Cement News tagged under: Trading
Cuban cement to ease shortage03 October 2007, Published under Cement NewsA shipment of 5000t of cement is scheduled to leave for the island from Cuba on October 12 to help ease demand for the product, Industry and Commerce Minister Karl Samuda said yesterday. This will form the first monthly shipment of a total 40,000t from Cuba. Mr. Samuda, who spoke at the post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, said the shipment is part of a deal with the Cuban government. He said it was one of the steps being taken to ensure the construction sector is fully supplied, ... |
Pakistani cement sales post 34% rise in Q103 October 2007, Published under Cement NewsCement sales rose by 34 percent during to the first quarter (July-September) of current financial year over the corresponding period of last year on the back of expanding local demand as well as higher exports.According to sales figures released by the industry, cement dispatches totalled around 7.3Mt in the period under review as compared to 5.4Mt in the same period of previous year. Export performance of the industry also continued to shine with total cement exports of 1.5Mt during the f... |
Cement for the railways02 October 2007, Published under Cement NewsWest China Cement Ltd said it has won the bid to supply the cement required for two of the eight sections of the Zhengzhou-Xi’an Railway Passenger Line. Two contracts have been signed for supplying a combined total of 215,000t of cement between September 2007 and December 2008, the Chinese producer and distributor of cement said. The Zhengzhou-Xi’an railway passenger line is a major component of ’the Middle and Long term Railway Planning’ initiative set by the State Council of the People’s R... |
Don’t compromise on cement quality02 October 2007, Published under Cement NewsCement Industries (Sabah) Sdn Bhd (CIS) has been urged to not compromise on the quality of cement supplied by the plant while overcoming the cement shortage in the State. The call was made by the Association of Consulting Engineers Malaysia (ACEM) Sabah branch and the Institution of Engineers Malaysia (IEM) Sabah branch during a dialogue session with CIS last Friday at the Sepanggar Industrial Estate in Menggatal, near here. During the dialogue, representatives from both associations met w... |
Cebu-based ship sinks off Palawan02 October 2007, Published under Cement NewsFourteen Cebuano crew-members are missing while four others were rescued after a cargo vessel owned by JPS Shipping Lines capsized last Friday in Cabile Island between Tubbataha and Cagayancillo Islands in Palawan. JPS manager Gallegher Gallarde said they sought help from the Philippine Coast Guard and the Philippine Navy after they lost contact with the vessel, mv Mia, last September 28. Gallarde said mv Mia left San Fernando, Cebu September 26 with 18 personnel on board—six officers and ... |
Russian regional prices still rising01 October 2007, Published under Cement NewsCement prices have already doubled since the beginning of the year in Russia, yet the price growth reached its peak in August and September 2007. As regards Sverdlovsk Region, the price race is actually comparable to that in Moscow. ‘It all depends on a particular supplier and their pricing policies. Nevyansk plant, for one, chose to freeze all the prices, whereas Gornozavodskcement raises prices by 7% to 10% on a monthly basis,’ SK Master Investment and Building Company’s Sales Manager Sia... |
Private traders in rush for Pakistan cement01 October 2007, Published under Cement NewsIn August, it was announced at the India Pakistan Commerce Secretary level talks, that the Indian state-owned MMTC would be allowed to import cement from Pakistan without a BIS certification. This waiver would be available for 150 days from the date that Pakistani companies apply for a license. This was meant to cool prices of cement which is selling at Rs 240 a bag in some markets. A MMTC team has now returned after a local review of Pakistan facilities. It reckons that Pakistani cement c... |
Indian customs halts cement consignment01 October 2007, Published under Cement NewsPetrapole Customs Authority of India has stopped a consignment of Confidence Cement seeking a test of standard of the product, much to the frustration of Bangladeshi exporters. Sources said the customs authority at West Bengal, India on Thursday stopped the consignment of 60 tonnes of cement manufactured by Confidence Cement, which is the first-ever consignment from Bangladesh through Benapole land port. A high official of Confidence Cement said they sent the consignment to Benapole land p... |
Cement Exports Through Baketu Port Increase in July28 September 2007, Published under Cement NewsThe export volume of cement through Baketu Port in July was 42,000t, valued at US$ 1.615M, up 55.6% and 52.4% YoY, with the monthly export volume hitting a new record, according to the latest statistics released by Tacheng Customs. |
New independent for French markets27 September 2007, Published under Cement NewsNew independent for French markets A group of Spanish and French investors have been given the green light by French authorities to set up three grinding facilities in France to cater for increasing levels of domestic demand as local producers struggle to keep pace with a fast-rising cement demand throughout much of the French market. The group, which includes Cementos La Union, Spain, have made a combined commitment to to set up two 500,000tpa capacity mills, one of which will be located i... |