Cement News tagged: Trading
Higher fuel prices
Indian cement companies are gearing up for a price increase following the hike in domestic coal prices. While companies are still working out the price increase for various grades of coke, industry ob
Japan cement importer incurs P37.8 million in unpaid duties
A Japanese cement importer who had questioned the Department of Trade and Industry’s decision to impose safeguard duties on imported cement before the Supreme Court has accumulated a total of P3
Egypt export sales
Egypt ranked second among cement exporters to Spain in 2003 with about 1.441Mt, it was reported on June 13, 2004. Egypt was preceded only by Turkey and was followed by Greece, Saudi Arabia, Japan and
Markets struggle
While the first figures on the effects of Chinese government credit restriction measures are published showing a very light decrease of their industrial output, dry bulk markets are again badly suffer
Pakistan Steel exports slag to UAE
Pakistan Steel exported 30,000t granulated slag to Sharjah UAE as raw material for cement industry, and another similar quantity of material would be shipped in next few days. A contract to export 10,
Jordan Cement Factories
Jordan Cement Factories Company (JCFC) has started works to restore the cement exports unit in Aqaba, southern Jordan, at the cost of over $1.0m, it was reported on June 10, 2004. The company is targ
Cement price manipulation?
The Malaysian Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs will launch an investigation into allegations that the prices of cement are being manipulated by unscrupulous transporters and distributor
Cement orders from UAE continue
Pakistani cement manufacturers say they continue to get import enquiries from companies in the UAE and Qatar. ³Our cement consignments are going to UAE regularly and there is a demand of 2,000 tons p
Cement price fixed at Dh220-340 per tonne
DUBAI - The UAE Contractors Association (UCA) in its efforts to protect the construction sector and fix the prices of cement manufactured by local companies, succeeded in signing a preliminary agreeme
Israeli wall with Egyptian cement
The Palestinian Legislative Council is scheduled to hold a meeting in Ramallah on Wednesday to discuss the latest scandal in the Palestinian Authority regarding the import of cement from Egypt. Memb
The costs of rebuilding Iraq
According to a report in the US-based Newsday magazine, the cost of building materials in Iraq are rising rapidly. Bricks cost two to four times what they did before the US invasion last year. The pr
Coal and petcoke tenders announced
Holcim’s North American operations has invited offers through June 11 on over a million tons of coal and more than 300,000 tons of petroleum coke for delivery in 2005.The company has invited off
Cement makers eye booming Dubai market
Pakistani cement makers are gearing up to tap the booming construction market in Dubai and other Gulf countries where cement prices have shot up over 100 percent in the last one month on account of hi
Luzon cement prices hit record
Retail prices of cement in northern Luzon, Philippines went as high as R170 per bag (42.5kg), the highest since the imposition of definitive safeguard duty, due to the shortage of supply caused by
Call to curb soaring cement prices
UAE Contractors Association (UCA) has urged the government to intervene by fixing the prices of cement manufactured by local companies. In response to the current situation, the UCA is also helping le
Cement Racket Exposed
Police have unearthed a major syndicate in which the East African Portland Cement Company (EAPC) is losing over Sh3 million per month in transport commissions. Sources said two vehicles loaded with c