Cement News tagged under: imports
Coboce: Bolivia’s demand growth requires further investment11 December 2012, Published under Cement NewsWithout new investment in the cement industry, Cochabamba and Bolivia as a whole could face new supply shortages by 2016. In the past two years, the country has seen demand growth double from seven to 14 per cent and in some cases, growth peaks of up to 26 per cent were recorded. In 2013, a new plant will be launched but the growing demand, fuelled by the growth of public and private works will require further investment. This year the government announced a US$2bn injection in infrastruc... |
Tanzania: request to protect local cement firms declined07 December 2012, Published under Cement NewsThe Tanzanian government has again rejected local cement producers' pleas for an increase in the common external tariff on cement imports. Instead, the cement companies have been asked to calculate their genuine production costs so that the government can help them compete fairly with their foreign counterparts. The Minister for Trade and Industry, Dr Abdallah Kigoda, said in Dar es Salaam that the government is not planning to remove the suspended duties on imported cement, but would inst... |
Adelaide Brighton signs agreements with Japanese suppliers04 December 2012, Published under Cement NewsAdelaide Brighton has entered into two clinker import supply agreements with Japanese suppliers. These agreements secure a significant part of this requirement from the Japanese suppliers, with terms of seven and 10 years. The contracts represent the continuation of existing strong relationships and a diversified supply base, while at the same time reducing exposure to fluctuations in the exchange rate. Adelaide Brighton's imports of cementitious products, including grey and white clinker... |
Pakistan: APCMA demands checks on smuggling of Iranian cement04 December 2012, Published under Cement NewsThe All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) has requested the government take measures to stop the smuggling of Iranian cement into the country to safeguard the domestic cement industry. Iranian cement is reportedly is finding its way to Quetta and other parts of Balochistan (Pakistan's Western province which shares its borders with Iran) through informal channels. Cement is being sold below the average price of locally produced cement of PKR451.50/50kg bag (US$4.62). ... |
Brazil October sales rise 9.8 per cent YoY27 November 2012, Published under Cement NewsBrazilian cement sales in October 2012 reached 6.2Mt, representing a 9.8 per cent rise compared to the same month of the previous year, data from the Sindicato Nacional da Indústria do Cimento, shows. In terms of the number of days worked, October sales fell 2.1 per cent compared to September 2012. Over the first 10 months of 2012, sales reached 57.4Mt, up eight per cent over the same period of 2011. According to data obtained by SECEX/MXIC, cement imports in the first three quarters o... |
Fulfilling Libya's potential19 November 2012, Published under Cement NewsLibya has witnessed considerable upheaval in the past few years but now, at the end of 2012, the country is emerging from the debris and is preparing for extensive reconstruction activity. However, the local cement industry will need to carry out massive expansion to its production base or face being flooded by imports. By Mohamed Douas, El-Kafaa Co, Libya. As peace returns to Libya, the country resumes its position, along with Algeria, as one of the Mediterranean's most important ... |
Hike in Algeria’s cement import bill13 November 2012, Published under Cement NewsCement imports into Algeria rocketed by 86 per cent in terms of value during the first nine months of 2012, rising from US$102.1m to US$190.4m, said the National Centre of Informatics and Statistics (CNIS). The increase – from 1.104Mt to 2.076Mt – can be attributed to the high demand for cement, particularly during the dry season (March to August). The supply deficit is estimated at more than 2.5Mta, according to cement group Gica. This has caused a price spike in the market with a 50kg b... |
Bolivia’s cement sales up 8.5% to September23 October 2012, Published under Cement NewsBolivian cement sales continued their upward trend with deliveries to September increasing 8.52 per cent to more than 2Mt, according to the Bolivian Institute of Cement and Concrete (IBCH). Domestic cement plants registered an increase of 5.47 per cent, but imports also noted a rise of 4.72 per cent. Insumos Bolivia imported 23,000t of cement in the first nine months of last year. This year, the figure increased to 24,100t. In addition, smaller companies imported 58,700t. “Imports have bec... |
Nigeria eliminates need for imports in first nine months03 October 2012, Published under Cement NewsThe Cement Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (CMAN) has stated that Nigeria has not imported cement since the beginning of the year, thus helping the Federal Government’s aim of making the country self-sufficient in cement. Speaking at a forum in Calabar, Cross River State, at the weekend, president of CMAN, Joseph Makoju, lauded the Federal Government for policies that have prevented the need for cement imports, thereby, protecting local industries. “For the first time in Nigeria’s h... |
Ohorongo sounds alarm over cement imports24 September 2012, Published under Cement NewsIf infant industry protection cement imports are not left in place, an investment of more than NAD2bn (US$241m) in the Namibian economy and hundreds of jobs created in the process could be at risk, according to Hans-Wilhelm Schuette, Ohorongo Cement’s managing director. The statement comes in response to the latest stage of a case before the Windhoek High Court in which Chinese-owned Jack’s Trading CC wants to have the cement import duty declared invalid. Ohorongo Cement has filed an appl... |