Cement News tagged under: imports
Ghana: CMAG condemn minister's permit for Chinese imports12 October 2016, Published under Cement NewsThe Cement Manufacturers Association of Ghana (CMAG) has expressed its disatisfaction at Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, Ghana's Minister of Trade & Industry, for offering a permit to a Chinese company to import 500,000t of cement into Ghana without the approval of the Cement Monitoring Committee. CMAG comprises GHACEM Ltd, Diamond Cement Ghana Ltd, Savanna Diamond Co Ltd and Western Diamond Cement Ltd. The CMAG parties stated: "We, the cement manufacturers, demand that the Minister revokes this per... |
Azerbaijan: domestic cement production to be protected against imports06 October 2016, Published under Cement NewsAzerbaijan's government has decided to change the import procedures of cement and clinker among other goods to protect domestic production from imports. This decision is an essential part of integrated measures, aimed at protection of domestic production, Sahil Babayev, deputy economy minister of Azerbaijan told AzTV channel. Babayev said that increasing the customs duties on some goods imported from abroad must not influence the cost of local production and the ministry will take... |
Peru's cement market shows minor decline in August20 September 2016, Published under Cement NewsIn August Peruvian cement demand reached 0.868Mt, representing 4.3 per cent decline YoY, according to Asocem, the country's cement association. To complement local output, around 43,000t of cement and 87,000t of clinker were imported. Domestic output reached 0.922Mt, the supply surplus being largely absorbed by exports, which reached 0.05Mt in the same month. In addition to 54,000t of cement passing through the country’s border controls - a YoY doubling of volumes, some 22,000t of clinke... |
Chinese imports into Kenya show 10-fold rise12 September 2016, Published under Cement NewsNew figures from the Kenyan National Bureau of Statistics reveal that the country imported KES2.2bn (US$21.7m) of cement from China in the first six months of 2016, up more than ten-fold on last year. A report by Business Daily Africa notes that these latest data look set to increase tension between Kenyan producers and Chinese contractors working on some of the country’s biggest infrastructure projects. The Chinese building firms have repeatedly denied claims that they import cement a... |
Argentina reports upturn in cement demand in August08 September 2016, Published under Cement NewsCement dispatches in Argentina increased by 6.7 per cent YoY in August, according to preliminary figures published by the Argentine cement association, AFCP. The domestic market required the supply of 1,042,862t, up from 977,469t in August 2015. Argentine output was supplemented by 1.366Mt of imports, unlike the same period of the previous year when no imports entered the country. Exports fell by nearly 20 per cent from 4.152Mt in August 2015 to 3.33Mt one year later. For the first ei... |
Dangote exports Ethiopian cement to Kenya31 August 2016, Published under Cement NewsKenya's cement market is now being supplied with cement from a new source as Dangote has started exports from its 2.5Mta Ethiopian plant to the east African country. Industry sources said the majority of the exports are destined for road construction projects in the north of Kenya. The step is expected to drive down prices in a market that has seen virtually no price changes in the past decade. Dangote said that the cement exported to Kenya is priced at around KES7400 (US$74)/t or up ... |
Bangladesh: river vessel worker strike affects imports26 August 2016, Published under Cement NewsThe import of clinker in Bangladesh has been affected as a result of the indefinite nationwide strike by Bangladesh River Vessel Workers' Federation (BRVWF), who demand a fixed minimum wage, improved compensation in case of accidental death and improved security. Five vessels carrying around 200,000t of clinker and a ship loaded with limestone have been waiting at outer anchorage of Chittagong Port to offload their cargo through lighter vessels, which are currently part of the strike. Th... |
Sri Lankan cement imports up in 201622 August 2016, Published under Cement NewsSri Lanka’s cement production edged up by 19.7t to 1.04Mt in January-May 2016 and imports were up 18.4 per cent to 1.88Mt. Collectively, production and imports rose by 450,000t to 2.93Mt for the first five months of 2016, an 18.9 per cent increase compared to a year earlier. In the same period in 2015, production and imports rose by 103,000t to 2.46Mt, a 4.4 per cent advance when compared with a year earlier. The country has recently witnessed a recovery in demand in the housing sector... |
Peru's cement sales fall 3.7% in July19 August 2016, Published under Cement NewsPeru's cement market contracted 3.7 per cent YoY in July as 772,000t were sold, according to the latest data by Asocem, the Peruvian cement association. However, production increased 2.4 per cent YoY to 837,000t – a signed that the market has started to pick up, according to Asocem. There were no clinker imports, but around 44,000t of cement imports supplemented domestic production. In terms of exports, no clinker shipments were reported in July, but around 39,000t of cement was delive... |
Kenya: clinker tops Mombasa port imports09 August 2016, Published under Cement NewsAccording to a recent report from Kenya Ports Authority (KPA), Mombasa port has recorded an increase in the number of imported construction materials. KPA’s report suggests a strengthening of the local construction sector as import figures of the construction materials are increasing each week. The report read, “The sector imported 59,866 metric tonnes of steel and 53,562 tonnes of cement clinker.” It went on to deduce that steel and clinker were the leading imports for the conventional c... |