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Ukraine’s cement consumption02 November 2004, Published under Cement NewsIn January-July 2004, Ukraine’s cement consumption increased by +30 per cent against the respective period of 2003. Along with that, Ukraine’s production of cement increased by +30% respectively. In 2005, Pushka Cement Plant (Kramatorsk, which is now owned by Inteko Company, Ukraine) is expected to increase production volumes by +30%, up to 1Mt. In the first half of 2004, Ukraine’s cement producing companies sold 4.112Mt of products. At the same time, Ukraine’s cement producing companie... |
Orissa government approves Sumangal brand01 November 2004, Published under Cement NewsShiva Cement Ltd., has informed BSE that Government of Orissa through its PR Department has approved Sumangal Brand Cement for development works. Suitable direction have been issued to all Project Directors - DRDA inOctober 2004. This has been done keeping in view of part equity holding in Shiva Cement by State owned undertaking IPICOL. |
Cement shortage in 2005 forecast01 November 2004, Published under Cement NewsVietnam will lack 6.5Mt of cement in 2005. According to the Ministry of Construction, demand is estimated at 29Mt while supply is only 22.6Mt. The cement industry will have to import 6Mt of clinker to balance the shortage. |
Restore free trade in Mexican cement01 November 2004, Published under Cement NewsWith continuing debate over US cement shortages, some domestic US observers are now beginning to challenge the wisdom of a US Department of Commerce ruling which has effectively stopped large volumes of Mexican cement imports from crossing the border into the United States and thus helping to alleviate what many see as significant cement shortages in many US states. Regrettably, this discussion is, however, something of a red herring. Although it is commonly perceived that Mexican cement ... |
Redwood City cement imports29 October 2004, Published under Cement NewsThe port of Redwood City handled 572,718t of scrap metal, construction materials and other commodities between July 1 and Sept. 30. The increase in Asiatic and Pacific Northwestern trade, mostly construction-related demands, and the boosted US economy account for the dramatic increase in tonnage at all West Coast ports, board Chair Dick Dodge said. RMC Pacific Materials imported 217,974t of cement from China during the first quarter, an increase of 63 percent since last year’s 133,316t of the... |
Cement Companies To Raise Export Prices27 October 2004, Published under Cement NewsTaiwan’s cement makers will likely raise their export prices by 15%-20% to US$30-US$40 a ton for 2005 because of continued strong demand, the Commercial Times reports. The price hike will likely help Taiwan Cement Corp swing to a profit in its export business next year, the paper says. Taiwan Cement is the island’s largest exporter of cement products, followed by Asia Cement Corp. |
Book at bedtime26 October 2004, Published under Cement NewsReading ‘Globalisation and its Discontents’ by Joseph E Stiglitz (winner of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Economics) a section on understanding the origins of the East Asia crisis of 1997 provides some illuminating insights – although Joseph Stiglitz is at pains to point out that he does not share such conspiritorial views. In essence, international trade and finance policies of the period leading up to the 1997 Asian crash were engineered as a deliberate attempt to weaken East Asia – the regi... |
Cement manufacturers warn tariff safeguard removal25 October 2004, Published under Cement NewsDomestic Philippine cement manufacturers yesterday warned that removal of the additional safeguard tariff on imported cement would only ensure other countries with excess capacity of a ready market they can dump their products into. This warning was issued by the Federation of Philippines Industries (FPI) saying the threat of dumping from China, Thailand, and Indonesia was real. The FPI noted that while countries like Indonesia and Japan have imposed non-tariff barriers on cement imports, th... |
Manufacturers turns down export orders around 4-5Mt, Egypt15 October 2004, Published under Cement NewsAlaa Mouneir, Suez Cement Chairman, reported today in a local newspaper that Egyptian cement manufacturers have recently turned down export orders pertaining to approximately 4-5Mt in an attempt to meet local demand. The Chairman further stated that the company, along with Torah Cement , is set to maintain prices at their current levels, which range at an ex-factory LE230-240/ton. Moreover, Mouneir affirmed that the prevailing levels of Egyptian exports are not expected to persist, ... |
Cement ship sees further delays to unloading in Mexico15 October 2004, Published under Cement NewsA silo ship stuck at Mexican ports with more than 26,000 metric tons of Russian cement aboard will be further delayed from importing it following court action by the country’s cement industry chamber, officials of the importing company said Thursday. The Mary Nour has been anchored at Gulf coast ports for three months, kept from unloading the cement through efforts of the chamber and the country’s biggest cement producer, Monterrey-based Cemex SA (CX). The cement was brought from Rus... |