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Iranian company builds floating silos for cement shipment04 January 2006, Published under Cement NewsAn Iranian company in Arak has devised a new method to carry cement across the Caspian sea from Iran to customers in neighbouring countries. It makes use of containers similar to floating silos. Azarab Industries Company (AIC) has managed to install the silos on a number of floating platforms or barges for an Iranian shipping company. The company has built 11 such silos in a four-month period. Each silo has a capacity of about 250 cu.m and weighs up to 11t. The 4.5m tall structures are 5.5m i... |
ACC December cement shipments up03 January 2006, Published under Cement NewsIndia’s second-biggest cement producer, Associated Cement Companies Ltd, said on Tuesday its December shipments rose 18 per cent to 1.595Mt from 1.348Mt a year earlier. The Mumbai-based company said production totalled 1.574Mt, up 16 per cent from 1.353Mt a year ago. |
Gujarat Ambuja December shipments up03 January 2006, Published under Cement NewsGujarat Ambuja Cements Ltd. , India’s third-biggest cement maker, said on Tuesday its December shipments rose seven per cent from a year earlier to 1.195Mt. Ambuja’s cement production in the same period totalled 1.16Mt, compared with 1.13Mt a year earlier, the company said in a statement. |
Indian cement firms lift prices03 January 2006, Published under Cement NewsIndia’s top cement makers have raised prices by an average 3 rupees per bag in Mumbai, the country’s largest cement market, effective from Monday to cash in on strong demand, dealers said on Tuesday. "All the major producer have raised prices by an average 3 rupees per bag as demand is strong because of the pick up in the construction activities," one cement dealer told Reuters. Retail cement prices would rise to 182-184 rupees per 50-kg bag, dealers said. Associated Cement Companies Lt... |
Omani Raysut Cement new contract30 December 2005, Published under Cement NewsOmani cement producer Raysut Cement has won a contract to supply 200,00t of resistant cement for the expansion of the Omani Salalah Port , the company said. The port will start expansion works at the beginning of 2006. Port operator Salalah Port Services is 30 per cent owned by Danish industrial and shipping group AP Moller - Maersk Group and 70 per cent owned by the Omani government and private investors. |
Argentina construction industry high note30 December 2005, Published under Cement NewsArgentina ’s construction sector registered a 22.3 per cent growth in November, compared with the same month of the last year, a new historical record, National Statistic Institute (INDEC) reported. With this improvement, the Construction Activity Index (ISAC) registers a 13.9 per cent rise in the eleven months through November 2005. Estimates for 2006 are positive as well. Construction supply sales reported a general rise in November. Brick sales soared ... |
Record year for Port Everglades30 December 2005, Published under Cement NewsCargo volume at Port Everglades, Florida reached an all-time high of 26.6Mt in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, up 4.3 per cent from 25.46Mt the previous year. However, dry bulk cargoes including cement, gypsum and miscellaneous dry commodities decreased by 0.2 per cent from 2.853Mt to 2.848Mt, but revenue increased by 5.2 per cent from US$4.6m to US$4.84m. |
New concrete plant for Mobile30 December 2005, Published under Cement NewsStandard Concrete Products of Columbus, Ga., and the Alabama State Port Authority have entered into a purchase agreement to build a 200-worker cement import and concrete plant on a greenfield site owned by the port near Mobile . Standard Concrete specializes in the production of pre-cast concrete pilings and bridge panels that are in high demand as part of the post-hurricane rebuilding effort. James Lyons, executive director of the Port of Mobile ... |
China’s export of cement in October 200528 December 2005, Published under Cement NewsChina exported 2,420,000t of cement valued at US$75.295m in October 2005. The export in January-October reportedly reached 17,420,000t valued at US$539.991m, up 214.8 per cent and 195.8 per cent respectively year on year. |
China expands influence in Africa26 December 2005, Published under Cement NewsChina expands influence in Africa China’s growing demand for energy sources and profitable construction deals is leading the world’s most populous country increasingly to swoop into Africa, where it has found abundant raw materials, governments desperate for outside investments, and relatively little competition from American firms. The Chinese, sensing Africa’s tremendous potential upside, are making strategic economic inroads into a continent that, outside of oil investments, has l... |