Cement News tagged under: UAE
UAE cement prices drop 3.4% in May14 June 2012, Published under Cement NewsThe average prices of several building materials groups have undergone changes during May 2012, compared with April 2012, a monthly report by the Statistics Centre Abu Dhabi (SCAD) revealed. The average prices of cement dropped by 3.4 per cent, due mainly to decreases in the price of Portland cement per tonne by 11.3 per cent and SRC by 5.9 per cent. The next largest fall was in the average price of aggregates and sand which decreased by 3.2 per cent. |
FLSmidth secures Kalina power plant contract in UAE08 June 2012, Published under Cement NewsThe Directors of Wasabi Energy have announced that the company's Kalina Cycle licensee, FLSmidth has secured a contract to install its second Kalina Cycle power plant utilising waste heat from a major cement plant. The new contract is for a 4.75 MWe Kalina Cycle power plant which will be installed by Q2 CY2013 at Star Cement's cement plant in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. ??Star Cement Co. LLC was acquired in 2010 by UltraTech Cement which is part of the Aditya Birla Group. Was... |
Oman expected to raise prices in 201328 May 2012, Published under Cement NewsOmani cement producers will be able to raise prices by 2013 as dumping from the oversupplied UAE market slows and demand improves domestically and abroad, according to analysts, the Muscat Daily reports. A BankMuscat research report said that the drop in domestic price realisations took a 'halt' in the first quarter this year after six quarters of continuous declines, while the export realisation uptick came as a positive surprise. The report said, “Realisations have largely stabilised at ... |
GCC cement sector profits increase – report25 May 2012, Published under Cement NewsGCC cement sector profits increased 21.2 per cent in 1Q12 and net profits increased from US$359.5m in 1Q11 to US$435.6m in 1Q12, according to a report by Global Investment House (GIH). However, net margins witnessed a fall of 90.4 bps. Revenue, on the other hand, increased 24.3 per cent to reach US$1.26bn, the report said. Gross margins witnessed a 233.6bps increase in Q1, 2012 to reach 43.7 percent as compared to 41.4 percent, which was due to increase in selling price along with drop... |
India: dumping duty on UAE, Iran white cement extended23 May 2012, Published under Cement NewsIndia’s Finance Ministry has extended the validity of existing anti-dumping duty on white cement imports from Iran, UAE until 11 April 2013. Business Line reports that this this one year extension follows the anti-dumping directorate’s recent move to initiate sunset review investigations on white cement imports from UAE and Iran. The petition seeking the review was filed by JK White Cement Works and Birla White. The existing anti-dumping duty on white cement imports ended in April this... |
Abu Dhabi cement prices up 8.7%, UAE15 May 2012, Published under Cement NewsAbu Dhabi issued its monthly report on the prices of building materials for the month of April 2012 issued by SCAD. As the report reveals, the average prices of several building materials groups have undergone changes during April 2012, compared with March 2012. Prominent among these was the rise of 8.7 per cent in the average price of cement, reflecting increases in the prices of most of the items under this group in the range of 6.1 per cent for white cement and 19.2 per cent for Portland... |
UAE producers told to assess environmental impact10 April 2012, Published under Cement NewsCement producers operating in the UAE have been instructed to assess the environmental impact of operations by Dr. Rashid Ahmed bin Fahd, Minister of Environment and Water. The order issued on Monday is aimed at streamlining the activities of cement plants nationwide. It orders the factories to plant trees to cover at least five per cent of the external borders and form a green belt around the plant. "Cement factories should monitor and follow up health and safety activities related t... |
Qatar National Cement clinker shipment16 March 2012, Published under Cement NewsQatar National Cement is to conclude a deal this week to import 500,000t of clinker to meet increased cement demand. Bids were submitted to Egyptian and UAE suppliers, according to reports in Al Arab daily. |
Sharjah Cement 3Q net profit rises due to lower costs08 February 2012, Published under Cement NewsSharjah Cement says its third quarter net profit rose AED6.7m (US$1.8m) from a loss of AED4.4m in the same period last year. The company said its performance was hampered by a falls in demand and prices, but was able to cut raw materials costs, resulting in higher profits, Gulfbase reported. Sharjah’s nine month 2011 net profit fell to AED27.3m from AED99.4m in the same period last year. Despite sales falling by about 25 per cent, its cost of goods sold also fell by 31 per cent, bringing ... |
RAK Cement posts third consecutive quarterly loss, UAE08 February 2012, Published under Cement NewsRas Al Khaimah Cement Company, based in the UAE, has issued its preliminary results for 4Q11, posting its third consecutive quarterly net loss of AED8.5m (US$2.3m). This brings its full year net loss to AED19.9m (US$5.4m). The results beat estimates by analysts at Global Investment House (GIH) by 9.7 per cent. GIH believe the net loss was due to decreasing cement sales and lower realization prices. |