Cement News tagged under: trading
Pakistan exports of cement show dismal figure in 6MFY2016-1726 January 2017, Published under Cement NewsPakistan cement exporters have earned revenues of US$16.36m on exports of 309,868t cement in December 2016, compared to US$23.68m on 455,720t of exports in the previous month. These figures represent a MoM decline in dollar value and volumes of 32 and 30 per cent, respectively. However, when compared with December 2015 (434,967t with a value of US$22.89m), volumes decreased by 28.76 per cent and the value was down by 28.50 per cent, according to the country's Federal Bureau of Statist... |
Pakistan: APCMA calls for reduced taxes on domestic cement25 January 2017, Published under Cement NewsAll Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) has asked the government to support the industry by placing anti-dumping duty on the Iranian cement and reducing taxes to make the cement more affordable for consumers, increasing the commodity's demand and the need for more capacity. The APCMA spokesperson said on Saturday that the domestic industry needed government’s support. He was of the view that in the current scenario, the suggestion given by some people that the import duty b... |
Black market cement traders caught in western India24 January 2017, Published under Cement NewsThane police on Tuesday claimed to closed down an illegal trade in cement, wherein waste cement from railway yard warehsoue is collected and sold under the name of renowned brands. A raid was conducted at Balkum, Sr Police Inspector, Niteen Thackeray, said. Five people were accused were found collecting waste cement unloaded at the railway yards at Kalwa, Thane, Kalyan and Mulund railway stations. They used to package the collected cement in gunny bags with brand names and sell them at reg... |
Spain: Port of Seville quadruples cement shipments in 201620 January 2017, Published under Cement NewsThe Port of Seville, Spain, increased its throughput of cement by 481 per cent to 74,200t in 2016. In addition, the port has expanded its business lines and diversified goods accepted by the port. This includes since the start of this year the shipment of clinker, which was previously shipped by other ports in Andalucia. The port’s location close to Portland Valderrivas’ Alcalá de Guadaíra plant has also proved beneficial for such shipments. |
Swaziland: cement industry threatened by imports20 January 2017, Published under Cement NewsCement imports are undercutting cement produced by AfriSam Swaziland in price and present a risk to the viability of the domestic cement producer, according the Times of Swaziland. In a move to try and protect the cement industry, the Ministry of Commerce Industry and Trade once commissioned a study to find out if the industry needed protrection. It was commissioned by the then Director of Industry Phumelele Dlamini, currently CEO of the Swaziland Investment Promotion Authority (SIPA). ... |
Fiji: Japanese clinker arrives at Suva Port19 January 2017, Published under Cement NewsPacific Basin's bulk carrier Port Botany from Japan arrived in Suva Port in Fiji yesteday ahead of its job of unloading 26,000t of clinker. The vessel will discharge its clinker load over the next six days. "The discharging will start soon after Custom Officers have checked teh vessel," said Mr Sowani Tuidrola of Pacific Basin. Mr Tuidrola confirmed that the order was sent by Mitsubishi Cement Co in Japan. A barge is standing by at Lami Bay ready to take the clinker. "The clinker w... |
Portugal: Cimpor to resume cement exports from Loulé13 January 2017, Published under Cement NewsCimpor's Loulé plant is due to resume exports via the Algarve port of Faro, Portugal. The Algarve port of Faro, which has seen no cargo movement whatsoever since June 2016 when Cimpor, the port’s only customer, stopped production at its local Loulé plant. The Loulé plant is due to resume activity in February, reports The Portugal news Online. |
Senegal turns to exports13 January 2017, Published under Cement NewsThis week it was announced that the Senegalese government would impose a new tax on the price of cement in the country of XOF3/kg or XOF3000 (US$4.84)/t. There are just three cement producers in Senegal – Sococim (Vicat group), Société Cimenterie du Sahel (SCS) and Dangote Cement Senegal – and they are expected to raise cement prices to pass on the cost of the tax to consumers. The government's move is to help recover lost income from what they view as a highly profitable commodity. Sen... |
Iran: IME to resume cement trading05 January 2017, Published under Cement NewsThe Iran Mercantile Exchange’s (IME) export trading board, established to curb unhealthy competition among cement producers and other trades, is all set to resume cement trading, the head of the country's Cement Employers Association, Abdolreza Sheikhan, said. Founded in 2006, IME trades in agricultural, industrial and petrochemical products in the spot and futures markets. Iran's cement industry has been dealing with low demand and the consequent liquidity issues for the past few years,... |
Canada: McInnis sign 140,000t distribution deal04 January 2017, Published under Cement NewsMcInnis Cement announced it has signed an agreement with Gaspe Railway Corporation (Société du chemin de fer de la Gaspésie - SCFG) for the distribution of cement from New Richmond, Quebec, to various Canadian and US markets. The agreement relates to the transportation of approximately 140,000t of cement over a five-year period. The cement will be loaded into trucks at the mill site, transported to New Richmond and then transhipped into the cars via a measuring hopper that will be install... |