Cement News tagged: Trading
Govt to open up cement market
The 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 tol
Growth in cement export demand in Pakistan
Rapid 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 ex
Vietnam lowers import tariffs on clinker
Vietnam 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
Cement price goes up again
Zimbabwe’s cement manufacturers have hiked prices by 28 per cent, a fourth increase this year alone which is likely to deal a
Cement prices to go up in January
In January, Indian retail cement prices are set to increase by Rs 5-10 per 50 kg bag across the country following a surge
New coal allocation
The Indian Ministry of Coal has allotted coal linkage of 84Mt for the power sector for January-March 2005 period which is 10Mt
Kuwait tries to ensure smooth cargo movements to Iraq
The Kuwaiti Public Ports Authority (PPA) has recently held a meeting to discuss ways to ensure a smooth movement of coalition forces’ goods to Iraq, the Arab Times reported on Thursday. The PPA
Vietnam’s market forecast stable in 2005
The offices, included the Ministry of Trade’s market steering department, the State Bank of Vietnam, the Ministries of Planning and Investment, Finance, Industry and others released the overview
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
On June 22, 2004, the Department of Commerce published the preliminary results of administrative review of the antidumping duty order on gray portland cement and clinker from Mexico. The review covers
Turkish Mardin Cimento to focus on exports to Iraq
Turkish cement, clinker and ready-mixed concrete producer Mardin Cimento, plans to withdraw from the Syrian market and concentrate on exports to Iraq in 2005 in a bid to increase profitability, it was
China Exports 4.86Mt of cement
China exported 4.86Mt of cement in the period January to October 2004, up 14.7 per cent year-on-year.
Inventories at low levels
For the first time in four years, November-end inventories in the Indian cement industry (cement plus clinker) have fallen below the 6Mt level, according to
North India likely to face cement scarcity in 2005 North India likely to face cement scarcity in 2005
After a situation of oversupply, the gap between demand and supply of cement is closing in. Northern India is particularly likely to witness some shortage in the coming months. Gujarat Ambuja Cement (
Colombia $110 Mln La Jagua Mine Sale Postponed
Colombian cement producer Cementos Argos postponed the $110m sale of the Colombian coal mine La Jagua to Swiss-based Glencore International for January 2005, from the originally scheduled December 31,
Continuing Saga of the Mary Nour in Mexico
The Wall Street Journal, New York carried a detailed report on the Mary Nour last week. Below is a shortened summary.
Police seize fake cement
Following a tip off, Police over the weekend seized over 190 bags of fake Bamburi cement from Goods shed. The cement belonging to a businessman, Mr Lawrence Sajjabbi was seized from his container at