Cement News tagged: Trading
China Longkou cement exports rise
Cement exports through the customs of the eastern Chinese port of Longkou, Shandong province, stood at 826,000t in the period January to mid-November 2005, up 176 per cent year-on-year. The value of
Postcard from Bermuda
Shadow Minister for Works and Engineering Patricia Gordon-Pamplin has questioned the wisdom of bringing in the foreign company Cemex to run the Island’s main cement supply company while a new local op
Peru October cement sales
Peruvian cement sales in October 2005 totalled 456,565t, up 11.4 per cent year-on-year, the cement makers association Asocem said on November 15, 2005. In September 2005, the cement sales in Peru wer
Cement Production Up By 17.3%
In October, Ukranian cement production rose by 17.3 per cent compared with October 2004, to 1,229,000t, the State Statistics Committee has disclosed. However, cement production fell by 6.8 per cent to
JLP blames monopoly for cement shortage
Senator Shirley Williams, Jamaica Labour Party spokesperson on industry, commerce and investment, has raised questions about the current shortage of cement, suggesting that it was the result of a flaw
Vietnam cement output up
The cement sector expects to produce 29 million tonnes this year, up 9.5-10 per cent against last year’s figure, according to the Vietnam Cement Corporation. In the first ten months of 2005, the secto
Akhangarancement exports cement
Akhangarancement exported cement for US$2.41 million this year. The cement was delivered to Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Afghanistan. Akhangarancement is located 65 km South East of Tashkent. It is the
Cimpor invests in South Africa
Cimpor said that on November 9, 2005, the South African company Natal Portland Cement Company (Proprietary) Ltd., 100 per cent indirectly held by Cimpor, signed an agreement for the acquisition of the
Devcon completes sale
Devcon International Corp has announced that it and its wholly owned subsidiary, VI Cement & Building Products, Inc., completed the sale of its US Virgin Islands material operations to Heavy Material
Cement sales in Vietnam
The Vietnam Cement Association has reported a strong increase in cement sales through Jan-Oct., a trend expected to continue over the two last months of this year.
Colombian Cement, Clinker Exports
Colombian exports of cement and clinker stood at US$83m in the third quarter of 2005, up 13 per cent year-on-year, it was reported on October 26, 2005. Cement and clinker exports totalled 1.8Mt betwe
Italcementi jv buys 2nd cement carrier
Italcementi SpA said it bought MV White Shark, a cement carrier with a net transport capacity of 29,000dwt.
Fair but not free trade
In a recent letter to the Executive Director, Bureau of Customs, Manila, Philippines, Dr Rene Ofreno of the Fair Trade Alliance, Manila, commends the endorsement of the Customs Intelligence and Invest
Cement is only a local (short) story
While the effects of recent hurricanes are clearly posing questions over cement supply availability producers further north say there is not much they can do to help. ’’Katrina didn’
Cement truck drivers strike
Nearly 2000 South Korean cement truck drivers staged a partial walkout Friday to demand government subsidies and better job security. Experts said the one-day walkout will have little impact on the c
Armenian cement market
"Ararat Cement" and "Mika Cement" are dominant on Armenia’s cement market. A study conducted by the RA Commission for Protection of Economic Competition showed that in 2004 the cement market was