Cement News tagged: Trading
Building groups praise agreement on Mexican cement
US Construction trade groups are praising an “agreement in principle” to reduce tariffs on cement from Mexico, saying it’s a good step toward reducing shortages and lowering building
Iran’s cement production to hit 75Mta
Given the existing potentials of the country and the number of the projects credited by Bank Sepah, Iran’s cement production by the end of the Fourth Five-Year Socioeconomic
Latvia: construction costs rise
Last year construction costs in Latvia rose by 11.4 percent on average from 2004, which is the steepest rise in ten years, the Latvian statistics bureau said. The statistics bureau said salaries of co
GCC expects to recoup $40m
Mexican cement maker Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua SA said Friday it expects to get back about US$40m in disputed cement duties after the US and Mexico settled a 16-year-
Chile cement sales increasing
Chilean cement sales increased to 85.9 million bags for the period from January to November 2005, up by 6.0 per cent year-on-year, local media reported on January 18, 2006.
Tentative agreement averts cement strike
Hawaiian Cement and the union that represents 20 of its workers averted a strike early this morning. They tentatively settled on a five-year contract. The strike was expected to start
Nine-month cement exports increase
According to “Tehran Times”, some 386,000t of cement, valued at US$20.1m, was exported from Iran since the beginning of the current Iranian year (March 21, 2005). This showed 12
Carib Cement says cement shortage is over
The cement shortage that has been plaguing Jamaica’s construction sector is over. News from Caribbean Cement Company is that the market now has adequate supplies of cement to meet demand. In add
Mexico cement deal possible soon
The United States and Mexico are close to a deal that would allow Mexican cement producers to increase exports to the US market and end a 15-year-old trade fight, a top Mexican official said on Tuesda
Hawaiian Cement agrees to more talks
At the request of the federal mediator, Hawaiian Cement has agreed to resume contract talks with the union representing 20 of its workers, said Michael Coad, company vice
Nine-month export of cement hits 386,000t
Some 386,000 tons of cement, valued at $20.1m, was exported from Iran since the beginning of the current Iranian year (March 21, 2005).
Freight turnover of Kunda port falls
The freight turnover of Estonia`s Kunda port owned by Kunda Nordic Tsement (Kunda Nordic Cement) fell by 15.4 percent to 1.21Mt last year compared with 2004. A total of 454 ships
Savinsky Cement: production up in 2005
Following the results of 2005 Savinskiy Cement Plant JSC (the Arkhangelsk region, incorporated in Eurocement Group) raised the output of cement by over eight per cent to
Builders hope cement strike is avoided
Barely two years after an eight week cement strike that crippled Hawaian construction, there could be an encore. The cement division at a major supplier could go on strike as soon as Wednesday.
Ash Grove cement company expands import capacity
Ash Grove Cement Company has announced it has acquired an import terminal facility from Goldendale Aluminum on the Willamette River in Portland that the company will use to supply its customers in the
VNCC to import 1-1.3Mt of clinker in 2006
The Vietnam Cement Corporation (VNCC), the main cement producer in Vietnam, will import between 1-1.3Mt of clinker this year in order to ensure sufficient material for its production, a source from th