Cement News tagged: Trading
Saudi demands to examine cement imports
An Al-Riyadh newspaper quoted a notice published in early September 2005 by the white Portland cement manufacturers in Saudi Arabia which included a demand that the Industry and Trade Ministry examine
Danish Unicon, Frode Laursen set up company
Danish concrete company Unicon A/S and Danish transport and logistics company Frode Laursen A/S set up a joint company, Danish transport and logistics services provider Skancon A/S, it was reported on
CFTZ’s second cement plant to come on-stream shortly
Construction works aimed at building the second cement producing plant began in Iran’s Chabahar Free Trade Zone (CFTZ). The plant projected to come on-stream within the next 10 months is slated to pro
USTDA grant supports cement production in Afghanistan
Support for reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan is the goal of a U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) grant awarded today to the Afghan Ministry of Mines and
Cement shortage reaches Southern Colorado
Holcim Cement recently joined the long list of cement makers temporarily rationing shipments, citing heavy demand, plant manager Rob Davies said.
Cement exports set to grow 20 per cent
Cement exports from India is set to register 20 per cent growth in the current financial year. The export growth is primarily driven by an increase in cement consumption in the Middle East, including
Duty on cement import waived, Pakistan
Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) has allowed the import of cement without withholding tax and customs duty, but imports will continue to be subject to sales tax.
GCC Countries cement exports up
Cement exports and re-exports from the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries rose by 23.9% YoY to 3.5Mt in 2004, according to a report of Qatar-based Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting
Oversupply drags down coal prices in China
Domestic coal prices have retreated slightly on the back of a moderate oversupply in the fragmented sector and analysts predict the downtrend will continue through 2007. Prices from major producers in
Pakistani producers oppose duty free imports
The All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association has opposed duty-free import of cement and said it would strongly hurt the domestic cement industry which has barely come out of the crisis of excess
Japanese cement shipments down
Japan cement shipments totalled 5.66Mt in July 2005, down 2.9 per cent year-on-year, the Japan Cement Association said on August 29, 2005. The figure marked a year-on-year decrease for the first time
Southern Cross cement imports
Philippine cement firm Southern Cross Cement Corp (SCCC) is currently being investigated by the Bureau of Customs (BoC) for allegedly undervaluing their import entry declarations and for the alleged i
QNCC’s claim of cement supply false
Hamad Al Noeimi, head of Sales Section at Qatar National Cement Company has stated the there was currently no real cement shortage in the country, while the public affirm the contrary. According to a
Algeria cement imports show signs of decrease
Data 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 i
Cement for tsunami relief to get duty refund
The 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 wo
Cement customers begin feeling pinch
GCC 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 co