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Omani Raysut Cement new contract30 December 2005, Published under Cement NewsOmani cement producer Raysut Cement has won a contract to supply 200,00t of resistant cement for the expansion of the Omani Salalah Port , the company said. The port will start expansion works at the beginning of 2006. Port operator Salalah Port Services is 30 per cent owned by Danish industrial and shipping group AP Moller - Maersk Group and 70 per cent owned by the Omani government and private investors. |
Argentina construction industry high note30 December 2005, Published under Cement NewsArgentina ’s construction sector registered a 22.3 per cent growth in November, compared with the same month of the last year, a new historical record, National Statistic Institute (INDEC) reported. With this improvement, the Construction Activity Index (ISAC) registers a 13.9 per cent rise in the eleven months through November 2005. Estimates for 2006 are positive as well. Construction supply sales reported a general rise in November. Brick sales soared ... |
Record year for Port Everglades30 December 2005, Published under Cement NewsCargo volume at Port Everglades, Florida reached an all-time high of 26.6Mt in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, up 4.3 per cent from 25.46Mt the previous year. However, dry bulk cargoes including cement, gypsum and miscellaneous dry commodities decreased by 0.2 per cent from 2.853Mt to 2.848Mt, but revenue increased by 5.2 per cent from US$4.6m to US$4.84m. |
New concrete plant for Mobile30 December 2005, Published under Cement NewsStandard Concrete Products of Columbus, Ga., and the Alabama State Port Authority have entered into a purchase agreement to build a 200-worker cement import and concrete plant on a greenfield site owned by the port near Mobile . Standard Concrete specializes in the production of pre-cast concrete pilings and bridge panels that are in high demand as part of the post-hurricane rebuilding effort. James Lyons, executive director of the Port of Mobile ... |
China’s export of cement in October 200528 December 2005, Published under Cement NewsChina exported 2,420,000t of cement valued at US$75.295m in October 2005. The export in January-October reportedly reached 17,420,000t valued at US$539.991m, up 214.8 per cent and 195.8 per cent respectively year on year. |
China expands influence in Africa26 December 2005, Published under Cement NewsChina expands influence in Africa China’s growing demand for energy sources and profitable construction deals is leading the world’s most populous country increasingly to swoop into Africa, where it has found abundant raw materials, governments desperate for outside investments, and relatively little competition from American firms. The Chinese, sensing Africa’s tremendous potential upside, are making strategic economic inroads into a continent that, outside of oil investments, has l... |
Hillsborough unit finalises coal-supply contract26 December 2005, Published under Cement NewsHillsborough unit finalises coal-supply contract Hillsborough Resources Ltd.has reported its Quinsam mine has finalized a new three-year contract to supply coal to a major international cement manufacturer, starting Jnuary 2006. The company said the 2006 delivery year price was set, while 2007 and 2008 prices will be partially subject to the producer price index for coal mines and partially based upon the New York Mercantile Exchange index for bituminous coal. Quinsam is an under... |
Belarus cement exports26 December 2005, Published under Cement NewsBelarus cement exports Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said Thursday that he supports a government proposal to increase the export of Belarusian goods to Moscow. The president’s press office said the goods were primarily construction materials and light industry and food products. Moscow is interested in increasing supplies of construction materials, for example aggregates, and cement, the press office quoted the president as saying. At a meeting with Lukashenko Thursd... |
Cement imports from Mexico23 December 2005, Published under Cement NewsCement imports from Mexico US contractors and readymix producers in the US have been complaining about a shortage of cement for the past two years. Mexico has an excess capacity of more than8Mt, but a 55 per cent tariff on cement imported from America’s neighbor to the south has effectively kept the product out (says Asian Fortune magazine). Negotiations to do away with the tariff have been going on since 2000, when the Bush administration made it a priority to settle the issue. But a... |
China ’s output of cement in October 200522 December 2005, Published under Cement NewsChina produced 95,386,200t of cement in October 2005. The output in January-October reached 831,142, 200t, up 10.8 per cent year on year, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. |