Cement News tagged under: international
Philippine cement firms want 5% tariff kept08 October 2008, Published under Cement NewsPhilippine cement producers have appealed to the government not to let go of the country’ only remaining strategic and high value added manufacturing sector by keeping the only protection left to this domestic industry against the very real threat of dumping by countries with excess capacity. Ernesto M. Ordonez, president of the Cement Manufacturers Association of the Philippines (CeMAP), explained to reporters that once the 5 percent tariff on imported cement is lifted this would send a sig... |
Pakistan cement exports help offset domestic slowdown08 October 2008, Published under Cement NewsThe Pakistan cement sector has maintained its healthy growth as its exports witnessed an increase of 60 per cent to 2.5Mt during the first quarter of the current fiscal year while local dispatches have scaled down by 15 per cent due to a slowdown in construction activities. Industry sources said that although local producers are taking fully advantage of the cheap and easy availability of raw materials and exporting huge quantities of cement to regional countries, the decline in the local s... |
China Forum says demand likely to decline07 October 2008, Published under Cement NewsThe growth of the demand for cement is likely to decline in the future, according to the second China Cement Investment Forum. Statistics showed that spurred by the brisk demand for cement, the investment in cement sector in China’s most areas has been on the rise since the beginning of this year. In the first seven months of this year, CNY53.1bn (US$53.1bn) had been invested in cement sector, up 68.5 per cent year-on-year. Experts at the forum predicted that the demand for cement will con... |
Tunnel contract for Castle Cement07 October 2008, Published under Cement NewsCastle Cement, a division of Hanson UK, has won a UK£3m contract to supply ordinary Portland cement from its Ketton works to Balfour Beatty as part of the Government’s UK£371m A3 improvement scheme at Hindhead in Surrey. The cement is being used to produce shotcrete, which is used as the structural lining within a 1.8 km twin-bore tunnel under the Devil’s Punch Bowl, a Site of Special Scientific Interest. Shotcrete is a process in which concrete is shot under pressure from a gun onto a sur... |
US Labor Department takes legal action against Cemex07 October 2008, Published under Cement NewsThe US Department of Labor has filed a lawsuit against Houston-based Cemex Inc. for failing to properly pay overtime back wages amounting to more than $5 million to about 2,000 ready mix drivers from eight states in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The department filed the suit against Cemex following an investigation by its Wage and Hour Division in Houston covering the three-year period from September 2005 to September 2008. "It is a top priority of this department to ens... |
Foreign investors want to team up with Indonesia’s Bosowa07 October 2008, Published under Cement NewsThree foreign investors want to team up with cement maker PT Semen Bosowa Maros to build a new cement factory planned by the company. The Siam Cement Co. Ltd of Thailand, YTL Corp. Berhad of Malaysia and Lafarge have offered to have a share in the project, which will have an annual capacity of 2Mt of cement. Bosowa plans to expand its production capacity from 1.8Mt at present to 3.8Mt, its chief executive office Erwin Aksa said. Bowo in Makassar, South Sulawesi, wants to strengthen its co... |
Nuevitas plant resumes production, Cuba07 October 2008, Published under Cement NewsThe cement factory in Nuevitas, eastern Cuba, has resumed production after being damaged by Hurricane Ike. Brigades of skilled workers repaired the damage on pipes and roofs, thus creating conditions to resume cement production. Factory executives said the plant is working 12-14-hour shifts to meet the growing domestic demand for cement. |
India cement industry posts growth in September06 October 2008, Published under Cement NewsMajors Ambuja Cements, Aditya Birla Group and Dalmia Cement see production and dispatches grow in the month. Cement sector stakeholders now have a reason to smile. After a long time, the industry’s production and dispatch figures showed positive growth in September. In the figures released for the month, cement players such as ACC, Ambuja Cements, Aditya Birla Group and Dalmia Cement have all posted growth in their production and dispatch. This is in sharp contrast to the dismal performanc... |
HeidelbergCement marks 10 years of solid in Romania06 October 2008, Published under Cement NewsHeidelbergCement Group, one of the major German investors in Romania, celebrates 10 years of operation in the Romanian market. The company is the leader of the cement, concrete and aggregates market in Romania, through its branches Carpatcement Holding, Carpat Beton and Carpat Agregate, the Nine O’Clock daily reports on Friday, when Germany celebrates its National Day. ’Romania is a very important pillar of HeidelbergCement Group, and one the most dynamic markets in Europe, due to the fast ... |
Pakistan: Chinese investors keen to invest in cement industry06 October 2008, Published under Cement NewsIn a major move to encourage Chinese investment, Pakistan has approached the Chinese firms to encourage investment in the cement sector by establishing new plants in the country. Sources told that the issue of new Chinese investment in Pakistan and progress of existing Chinese projects was discussed in a recent meeting between Chinese Ambassador in Pakistan Luo Zhao Hui and senior officials of different ministries at the Planning Commission. The meeting thoroughly reviewed all Chinese projec... |