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Florida Rock Industries wins naval contract06 February 2006, Published under Cement NewsThe US Navy has awarded a US$133,650 contract to Florida Rock Industries, Jacksonville, for concrete. The contract was awarded by the Naval Supply Systems Command, Fleet & Industrial Supply Center, Jacksonville, Fla. Work will be performed at the Naval Submarine Base, Kings Bay, Ga. |
Metro Manila prices of construction materials fall06 February 2006, Published under Cement NewsPrices of construction materials in Metro Manila dropped towards the end of last year, due to a decline in private building activities during the last quarter of 2005, the National Statistics Office (NSO) said. The overall drop in construction material prices in November and December 2005 were mainly attributed to falling prices of fuels and lubricants, as well as structural steel. Prices of these imported products have been declining due to the strengthening of the peso. From an exchange ra... |
Cement plants can’t keep up03 February 2006, Published under Cement NewsUtah has reportedly an abundance of limestone for mining but too little cement to keep up with construction demand. The shortage has more than doubled the price of concrete in the past year to $63.18 a square yard for finished pavement, according to a state price index. The problem doesn’t affect the US$212m restoration of the Utah Capitol, however, where state architect David Hart anticipated a shortage and got his contractors to lock into lower prices with Utah’s only two cement producers... |
Cement records growth in January03 February 2006, Published under Cement NewsIn January, the Vietnamese Hoang Thach Cement Company produced 180,000t of cement. It also produced an average of over 6500t of clinker per day during the Tet holidays, thus helping to meet local market’s demand for cement. |
Himachal govt warns cement truckers02 February 2006, Published under Cement NewsThe Himachal Pradesh government has warned truck operators at Gujarat Ambuja Cement plant at Darlaghat, 45-km from here, with cancelling of their permits if they went on strike. Nearly 1000 truck operators at the 2Mta plant had threatened to stop loading of cement and clinker, demanding an increase in freight charges. The truckers threat to stop work comes despite a Himachal High Court order. The state government has warned a penal action, besides cancellation of permits, against the truck o... |
Cement imports into South Africa?02 February 2006, Published under Cement NewsLocal cement producers are expecting bumper profits because cheaper imports are barred from South Africa. And before complaints that cheaper imports do not have SABS accreditation, give importers a chance to have their product tested. The industry needs cheaper materials to meet the demands of home building and infrastructure development leading to 2010 and after. Local cement manufacturers have profited enough. (commentary Business Day South Africa) |
Gujarat Ambuja shipments rise 14 per cent01 February 2006, Published under Cement NewsGujarat Ambuja Cements Ltd. , India’s third-biggest cement maker, said on Wednesday its January shipments rose 14 per cent from a year earlier to 1.26Mt. Ambuja’s cement production in the same period totalled 1.27Mt, up 17 per cent from 1.08Mt a year earlier, the company said in a statement. |
Cement exports slightly up and clinker exports down01 February 2006, Published under Cement NewsAccording to Al-Riyadh newspaper, market sources reported that the total cement exports of the eight operating cement manufacturing companies in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia increased slightly to 1.6Mt in 2005, up from 1.5Mt in the previous year. Market sources also reported that the total clinker exports of the eight operating cement manufacturing companies in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia decreased to 74,000t in 2005, down from 218,000t in the previous year. |
Cemex confirms US price increase31 January 2006, Published under Cement NewsCemex plans to raise cement prices in the United States by US$5 per tonne, the executive vice president of planning and finance of Cemex, Hector Medina said on January 29, 2006. Cemex will definitely raise prices if the cement demand keeps its upward trend in the United States, Medina added. |
Cement sellers appeal over EBC consignment31 January 2006, Published under Cement NewsAn appeal has been made to the Federal Government to consider the plight of several Nigerians that depend on the products of Eastern Bulkcem Company Limited (EBC), producers of Eagle Cement, by releasing the seized ship which was about to unload its imported cement. The former chairman of Cement Sellers Association of Nigeria, Port Harcourt branch, and now patron of the association, Eze Peter Opara, made the call over the weekend in a chat with newsmen in Port Harcourt. The continued seizur... |