Cement News tagged under: international
Leyte cement haulers get 10-centavo raise20 February 2004, Published under Cement NewsLocal cement dealers have agreed to increase loading and unloading rates by 10 centavos to 80 centavos per bag, ending a dispute over rates paid to haulers. Still unresolved however, are workers’ demands for additional benefits such as Social Security System (SSS) contributions and health insurance premiums, which were referred to the government agencies concerned. "Both the workers and the management agreed on a 10-centavo hike without any argument," said Florencio Aguilos, Secretary of t... |
April-Jan Cement Demand In South India20 February 2004, Published under Cement NewsLarge-scale spending by the Karnataka government on various projects has ensured that cement consumption in south India did not decline but grew at a reasonable rate during the period April-January ’04. According to available provisional figures, demand for cement in this region grew by six per cent to 2.63Mt compared to the corresponding period of the previous year. With Tamil Nadu registering a negative growth of one per cent and Andhra Pradesh posting a flat growth, it was Karnataka’s sh... |
Indian cement growth19 February 2004, Published under Cement NewsIndia’s cement output rose 6.69 per cent to 10.2Mt in the month of January this year, compared with an output of 9.56Mt in the corresponding period of the previous year, according to the latest reports by the Cement Manufacturer’s Association. Cement despatches in the month were at 10.2Mt, an increase of 5.75 per cent, over 9.64Mt in the corresponding month of the previous year. During the April- January period, the output recorded a 5.1 per cent increase at 95.8Mt, against an output of 91... |
Bolivian cement sales up 11.9 per cent19 February 2004, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in Bolivia increased 11.9 per cent to 1.11Mt in 2003, compared to the year before, the country’s cement and concrete institute (IBCH) reported. Company Fancesa led sales with 294,916t, followed by Soboce Viacha (270,327t), Coboce (212,302t), Soboce Emisa (94,936t), Soboce Warnes (88,359t), Itacamba (74,959t) and Soboce El Puente (73,407t). Sales were mostly concentrated in the departments of Santa Cruz (306,859t), La Paz (284,340t) and Cochabamba (230,144t). Regarding producti... |
Dangote reassures Benue workers19 February 2004, Published under Cement NewsThe President of Dangote Industries, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has said that no staff of the Benue Cement Company (BCC), Gboko, would lose his job, following the take over of BCC by DIL. Speaking in Makurdi, during a courtesy call on Gov. George Akume of Benue, Dangote said all the staff, particularly the skilful ones, would be retained in areas, where their services were needed when the firm resumed production.. He said those, who could not secure placements at BCC would be deployed to the ne... |
Cemex wins US$48m road contract in Panama19 February 2004, Published under Cement NewsMexican cement maker Cemex, won a US$48m contract to build a road in Panama. The information was provided by Panamanian builder Constructora Urbana (Cusa), which will carry out the contract jointly with the Panamanian unit of Cemex, Cemex Panama. The road to be built is 10.5 km long and connects the capital Panama City with one of the bridges on the Panama Canal. The road is considered to be among the priorities of the Panamanian incumbent President, Mireya Moscoso. Cemex Panama will prov... |
Amnesty asks CRH to explain19 February 2004, Published under Cement NewsThe human rights group, Amnesty International, has called on the Irish company, Cement Roadstone Holdings (CRH), to state its position on Israel’s construction of a giant wall along the Israeli-occupied West Bank. CRH owns 25 per cent of the Mashav group in Israel, as well as a call option to acquire an additional 25 per cent of the company. Mashav is the holding company for Nesher Cement, which has a monopoly on cement production in Israel. Amnesty believes there is a strong probabili... |
Gujarat prices hit 4-year high19 February 2004, Published under Cement NewsBuoyed by a strong revival in demand, especially from the infrastructure sector, Indian cement manufacturers have increased prices by Rs13-15 per bag in Gujarat. Retail cement prices in the state, which over the last three years had been grappling with negative demand, have risen to Rs160-165 per bag - the highest in the last four years. Cement consumption in the state has risen by more than 50 per cent during the last three months. Industry officials say that the surge in groundnut producti... |
Cement sector sees infighting on capacity utilisation issue19 February 2004, Published under Cement NewsDifferences have cropped up in the Pakistan cement industry over capacity utilisation, since the southern region is demanding that capacity utilisation be increased and the northern region is not agreeable, industry officials and analysts said here Tuesday. ³The issue is about providing a level playing field to all members of the industry,² said Abdur Razzaq Thaplawala, executive director at Lucky Cement, one of the major companies in the southern region. He said if the issue is not properly... |
China cement clampdown looms19 February 2004, Published under Cement NewsWhile the Chinese construction sector booms and cement companies are seeing profitability levels soar, alarm bells are ringing in official circles as top officials, including Premier Wen Jiabao and central bank chief Zhou Xiaochuan, have zeroed in on cement as one of several industries that are attracting too much investment. Rising prices and profits have drawn a flood of new investment and, for example, Beijing cement prices have apparently risen nearly 15 per cent in recent months, to ... |