Cement News tagged under: Trading
Cemex Panama imports 1m sacks of cement03 April 2007, Published under Cement NewsCement manufacturer Cemex Panama has confirmed that it will import 50,000t of cement (1 million sacks). The strategy will be outlined to meet demand inthe local market, has informed the commercial director of the company, Jose Antonio Espana. During the first half of 2008 the company plans to invest US$200m in production expansion in Panama. |
Cement importation seen to regulate price - Philippines02 April 2007, Published under Cement NewsCement manufacturers would also experience the impact on the high prices of cement if they remain to be uncooperative with the government in regulating the price, said Baguio Representative Mauricio Domogan. Domogan said if the prices of cement remain to be excessive, manufacturers could lose the industry. "If the manufacturers do not cooperate, our alternative would be cement importation," Domogan said, adding that this could deprive manufacturers of their livelihood. Domogan... |
Turkey cement demand boosts Russia B.Sea coal price30 March 2007, Published under Cement NewsPrices for small, prompt cargoes of cleaned Russian coal from the Black Sea ports have risen to $70 a tonne FOB during the past couple of weeks, due to strong demand, principally from the Turkish cement industry. Turkey’s construction boom is fuelling demand for cement and because coal is needed as both a fuel and raw material for cement production, imports are rising, Russian exporters and traders said. There are a few large, established Turkish cement makers but a growing number of... |
Cement dealers cry foul29 March 2007, Published under Cement NewsOver 200 cement dealers under the banner of the Liberia Cement Dealers Association (LICDA) are crying foul over the failure by the authorities of the Ministry of Commerce and the Liberia Cement Corporation (CEMENCO) to recognize their role as retailers of the commodity, something, which they say is creating shortage of the commodity on the market. The LICDA members said the persistent attitude of distributors of the commodity to serve as retailers at the same time playing their role as ... |
Laker cement vessel grounds29 March 2007, Published under Cement NewsThe lake-going vessel that brings cement to Rochester almost ran aground entering the Port of Rochester last week. The U.S. Coast Guard says the Stephen B. Roman bumped bottom, apparently hitting some shoals that formed since the ship last came to Rochester January 11th. The MV Roman, laker is some 488 feet long and grounded in the center of the channel near the mouth of the river last Friday when the crew had to take action to stop the ship. "It was a surprise to Essroc. It was a sur... |
First shipment of Chinese cement arrived27 March 2007, Published under Cement NewsThe first consignment of SA Bureau of Standards (SABS) approved Conch cement from China has arrived in South Africa. Lim Hong Siang, the managing director of Evermont International, said yesterday that 18 000 tons of Conch cement, in 50kg bags with SABS marks, had arrived at the Durban port last Thursday on board the Gear Bulk Shipping Group-owned MV Windfield. Lim said the cement, which was sold to ICC UK and shipped from China, was being stored at the company’s warehouse. He... |
Colombia’s Argos to boost exports to US after ’0923 March 2007, Published under Cement NewsColombia’s largest cement maker, Cementos Argos SA will gradually boost its cement exports to the US to 4Mta from a current 2.1Mt after its new plant in the Caribbean port of Cartagena starts operating in 2009. Argos’ exports to the U.S. would represent about 12% of the foreign cement bought in the US, said Jorge Mario Velasquez, the company’s vice president of logistics. Cementos Argos will build a $300m new cement factory in Cartagena. The new factory, which will include a port ... |
Government fails to facilitate cement export, Pakistan22 March 2007, Published under Cement NewsThe government has failed to facilitate cement export, as Port Qasim and Karachi Port Trust authorities have expressed inability to provide ’dedicated berths’, saying that such an action would hurt international trade, official sources told local press. They said that national average price of cement is around Rs230 per 50kg at some places, but the price of prime brands was Rs 243 per 50kg on March 21. The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet in its last meeting had dire... |
China exports 2.18Mt of cement in Jan ‘0719 March 2007, Published under Cement NewsChina exported 2.183Mt of cement in January this year, surging 28.6 per cent YoY, according to customs statistics. The country exported 36.13Mt of cement in 2006, leaping 63.1 per cent YoY. Its cement products were mainly produced and exported by eastern coastal cities. China’s exports to the EU and the United Arab Emirates rose sharply while those to the United States fell. Demand for cement soared on the international market last year. |
Zambia to increase cement importation14 March 2007, Published under Cement NewsThe quantities of cement currently being imported are not sufficient to meet the huge demand on the local market of Zambia, a cabinet permanent secretary has said in Lusaka. Times of Zambia Tuesday quoted Davison Chilipamushi, permanent secretary of the Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry, as saying that the Zambian government has simplified the whole process of cement imports to facilitate more importation of the commodity. "There could be a few difficulties for individuals a... |