Cement News tagged: Trading
Measures to prevent cement shortage – Qatar
Qatar’s top cement producer QNCC plans to make available some 1.9Mt of cement in the local market this year, anticipating a huge demand for the material in view of the construction boom. About
Cement Prices shoot up
A 10 per cent jump in Ugandan cement retail prices to sh20,000 a bag is a result of an increase in factory prices and a seasonal spike in demand, industry sources said last week. At the beginning of
Turkey 2004 cement output up
The Turkish cement sector boosted its output by 10 per cent year-on-year to 38.5Mt in 2004, it was reported on January 21, 2005. Turkey’s cement consumption climbed by 9.0 per cent year-on-year
Mikhailovcement makes more
Mikhailovcement made over 1.8Mt of products in 2004, up six per cent versus the same period 2003. In 2003 the enterprise made 1.7Mt of cement, an increase of 19 per cent from the figure reported in 20
Ivano-Frankivsktsement increases cement production
The Ivano-Frankivsktsement company, one of the five biggest producers of cement and slate in Ukraine, increased cement production by 5.4 per cent to 115,300t in the fourth quarter of 2004, compared wi
Angarskcement produces more in 2004
Angarskcement produced 21,628t of cement in December 2004, according to reported data. In 2004 the plant produced 670,800t of cement. Compared with 2003 output rose by 41,800t.
Egyptian price increases
Local Egyptian cement companies commenced the year with price increases, ranging from LE5/t to LE15/t. National Cement reported the lowest ex-factory cement price pertaining to
Ghacem cement up by 12 per cent
Ghana Cement Company will increase its factory cement price from 42,665 cedis a bag to 47,678.54 cedis representing 12 per cent increase with effect from next Wednesday, January 19. This is as a resul
Cement demand higher in 2005
Cement demand in Vietnam this year is estimated at 28.4Mt, 2.6Mt higher than in 2004. According to the Ministry of Construction, more than US$1.4 billion will be needed to develop the cement projects
Cement production increases 11.8%
Bolivian cement production increased 11.8 per cent from January through November 2004 compared with the same period last year, according to the national statistics institute (INE). The sector produce
Downsizing the owner/driver fleet
Cement Australia is planning to lift the number of directly employed truck drivers in NSW and Queensland, continuing the transport industry’s move away from the traditional owner-driver model.
Cement in custody – early release unlikely
Ugandan police have refused to release 150 bags of substandard Portland cement confiscated from Tororo Cement Factory last year. The cement has been lying at Wandegeya Police Station pending an end t
Vietnam to import 5Mt of clinker in 2005
Vietnam expects to import about 5Mt of clinker this year, up 11 per cent on year, to meet the increasing demand from domestic plants, an industry executive said Tuesday. "We expect a total domestic
Govt to open up cement market
The Transitional Government of Liberia has opened the cement market to all business people with the capacity to import the product for local consumption. Commerce and Industry Minister Samuel Wlue tol
Growth in cement export demand in Pakistan
Rapid growth in cement demand in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Dubai, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand has ignited a new zeal and spirit in Pakistan’s cement sector which is currently busy in ex
Vietnam lowers import tariffs on clinker
Vietnam has just slashed the tariff on clinker imported from non-ASEAN (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations) countries to 10 per cent from 25 per cent. Vietnam is predicted to