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Chile cement sales increasing20 January 2006, Published under Cement NewsChilean cement sales increased to 85.9 million bags for the period from January to November 2005, up by 6.0 per cent year-on-year, local media reported on January 18, 2006. A total of 8.5 million bags of cement were sold in November 2005, up 5.2 per cent year-on-year. This positive performance of the sector encouraged local analysts to announce projections of a 5.0 per cent year-on-year increase for full 2005, compared to the originally projected 4.0 per cent. This growth rate is expect... |
Tentative agreement averts cement strike20 January 2006, Published under Cement NewsHawaiian Cement and the union that represents 20 of its workers averted a strike early this morning. They tentatively settled on a five-year contract. The strike was expected to start today just after midnight. Union leader Mel Kahele says he expects workers to ratify the contract within the next five days. The union accepted the company’s demand that employees pay 20 per cent of their medical premiums in exchange for raises. Michael Coad is Hawaiian Cement vice president and lead negotia... |
Nine-month cement exports increase19 January 2006, Published under Cement NewsAccording to “Tehran Times”, some 386,000t of cement, valued at US$20.1m, was exported from Iran since the beginning of the current Iranian year (March 21, 2005). This showed 12 per cent volume increase in comparison with the same period last year. In the same period, Iran Customs Administration registered export of a total of $192.5m of building materials to set 54.7 per cent increase. Some 92 per cent of Iranian building materials were destined for Afghanistan, China, Iraq, Kuwait, and Azer... |
Carib Cement says cement shortage is over18 January 2006, Published under Cement NewsThe cement shortage that has been plaguing Jamaica’s construction sector is over. News from Caribbean Cement Company is that the market now has adequate supplies of cement to meet demand. In addition, General Manager of Caribbean Cement, Anthony Haynes, says the Bureau of Standards has given clearance for the release of supplies which have been imported. Late last year, Caribbean Cement Company was forced to import cement to supplement the chronic shortage of the commodity. This was due to pr... |
Mexico cement deal possible soon18 January 2006, Published under Cement NewsThe United States and Mexico are close to a deal that would allow Mexican cement producers to increase exports to the US market and end a 15-year-old trade fight, a top Mexican official said on Tuesday. "We hope no later than one, two weeks, for the final agreement," Mexican Economy Minister Sergio Garcia told reporters after meetings with US officials. The proposed pact would significantly cut the high US anti-dumping duty on Mexican cement and establish a quota for three years to limit Mex... |
Hawaiian Cement agrees to more talks18 January 2006, Published under Cement NewsAt the request of the federal mediator, Hawaiian Cement has agreed to resume contract talks with the union representing 20 of its workers, said Michael Coad, company vice president and chief negotiator. Teamsters Local 996 President Mel Kahele did not return calls from the Star-Bulletin to indicate whether the union would attend the meeting. Earlier, Kahele said his members were prepared to walk off the job at 12:01 a.m. Thursday after they received the company’s last, best and final contrac... |
Nine-month export of cement hits 386,000t17 January 2006, Published under Cement NewsSome 386,000 tons of cement, valued at $20.1m, was exported from Iran since the beginning of the current Iranian year (March 21, 2005). This showed 12% increase (in terms of weight) in comparison with the same period last year. In the same period, Iran Customs Administration registered export of a total of $192.5 million of building materials to set 54.7% increase. Some 92% of Iranian building materials were destined for Afghanistan, China, Iraq, Kuwait, and Azerbaijan. Iran will impor... |
Freight turnover of Kunda port falls16 January 2006, Published under Cement NewsThe freight turnover of Estonia`s Kunda port owned by Kunda Nordic Tsement (Kunda Nordic Cement) fell by 15.4 percent to 1.21Mt last year compared with 2004. A total of 454 ships called at the port, 14.7 per cent fewer than the year before. Carriage of the biggest group of freight, round timber, declined by 10.5 percent to 582,754 tons. The amount of wood chips fell by 6.1 per cent to 142,403t and that of cement by 36 per cent to 62,933t. But the amount of liquid cargo increased by 66.4 per ... |
Savinsky Cement: production up in 200516 January 2006, Published under Cement NewsFollowing the results of 2005 Savinskiy Cement Plant JSC (the Arkhangelsk region, incorporated in Eurocement Group) raised the output of cement by over eight per cent to 710,000t. The plant’s rated capacity is 1.4Mt. The products are shipped to the Arkhangelsk, Vologda, Leningrad, Kirov, Murmansk, Pskov, Kostroma, Yaroslavl regions and Komi republic, the company reported in a press release. |
Builders hope cement strike is avoided16 January 2006, Published under Cement NewsBarely two years after an eight week cement strike that crippled Hawaian construction, there could be an encore. The cement division at a major supplier could go on strike as soon as Wednesday. Building is booming: "Obviously the builders and everybody out there is hoping to maximize the market while it’s good and interest rates are good," said Beth Saunders, a salesperson with Gentry Homes Hawaii. "2006 will be a very good year for the building industry again, so we’re just crossing our... |