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Pakistan’s private sector facilitated to export bulk cement11 July 2008, Published under Cement NewsThe Karachi Port Trust, as part of its landlord port strategy, has facilitated the private sector to export bulk cement. The bulk cement exporters would directly pump and load bulk cement in ships, according to KPT sources. Thirty bulkers, having a maximum loading capacity of 6000tpd, commenced operations from Karachi Port. The port provides a platform to cement manufacturers to export cement to global markets in a cost-effective manner to meet the increasing demands world over. Global... |
Saudi urged to boost cement exports09 July 2008, Published under Cement NewsBahrain has requested the Saudi government to temporarily ease its cement export restrictions, in an attempt to end a crippling shortage. Sources confirmed high-level talks were taking place on the issue, in the hope of solving the crisis facing the construction industry. Saudi Arabia presently restricts cement exports to Bahrain to 25,000t a week and officials want the limit scrapped or increased, said sources. The news comes after it was revealed cement and other goods trucks are facing ... |
Nigeria: first batch of imported bagged cement arrives August08 July 2008, Published under Cement NewsNigeria’s Minister of Commerce and Industry, Mr Charles Ugwuh, has stated that the first batch of bagged cement for which seven companies were issued licenses by the federal government last month will arrive the country’s shore in August. The minister who addressed newsmen yesterday in Lagos Said all the seven firms granted approval in June to import the bagged cement were expected to bring in 3.7 million bags, while the 13 firms initially granted approval to import bulk cement were expecte... |
Vicat: Sinai Cement capacity doubled, Egypt04 July 2008, Published under Cement NewsThe Vicat group announces today that the new kiln at the Sinai Cement plant at El Arish in Egypt entered service on 27 June 2008, in line with its "2010 Performance" plan. Guy Sidos, Chief Executive Officer of the Vicat group commented: "The start-up of the new kiln just 21 months after the installations were ordered, on time and on budget, comes at just the right moment to meet the very strong growth in demand for cement in Egypt. It demonstrates the Vicat group’s ability to meet the targ... |
‘Great scope’ for cement exports to Sri Lanka: Rajabdin01 July 2008, Published under Cement NewsThere is a great scope for private sector to export cement to Sri Lanka to meet the ever increasing demand of cement as construction industry in Sri Lanka was rapidly growing with a reasonable pace. These comments were made by President of the Sri Lanka Federation of Chambers and Commerce and Industry, Nawaz Rajabdin who is also VP, SAARC CCI, on Monday was talking to his counterpart in Pakistan Iftikhar Ali Malik by telephone. He said the Sri Lankan government had offered special package o... |
Only Gujarat cos may be allowed to export19 June 2008, Published under Cement NewsAfter partially lifting the ban on export of cement last month and allowing it to be exported from Gujarat ports, the government now wants to put in place safeguards to ensure that only companies based in the state can export cement. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade has been asked to draft a notification banning cement produced outside Gujarat to be exported. According to sources, as Gujarat accounts for about 90 per cent of the country’s cement exports, the move to disallow other ... |
Delhi government looking to import cheap cement from Pakistan18 June 2008, Published under Cement NewsCommonwealth Games 2010 to be held in the Indian capital could have a Pakistani connection as the Delhi Government is looking to import cheap cement from the neighbouring country. "We have written to the Centre to permit us to import cement from Pakistan to complete construction of projects associated with Games. Prices of material available here have risen," Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said. She said her government is waiting for approval. Pakistani cement is of similar quality as t... |
Sabah wants cement import duties abolished, Malaysia11 June 2008, Published under Cement NewsSabah wants the import duties on cement from Asean countries to be abolished as the state government announced cost-cutting measures to mitigate rising fuel costs. Chief Minister Datuk Musa Aman said the state would be seeking the federal government’s assistance to waive the duties in efforts to help the construction sector overcome rising costs. He also appealed to the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry to expedite the standardisation of prices of essential goods nationwide to h... |
DJ Taiwan Cement to raise prices By 8-10 per cent from July09 June 2008, Published under Cement NewsTaiwan Cement Corp will raise cement prices by 8-10 per cent from July to reflect increasing costs, the Apple Daily reported Monday, citing Taiwan Cement Vice-President Edward Hwang. Taiwan Cement plans to increase prices by TW$200-TW$250/t to TW$2700 to TW$2750 /t, according to the Chinese-language paper. Asia Cement Corp, a member of Far Eastern Group, also plans to increase prices by 6-10 per cent, the paper said, citing an anonymous official at Asia Cement. |
Malaysia: cement move draws mixed response09 June 2008, Published under Cement NewsThe government’s move to abolish the ceiling price for cement with effect from June 5 has drawn a mixed bag of responses from industry players. Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association (Rehda) president Ng Seing Liong said he welcomed the decision to liberalise the cement industry, but the concurrent move to impose a 10 per cent import duty on cement has raised concerns of price increase. "The import duty is counter-productive in addressing the present cement shortage developers are ... |