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Fancesa signs US$20m cement deal with SNC15 August 2005, Published under Cement NewsBolivian cement producer Fancesa has signed contracts worth US$20.3m to deliver cement to major roadworks and other operations in Tarija and Potosì departments, a SNC government official told local reporters. Sucre-based Fancesa negotiated the deals with national highways agency SNC to supply the 420km Potosí-Camargo-Tarija city highway-paving project over 18 months. Brazilian construction company Queiroz Galvão is carrying out the work. Under the contracts Fancesa will supply 70 per cen... |
PCMA offers subsidised cement to government12 August 2005, Published under Cement NewsPakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (PCMA) has offered to sell cement directly to the government at the rate of Rs 245-250 per 50-kg despite considerable increase in cost of production, industry sources told Business Recorder here on Thursday. The sources said that a five-member delegation of the association, led by its President Tariq Sehgal, held a meeting with Federal Secretary Industries Salman Ghani on Tuesday and discussed with him the current cement prices controversy. The... |
Belgorod Cement produces 990,000t12 August 2005, Published under Cement NewsOutput of Belgorod Cement JSC came in at about 990,000t of cement in the first seven months of 2005 - up 11 per cent as compared to the same period 2004. Packed products volume rose 8.6 per cent or 126,000t of cement, Eurocement Group’s press service reported. |
Governors query Mexican tariff11 August 2005, Published under Cement NewsFour Western governors have asked US Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez for immediate help in lifting a tariff that restricts Mexican cement from entering the country. Govs. Bill Richardson of New Mexico, Jon Huntsman of Utah, Kenny Guinn of Nevada and Mike Rounds of South Dakota told Gutierrez in a letter sent Wednesday that states are experiencing cement and concrete shortages that have impacted both the price and scheduling of private and public construction projects. They said liftin... |
APCMA concerned at import of cement09 August 2005, Published under Cement NewsAll Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) Chairman Tariq Saigol expressed concern over reports about the government granting permission for the zero-rated import of cement and it’s plans to place restrictions on exports by levying Export Duty. He said investment by domestic and foreign entrepreneurs exceeding one billion US dollars had taken place in the sector and he said the government’s plans could prove disastrous for the cement business. He said wholesale cement prices o... |
Iran exports05 August 2005, Published under Cement NewsAccording to “Tehran Times” in the first three months of the current Iranian year, some 900,000t of cement was exported from this mid-eastern province, said head of the provincial organization of industries and mines. Esrafil Ahmadiyeh stated that Shahrud Cement Plant produces 68,000t of cement every month, and about 60% of the plant’ production is exported to other provinces. |
ACC India cement production - July 200502 August 2005, Published under Cement NewsACC’s July 2005 Cement production 1.291Mt while Cement despatches 1.28Mt. By comparison July 2004 cement production was noted at 1.323Mt and cement despatches 1.279Mt. Cumulative April-July 2005 cement production 5.835Mt and cement despatches 5.847Mt. |
Cement shortage hits construction02 August 2005, Published under Cement NewsQatar’s construction sector is again facing acute shortage of cement and construction materials, industry sources said yesterday. Many construction firms fear they will not be able to finish their contracts in time because of the shortage. The manager of a leading construction company said besides the delay in getting cement and other construction materials, adequate quantities were also often not available. "In place of some 1300 bags we require a day, if we manage some 400 bags daily we c... |
Pakistan Govt may allow imports02 August 2005, Published under Cement NewsThe Pakistan government is considering allowing the import of cement to bring down the cement prices as cement manufacturers have turned down the persistent demand of the government to decrease the cement prices to around Rs 230 per bag, a senior government official told Daily Times. “This is the last option we are using to bring down the cement prices,” the official said, adding that the Ministry of Industries, Production and Special Initiatives and the Monopoly Control Authority (MCA) had ... |
Malaysia cement producers in talks to avert price war01 August 2005, Published under Cement NewsMalaysia’s major cement producers, Lafarge Malayan Cement Bhd, Cement Industries of Malaysia Bhd and YTL Cement Bhd and other smaller firms recently held talks in a bid to seek a pricing agreement, the Sun newspaper reported, quoting unnamed sources. The newspaper added the talks are believed to be an effort to avert a further price war. It added that currently, the recent average market price for cement is at M$180 per tonne. (US$1 = 3.75 rgt) |