Cement News tagged: Trading
Thai export curb mooted
All eight local cement manufacturers have been asked to review and even consider cutting back exports after Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra raised concerns about the industry’s impact on the e
Egypt Ranks Fifth Largest Cement Exporter in 2003
Egypt reportedly ranked fifth among the world’s cement exporters in 2003 with exports totalling 7.4Mt, preceded only by Thailand, Turkey, Indonesia and Japan, it was reported on March 5, 2004.
New rules for cement imports in Iran
Imports of cement by the private sector and in packages which clearly show where the cement has been produced will be free and without any fixed price by the government in the current Iranian calendar
Garadagh Cement price-cut
Recently, the price per one ton of Portland cement SEM II 40 Mpa produced by Garadagh Cement J.S.C. was reduced by AzM 10,000 (US$2) following a resolution of the management of the company, Azer-
Indian prices continue to rise
On average, Indian cement prices continue to escalate and are likely to touch Rs 175 a bag, causing concern in the construction industry. Industry sources said this was a sharp increase from Rs 95 per
Indonesian consumption
Domestic cement consumption in 2004 is estimated to remain at the same level as last year or may increase by, at most, just one per cent, Director of PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa (ITP), Thomas Kern,
Pakistan company to export cement clinker
Attock Cement Ltd and the Commodity Company of UAE have signed an agreement for the export of 40,000t of cement clinker from Pakistan for UAE and Qatar markets, a press release said. This would be
Spring melt opens Detroit to cement traffic
The bulk carrier Capt. Henry Jackman complete with about 28,000t of clinker arrived at Detroit, Michigan. Its arrival marks the unofficial start of the Great Lakes shipping season in the port. The Jac
Three arrested for cement scam
Indonesia: The Bogor Police have arrested three men on suspicions of selling bulk, low-quality cement packed in original sacks marked with the logos of major cement makers Tiga Roda and Kujang. Yulia
Indonesian exports
Indonesia’s nine cement producers sold 7.343Mt of cement and clinker for export in 2003. Clinker exports reached 4.27Mt while cement exports amounted to 3.073Mt. Bangladesh customers bought 1.
Cement prices set to stabilise
Cement prices in Andhra Pradesh, India are expected to cross Rs160 per bag in May and stabilise in that region for the next six months on current indicators, say local news reports. Unlike in the past
Sinai cement exports increase
According to Al-Sharq Al-Awsat newspaper (March 17, 2004), the Chairman of the Board of the Sinai Cement Company, Mr. Hassan Rateb, announced that the Sinai Cement Company has recently won contracts t
Jordan Cement Factories exports
Jordanian cement producer Jordan Cement Factories Company (JCFC) exported 800,000t of cement in 2003, according to the company’s director general, Samir al-Bairaqtar. No comparative figures wer
Cement prices yet to fall in Gujarat
Cement prices in Gujarat have remained consistent despite the Gujarat government’s recommendation last week to bring down prices by Rs 10 per 50 kg bag. Domestic cement majors such as Gujarat A
Price rise reasons
Indian ement prices have been rising mainly because of the demand-supply mismatch. February demand has gone up by 10 per cent, compared to about 5.5 per cent in all other months. With the government s
Nigerian price debate
The high cost of production, falling local naira currency, poor production facilities in many cases and now the recent rise in freight charges have been blamed as reasons for the escalating prices of