Cement News tagged: Trading
Hillsborough unit finalises coal-supply contract
Hillsborough Resources Ltd.has reported its Quinsam mine has finalized a new three-year contract to supply coal to a major international cement manufacturer, starting Jnuary 2006. The company said
Belarus cement exports
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said Thursday that he supports a government proposal to increase the export of Belarusian goods to Moscow. The president’s press office
Cement imports from Mexico
US contractors and readymix producers in the US have been complaining about a shortage of cement for the past two years. Mexico has an
China ’s output of cement in October 2005
China produced 95,386,200t of cement in October 2005. The output in January-October reached 831,142, 200t, up 10.8 per cent year on year, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.
Manufacturers cut cement prices
Pakistani cement manufacturers have cut prices by 25 to 30 rupees per 50kg bag. Chairman All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association Tariq Sehgal talking with local news media said the new price was
Cement exports to Afghanistan decline
Pakistan’s Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) has noted a fall in cement exports to Afghanistan over the last five months. EPB official Ayaz Bashir said on Monday that Pakistan had supplied 664,365
Cement to arrive next week
A spokesman for Caribbean Cement Company says import supplies to ease the current shortage are expected by December 15. However, the supplies will not be disbursed to the market immediately as they wi
Grenada shortages increase
An acute shortage of cement in the Caribbean island of Grenada has forced building contractors to send home a number of workers and to temporarily close down several construction sites. One of the har
Pakistan could permit Indian imports
India’s cement industry, which exported over 10Mt of cement and clinker last year, might witness a surge in demand with neighbouring Pakistan expected to allow import of the commodity from here
Customs arrest smuggled goods concealed in cement
Ghana Customs and Excise have intercepted an articulated truck loaded with bags of cement but concealed in 1066 pieces of real wax prints and 32 dozens of under-wear smuggled from the Republic of Togo
WTO could harm cement trades
Local cement manufacturers called on counterparts in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ Federation of Cement Manufacturers to resist moves in the World Trade Organization (WTO) to peg a
Market prices likely to rise towards year’s end
The Vietnamese General Statistics Office reported that the consumer price index (CPI) in November rose by 0.4 per cent against October, of which food and foodstuffs increased by 1.1 per cent and const
Cement shortage affects construction industry
A shortage of cement in Jamaica is affecting various government projects including the much-touted “Highway 2000” initiative. The Incorporated Master Builders Association (IMBA) said that activities a
New Indian batching plant
IJM Corporation, a construction company of Malaysia, is setting up Bangalore’s biggest cement batching plant in Whitefield, near the city. The plant will have a capacity of 120 cubic metres per
Japan cement shipments rise
Japan cement shipments totalled 6.29Mt in October 2005, up 7.6 per cent year-on-year, the Japan Cement Association said on November 28, 2005. The figure marked a year-on-year increase for the third
Portland launches sales drive
The East African Portland Cement company yesterday launched a Sh24 million campaign to advance its penetration of the local cement market. The end user promotion runs until February next year. Managin