Cement News tagged: Trading
Cement shortage slows construction
A breakdown in the plants of two major suppliers of cement in Western Canada earlier this year, combined with high demand from oil fields in Alberta, has led to shortages of cement. "They can’
Jordan to boost cement imports?
The government’s decision to reduce customs tariffs on cement from 25 to 10 per cent should encourage importers to increase purchases of this commodity, market experts told The Jordan Times. Jor
Cement company workers walk off the job
Bermuda Cement Company (BCC) workers downed tools yesterday because of job insecurity in the wake of what they see as a hostile take-over by the West End Development Company (Wedco). And the strike ha
Southern Cross case
The Philippine Bureau of Customs has endorsed the filing of criminal charges against an official of Southern Cross Cement Corp. and its broker. Aside from recommending the filing of criminal complaint
Import of cement via land route demanded
Abdul Rauf, president of the Pakistan Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI), has asked the government to allow the import of cement from India and Iran for the reconstruction of million of
Government suspends cement exports for the time being, Iran
According to local news reports, cement is back on the government’s umbrella coverage of subsidies again and there would be no more exports until further official notice, said the minister of commerce
Cement prices up 8-10 per cent
The UAE Contractors Association has warned cement companies that it will take action if prices are raised beyond the recent 8-10 per cent rises. Officials told Gulf News that some
Vietnam’s cement industry told to target exports
President Tran Duc Luong has asked the cement industry to become an exporter soon instead of being an importer as at present. Speaking at a meeting with officials of Vietnam Cement Corporation in Ha
Cement prices seen leaping in 2006
Vietnamese cement prices are forecast to rise next year due to increasing prices of imported material, according to local reports. The import price of clinker has in the year to date grown
Dissolution of Cement JSC postponed
The winding up of Cement JSC has been postponed temporarily. The term for issue of certificate on dissolution registeration on the part of the Federal Tax Service (FTS) expired on September 26, 2005,
Saudi demands to examine cement imports
An Al-Riyadh newspaper quoted a notice published in early September 2005 by the white Portland cement manufacturers in Saudi Arabia which included a demand that the Industry and Trade Ministry examine
Danish Unicon, Frode Laursen set up company
Danish concrete company Unicon A/S and Danish transport and logistics company Frode Laursen A/S set up a joint company, Danish transport and logistics services provider Skancon A/S, it was reported on
CFTZ’s second cement plant to come on-stream shortly
Construction works aimed at building the second cement producing plant began in Iran’s Chabahar Free Trade Zone (CFTZ). The plant projected to come on-stream within the next 10 months is slated to pro
USTDA grant supports cement production in Afghanistan
Support for reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan is the goal of a U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) grant awarded today to the Afghan Ministry of Mines and
Cement shortage reaches Southern Colorado
Holcim Cement recently joined the long list of cement makers temporarily rationing shipments, citing heavy demand, plant manager Rob Davies said.
Cement exports set to grow 20 per cent
Cement exports from India is set to register 20 per cent growth in the current financial year. The export growth is primarily driven by an increase in cement consumption in the Middle East, including