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Qatar, cement supplies improved26 June 2006, Published under Cement NewsCement supplies in Qatar have stabilised recently but demand is still outstripping supply, reported The Peninsula. Construction industry sources have said that the huge projects underway in the country have massive requirements which local producers cannot get close to meeting, even at full capacity. Qatar’s current cement requirement is around 700,000t per month but local suppliers can generate only a third of this. |
Cuban cement arrives26 June 2006, Published under Cement NewsThe first shipment of Cuban cement unloaded at the Caribbean Cement Company’s pier at Rockfort, Kingston, Jamaica. Some 200,000 bags of cement finally arrived on the island last Friday from Cuba to supply the starved local market, Phillip Paulwell, Minister of Industry, Technology, Energy and Commerce (MITEC), announced yesterday. The first shipment represents 8000t of a total 72,000t of cement, which is expected to arrive from Cuba over the next three months. This is in addition to 77,000... |
Customs stops imported cement in Karachi port23 June 2006, Published under Cement NewsThe Central Board Revenue (CBR) has become a stumbling block in the government’s efforts to provide cheap cement to the consumers as customs authorities have created misconception about the quality of imported cement by stopping consignments at the port, a senior government official told this reporter on Thursday. The Pakistan ministry of industries, production and special initiatives has taken up the issue with the CBR and has inquired how customs authorities at the Karachi Port has blocke... |
More cement imports for Libya23 June 2006, Published under Cement NewsAccording to El-Bayan newspaper (June 21, 2006), sources in the Libyan National Company for Real Estate and Tourism Investment and Development revealed that the company will import 100,000t of cement through the current year of 2006 in cooperation with the Federation of Libyan Chambers of Commerce and a number of national companies. This step aims to lessen the current cement supply shortage in Libya. |
East African Portland in Sudan20 June 2006, Published under Cement NewsThe East African Portland Cement Company (EAPCC) has pitched camp in Southern Sudan after it was granted a licence by the regional government to open a warehouse in Juba. The Kenyan cement manufacturer has started operations in the region, which is expected to grow its turnover. Mr Zakayo Ole Mapelu, the EAPCC managing director said construction of the warehouse was finalised last week and that the company was making arrangements to ship goods to the new facility. EAPCC now joins other e... |
Eurocement Group Ukraine to sell into Middle East19 June 2006, Published under Cement NewsEurocement Group Ukraine plans to enter the markets of the Middle Eastern countries, focusing on Syria, Pakistan, Iraq and Turkey, company CEO Hennadii Donets said. Currently the company exports its products to Belarus, Moldova, Azerbaijan, Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Romania. In 2005, Eurocement Group Ukraine exported 753,480t of cement. Its cement output stood at 2.788Mt in 2005, up by 18.5 per cent year-on-year, according to data of local cement producers’ association Ukr... |
Cement prices expected to increase soon19 June 2006, Published under Cement NewsCement prices in the UAE are expected to rise in the coming weeks, an industry source said yesterday. A meeting between the Ministry of Economy officials, contractors and representatives of cement producers and importers will discuss the issue on Wednesday in Dubai and may approve a proposal to raise prices by Dh10 per tonne. Producers told Gulf News the ministry had blocked the move to raise prices a few weeks ago. "The situation has changed, we want to cover our expenses. This hike will he... |
Cement will be distributed this week14 June 2006, Published under Cement NewsThe Ministry of Industry, Jamaica Chamber of Commerce, is reporting that approximately 20,000t of cement will be available for distribution this week. In a joint meeting at the Ministry today (June 12), the entities reported that 75 per cent of the amount to be distributed would be bagged cement, while the remainder would be bulk. It was reported that last week the Caribbean Cement Company Limited imported 201,000 bags (8,600t) of cement, which will be available for sale by tomorrow (June ... |
Cement prices shoot up before monsoon14 June 2006, Published under Cement NewsCement prices have gone up across India just before the onset of the monsoon. Cement prices in Mumbai have increased by Rs 8 a 50-kg bag, Rs 10 a bag in South India and Rs 3 a bag in Gujarat in the past week. The cost per bag has shot up by 55 per cent from Rs 145 in December to Rs 225 now in Mumbai. In Gujarat, the price has jumped from Rs 160 to 193 per bag in the last six months time for a truckload, while it is Rs 210 per bag for lesser quantities. |
Exports to Kazakhstan will increase12 June 2006, Published under Cement NewsSverdlovskaya Cement, Yekateringberg, will start two new production lines of cement. They will be in Sukhoi Log town, said Wolfgang Bauer, director of the German concern Dyckerhoff AG. That means rise of cement output by 2.6Mta. The project needs capital investments, approximately US$150m. As governor of the Sverdlovskaya oblast Eduard Rossel says, works on erection of new producing capacities should begin as soon as possible. One of the consumers of the cement besides the domestic regions ... |