Cement News tagged: Trading

Higher duty recommended on Southern Cross

08 August 2006, Published under Cement News

The Intelligence Enforcement Group of the Philippinbe Bureau of Customs has recommended rejection of the valuation method used by Japanese firm Southern Cross Cement Corp. on shipments made last year

Pakistan cement price

01 August 2006, Published under Cement News

Accepting the appeals of 18 cement factories, the Lahore High Court on Monday set aside a decision of the Monopoly Control Authority (MCA) to break the cartel and lower the price by Rs60 per bag. The

Proposal for subsidy on clinker imports rejected, Pakistan

31 July 2006, Published under Cement News

The Pakistan government is learned to have turned down a proposal of cement manufacturers to provide subsidy on import of clinker, at par with imported cement.

Imported Cuban cement – no price increase, Jamaica

31 July 2006, Published under Cement News

Cement imported from Cuba will not attract the 15 per cent increase in price announced by the Caribbean Cement Company Limited a few weeks ago.

Vietnam to end cement imports by 2009

Vietnam to end cement imports by 2009

25 July 2006, Published under Cement News

Vietnam will not have to import cement for domestic consumption by 2009, the Vietnam Cement Association said. Deputy Minister of Construction Tong Van Nga said that the national cement production outp

Cement sales stable despite crisis

25 July 2006, Published under Cement News

Despite the problems which surfaced earlier this year at Caribbean Cement Company, sales figures have not been significantly affected. Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry and Commerce Kern S

Vinacomin seeks to raise coal prices

Vinacomin seeks to raise coal prices

25 July 2006, Published under Cement News

A proposal to increase the Vietnamese domestic coal price is being considered by the relevant State agencies and economic experts, said Pham Trung Hung of the Vietnam National Coal and Mineral Industr

GCC foresees bigger exports

24 July 2006, Published under Cement News

Mexico’s cement maker Grupo Cementos Chihuahua (GCC) estimates that, between April this year and March 2007, it would have exported 760,000t of cement, equal to a 15 per cent rise compared to the same

Senate rejects cement probe

24 July 2006, Published under Cement News

The Jamaican yesterday rejected a private member’s motion brought by the Opposition to appoint a Joint Select Committee of Parliament to examine the cement crisis. The rejection of the motion br

Iranian exports plunge

21 July 2006, Published under Cement News

According to “Tehran Times”, Iran exported some 121,000t of cement for a US$6.8m valuation in the first three months of the current Iranian year, down 10 per cent in value compared to the same period

Cape Verde weaker performance

21 July 2006, Published under Cement News

Secil said that its performance in Cape Verde last year was rather weak due to sizeable losses

Pelindo Joins Tonasa on cement shipment

17 July 2006, Published under Cement News

PT Pelabuhan Indonesia (Pelindo) III has been cooperating with PT Semen Tonasa to optimize the utilization of harbor of Celukan Bawang as the special harbor for cement as well as to meet the cement de

Import price of clinker up 5% to $30/t

14 July 2006, Published under Cement News

The import price of clinker experienced a modest increase of 5 per cent in the first six months of this year, reaching US$30 per tonne, says the Vietnam Cement Corporation.

JLP warns of another cement crisis, Jamaica

13 July 2006, Published under Cement News

The Opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) is warning that the country could soon face another cement crisis.

Constructors accuse Eurocement of overpricing, Russia

10 July 2006, Published under Cement News

Hardly has Eurocement made peace with the Federal Anti-trust Service, when it found itself in the midst of another scandal. Constructors have accused it of creating artificial shortage and overpricing

More cement from imports, Carib Cement

06 July 2006, Published under Cement News

Some 22,500t of cement are expected to hit the local market this week - thanks to imports and increased output from Jamaica’s sole cement manufacturer, Carib Cement Ltd.