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Swiss cement sales fall14 April 2005, Published under Cement NewsDomestic sales of Swiss cement industry fell by 0.6 per cent to 767,345t in the first quarter of 2005, the industry association Cemsuisse said on April 13, 2005. Despite the cold weather in March 2005, cement sales remained almost flat year-on-year due to the upward trend in the construction activity. A total 49.6 per cent of the cement deliveries were transported by railway and 50.4 per cent by road. Earlier the association said that it expected a 3.0 per cent to 5.0 per cent year-on-year dr... |
Tsunami effect hits Nigeria13 April 2005, Published under Cement NewsThe Tsunami earthquake which hit South East Asia last December 26, and the escalating cost of transportation, were identified yesterday as major reasons for the high price of cement in Nigeria. Chairman of Dangote Group of Companies, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, who disclosed this in Lagos, claimed that the Tsunami disaster destroyed the world’s largest cement factory in Indonesia, which was Nigeria’s major source of imported cement. However, Dangote in two separate interviews with journalists i... |
Harbour leases land for cement bagging facility13 April 2005, Published under Cement NewsCement supplier Caricement/Holcim, now operating in Simpson Bay, St Maarten, Netherlands Antilles, will be opening a cement bagging facility in Pointe Blanche on the property of St. Maarten Cargo Facility NV. The company signed a lease agreement on Friday, according to a press statement. “The agreement signals the start of long-waited plans to move the cement plant from an outdated facility in Simpson Bay to a new environmentally controlled plant in the harbour’s cargo area, St. Maarten Harb... |
China’s output of cement in February12 April 2005, Published under Cement NewsChina produced 43,436,000t of cement in February 2005. The output in January-February reached 98, 539,400t, up 0.1 per cent year on year, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. |
Export and find new markets12 April 2005, Published under Cement NewsLocal Malaysian cement manufacturers should seek new markets abroad for their material by partnering Malaysian construction companies with operations overseas, International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz said yesterday. "Most of the big construction companies are venturing overseas with India providing the largest market for Malaysian companies. "This development provides an avenue for cement manufacturers to link up with the construction companies and diversify into... |
Pakistan emerging major regional cement exporter11 April 2005, Published under Cement NewsPrime Minister Shaukat Aziz Prime Minister said that Pakistan is set to become a major exporter of cement to regional countries. “Pakistan is one of the major cement exporters for the reconstruction work in Afghanistan and added the local cement industry was already working at full capacity,” the Prime Minister told the foundation laying ceremony of three cement and a paper plant factories here. He said the projects will bring an investment of US$500m and create job opportunities for aro... |
Beware of cheap cement, Philippines11 April 2005, Published under Cement NewsThe Department of Trade and Industry yesterday warned the public against adulterated cement products following the seizure recently of 241 bags whose contents had been passed off as pure cement. The 40kg bags, popularly referred to as "buriki" were seized from two retailers in Caloocan City. According to the DTI’s Bureau of Product Standards, other materials had been added to the "buriki," making these substandard. BPS Director Jesus L. Motoomull said samples taken from the confiscated c... |
Italcementi ready to buy Turkey’s Uzan Rumeli cement plants08 April 2005, Published under Cement NewsItalcementi SpA is ready to buy Uzan Rumeli cement plants owned by the Turkish government, the daily Finanza & Mercati said without giving a source. The terms of the privatisation are expected to be released in May-June, the daily added. |
Budindustria launches new packing line07 April 2005, Published under Cement NewsBakhchysarai-based Budindustria factory, the largest cement producer in the Ukraine Crimea has launched new cement packing lineThe equipment for the packing line is produced by the Russian company Seluh. The new line has a capacity of 60tph of cement, and the old one, just 2tph. As Ukrainian News earlier reported, in 2005, Budindustria intends to increase the volume of cement production by 2.2 per cent or 10,000 tons compared with 2004 to 460,000t for the whole year. Productive capacity of ... |
Russia production in January-February 200506 April 2005, Published under Cement NewsRussian cement producers have manufactured 4.6Mt of cement in January-February 2005, a 4.5 per cent rise versus the same period 2004. A rise of production in the cement industry exceeded than in the industrial sector as a whole where it totaled 3.9 per cent, Eurocement Group said. As it was earlier reported, Eurocement plants made in January-February more than 1.1Mt of cement, a 10.5 per cent rise versus the same period 2004. Its share in this segment of the market stood at 21 per cent. Produ... |