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Cement production increases 11.8%17 January 2005, Published under Cement NewsBolivian cement production increased 11.8 per cent from January through November 2004 compared with the same period last year, according to the national statistics institute (INE). The sector produced 1.03Mt in the first 11 months of 2003 and 1.15Mt between January and November 2004. Growth occurred thanks to increased production in cement factories in Cochabamba and Chuquisaca departments. Plants in Chuquiasaca and La Paz have the largest market share with 26.7 per cent and 25.2 per cent, ... |
Downsizing the owner/driver fleet14 January 2005, Published under Cement NewsCement Australia is planning to lift the number of directly employed truck drivers in NSW and Queensland, continuing the transport industry’s move away from the traditional owner-driver model. The cement group jointly owned by Britain’s Hanson, Swiss-based Holcim and ASX-listed Rinker said negotiations with drivers were in the early stages. But general manager supply chain Glen Thomas said the company was considering greater reliance on direct employees (reports Australian financial News).... |
Cement in custody – early release unlikely13 January 2005, Published under Cement NewsUgandan police have refused to release 150 bags of substandard Portland cement confiscated from Tororo Cement Factory last year. The cement has been lying at Wandegeya Police Station pending an end to clashes between the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) and the Uganda Institute of Professional Engineers (UIPE) over the scam. "There are issues that are still before the engineers and UNBS but the cement is still at Wandegeya. We haven’t released it," Oboo told The Monitor by te... |
Vietnam to import 5Mt of clinker in 200511 January 2005, Published under Cement NewsVietnam expects to import about 5Mt of clinker this year, up 11 per cent on year, to meet the increasing demand from domestic plants, an industry executive said Tuesday. "We expect a total domestic demand of 28Mt of cement this year, up from 26Mt last year, therefore (we) will need to import more clinker this year," said the state-owned Vietnam Cement Corp executive, who didn’t want to be named. Government figures show that the country produced 25.3Mt of cement last year, up 8.8 per cent o... |
Govt to open up cement market11 January 2005, Published under Cement NewsThe Transitional Government of Liberia has opened the cement market to all business people with the capacity to import the product for local consumption. Commerce and Industry Minister Samuel Wlue told local reporters at the weekend. The decision comes amidst the constant shortage of cement on the market, especially at a time when the demand to reconstruct the war-ravaged structures is high. According to Minister Wlue, the cement market is now opened to all for as long as necessary. P... |
Growth in cement export demand in Pakistan11 January 2005, Published under Cement NewsRapid growth in cement demand in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Dubai, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand has ignited a new zeal and spirit in Pakistan’s cement sector which is currently busy in expansion of production capacity from existing 18Mt to 28Mt per annum. Informed sources say, so far the major portion of the cake, 98 per cent of the exports, is enjoyed by the cement units located in Northern Zone of the country due to its close vicinity to Afghanistan. The cement units locat... |
Vietnam lowers import tariffs on clinker06 January 2005, Published under Cement NewsVietnam has just slashed the tariff on clinker imported from non-ASEAN (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations) countries to 10 per cent from 25 per cent. Vietnam is predicted to import around 6Mt of cement this year, mainly due to low production capacity of local cement companies, the Vietnam National Cement Corporation said, noting that it imported nearly 3Mt of clinker, mainly from Thailand in 2004. |
Cement price goes up again31 December 2004, Published under Cement NewsZimbabwe’s cement manufacturers have hiked prices by 28 per cent, a fourth increase this year alone which is likely to deal a hammer blow to the country’s tottering construction industry. A survey by The Property Gazette revealed that the price of the most common type of cement, PC15, had increased from $42,000 in October to $54,000 this month. The new price represents an 80 per cent increase from the January 2004 prices. Construction Industry Federation of Zimbabwe president Gilber... |
Cement prices to go up in January31 December 2004, Published under Cement NewsIn January, Indian retail cement prices are set to increase by Rs 5-10 per 50 kg bag across the country following a surge in construction activity. The rise may be the sharpest in Mumbai, the largest cement market in the country. A leading cement stockist in the city said, "The pickup in December has been very good and therefore prices are likely to move up in the first week of the new year." Currently, retail price of a 50kg bag in Mumbai is Rs172, while the wholesale price is Rs154-155. ... |
New coal allocation31 December 2004, Published under Cement NewsThe Indian Ministry of Coal has allotted coal linkage of 84Mt for the power sector for January-March 2005 period which is 10Mt more compared to the corresponding period in the previous fiscal. The ministry has also allotted 4.35Mt for the cement industry for the fourth quarter of the current fiscal. The short-term coal linkage for the quarter was approved by the Standing Linkage Committee (SLC) headed by Pradeep Kumar, additional secretary, coal, last week. According to officials, arou... |