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Withdrawal of subsidy on imported cement urged24 April 2006, Published under Cement NewsThe All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) general body meeting has expressed the hope that the government will reconsider the Economic Coordi-nation Committee (ECC) decision to provide a subsidy of Rs 60 per bag on imported cement and do away with such punitive decisions. In a press statement on Thursday, APCMA chairman Tariq Saigol said a great deal of interest has been generated in the electronic and print media about the ECC decision to provide a subsidy of Rs 60 per bag o... |
Qatar keen to import rock from Philippines24 April 2006, Published under Cement NewsQatari businessmen have reportedly shown keen interest in importing concrete aggregates from the Philippines to support the growing demand for cement required for several infrastructural and civil projects currently being executed as part of the 2006 Doha Asian Games, said Edsel T Custodio, Undersecretary for International Economic Relations at the Department of Foreign Affairs, here yesterday. He is heading a delegation from the Philippines visiting Qatar. In an interview with The Peninsul... |
Guyana’s first bagging plant21 April 2006, Published under Cement NewsGuyana’s first cement bagging plant will be completed by mid-year company executives here said. Trinidad Cement Limited (TCL), which is setting up the operation, said all foundation work for bulk storage silos, packaging plant, warehouse and the administrative building has been completed. The company said key employees also had ’hands on’ experience at its two cement companies in Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados in preparation for the operations here. In a statement TCL justified buil... |
Carib cement looks to the export market21 April 2006, Published under Cement NewsCaribbean Cement Company (CCC), the local subsidiary of Trinidad Cement Limited, will be looking to export cement to territories in the Caribbean Basin including Florida by 2009. Speaking with Caribbean Business Report from Caribbean Cement Company’s Rockfort sales office, General Manager Tony Haynes said: "It is our intent to get into the export market. We are positioned very nicely with markets around us within the Caribbean Basin. Our geographical position will allow us to get into those ... |
Illegal trademarks in Georgia20 April 2006, Published under Cement NewsZemo Svaneti (Western Georgia) regional Police Investigation Department has launched an investigation of the fact of illegal use of the Armenian cement trademark, Public Relations Service, Financial Police, Finance Ministry of Georgia, told "Novosti-Gruzia." Thus, the businessmen Mamuki Khubulava and Tornike Izoria filled the bags of "Ararat Cement" company with the cement produced by another firm and sold it on the open market. |
Illegal cement workshop found in Baku20 April 2006, Published under Cement NewsAgents of Department for Primary Investigation of Tax Crimes within Ministry of Tax have found an illegal facility in town of Amirajani that was engaged in packaging cement and sale of low-quality cement. Trend reports with reference to the Ministry’s news release that executives of this facility organized the sale of cement labeled “Garadagh” and “Volgograd” in various retail sale points of Surakhany district. As a result their evasion from effecting taxes was also proved. During the rai... |
Italcementi Bulgaria launches new products19 April 2006, Published under Cement NewsItalcementi Group Bulgaria launched six new groups of dry building mixtures of the Maestro brand on the Bulgarian market. The Maestro dry building mixture brand was developed in the end of 2004 and has been produced at the Devnya Cement for the past year. The new products are suitable for the binding of aerated concrete blocks and glass bricks. Due to the strong interest producers continue to develop new products. The Maestro brand products hold a 5-6 per cent market share according to surve... |
Building costs rise by 10-15 pct in the UAE19 April 2006, Published under Cement NewsBuilding and construction contractors have increased their quotations for contracts by 10 to 15 per cent in view of the increase in the prices of building materials. Cement prices are also expected to rise soon. According to a report in the Gulf Today, prices of building materials have gone up by between 3.3 per cent and 20 per cent, with steel topping the list of materials of increased prices. |
Govt determined to bring down cement prices19 April 2006, Published under Cement NewsThe Pakistan Government is keen to bring cement prices down to Rs 280 per bag to give relief to consumer. This was said by Kamran Rasool Secretary Ministry of Industries, Production and Special Initiatives in a meeting with All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) here Tuesday. He explained that due to increase in prices of cement, the entire reform process of the government is being hurt. He further said that Government intends to provide relief to the common man that’s why th... |
Ukraine cement production increases18 April 2006, Published under Cement NewsIn March, national cement production rose by 16.7 per cent compared with March 2005, to 798,000t, the State Statistics Committee has disclosed. In March, cement production rose by 65.3 per cent compared with January. In January-March, cement production rose by 3.8 per cent compared with January-March 2005, to 1,770,000t. |