Cement News tagged under: Trading
Afghan cement prices fall24 May 2006, Published under Cement NewsPrices of cement have decreased considerably after Pakistan resumed free-of-duty exports to Afghanistan. Pakistani officials said after the lifting of the ban on cement exports to Afghanistan, about 100,000 tons of the commodity had been exported to the landlocked country. Shahood Alam, an official of Pakistan customs department, told Pajhwok Afghan News exports to Afghanistan would further increase in the days ahead. They had banned cement exports to Afghanistan due to rise in its prices in... |
Lafarge Malaysia urges government to raise cement ceiling price23 May 2006, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Malayan Cement Bhd has been in talks with the government to raise the ceiling price of cement above the current 198 rgt per tonne, the Edge Daily reported. The newspaper cited chief executive officer Alain Crouy as saying because of rising costs, partly due to fuel price hikes, the firm would like the ceiling to be raised by at least 30 pct. |
Close watch on cement imports22 May 2006, Published under Cement NewsHaving extended the duty-free importation of cement from three months to a year, Jamaica’s Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has quickly sounded a warning against price gouging by distributors who might want to cash in on the market shortage. "I will be keeping a close watch to see that price benefits are passed on to consumers," said Simpson Miller. This move, Simpson Miller hopes, will keep the price of a bag of cement in line with the average J$450, industry sources say it now costs. ... |
Iran rejects imported cement22 May 2006, Published under Cement NewsIran last year sent back five shipments of imported cement, which involved 30 to 35 per cent of the whole imported volume in 2005. Iran’s Standard Organization Non-Metal Research deputy, Nezamoddin Barzegari said, among the imported cement, five shipments had not met Iran’s standards; therefore Iran returned them. This official added that these returned shipments mostly had been sent back to China and Turkey. Barzegari also announced that so far this year, seven shipments of cement had been ... |
Cement terminal draws scrutiny22 May 2006, Published under Cement NewsA no-bid contract to build the first cement terminal at the Port of Miami-Dade has raised objections from at least one competitor and is being scrutinized by the county’s inspector general (reports the Miami Herald). Local firm Sermar USA wants to import and store cement in a dome on the south side of the port, a proposal given tentative approval by a County Commission committee earlier this year. Cement facilities are common at Florida ports, including Port Everglades. But the Port of Mia... |
Grounded cement carrier refloated, US19 May 2006, Published under Cement NewsThe grounded Norwegian-flagged cement carrier Spar Orion was refloated early Thursday after running aground off the coast of Florida the previous day, a US Coast Guard official said. The vessel, carrying 44,000t of bulk cement, was stuck off the coast of Port Everglades as it sailed into the port. The last port of call was in Sweden. The vessel will be anchored one mile off Fort Lauderdale Beach until the next scheduled cargo discharge slot becomes available on Monday. The initial attempts t... |
Cement carrier runs aground off Florida18 May 2006, Published under Cement NewsA Norwegian-flagged cement carrier, Spar Orion, ran aground off the coast of Port Everglades in Florida early on Wednesday, a US Coast Guard official said. The vessel, carrying 44,000t of cement, was heading into the port when it went aground. Its last port of call was in Sweden. The initial attempts to free the vessel at high tide had failed, the Coast Guard official said. The grounding did not cause an oil spill, hull damage, vessel traffic problems or injuries, she added. |
Jamaica cement shortage taking its toll18 May 2006, Published under Cement NewsConstruction industry leaders appealed to the Jamaican government to help resolve a cement shortage, saying it has idled construction and cost jobs. "We have to find a solution to get product here in the shortest possible time to meet the imbalances we face," Hardware Merchants Association President Errol Salkey said Tuesday. Jamaica has seen a significant drop in cement distribution since February, when the country’s main supplier, Caribbean Cement Company Ltd, recalled some 500t of faulty... |
Cement duty waived17 May 2006, Published under Cement NewsTwo shipments from Cuba are expected in June, two in July and a fifth in August. The Jamaican government yesterday announced a three-month waiver on the 15 per cent tariff paid by private importers of cement, as it moves to ease the shortage of the product. The announcement came a day after the administration announced that it was about to sign an agreement with Cuba for the importation of cement to fill the current shortage. In a statement, the Minister of Industry, Commerce, Science and T... |
Ban likely to be placed on cement import17 May 2006, Published under Cement NewsThe Pakistan ministry of commerce has decided to ban the import of cement, and the government has also decided to extend the period allowed for export to the local companies on orders received from the higher authorities, sources in the ministry of commerce told the Daily Times on Tuesday. “We have received orders from high-ups,” said the sources. “It is also because imports are not serving the purpose for which they were allowed. Under the current conditions, the import of cement is not vi... |