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Cement supplies run dry09 March 2006, Published under Cement NewsAn ordering blunder led to Bermuda’s cement stocks running out yesterday by lunchtime with new supplies not set to arrive until Monday. Bermuda Cement Company (BCC) said February had seen record demand which had totally drained its stocks. BCC president Jim Butterfield said: “We owe the public and businesses an apology but we are out of cement. “We made a mistake with the order. There was a price increase and a couple of people rushed the plant wanting to stock up before the increase on Marc... |
Shiva Cement hikes prices08 March 2006, Published under Cement NewsShiva Cement Ltd., has informed Bombay Stock Exchange that the company has announced an increase in selling price by Rs 20/22 per bag with effect from March, 2006 in view of increase in input cost and transportation/distribution cost. |
Cement quality standard revised07 March 2006, Published under Cement NewsThe Bureau of Product Standards (BPS), an agency attached to the Department of Trade and Industry, announced in a press release the revision of the Philippine National Standard (PNS) for Portland cement to align it with specifications contained in the American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM), reports Business World. BPS director Jesus L. Motoomull said in the statement that changes include exclusion of minor and trace oxides, titanium dioxide and phosphorous pentoxide in reporting alum... |
Jamaica and those cement import duties07 March 2006, Published under Cement NewsCommerce, Science and Technology Minister, Phillip Paulwell, is today expected to outline the government’s position on the call for the removal of a 41 per cent import duty on cement. Minister of Information, Senator Burchell Whiteman told reporters at yesterday’s weekly post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House that the matter was discussed at Cabinet. "The minister will make a statement on the matter shortly," he said when asked by reporters what had been decided by the government. T... |
Pakistan’s cement exports to Afghanistan07 March 2006, Published under Cement NewsPakistan’s Commerce Ministry has said in a report that cement exports to Afghanistan have increased with the change in weather, says Asia Pulse. The report, released here on Monday, said cement exports to the war-shattered country regained momentum in February following a winter slump. The report noted that 941,840t of cement were sent to Afghanistan over the past eight months from Pakistan. Lucky Cement Factory’s marketing officer Dilawar Shiraz linked the winter fall in cement exports to ... |
Venezuelan cement available, though supply limited06 March 2006, Published under Cement NewsFidelity Investment Inc (FII) has delivered on its promise to have Venezuelan cement by Thursday delivered into Guyana and was selling the product by the truckload yesterday, according to one customer. The shortage of cement has prompted the government to engage in discussions with the Venezuelan authorities to supply Guyana with 20,000t to 30,000t of the scarce item in four to five shipments. Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Manzoor Nadir announced this initiative on Tuesday. O... |
Experts to assist CCCL with faulty cement investigation06 March 2006, Published under Cement NewsTwo experts will arrive on the island tomorrow to assist The Caribbean Cement Company Limited (CCCL) with an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the release of a batch of 500t of faulty Carib Cement into the market. The experts are regional concrete expert, Dr. Robin Osbourne of the Faculty of Engineering at the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus in Trinidad as well as an internationally respected expert in cement and concrete from Construction Technology Labora... |
Lucky Cement claims highest export03 March 2006, Published under Cement NewsLucky Cement Limited has claimed that it has emerged as the largest exporter of cement from Pakistan. Talking to Business Recorder on Wednesday, Executive Director A R Thaplawala said that during the period from July 1, 2005 to February 28, 2006, Lucky Cement exported 218,000t of cement to Afghanistan and Middle East. He also said the daily production of the plant was around 10,000 tonnes. |
Faulty cement recalled03 March 2006, Published under Cement NewsA house at Portland Cottage in Clarendon, Jamaica, which was built with cement from a faulty batch, being demolished yesterday. The Carib Cement Company says it recalled 500t of the product after a batch was found to have ’false setting characteristic’ or premature hardening. Problems with the supply of cement surfaced early last week when bulk users reported unsatisfactory results in the setting of poured concrete. "On discovering the problem, the company immediately contacted the various c... |
Indonesia industry Minister against plan to impose custom duty on cement01 March 2006, Published under Cement NewsIndustry Minister Fahmi Idris said a plan to impose a custom duty on cement was inappropriate, arguing it was against the existing legislation. "It is not correct to impose a custom duty on cement as this commodity is not dangerous to human life," the minister said here on Tuesday in response to the Finance Ministry’s plan to impose a custom duty on cement. He said that based on existing legislation, goods that were subject to custom duties were those considered to contain substa... |