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Thai prices likely to rise27 January 2005, Published under Cement NewsThe cement price in 2005 is expected to be better than last year said Chumpol NaLamlieng, Siam Cement’s company president. Currently no cement producers dare to raise prices. Actually, the current price of cement in the local market is not yet at a maximum ceiling as allowed by the Ministry of Commerce. So there is some room for local cement producers to raise cement prices – he noted. Reconstruction in the six tsunami-hit provinces is likely to lead to stronger demand for cement products, ... |
Yemeni Al-Barh cement plant increases output27 January 2005, Published under Cement NewsYemen’s state-run al-Barh Cement Plant, in the southwestern governorate of Taiz, produced a total 603,233t of cement in 2004, exceeding by 103,233t its targeted output for the year, it was reported on January 25, 2005. The plant’s clinker production reached 530,628t in 2004, registering an increase of 43,000t over the targeted quantities. Al-Barh Cement Plant, which sold some 606,000t of cement in 2004, generated sales of 7.408 bln Yemeni rials ($40.7m) over the year, up by 1.024 bln rial... |
Iran’s cement export prospects bright26 January 2005, Published under Cement NewsA senior cement industry official said on Monday that favourable investments in recent years have brightened the prospects of exporting cement to international markets. Abbas Safakish, the Ministry of Industries and Mines director general for mining industries, told ILNA that brokers have to be eliminated to create a balance between supply and demand in the sector. "Once the middlemen are prevented from operating in cement market, the artificial rise in demand will not occur and prices will ... |
Measures to prevent cement shortage – Qatar26 January 2005, Published under Cement NewsQatar’s top cement producer QNCC plans to make available some 1.9Mt of cement in the local market this year, anticipating a huge demand for the material in view of the construction boom. About 60 cement ships are expected to call on Qatari ports in the next 12 months, industry sources said yesterday. Large ships can carry up to 21,000t of cement whereas smaller vessels load about 5000t. "In view of the heavy demand, requests for regular cargoes have been sent to the current cement suppl... |
Cement Prices shoot up25 January 2005, Published under Cement NewsA 10 per cent jump in Ugandan cement retail prices to sh20,000 a bag is a result of an increase in factory prices and a seasonal spike in demand, industry sources said last week. At the beginning of the year, a 50kg bag of cement was selling at sh17,500 in retail outlets. "We have just moved the price up by sh600 per bag to sh16,650," said Robert Nyang’aya, general manager Hima Cement. "We have kept our prices stable for the last two years but certain factor inputs have risen during... |
Turkey 2004 cement output up21 January 2005, Published under Cement NewsThe Turkish cement sector boosted its output by 10 per cent year-on-year to 38.5Mt in 2004, it was reported on January 21, 2005. Turkey’s cement consumption climbed by 9.0 per cent year-on-year to 30.5Mt and cement exports totalled 8Mt. Iraq topped the list of countries to which Turkey directed most cement exports in 2004. Iraq was fourth in the same list for 2003. Italy was Turkey’s second biggest cement export market in 2004 with 1Mt and the United States third with 800,000t. |
Mikhailovcement makes more19 January 2005, Published under Cement NewsMikhailovcement made over 1.8Mt of products in 2004, up six per cent versus the same period 2003. In 2003 the enterprise made 1.7Mt of cement, an increase of 19 per cent from the figure reported in 2002, Eurocement Group’s press service reported. |
Ivano-Frankivsktsement increases cement production19 January 2005, Published under Cement NewsThe Ivano-Frankivsktsement company, one of the five biggest producers of cement and slate in Ukraine, increased cement production by 5.4 per cent to 115,300t in the fourth quarter of 2004, compared with the corresponding period of 2003. For 2004, Ivano-Frankivsktsement increased cement production by 0.9 per cent to 527,600t. The company specializes in the production of cement, slate, gypsum plaster, plaster of Paris, asbestos-cement pipes, and reinforced concrete goods. |
Angarskcement produces more in 200419 January 2005, Published under Cement NewsAngarskcement produced 21,628t of cement in December 2004, according to reported data. In 2004 the plant produced 670,800t of cement. Compared with 2003 output rose by 41,800t. In 2003 output came in at 629,058t. In 2005 the company plans to make at least 700,000t of cement, while in the future to increase output to 1Mt. |
Egyptian price increases18 January 2005, Published under Cement NewsLocal Egyptian cement companies commenced the year with price increases, ranging from LE5/t to LE15/t. National Cement reported the lowest ex-factory cement price pertaining to LE240/t, followed by Helwan Cement and Torah Cement, which are expected to sell at LE245/t in FY05. Meanwhile, other competitors namely, Assuit Cement and Suez Cement have reported higher selling prices reaching highs of LE270/t and LE255/t, respectively. |