to be imported once again into this country, a move that the contractors believe would increase develop
Cemex buys local concrete makers
Cemex Costa Rica has bought local concrete companies Durocret and BC de Heredia, local press reported. As part of its expansion and growth process that kicked off in the mid-1990s with the 95 per cen
Peru Domestic Cement Sales At 334,735t
Peru’s cement sales in the domestic market decreased 0.84 per cent year-on-year in January 2005, to 334,735t, Peru’s cement makers association Asocem said on February 15, 2005. However, P
Demand for cement in the southern states rising
Demand for cement in the southern states of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh has increased sharply in the last two months on the back of higher offtake of the construction sector. The growth in demand in
Bagged cement price increases
Cement companies in Pakistan have increased price by Rs5 per bag. According to cement dealers, Javedan Cement Company increased price of cement some days back and after that other companies also incre