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Adana Cimento exports to Iraq07 April 2004, Published under Cement NewsAdana Cimento now exports to Iraq, and plans to enter Syrian market in April this year. Oya Tokatli, deputy General Manager of the cement manufacturer Adana Cimento, said that the company exported it products to Iraq for the first time in March, and they would enter the Syrian market as well in April. According to Tokatli, the exports of Adana Cimento to Iraq amounted to US$6m. The company official also added that they targeted to increase total domestic and export cement sales to 1.7Mt in 20... |
Iran desires to import cement07 April 2004, Published under Cement NewsThe Government of Iran has reportedly expressed desire to import cement from Pakistan. According to news sources, Iranian civil companies forwarded an application to Pakistan in which they wished to import 100,000t cement from Pakistan. Iranian companies also gave suggestion to Pakistan that it can export cement to Iran via Balochistan. On the other hand, sources said, cement factories in Pakistan are facing acute difficulties to fulfil export orders as the demand for cement has already incre... |
Mr Schmidt’s sea stories06 April 2004, Published under Cement NewsGhana Cement (Ghacem) part of the HeidelbergCement group has attributed the recent increase in the price of cement to high freight charges especially of clinker, limestone and gypsum. Speaking in an interview with the Ghana News Agency Business Desk in Accra, Mr E Schmidt, Managing Director of Ghacem said clinker, which formed about 90 per cent of cement was shipped into Ghana from different international suppliers. Mr Schmidt was making follow up comments on the recent increase in the price... |
Thai export curb mooted06 April 2004, Published under Cement NewsAll eight local cement manufacturers have been asked to review and even consider cutting back exports after Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra raised concerns about the industry’s impact on the environment. The prime minister said on his radio programme on Saturday that he was concerned about pollution in Tambon Na Pralarn, Sara Buri, caused by dust from rock blasting at nearby cement production facilities. Mr Thaksin said the Commerce Ministry should control cement exports as priority shou... |
Egypt Ranks Fifth Largest Cement Exporter in 200306 April 2004, Published under Cement NewsEgypt reportedly ranked fifth among the world’s cement exporters in 2003 with exports totalling 7.4Mt, preceded only by Thailand, Turkey, Indonesia and Japan, it was reported on March 5, 2004. The number of Egyptian companies exporting cement increased to 13 in the second half of 2003 from nine in the first half of 2003 and six in 2002. Egyptian cement maker Tora Portland Cement exported 796,600 tonnes of cement in the first nine months of 2003, up 87.3 pct year-on-year. The exports of Helw... |
New rules for cement imports in Iran05 April 2004, Published under Cement NewsImports of cement by the private sector and in packages which clearly show where the cement has been produced will be free and without any fixed price by the government in the current Iranian calendar year. The Director General of the Iranian Commerce Ministry in goods supply and distribution affairs, Hussein Modarres Khiabani confirming the news said: ³The cement factories (only) are authorised to sell their production within the framework of the floating prices.² He noted that the annual r... |
Garadagh Cement price-cut02 April 2004, Published under Cement NewsRecently, the price per one ton of Portland cement SEM II 40 Mpa produced by Garadagh Cement J.S.C. was reduced by AzM 10,000 (US$2) following a resolution of the management of the company, Azer-press learned from Garadagh Cement. The management stated that the distributors must now build their relations with the concerned outlets. Otherwise, Garadagh Cement will put an end to co-operation with the distributors who fail to comply with its requirements. The new prices of the products o... |
Indian prices continue to rise02 April 2004, Published under Cement NewsOn average, Indian cement prices continue to escalate and are likely to touch Rs 175 a bag, causing concern in the construction industry. Industry sources said this was a sharp increase from Rs 95 per bag prices of last December. Prices have already touched Rs165 per bag in end-February. All the major cement companies including ACC, Gujarat Ambuja and L&T cement are likely to hike prices in the next few days, according to industry sources. Traders are also not releasing stock in the hope tha... |
Indonesian consumption31 March 2004, Published under Cement NewsDomestic cement consumption in 2004 is estimated to remain at the same level as last year or may increase by, at most, just one per cent, Director of PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa (ITP), Thomas Kern, said here Tuesday. He also explained that in some Asian cement producing countries such as Thailand, Taiwan and the Philipines, cement industries still had excessive production capacities. Therefore, he said, the export market this year would not be much different from last year so that Indoce... |
Pakistan company to export cement clinker29 March 2004, Published under Cement NewsAttock Cement Ltd and the Commodity Company of UAE have signed an agreement for the export of 40,000t of cement clinker from Pakistan for UAE and Qatar markets, a press release said. This would be the first export from Pakistan to the Middle East. Attock Cement was the first Pakistani company to export to Bangladesh in 1995. At present Pakistan is exporting cement primarilt to Afghanistan. |