Nigeria: managing the surplus
Earlier this week United Cement Company of Nigeria Ltd (Unicem) became the latest domestic producer to announce a new round of investment as it aims to double capacity by 2016. ...
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Dangote Cement reopens Gboko plant, Nigeria
Dangote Cement has resumed operations at its Gboko plant in Benue State, Nigeria, due to strong demand. The company closed the plant in December because of a glut in the market ...
Bolivia expects to double cement imports in 2013
State-owned Insumos Bolivia (IB) expects to double the import of Peruvian Yura cement this year from 1.3m bags in 2012 to 2.5m bags, or 5.9Mt, in 2013.
Cement imports into Algeria almost double
Cement imports into Algeria have almost doubled in 2012, according to the National Customs Centre for Informatics and Statistics (CNIS).
Government to lobby Caricom for reduction in import duties
The government of Trinidad and Tobago says it plans to lobby the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) grouping for a reduction in import duties following Trinidad Cement Ltd’s (TCL) re...
Argentina’s 2012 cement shipments fall 7.8% YoY
Total shipments (domestic and exports) from Argentine cement producers fell 7.8 per cent YoY,
US shipments rise 10% from Jan-October 2012
Total shipments of Portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico for October 2012 were about 8.1Mt, almost 10 per cent greater than shipments in October 2011.
Liberia: implications of rice, cement tariff reduction
On 4th January 2013, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, president, issued executive orders Nos 45 and 46 with immediate effect suspending tariffs on rice and cement. The intention is to ens...
Federal government steps in to help resolve oversupply dispute, Nigeria
Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Trade and Investment has stepped in to mediate in a dispute over a supply surplus being created in the local industry.
Bangladesh: clinker shipment held at port
A clinker shipment from Singapore for Bangladesh's second largest cement producer HeidelbergCement Bangladesh (HCB) has been hindered by litigation for the past month.