Cement News tagged under: Afghanistan
Tajikistan exports 0.3Mt of cement in 201627 January 2017, Published under Cement NewsIn 2016 Tajikistan exported 300,000t of cement, mainly to Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, according to Tajik Minister of Industry and New Technologies, Shavkat Bobozoda. Over the first nine months of last year, Tajikistan sent 35,000t of cement to Uzbekistan. Previously Tajikistan exported cement only to Afghanistan and Kyrgyzstan. Over the report period, Tajikistan sent 96,000t of cement to Afghanistan and 30,000t of cement to Kyrgyzstan. Besides, Tajikistan exported 65t of ceme... |
Tajikistan: cement production rises 40% in 11M201605 January 2017, Published under Cement NewsProduction of cement in Tajikistan rose by over 41 per cent in the first 11 months of 2016 compared to the same period in the previous year, the Times of Central Asia reports. In total, the country produced more than 1.8Mt of cement in the 11 months to November 2016. Tajikistan currently has 12 cement plants with a combined capacity of 4Mta, the newest of which – operated by Jung-Tsai Mohir Cement – has a capacity of 1.2Mta. Exports from Tajikistan amounted to 256,000t in the first ... |
Pakistan: exports to Afghanistan decline28 November 2016, Published under Cement NewsCement exports to Afghanistan declined 23.4 per cent YoY in October 2016, falling from 0.252Mt to 0.193Mt. Meanwhile, exports to India registered a 27 per cent YoY growth from 0.086Mt in October 2015 to 0.110Mt in October 2016. Exports to India mainly travel the Wahga border and the southern coast of India. The All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) expressed its concern regarding an 11.74 per cent drop in exports to Afghanistan in the first four months of its current fisca... |
Tajikistan starts cement exports to Uzbekistan18 October 2016, Published under Cement NewsTajikistan has commenced the export of cement to Uzbekistan, according to the Tajik Ministry of Industry. Since the start of this year, the country has witnessed a steep growth in cement output, boosted by the commissioning of Huaxin Gayur Cement Co, which commissioned its Yovon plant in late September 2015 and first shipped cement to Afghanistan in January 2016. In the first nine months of 2016, Tajikistan produced 1.508Mt of cement, 408,200t more than the previous year’s correspondi... |
Pakistan: cement sales climb to 4.9Mt07 September 2016, Published under Cement NewsFor the first two months of the current fiscal year (July-August 2016) Pakistan's total cement dispatches increased 14 per cent to 4.9Mt when compared to the 4.3Mt recorded in the same period last year. The increase is a result of growing domestic sales, which in August rose by 21 per cent YoY to 3.03Mt, up from 2.5Mt. In particular, cement sales in the north of the country performed extremely well as they rose 22.6 per cent to 2.49Mt. Sales of 0.53Mt (a 13.2 per cent rise YoY) were recor... |
Tajikistan: new plant due for commissioning03 August 2016, Published under Cement NewsAccording to the Tajikistan Ministry of Industry and New Technologies, a new 1.2Mta cement plant will be brought into operation in the Yovon district, Khatlon province, this month. Jung-Tsai Mohir Cement Ltd and the government of Tajikistan signed an investment agreement for the construction of the plant, with works beginning two years ago. According to an official source, the total cost of the project is US$120m. Tajikistan’s production capacity now meets local demand and is even able... |
Pakistan cement exports down 27.6% in FY15-1629 July 2016, Published under Cement NewsPakistan's cement industry exported 5.97Mt of cement in FY15-16, which represents a fall of 22.3 per cent YoY, according to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. The bureau attributes the decline to contracting demand and competition among other issues. In terms of value, exports during July 2015-June 2016 saw a 27.6 per cent YoY decrease from US$443.63m to US$321.29m. The average price of cement also fell to US$53.75/t from US$57.64/tt during this period. In June 2016, 394,905t of ce... |
Pakistan: cement demand to grow 8% in run-up 201822 July 2016, Published under Cement NewsThe Pakistani demand for cement during the ongoing FY16-17 and next financial year FY17-18 is expected to grow at a rate of eight per cent annually. This follows the government showing a strong commitment towards the China Pakistan Economic Corridor-led infrastructure development and its higher allocation of funds, up to 20 per cent of the PKR1.675trn (US$15.98bn) to the Public Sector Development Programme for the year. FY15-16 saw double-digit growth in industry dispatches. The strong do... |
Pakistan: exports down by 17.41% in 11 months21 June 2016, Published under Cement NewsPakistani cement exports have fallen by 17.41 per cent to 5.48Mt during the first 11 months of the fiscal year, compared to exports of 6.65Mt during the same period in the previous year. A spokesperson from All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) has said that an increase in federal excise duty (FED) on cement has negatively effected the market. The proposed change in FED will increase illegal trade in the form of smuggling cement into the country. FED has been increased fro... |
Afghanistan: workers at Ghori cement plant kidnapped09 May 2016, Published under Cement NewsTwo armed men have kidnapped 15 workers at Ghori cement plant and Afghan Coal in Baghlan, northeast Afghanistan, according to Tolo News. The incident took place on Sunday morning. The men also took military equipment from the companies and planted green flags on the buildings. Ghori cement works is the country's one of two operating cement plants and is estimated to produce around 0.04Mt of cement annually, less than one per cent of total domestic demand. In late March, the Jabal Sar... |