Cement News tagged under: Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Lafarge Surma signs deal with real estate company14 August 2015, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Surma Cement Ltd (LSC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Building Technology & Ideas Ltd (BTI), one of the leading real estate companies of Bangladesh. Under the agreement, BTI will use Supercrete cement in all its construction projects. Masud Khan, finance director of Lafarge Surma Cement Ltd, and Md Sharifur Rahman, executive director, Construction of BTI signed the agreement on behalf of their respective organisations at the Six Season Hotel in Gulshan. |
Vietnamese producer targets new export markets04 June 2015, Published under Cement NewsLa Hien Cement JSC, a subsidiary of the Vietnam National Coal Mineral Industries Group (Vinacomin), is seeking new export markets in Asia and Africa, an executive of the company said. According to Nguyen Van Dung, Director of the La Hien JSC, the company will seek new markets while securing its traditional markets including Thai Nguyen, Bac Kan and Lang Son provinces, the Vietnam News Agency reported. The company aims to ship its clinker to Bangladesh, the Philippines and a number of natio... |
Bangladesh, Indonesia, Philippines top Vietnamese importers in first four months26 May 2015, Published under Cement NewsBangladesh, Indonesia, the Philippines and Taiwan remained among major importers of Vietnamese clinker and cement in the first four months of this year, the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade said. Bangladesh took the lead after importing 2.62Mt of cement worth US$100.24m from Vietnam in the period, while Indonesia came second with 937,982t worth US$42.39m and the Philippines ranked third with 468,419t worth US$18.43m. Following on, Taiwan consumed 346,396t worth US$14.81m and Ma... |
Bangladesh, Indonesia and Taiwan remain Vietnam's top importers12 May 2015, Published under Cement NewsBangladesh, Indonesia and Taiwan remained among the largest importers of Vietnamese clinker and cement in the first quarter of this year, according to the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade. Bangladesh accounted for the largest amount with 1.83Mt of cement worth US$70.13m, followed by Indonesia with 828,317t worth US$37.1m and Taiwan ranked third with 272,396t worth US$11.71m. Next in line was the Philippines with 239,900t worth US$9.46m, and Laos with 115,701t worth US$9.28m. ... |
Clinker, cement account for 42% of Vietnam's 1Q exports to Bangladesh22 April 2015, Published under Cement NewsClinker and cement remained Vietnam’s major exports to Bangladesh in the first quarter of this year with export revenue of US$70.1m despite a decline of 33.6 per cent from the same period of last year. The figure accounted for 42 per cent of the country’s total exports to Bangladesh in the period, the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade said on its website late Tuesday. |
Bangladesh, Indonesia and Taiwan top Vietnamese importers23 March 2015, Published under Cement NewsBangladesh, Indonesia and Taiwan were the top importers of Vietnamese clinker and cement in the first two months of this year, the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade said. Bangladesh took the lead after importing 1.12Mt of cement worth US$43.19m from Vietnam in the period, while Indonesia came second with 559,188t worth US$27.2m and Taiwan ranked third with 170,296t worth US$7.39m. Next in line were the Philippines followed with 157,200t worth US$6.17m, and Laos with 59,255t wort... |
Bangladesh: MI Cement will package growth16 March 2015, Published under Cement NewsMI Cement Factory Ltd plans to grow on the back of higher domestic cement demand. Bangladesh is expecting rapid development in terms of new public infrastructure, communication and housing facilities. At present, MI Cement Factory’s total cement production capacity is 5800tpd, or 1.74Mta. The plan is to install a new cement packaging facility to help meet demand. "We have decided to set up another packing unit and 1500t capacity ordinary Portland cement silo to enhance the delivery capaci... |
Bangladesh: cement factory collapses16 March 2015, Published under Cement NewsThe BBC has reported that a cement factory partially collapsed in Bangladesh killing eight people. The the compound is army-owned and the factory had been under construction when the accident happened. The plant is being constructed by a Chinese-owned firm. About 70 people were in the building in the port town of Mongla, 200km (125 miles) southwest of the capital Dhaka, when the roof gave way. More than 60 people were rescued and many were taken to hospital. Survivors said dozens of the m... |
Bangladesh, Indonesia and Malaysia remain Vietnamese top importers23 January 2015, Published under Cement NewsBangladesh, Indonesia and Malaysia were the top importers of Vietnamese clinker and cement exports last year, the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade said on its website. Bangladesh took the lead after importing 8.39Mt of cement worth US$323m from Vietnam last year, while Indonesia came second with 2.65Mt worth US$123m and Malaysia ranked third with 1.28Mt worth US$62m. Following on was the Philippines with 1.15Mt worth US$44.26m, and Chile with 566,797t worth US$31m. Vietnam e... |
Sumanta Pandit appointed CEO of Holcim (Bangladesh)29 December 2014, Published under Cement NewsSumanta Pandit has recently been appointed chief executive officer of Holcim (Bangladesh). Mr Pandit joins the company from Emirates Cement, a subsidiary or India's UltraTech Cement where he headed the business as Country Manager. Previously, Mr Pandit has worked for various multinational cement companies in different managerial roles. In his 22 year cement industry career, he has worked in Switzerland, Oman, Kuwait, Sri Lanka and Sudan. |