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Egyptian price increases18 January 2005, Published under Cement NewsLocal Egyptian cement companies commenced the year with price increases, ranging from LE5/t to LE15/t. National Cement reported the lowest ex-factory cement price pertaining to LE240/t, followed by Helwan Cement and Torah Cement, which are expected to sell at LE245/t in FY05. Meanwhile, other competitors namely, Assuit Cement and Suez Cement have reported higher selling prices reaching highs of LE270/t and LE255/t, respectively. |
Ghacem cement up by 12 per cent18 January 2005, Published under Cement NewsGhana Cement Company will increase its factory cement price from 42,665 cedis a bag to 47,678.54 cedis representing 12 per cent increase with effect from next Wednesday, January 19. This is as a result of the increase in the world market price of clinker, which forms 83 per cent of raw material component of cement, Mr Bjarne Schmidt, out-going Managing Director of Ghacem told the Ghana News Agency on Monday at Tema. The last increase in Ghacem cement price was in February last year. The o... |
Cement demand higher in 200517 January 2005, Published under Cement NewsCement demand in Vietnam this year is estimated at 28.4Mt, 2.6Mt higher than in 2004. According to the Ministry of Construction, more than US$1.4 billion will be needed to develop the cement projects under its management this year. The funds will be prioritized for expanding existing cement plants and building new projects. On the list are the Hoang Thach, Bim Son, Binh Phuoc, But Son, Ha Tien 2-2, Cam Pha, Thang Long and Ha Long cement plants. Work on Haiphong and Song Gianh cement projects ... |
Cement production increases 11.8%17 January 2005, Published under Cement NewsBolivian cement production increased 11.8 per cent from January through November 2004 compared with the same period last year, according to the national statistics institute (INE). The sector produced 1.03Mt in the first 11 months of 2003 and 1.15Mt between January and November 2004. Growth occurred thanks to increased production in cement factories in Cochabamba and Chuquisaca departments. Plants in Chuquiasaca and La Paz have the largest market share with 26.7 per cent and 25.2 per cent, ... |
Downsizing the owner/driver fleet14 January 2005, Published under Cement NewsCement Australia is planning to lift the number of directly employed truck drivers in NSW and Queensland, continuing the transport industry’s move away from the traditional owner-driver model. The cement group jointly owned by Britain’s Hanson, Swiss-based Holcim and ASX-listed Rinker said negotiations with drivers were in the early stages. But general manager supply chain Glen Thomas said the company was considering greater reliance on direct employees (reports Australian financial News).... |
Cement in custody – early release unlikely13 January 2005, Published under Cement NewsUgandan police have refused to release 150 bags of substandard Portland cement confiscated from Tororo Cement Factory last year. The cement has been lying at Wandegeya Police Station pending an end to clashes between the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) and the Uganda Institute of Professional Engineers (UIPE) over the scam. "There are issues that are still before the engineers and UNBS but the cement is still at Wandegeya. We haven’t released it," Oboo told The Monitor by te... |
Vietnam to import 5Mt of clinker in 200511 January 2005, Published under Cement NewsVietnam expects to import about 5Mt of clinker this year, up 11 per cent on year, to meet the increasing demand from domestic plants, an industry executive said Tuesday. "We expect a total domestic demand of 28Mt of cement this year, up from 26Mt last year, therefore (we) will need to import more clinker this year," said the state-owned Vietnam Cement Corp executive, who didn’t want to be named. Government figures show that the country produced 25.3Mt of cement last year, up 8.8 per cent o... |
Govt to open up cement market11 January 2005, Published under Cement NewsThe Transitional Government of Liberia has opened the cement market to all business people with the capacity to import the product for local consumption. Commerce and Industry Minister Samuel Wlue told local reporters at the weekend. The decision comes amidst the constant shortage of cement on the market, especially at a time when the demand to reconstruct the war-ravaged structures is high. According to Minister Wlue, the cement market is now opened to all for as long as necessary. P... |
Growth in cement export demand in Pakistan11 January 2005, Published under Cement NewsRapid growth in cement demand in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Dubai, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand has ignited a new zeal and spirit in Pakistan’s cement sector which is currently busy in expansion of production capacity from existing 18Mt to 28Mt per annum. Informed sources say, so far the major portion of the cake, 98 per cent of the exports, is enjoyed by the cement units located in Northern Zone of the country due to its close vicinity to Afghanistan. The cement units locat... |
Vietnam lowers import tariffs on clinker06 January 2005, Published under Cement NewsVietnam has just slashed the tariff on clinker imported from non-ASEAN (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations) countries to 10 per cent from 25 per cent. Vietnam is predicted to import around 6Mt of cement this year, mainly due to low production capacity of local cement companies, the Vietnam National Cement Corporation said, noting that it imported nearly 3Mt of clinker, mainly from Thailand in 2004. |