Cement News tagged: Trading
Cement prices raised by up to Rs7 per bag
Some leading cement companies in Pakistan have increased per bag price of their products by Rs 2.50 to Rs 7 in order to improve/maintain profit margins, a well-placed source told Daily
Czech firm looks at Vietnam project
The Lamela Group hopes to build a US$400 million cement factory in the highlands province of Bac Can, making it the first Czech company to express an interest in investing in the
Aditya Birla FY 05 cement sales
India’s Aditya Birla group, which controls Grasim Industries Ltd and UltraTech Cement Co Saturday said its cement sales for the fiscal year ended March 2005, rose 5.44 per cent to
Vietnam to inspect price hike requests
The Government has instructed the ministries of Trade, Finance and Industry to jointly inspect the Vietnam Coal Corp. (Vinacoal), Vietnam Steel Corp. (VSC) and Vietnam Cement
Cement prices seen to stabilise
Republic Cement Group of Companies forecast of stable cement prices in The Philippines for the first half of the year due to improved production efficiencies and favorable peso-dollar
Who to blame for higher prices?
Importers of cement and major distributors of the local Nigerian production have been fingered as responsible for the latest increase in the retail price of the commodity. Nigerians
Cement prices spurt
The price of cement in India increased by 9-9.5 per cent during Apr-Jan 2004-2005 compared to Apr-Jan 2003-3004 due to higher demand that was driven by infrastructure and
Egyptian cement output
Egypt’s cement output fell to 1.849Mt in November 2004 from 2.352Mt in October 2004, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) said in a report. Production of clinker inched up to 2.896Mt in
DTI probing high cement prices
The Philippine Department of Trade and Industry has launched an investigation to determine whether the continuous increase in the prices of cement is justified. The move followed calls by Senator Manu
Cement prices soar to as high as P170/bag
Philippine cement prices continue to rise, hitting as high as P170 per bag in the tiny province of Siquijor. According to the Department of Trade and Industry it is "closely coordinating with
Cement, steel prices now stable
UAE steel and cement prices are stable, and off their recent highs, reported Gulf News. Cement is presently Dhs257 per tonne, down 15 per cent on four months ago. Steel is 10
Titan America plans cement terminal expansion
Titan America LLC will spend US$15m adding to its cement terminal at the Port of Tampa, the company announced Friday. Titan plans to build a facility for slag grinding, in which the
Cement carrier detained again
A cement carrier operated by Norway’s Kristian Gerhard Jebsen that was detained in the US for security failings on the first day the new law came into effect has been held again. The Danish-flag
Bulkcem Nigeria viewpoint
The managing director and chief executive officer of Eastern Bulkcem company, Port Harcourt, Nigeria, Mr. Vincent Nehikdora has identified hostile business environment as the major factor militating a
Peru’s February cement sales
Peru’s overall cement sales in February fell 4.9 per cent to 334,171t from the 351,255t sold in the same month last year, the National Association of Cement Producers, or Asocem, said
Podilskyi Cement reduces production, Baltcem increases
In February, the Podilskyi Tsement company (Khmelnytskyi region, Ukraine), which is one of the three largest producers of cement in Ukraine, in which Ireland’s CRH Poland BV owns