Cement News tagged: Trading
Egyptian cement output
Egypt produced a total of 2.498Mt of cement in June 2004, up from 2.439Mt in May 2004, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) said in a monthly report. Local cement sales totalled 2.388Mt in June 2004, comp
Pakistan receives cement orders
Pakistan cement companies have received orders of over 250,000t of cement from Iraq. According to Vice Chairman All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association, Babar Bashir, he said Attock Cement recei
Ministry to control retail cement price
The Qatar Ministry of Economy and Commerce is likely to take steps to control the retail prices of cement, steel and gravel which are said to be in short supply in the local market due to a boom-led d
Continued squeeze on cement supply
China’s demand for cement is still being blamed for US cement shortages with Florida particulalrly hard hit. America imports about 20 percent of the cement used here, but Florida, the hottest bu
Cement prices soar despite flat demand
Indian cement makers seem to have finally succeeded in delinking their price realisations to demand growth. In August this year, cement prices galloped by double digits despite a flat demand, owing to
Cement prices set to rise
Retail prices for cement are likely to soar after industry leader, Bamburi Cement, announced a price increase. The move, which took effect on Monday, is yet another blow to the building industry, whic
Cemex CEO calls legal protections in Philippines weak
The head of Mexican cement giant Cemex SA (CX) complained Thursday about a recent tiff with the government of the Philippines, one of more than a dozen countries where the company operates. On Aug. 1
Jordan’s cement prices
Jordan’s ministry is contemplating legal action against increase in cement prices. Jordan Cement Factories Company (JCFC) recently increased the price of cement to JOD 63 per tonne from JOD 60 p
Egyptian Cement Output in May
Egypt’s cement output reached 2.439Mt in May 2004, down from 2.502Mt in April 2004, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) said in a report. Local cement sales totalled 2.177Mt in May 2004, compared t
Govt sets 40% tariff on imports
Jamaica’s government has imposed a 40.0% tariff on cement imports for the next four years to protect local cement maker Caribbean Cement Company (CCC) while it undertakes a US$100m investment pr
Katav Cement releases Jan-Aug 2004 output
Katav Cement (based in the Chelyabinsk region, Russia) produced 514,500t of cement in Jan-Aug 2004, a 5-fold rise versus the figure posted in the same period 2003. The plant also made 35,500 tons of s
Prices of building materials stable
Philippine cement prices remain stable at P135 per 40-kilogram bag, the Construction Industry Authority of the Philippines (CIAP) yesterday said. In a statement, the CIAP, an attached agency of the De
ACC, Ambuja Cement august shipments rise
The Associated Cement Companies (ACC) recorded dispatches of 1.246Mt in Aug 2004 compared to 1.18Mt in Aug 2003. Ambuja Cement recorded dispatches of 1.08Mt compared to 0.95Mt in Aug 2003.
Cement takes beating in southern India
After holding on for months, cement prices have finally taken a beating in the southern states during the last 3-4 weeks, with Tamil Nadu witnessing the sharpest decline at Rs 25-30 per bag (reports T
Port needs deeper channel, focus on cement
The financially troubled Port of Sacramento’s best chance of survival is a deeper channel and a concentration on building up its cement cargo traffic, according to a study released Friday. The
Northern Cyprus cement sales
The Cyprus Govt Commerce Committee is considering investigating a company’s intention to sell cement to developers in the occupied north. Government spokesmen said they were concerned by the intention