Cement News tagged: Trading
Saudi Q1 2005 cement output climbs
The cement output of Saudi Arabia’s eight listed cement companies rose to 6.456Mt for the first three months of 2005 from 6.169Mt in the corresponding period of 2004, recent
Lucky and Pioneer top cement export figures
Lucky Cement and Pioneer Cement topped the export table in May because of higher demand for cement from Afghanistan and Iraq. Sources said cement exported to
Cement import duty loss
The discontinuation of cement imports into Jamaica since the duty was raised to over 40 per cent early last year has deprived the treasury of potential import duty of about J$100m, Business Observer c
Lafarge brings ’self-levelling’concrete to Canada
A "self-levelling" concrete that’s new to North America will revolutionise the construction industry, its maker says, by eliminating many hours of back-breaking labour. Lafarge, a multinational
Semen Padang sends cement to Banda Aceh
About 1100t of cement produced by PT Semen Padang (West Sumatra) has arrived in Malahayati port, Aceh Besar. The cement arrived at Malahayati as requested by the factory
Italcementi launches new products
ITALCEMENTI, the investor in Bulgarian cement makers Devnya and Vulkan of Dimitrovgrad, is launching five new products of the Maestro series on the market for the new construction season. These includ
Saudi Arabia to cut cement import duties
Saudi Arabia will cut duties on cement imports to five per cent from 20 per cent to help meet rising domestic demand, Saudi media said on Tuesday. The lower duty will not be introduced until January
Export of Chinese cement
The total export of cement and cement clinker of the whole year out of China was 7Mt, a rise of 21.5 per cent on a year-on-year basis. The export mainly concentrated in North America, Asian countries
Vassiliko Cement signs new sales contract with Interbulk
Cypriot cement maker Vassiliko Cement Works has signed a contract with Interbulk Trading SA, a subsidiary of French cement maker Ciments Francais, for cement sales in 2005, the
Russian Antimonopoly Service launches investigation
The Russian Antimonopoly Service has launched the investigation of recent cement price growth. The Russian Antimonopoly Service is preparing an enquiry relating to Eurocement
Qatar National will sell 2Mt in 2005
As Qatar’s construction sector still faces supply problems, Qatar’s top cement producer Qatar National Cement Co (QNCC) intends to make available some 2Mt of cement in the
Kuwait Portland Cement Q1 2005
The net profit of Kuwaiti cement trader Kuwait Portland Cement fell to 1.24 mln Kuwaiti dinars ($4.2m) in the first quarter of 2005 from 1.71 mln dinars ($5.8m) in the same period of 2004, the Kuwait
Italcementi gets into shipowning
Italcementi, a publicly listed cement maker, is poised to enter the handymax bulker market as an owner. It wants to acquire at least one vessel to serve its Atlantic business carrying cement and petco
Pleven Cement keeps prices unchanged
Bulgaria’s Pleven Cement will not raise its prices, despite higher demand, CEO Strahil Yanchev told local news sources. The weather this winter was good and did not suspend construction works, w
Azores cement sales down
Cement sales in Portugal’s autonomous region of the Azores Islands registered a 2.2 per cent year-on-year decrease to a total 27,496t in March 2005, data from the Azores regional statistics offi
Iran to capture Afghanistan’s cement market
Iran is likely to capture the market in Afghanistan in the next two years according to local press reports in Pakistan. Iran with one of the most economical rates of the commodity was