Cement News tagged under: Trading
Cement truck drivers strike21 October 2005, Published under Cement NewsNearly 2000 South Korean cement truck drivers staged a partial walkout Friday to demand government subsidies and better job security. Experts said the one-day walkout will have little impact on the construction industry, but warned it could cause serious transport havoc as it comes amid a prolonged strike by some 1600 other construction industry truck drivers since last Thursday. Nearly 20,000 unionized cargo truck drivers are also to walk off the job next week. Police said they will tr... |
Armenian cement market20 October 2005, Published under Cement News"Ararat Cement" and "Mika Cement" are dominant on Armenia’s cement market. A study conducted by the RA Commission for Protection of Economic Competition showed that in 2004 the cement market was improved thanks to local production. Armine Udumyan, Press Secretary to the Commission Chairman, reported a total of 341,000 tons of cement were sold in Armenia during the period under review, which is 68% of the total output. "Ararat Cement" covers 57.5% of the market(196,137 tons) and "Mika Cement... |
Siam Cement Group expects sharp rise in export sales to Middle East19 October 2005, Published under Cement NewsSCT Co, the international trading arm of the Siam Cement Group, expects sales in the Middle East to grow by 30 per cent next year from a record two billion baht this year to tap growing wealth in the region, according to the managing director Kalin Sarasin, the Bangkok Post reports. "We’re confident that our Middle East centres will perform very well this year despite having only one representative office. Sales are expected to grow by at least 30% next year," he said. Kalin said the co... |
Importing cement from Germany and Scandinavia19 October 2005, Published under Cement NewsImporting cement from Germany and Scandinavian countries will be appraised to curb cement deficit in Latvia, the Latvian Builders Association’s (LBA) president Viktors Purins told Latvian news sources. According to Purins, Minister of Economy Krisjanis Karins (New Era) has ordered officials to appraise cement prices in these countries after a meeting with the construction sector representatives. Building a new cement plant is believed to be not feasible due to high costs and lack of time, Pu... |
Govt considering import of duty free cement from India19 October 2005, Published under Cement NewsThe Pakistani government is considering to allow the import of duty free cement from India as reconstruction of the quake-hit areas will need huge supply of cement, sources said here on Tuesday. Sources said that builders were already facing high prices of cement in the country and asked the government to allow the import of cement from India as the prices in neighboring countries like China and India were less than Pakistan. Government has allowed the import of cement from neighboring countr... |
Holcim markets new product17 October 2005, Published under Cement NewsVietnamese bricklayers demonstrated how to use a new cement of Holcim Vietnam apparently called “Build and Bowl” (sic) at Tan Cang Tourist Park during a customer meeting last week. This product is packed in 50-kilo bags and are said to be highly-adhesive, time-saving, and suitable for construction finishing. Mike Doyle, General Director of Holcim Vietnam, says the new cement is marketed at VND870,000 a ton (approx US$55/t). Established in 1994, Holcim Vietnam operates three factories in t... |
Cement shortage slows construction17 October 2005, Published under Cement NewsA breakdown in the plants of two major suppliers of cement in Western Canada earlier this year, combined with high demand from oil fields in Alberta, has led to shortages of cement. "They can’t manufacture it fast enough to keep up with demand," said Doug Taylor, owner of Taylor Concrete and Pumping in Saskatoon. "The demand in Alberta and British Columbia is unbelievable -- everybody is scrambling just to keep up." Taylor said Lafarge Canada and Lehigh Inland Cement, two major supplier... |
Jordan to boost cement imports?13 October 2005, Published under Cement NewsThe government’s decision to reduce customs tariffs on cement from 25 to 10 per cent should encourage importers to increase purchases of this commodity, market experts told The Jordan Times. Jordan Construction Contractors Association (JCCA) sought complete abolishment of customs on imported cement in order to lower prices which shot up to JD90 a tonne from JD62 two weeks ago. The government also eased the procedures taken by the Jordan Institute of Standards and Metrology (JISM) for testin... |
Cement company workers walk off the job12 October 2005, Published under Cement NewsBermuda Cement Company (BCC) workers downed tools yesterday because of job insecurity in the wake of what they see as a hostile take-over by the West End Development Company (Wedco). And the strike has brought the Island’s cement supply to a standstill which could cripple the Island’s booming construction industry unless cement is imported from abroad. BCC plant manager Clive Hook wanted to meet with Wedco Chairman, Lt. Col. David Burch, to discuss his future employment when BCC is taken ove... |
Southern Cross case11 October 2005, Published under Cement NewsThe Philippine Bureau of Customs has endorsed the filing of criminal charges against an official of Southern Cross Cement Corp. and its broker. Aside from recommending the filing of criminal complaints against the firm’s general manager, Isagani O. Fernandez, and the firm’s broker Agnesia A. Javier, Customs also recommended the filing of administrative complaints against the collector of Harbor Center and a wharfinger. Southern Cross is linked to the Japanese group Taiheiyo Cement. |