Cement News tagged under: Iran
Iraq ban challenges Iran cement industry19 May 2016, Published under Cement NewsThe Iraqi government has passed a bill banning the imports of Iranian cement to protect its domestic cement industry. Mohammad-Reza Lotfi, the deputy head of the Association of Cement Industry Entrepreneurs, said that Iran's cement exports to Iraq amounted to some 7Mt or around 60 per cent of Iranian exports last year. Mr Lotfi said that the only solution is to look for new markets, such as Azerbaijan, Pakistan and Afghanistan. |
Iran: cement exports down 20%11 May 2016, Published under Cement NewsIranian cement and clinker exports have fallen by 20 per cent over the past Iranian year (1394), an official said on Tuesday. The secretary of the Association of Cement Industry Entrepreneurs, Abdolreza Sheikhan, said that Iran's exports of cement and clinker shrank to nearly 15Mt from 18.5Mt a year ago. Sheikhan stated security concerns in regional countries as a key reason cements and clinker export fell over the past year. He said that in 1394, some 60 per cent of Iranian exports o... |
APCMA asks to impose 20% regulatory duty on Iranian cement18 December 2015, Published under Cement NewsAll Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) has requested the Ministry of Finance to impose regulatory duty on cement imports from Iran to save the local industry. In a letter to the Finance Secretary, Waqar Masood Khan, APCMA Chairman, Mohammad Ali Tabba, said that cement imports from Iran have touched “alarming” levels. “Over the last year, larger and larger quantities are arriving daily and now the quantities are at an alarmingly high level, reaching about 2,000tpd," stated th... |
Pakistan: Iranian imports continue to hurt domestic producers (APCMA)23 November 2015, Published under Cement NewsThe All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) said markets in areas near the Pakistan-Iran border and the coastal areas of Baluchistan continue to be flooded with Iranian cement which is sold well below the PKR525-550/bag charged by local cement producers. In a letter to Federal Secretary of Commerce, Muhammad Shehzad Arbab, APCMA chairman, Muhammad Ali Tabba, urged the Ministry of Commerce to suspend cement imports through land routes into Pakistan, and further suggested the ... |
Iran four-month export update24 August 2015, Published under Cement NewsIn the first four months of the Iranian calendar year around 5.167Mt of cement was exported, the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) quoted Abdolreza Sheikhan, Secretary of the Iranian Cement Industry Employers, as saying. Cement production in the four-month period totaled 20.889Mt. In the fourth month (starting 23 July 2015) of the year output reached 5.262Mt, of which 653,999t was exported, Sheikhan added. Iran exports cement to some two dozen countries including Iraq, Azerbaij... |
Iran nuclear deals may affect cement exports from Pakistan11 August 2015, Published under Cement NewsPakistan exporters and brokerage houses have shown mixed reactions on Iran's nuclear deal with major world powers, with some expecting Pakistan’s cement exports to decline after the lifting of sanctions on Iran. “I think the drop in Pakistani cement exports may range between 10 and 15 per cent after December 2015,” an official of a leading cement maker told local media. An analyst at KASB Securities said the removal of sanctions on Iran will not aggravate current competition situation in... |
Iranian quarterly production update14 July 2015, Published under Cement NewsIran's Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade announced on Sunday that in the first three months of this year cement and clinker production reached 15.77Mt and 19.26Mt, respectively. Of the total, some 4.34Mt, according to the Ministry's figures. During month of Khordad (22 May - 22 June) more than 5.8Mt and 6.4Mt of cement and clinker were produced, respectively. Meanwhile, more than 12.67Mt was sold locally. The Employers Guild Association for cement industry said that in the past yea... |
Pakistan: hopes of FY15-16 budget boost03 June 2015, Published under Cement NewsThe Pakistan cement industry has submitted a number of proposals to the government ahead of Budget FY15-16. The All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers’ Association has proposed a review of the Federal Excise Duty (FED), Sales Tax, import duty on coal, duties on waste and scrap tyres, duties on Iranian cement and an increase in the allocation of funds under the government's Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP). The industry body argues that the rationalisation of taxes should help ce... |
Pakistan cement exports see monthly gains27 May 2015, Published under Cement NewsPakistan's cement exports during April 2015 showed sequential gains but declined over the first 10 months of the current fiscal on an annual comparative basis, with shipments to its main market of Afghanistan down by almost a quarter. In April 2015, Pakistan exported 614,732t of cement on revenues of US$33.36m, up by 40.02 and 33.51 per cent, respectively compared to the previous month. However, on an annual basis, export volumes were down by 14.9 per cent while the value in dollar ter... |
Pakistan export volumes and revenues down over first nine months23 April 2015, Published under Cement NewsPakistan cement exports in the first nine months of the current fiscal fell 6.75 per cent YoY to 6Mt. Export revenues, meanwhile, were down by 6.86 per cent to US$349.04m over the July 2014-March 2015 period. In terms of the Pakistan rupee, exports fell by 9.54 per cent to PKR35.31bn and the average price was down to US$58.08m versus US$58.15m in the year-ago period. In March 2015 alone, Pakistan exported 439,017t of cement on revenues of US$24.99m, representing a MoM decline of 16.38 ... |