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Cement Demand in Saudi Arabia
Cement demand in Saudi Arabia is expected to increase by up to 80 per cent in the next few years, compared to its current levels, according to unofficial sources from the country’s
Aditya Birla cement despatches down
Cement despatches of the Aditya Birla Group during February fell by 0.93 per cent to 2.18Mt over the same month last fiscal while production was marginally up by 0.79 per cent at
Ghacem pushing up prices again?
Locals have called on government to act fast to stop Ghacem, from introducing the annual price hike ritual. To many, the ritual that is sometimes undertaken three times in a year has
Somani bags Iraq export order
Somani Cement Company (SCCL) has bagged a Rs32 crore order from a Iraq-based multi-national company. The Vadodara-based company will export over 50,000t of cement and around 45,000t of clinkers by t
Retail cement prices set to rise in the north
Retail cement prices in north India are set to increase by Rs10 per 50 kg bag on account of a spike in demand in the region. The prices are currently around Rs 165 for a 50 kg bag. "After low pick-u
Cement prices to rise
In recent times, the Vietnam consumer price index (CPI) has seen sharp increases in the first three months of the year. In the first quarter of 2005, CPI may rise 3.5 per cent
Diamond Cement says no increase
Diamond Cement Ghana Limited (DCGL), the Aflao-based company that produces portland cement from imported clinker from neighbouring Togo, has written to its distributors asking
Pakistan price increase
Cement companies have increased their per bag prices by Rs5 following increase in transportation charges by Rs2 per bag to Rs3 per bag due to recent surge in diesel prices,
Do not inflate cement price
Ghana Cement Company (GHACEM) has warned retailers not to inflate the price of the product, as there is currently no justification for an increase.
Somani bags US$7.4m export order to Iran
Somani Cement Company Ltd said it had bagged an export order to Iraq worth Rs332m (US$7.4m). The order is for a leading company based in Iraq and it would be executed within fiscal 2005-06, the compa
Japan Cement Exports Down
Japan cement exports totalled 627,000t in January 2005, down 18.5 per cent year-on-year, the Japan Cement Association (JCA) said on March 1, 2005. The figure marked a year-on-year decrease for the
Cement prices in Maharashtra to rise
Cement prices in India’s western state of Maharashtra, the country’s biggest construction market, is set rise by 1.7 per cent from Tuesday, on the back of strong demand from home builders,
Ramco sets up cement unit in Bhopal
The Indian Ramco group has set up a facility to manufacture fibre cement sheets at Kharagpur in West Bengal. The facility has the capacity to produce 80,000t of fibre cement
Vietnam Cement Corp vows no price increases in ’05
The Vietnam Cement Corporation will not increase cement prices this year in an effort to maintain market stability for the building material, said general director Nguyen Van Hanh. He said that the de
Cement industry grows despite falling indices
A senior Iranian economic official said that a major portion of the $5bn worth of funds the government allocated for private enterprises in the year to March 2005 has been invested in cement industry.
Bajil factory produces 360,000t in 2004
The Bajil Cement Factory, Yemen produced 360,000t of cement last year, an increase of 110,000t over 2003. "It is first time the factory achieved such an increase since 1973," said factory general di