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Algeria cement imports show signs of decrease19 August 2005, Published under Cement NewsData published by the Algerian Customs Authorities show that during the first six months of 2005, the country imported 252,000t of cement from 11 states and from the European Union. The value of the imports amounted to $21.3m. Among the most important countries which exported cement to Algeria were Tunisia, France, Germany and Spain. Algerian cement imports peaked at 1.34Mt worth some $75m in 2004. In 2003, cement imports reached 3Mt, worth some $157m. |
Cement for tsunami relief to get duty refund18 August 2005, Published under Cement NewsThe Indian finance ministry on Wednesday said that excise duty in cement and steel used in construction of new houses and temporary shelters in tsunami affected areas would be refunded. The refunds would be made only if the construction is undertaken by a non-government organisation, voluntary agency, private-public enterprise or rehabilitation organisation, trust or any agency approved by the concerned state or union territory government. A department of revenue notification issued here ... |
Cement customers begin feeling pinch18 August 2005, Published under Cement NewsGCC produces around one million tons of cement a year for distribution in South Dakota and surrounding states. The Rapid City plant operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, said Steve Zellmer, the company’s vice president of sales. "We’re producing as fast and as hard as we can - just like every other cement company in America," he said. The problem is, that’s not enough anymore. A cement shortage that has been spreading across the United States in recent years reached South Dakota last ... |
Cement safeguards in Philippines17 August 2005, Published under Cement NewsTrade Sec. Peter B. Favila will meet with local cement manufacturers this week to discuss their concerns over a recent Supreme Court (SC) decision disallowing the government from imposing a safeguard duty on cement imports. He said the Cement Manufacturers’ Association of the Philippines had requested the meeting. Concerns over the viability of the local cement industry have been raised and the Fair Trade Alliance has warned that the SC decision could be a "death knell" for both the manufactu... |
Eastern Province Cement to import 100,000t clinker16 August 2005, Published under Cement NewsSaudi cement producer Eastern Province Cement Company (EPC) has reportedly signed an agreement to import 100,000t of clinker, to be used for cement production, local media reported on August 14, 2005. The move is aimed at raising EPC’s supply to the local market in order to meet the increasing demand, EPC’s director general Zamil al-Muqrin, said. |
China’s output of cement in June 200516 August 2005, Published under Cement NewsChina produced 95,284,900t of cement in June 2005. The output in January-June reached 455,650,600t, up 8.2 per cent year on year, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. |
Fancesa signs US$20m cement deal with SNC15 August 2005, Published under Cement NewsBolivian cement producer Fancesa has signed contracts worth US$20.3m to deliver cement to major roadworks and other operations in Tarija and Potosì departments, a SNC government official told local reporters. Sucre-based Fancesa negotiated the deals with national highways agency SNC to supply the 420km Potosí-Camargo-Tarija city highway-paving project over 18 months. Brazilian construction company Queiroz Galvão is carrying out the work. Under the contracts Fancesa will supply 70 per cen... |
PCMA offers subsidised cement to government12 August 2005, Published under Cement NewsPakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (PCMA) has offered to sell cement directly to the government at the rate of Rs 245-250 per 50-kg despite considerable increase in cost of production, industry sources told Business Recorder here on Thursday. The sources said that a five-member delegation of the association, led by its President Tariq Sehgal, held a meeting with Federal Secretary Industries Salman Ghani on Tuesday and discussed with him the current cement prices controversy. The... |
Belgorod Cement produces 990,000t12 August 2005, Published under Cement NewsOutput of Belgorod Cement JSC came in at about 990,000t of cement in the first seven months of 2005 - up 11 per cent as compared to the same period 2004. Packed products volume rose 8.6 per cent or 126,000t of cement, Eurocement Group’s press service reported. |
Governors query Mexican tariff11 August 2005, Published under Cement NewsFour Western governors have asked US Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez for immediate help in lifting a tariff that restricts Mexican cement from entering the country. Govs. Bill Richardson of New Mexico, Jon Huntsman of Utah, Kenny Guinn of Nevada and Mike Rounds of South Dakota told Gutierrez in a letter sent Wednesday that states are experiencing cement and concrete shortages that have impacted both the price and scheduling of private and public construction projects. They said liftin... |