Cement News tagged: Trading
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
Imported cement price down
Prices for imported cement in to the UAE dropped by Dh1 per bag, following the news of large cement consignments coming to the UAE ports in the near future. Price for a 50kg bag of imported cement was
Tariffs on imports removed, Egypt
The Egyptian Minister of Foreign Trade and Industry, Rashid Mohamed Rashid, has announced that Egypt will remove tariffs on cement imports which amount to 10 per cent for unpacked cement and 20 per ce
UAE producers agree not to export cement
The UAE cement producers agreed at a meeting on August 31, 2004 not to export cement until the situation on the local cement market stabilises, it was reported on September 1, 2004.
Araratcement enters Iranian market
Sedrak Sedrakian, General Director of the company "Multi Group", owner of the Araratcement, told ARMINFO, this year the company has supplied 17,000t of cement to Iran. The company meets competition du
Builders still hard hit by costly cement
Despite the government’s withdrawal of five per cent import duty on cement, traders are still cashing in on the scarcity in the local market, sources said. The cement price ranges between Dh13
Oman acts to stabilise prices
A price ceiling on cement has been fixed by the Omani government to prevent exploitation by retailers as demand rises. The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has fixed the cement price at 1.5 riyals p
Minister confirms cancellation of duties
The Egyptian Minister of Industry & Foreign Trade, Mr. Rashid Mohamed Rashid, confirmed the cancellation of custom duties levied on Egyptian cement imports yesterday, which pertain to 10% for bulk cem
Egypt seeks export boost
Egypt’s Minister of Finance, Youssef Boutros-Ghali, and the Sudanese Minister of Industry, Jalal Yousif al-Dagir, discussed ways of boosting the trade relations between the two countries and the
Ras Al-Khaimah plant import
Three of the cement plants in the UAE emirate of Ras al-Khaimah have imported a shipment of a total 31,500 tonnes of cement in mid-August 2004, the emirate’s Customs and Ports Department directo
Solid Cement may have to close
Solid Cement Corp, a Philippine unit of Mexico’s Cemex said it may have to shut down its cement plant next week unless the government lifts its order for the company to stop selling its products
Chelyabinsk region expands output
In 1H 2004 the Chelyabinsk region’s construction materials sector expanded output by 6.1% y-o-y due to the growh of cement production (up 86.7%), heat-insulation materials (up 40.5%). New foreig