Cement News tagged: Trading
LafargeHolcim Msila ships 17,000t for export to west Africa
LafargeHolcim’s plant in Msila, Algeria, has recently carried out a 17,000t shipment for west Africa. The consignment of bulk cement was delivered to the port of Djendjen. It is the seventh such delivery since December 2017 and its part of the group’s plans to export 2Mt of cement in 2020. LafargeHolcim owns two plans in Algeria – one at M’Sila and one at Oggaz (Mascara). In addition, i...
Pakistan's exports tipped to increase
Experts are hoping an increase in exports of cement from Pakistan during the outgoing FY18. The country recorded its highest growth of cement exports during 2008-10, when, it hovered around 10.75Mt. Of late, exports have started to drift and reached at 4.66Mt in 2016-17 and 3.9Mt in 10 months of FY18. According to a research house report, cement exports are expected to post stellar growth o...
A review of Pakistan cement exports to Afghanistan
Pakistan exported 2.43Mt of cement during FY15-16 to Afghanistan, which fell to 1.76Mt in FY2016-17. While Afghanistan remains the biggest export market for Pakistan producers, this translates into a fall of 28 per cent. However, the negative trend would turn into a positive one as the country already exported 1.65Mt of cement to Afghanistan during the first 10 months of the FY17-18. The pea...
Cameroon sees exports more than double in 2017
Cement exports from Cameroon reached 57,459t in 2017, a considerable increase from 19,700t in 2016, according to data released by the Ministry of Economy, Planning and Trade. Most of the volume is supplied to countries of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC). The rise has come on the back of an increase in local cement production by Cameroon’s cement manufacturer...
Cumulative cement export revenue shows mix results in 10MFY18
Pakistani export revenues of cement during the first 10 months of current FY17-18 ended 30 April recorded a YoY fall of 3.6 and 9.4 per cent in terms of quantity and value in dollar, respectively, according to says data released by Federal Bureau of Statistics, Government of Pakistan. The country exported 3.74Mt of cement and earned export revenue of US$185.74m in July 2017-April 2018, com...
TCL and Arawak Cement seek redress over reduced import tariffs
Trinidad Cement Ltd (TCL) and its Barbados-based subsidiary Arawak Cement Ltd are reported to have filed legal action against the Government of Barbados, accusing it of breaking the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) single market and economy, according to Barbados Today. Barbados Labour Party (BLP) leader, Mia Mottley, explained that the lawsuit was lodged last Friday with the Trinidad-based Car...
Pakistan cement dispatches total 39Mt in first 10 months of fiscal year
The Pakistan cement industry during the first 10 months of outgoing fiscal year July 2017-April 2018 dispatched 38.99Mt of cement compared to 33.880Mt during the same period last year. It posts a growth of 15.1 per cent YoY. According to data released by All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA), out of this total, the mills of the northern region dispatched 28.9Mt cement for do...
GICA exports first clinker to Europe
The Algerian Industry Ministry said GICA exported its first shipment of clinker to Europe in April. A subsidiary of state-run GICA Group delivered 45,000t. The shipment is part of a contract to export 200,000t to Europe. GICA is expected to export more cement to African and European countries in the near future, the statement noted.
Pakistan cement export revenue continues to grow
Pakistan cement exports during the first nine months of the current fiscal year (July 2017-March 2018) recorded a YoY fall of 8.5 and 13 per cent in terms of quantity and value in dollar, respectively, says the Federal Bureau of Statistics, Government of Pakistan. Pakistan exported 3.337Mt of cement and earned export revenue of US$166.6m in July 2017-March 2018 compared to 3.646Mt at U...
Export of clinker from Pakistan on the rise
The Pakistan cement industry experts predict a greater clinker export potential for export since excess capacities in China have been curtailed substantially over environmental concerns, while demand from Bangladesh and other countries are also growing. India and Vietnam as well as east Africa (and particularly Uganda and Tanzania) remain viable export destinations for Pakistani cement produce...
Tajikistan increases cement exports to Uzbekistan
Cement exports from Tajikistan to Uzbekistan increased by 162,000t in the last year, Exports to Kyrgyzstan were up by 16,800t, but exports to Afghanistan fell by 10,600t (8.8 per cent) in 2017. The main producers of cement in the first quarter of 2018 were the Tajik-Chinese Chung Tsai Mohir Cement and Huaxin Guyar cement companies in Khatlon region. The cement plants of Tajikistan over th...
Qassim Cement receives export licence
Qassim Cement Co has received a one-year export licence from Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Commerce and Investment, said the company in a bourse filing. Saudi Arabia cancelled cement export duties from 1 February 2018. In March Yanbu Cement announced it will begin cement and clinker exports this month following the agreement to export 1Mt of clinker and 0.5Mt of cement.
Pakistan resumes clinker exports
Pakistan has resumed exports of bulk clinker after a gap of over six years. This has been achieved by the start-up of Pakistan's International Bulk Terminal Ltd (PIBTL) at Port Qasim, devaluation of Pakistan’s currency by about 10 per cent and expansion in capacity as well overseas demand. According to local media, bulk clinker exports will resume as one of the leading south-based cement ma...
Pakistan's government urged to drop coal import duty
The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI) has requested the government to allow duty free import of coal for the benefit of power generation and cement and other industry. Syed Mazhar Ali Nasir, Senior Vice President of the FPCCI, has urged the Miftah Ismail, Advisor to Prime Minister on Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs, and Federal Minister for Commerce, Muham...
Philippine imports pass quality tests
The Philippine government has confirmed that all of the country’s cement imports have passed quality tests after the implementation of an administrative order by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). "In the review of implementation of the revised DTI Department Administrative Order 17-06:2017, governing the procedure in testing the standard compliance of all imported cement, we found...
Algeria's Aoulef works exports first cement to Niger
El-Hamel-owned Aoulef cement plant, in Adrar, Algeria, carried out the first Algerian cement exports to Niger, according to Minister of Industry and Mines, Youcef Yousfi. The new plant, which entered service in December 2017 exported 950t of cement overland to Niger – the first of regular shipments. The 1.5Mta Aoulef cement facility plans to exports around 1Mta of its output. "With the...