Cement News tagged: Trading
Orissa government approves Sumangal brand
Shiva Cement Ltd., has informed BSE that Government of Orissa through its PR Department has approved Sumangal Brand Cement for development works. Suitable direction have been issued to all Project
Cement shortage in 2005 forecast
Vietnam will lack 6.5Mt of cement in 2005. According to the Ministry of Construction, demand is estimated at 29Mt while supply is only 22.6Mt. The cement industry will have to import 6Mt of clinker to
Restore free trade in Mexican cement
With continuing debate over US cement shortages, some domestic US observers are now beginning to challenge the wisdom of a US Department of Commerce ruling which has effectively stopped large volumes
Redwood City cement imports
The port of Redwood City handled 572,718t of scrap metal, construction materials and other commodities between July 1 and Sept. 30. The increase in Asiatic and Pacific Northwestern trade, mostly const
Cement Companies To Raise Export Prices
Taiwan’s cement makers will likely raise their export prices by 15%-20% to US$30-US$40 a ton for 2005 because of continued strong demand, the Commercial Times reports. The price hike will likel
Book at bedtime
Reading ‘Globalisation and its Discontents’ by Joseph E Stiglitz (winner of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Economics) a section on understanding the origins of the East Asia crisis of 1997 provides some ill
Cement manufacturers warn tariff safeguard removal
Domestic Philippine cement manufacturers yesterday warned that removal of the additional safeguard tariff on imported cement would only ensure other countries with excess capacity of a ready market th
Manufacturers turns down export orders around 4-5Mt, Egypt
Alaa Mouneir, Suez Cement Chairman, reported today in a local newspaper that Egyptian cement manufacturers have recently turned down export orders pertaining to approximately 4-5Mt in an attempt to m
Cement ship sees further delays to unloading in Mexico
A silo ship stuck at Mexican ports with more than 26,000 metric tons of Russian cement aboard will be further delayed from importing it following court action by the country’s cement industry ch
Grounded ship off Fort Lauderdale
Tugboats pulled the grounded freighter Federal Pescadores into deeper water Sunday evening, clearing the way for divers to go in today to look for damage to coral reefs. The 546-foot ship ran aground
Solid Cement says lab is outdated
Solid Cement Corp, Philippines, yesterday assailed a government-run cement testing lab which had given its Island Portland Cement brand a failing mark, saying the facility is outdated and in poor cond
Inflation piles pressure on retail cement price
Kenyan Cement producers are under renewed pressure to increase retail prices as the cost of inputs continue to rise. Market leader, Bamburi Cement, yesterday indicated that although it had no immediat
Gov’t lifts ban on Solid
Philippine authorities yesterday lifted the ban on Solid Cement Corp’s Island Portland Cement after tests showed that samples have attained the minimum compressive strength required by governmen
Clinker exports hold promise for cement units
For the Indian cement industry, it’s a clinker-led export boom. Even as cement exports have more or less stagnated due to sluggish demand, cement companies such as ACC and Sanghi Cement are bett
CDM accused of dumping cement?
CDM Mexico which is currently embroiled in the Mary Nour case has stated it will eventually start up a clinker grinding operation costing some US$30m using imported clinker but in the meantime will p
Iran’s cement smuggled to Afghanistan
The rate of cement smuggling is on the rise in Khorasan Province, Northeastern Iran, according to Iran Daily. The cement shortage in Khorasan has paralysed those involved in construction works in this