Cement News tagged under: Jamaica
Trinidad prices to come down01 August 2012, Published under Cement NewsTrinidad Cement Ltd announced that a temporary surcharge imposed on bagged cement has been removed and that cement prices are expected to go down in the coming weeks. Speaking to local press, Satnarine Bachew said a 42.5kg bag of cement had increased by US$13 as the company was forced to raise prices two weeks after workers began strike action on 27 February. "The additional charge was driven by the higher cost of satisfying the local cement demand due to extenuating circumstances crea... |
New Jamaican project given green light11 April 2012, Published under Cement NewsCanadian engineering firm Cemcorp has been given permission by the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) to construct Jamaica's second cement plant, according to local press reports. Cemcorp will construct a 1.5Mta plant at Port Esquivel, St Catherine, at a cost of US$340m. "We are happy that we can now move forward with our plans," Armand Nahmiache, Cemcorp's chief executive officer, told The Gleaner yesterday. "Hopefully, we will be breaking ground in another three month... |